So, out of the 64-team field, there were three auto-bids outside of the top 8. A total of 6 teams in the top 8 of each region were left out, with the most curious being the East region. It looks to me like Philadelphia and Molloy got screwed.
So the only difference in your modified PI and the actual seedings was Truman and Parkside flipped? Personally, I would have rather seen BU playing Truman first. Having to beat a good team 3 times in a season gets tough. Getting revenge on Truman would have been easier and sweeter.
So the only difference in your modified PI and the actual seedings was Truman and Parkside flipped? Personally, I would have rather seen BU playing Truman first. Having to beat a good team 3 times in a season gets tough. Getting revenge on Truman would have been easier and sweeter.
My guess is that it stayed TSU 7/UWP 8 was because their overall numbers weren't too far off and TSU won at UWP in the only meeting between the teams this year. Truman also went 4-4 against teams that made the postseason to 2-4 for UWP.
So, out of the 64-team field, there were three auto-bids outside of the top 8. A total of 6 teams in the top 8 of each region were left out, with the most curious being the East region. It looks to me like Philadelphia and Molloy got screwed.
For comparison's sake, my "modified PI" stacks up like this:
Atlantic 1, 2*, 4*, 5, 3, 6, 7, 14*
Central 1*, 2*, 4*, 3, 6, 5, 7, 8
East 1, 5, 3, 4*, 2*, 6*, 11, 13
Midwest 1*, 2*, 3, 4*, 5, 6, 8, 7
South 2*, 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 7*, 10*
Southeast 1*, 2, 3*, 8, 6, 4*, 5, 7
South Central 1*, 2*, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 10*
West 2*, 1*, 4*, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
For comparison's sake, my "modified PI" stacks up like this:
Atlantic 1, 2*, 4*, 5, 3, 6, 7, 14*
Central 1*, 2*, 4*, 3, 6, 5, 7, 8
East 1, 5, 3, 4*, 2*, 6*, 11, 13
Midwest 1*, 2*, 3, 4*, 5, 6, 8, 7
South 2*, 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 7*, 10*
Southeast 1*, 2, 3*, 8, 6, 4*, 5, 7
South Central 1*, 2*, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 10*
West 2*, 1*, 4*, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Great job on the predicting the fields through your "modified PI." It looks like almost all the differences were just flip flopping one position one way or the other in seeding except in a few cases like the East and South Central. You mentioned the East teams left out but who was the #6 South Central team who was passed over by both the #7 and #11 PI teams?
Great job on the predicting the fields through your "modified PI." It looks like almost all the differences were just flip flopping one position one way or the other in seeding except in a few cases like the East and South Central. You mentioned the East teams left out but who was the #6 South Central team who was passed over by both the #7 and #11 PI teams?
For South Central, I believe Westminster is not eligible, but came in at #6 on the official PI. So that one makes sense to me. But then Kingsville jumped over Regis, CSU-Pueblo, and Cameron (8, 9, and 11, respectively), so I'm not sure what they thinking on that.
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