D2 S&P+

[Inkblot]

That would require the NCAA putting them on a plane. I thought they were doing everything possible to avoid that?

It's 541 miles, which is under the 600-mile threshold.

[OldBison]

Inkblot's right. At this point Harding is the closest unseeded team to West Florida that would provide a matchup not requiring a second round flight. The playoff rules are different this year. This will require some adjustments in our thinking.

[OBUGrad]

I could think of worse places to go than Pensacola! Crazy thing is you might could be playing in the sand and sun one week, and up north in wind and snow the next.

[Inkblot]

Inkblot's right. At this point Harding is the closest unseeded team to West Florida that would provide a matchup not requiring a second round flight. The playoff rules are different this year. This will require some adjustments in our thinking.

The wild card being Miles. In this week's bracket they're in as an Earned Access team, meaning they have to face a #2 seed, but if they crack the actual top 7, that restriction no longer applies. If it didn't apply, this week's bracket would have them against UWF.