ah23 wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 4:09 pm
Harco2019 wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 3:21 pm
I agree with you, but the same thing could be said for Roanoke
No way. Roanoke beat four ranked teams and has no losses to bad teams. St. Mary's beat one ranked team (an R-M team that is the weakest of Roanoke's four ranked wins, by a smaller margin) and has an inexcusable loss to Morrisville. Nothing on St. Mary's resume puts them anywhere
close to any of the other bubble teams. Not even talking Roanoke - they're not close to IWU, Hope, etc. either. Just a genuinely nothing resume.
InsiderRoll wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 3:32 pm
My hunch is more teams are going to try and schedule teams like Grove City, Ill. Wesleyan, Hope, Baldwin-Wallace, So. VA, John Carroll, Albion, etc. - Those are much easier regionally ranked wins to obtain.
That will put more of those teams up against marquee programs in the regular season. Which can ultimately help them grow. Which ultimately can help the sport grow. That was the goal of the regional system.
I hope you're right. I don't think it would go well in the short term - I'd bet on some ugly blowouts against middling Region III/IV teams and some crafty resume-padding by mid-tier teams in the Centennial or similar conferences - but it could help with long-term growth and at the very least serve as an interesting measuring stick of the progress being made.
I posted this before the announcement. But it really isnt that surprising
BASED ON THE NCAA SELECTION CRITERIA that Roanoke received a bid.
Last Out
Illinois Wesleyan (11-5) - Region 5 (2nd)
- Going to be very close. But only 3 regionally ranked wins. They may look at their east coast trip and see lots of losses to teams that their counterparts performed better against. SOS and RPI are inflated.
Record vs Regionally Ranked: 3-4
SOS: 11th
RPI: 17th
Franklin and Marshall (12-4) - Region 3 (8th)
- Just didn’t play enough good teams. 2 wins vs regionally ranked opponents + not making your conference tournament isn’t going to get it done.
Record vs Regionally Ranked: 2-3
SOS: 44th
RPI: 24th
Roanoke (12-6) - Region 4 (5th)
- Sneaky good resume. But aren’t going to overtake W&L in the regional rankings.
Record vs Regionally Ranked: 4-6
SOS: 37th
RPI: 32nd
Hampden-Sydney (13-7) - Region 4 (6th)
- Great tournament run. Puts them into contention. But they had a very poor resume before this weekend.
Record vs Regionally Ranked: 3-7
SOS: 38th
RPI: 39th
Hamilton (7-7) - Region 1 (7th)
- At 7-7 and only 3 regionally ranked wins. This team will be on the outside looking in.
Record vs Regionally Ranked: 3-5
SOS: 57th
RPI: 74th
Middlebury (8-8) - Region 1 (8th)
- About the same as Hamilton, even with the Tufts win. Laid too many eggs.
Record vs Regionally Ranked: 3-8
SOS: 34th
RPI: 63rd
Ithaca (10-6) - Region 2 (8th)
- Just not enough regionally ranked wins. No conference tourney appearance.
Record vs Regionally Ranked: 2-6
SOS: 20th
RPI: 27th
Stevenson (13-6) - Region 3 (9th)
- Only 1 win vs regionally ranked teams. No way this team moves into the discussion.
Record vs Regionally Ranked: 1-6
SOS: 29th
RPI: 25th