RPI and Bracketology

[Chitlin&theDude]

Of course, TX bracket is a freggin joke

 

[Volpatine]

I don’t feel a bit sorry for vandy but they beat Kentucky 3/4 times this year and had just as many SEC wins.
Pretty ridiculous to pick Kentucky over them, especially considering that Kentucky pulled that RPI stunt last midweek of the season.
Truth be told they both deserved to be left at home. Would have much rather seen someone from a mid major in that spot.

 

[knoxvol52]

Kentucky loses 3 game series vs all 4 of the first left out..

 

[knoxvol52]

Vanderbilt wasn't sniffing the first 4 out.

 

[knoxvol52]

Losing the series vs LSU and Vanderbilt really hurt our position in tournament....**** happens.

 

[Bigvalley84]

No danger in Texas getting upset this time , their 2nd string can win this regional

 

[Chitlin&theDude]

No danger in Texas getting upset this time , their 2nd string can win this regional

But how great would it be?

 

[fryeguy93]

Basically playing 2 home teams.
ECU having won their tourney

 

[Chitlin&theDude]

Losing the series vs LSU and Vanderbilt really hurt our position in tournament....**** happens.

True. We're a two seed based on the entire year. But we're not the same team now. If I were a tarheel I'd be saying 'oh s***t' especially when I look at TX who's a lower seed and have a cush bracket

 

[txbo]

Basically playing 2 home teams.
ECU having won their tourney

Gonna be fun ruining so many Carolina fans weekend.

 

[StarRaider]

Mercer got the shaft

NCAA Selection Committee Makes Mockery Of Mid-Major Success With 2026 Baseball Tournament Field

Mercer seemed to do everything asked of mid-majors in 2026 to make the NCAA Tournament, but didn't. Jacob Rudner shares his thoughts on the snub.

www.baseballamerica.com

 

[Volpatine]

Not me, sitting around on Memorial Day talking myself into winning this regional in 3 games…

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

I love this regional, UNC will choke, ECU isn't the same old ECU, they are not that good this year. And who cares about VCU.

 

[Volstylexx]

Mercer got the shaft

NCAA Selection Committee Makes Mockery Of Mid-Major Success With 2026 Baseball Tournament Field

Mercer seemed to do everything asked of mid-majors in 2026 to make the NCAA Tournament, but didn't. Jacob Rudner shares his thoughts on the snub.

www.baseballamerica.com

1 Quad 1 victory. That isn't cutting it. Baseball committee has been pretty consistent over the years when it comes to rpi and scheduling. I think they missed a chance to leave KY out and say publicly "cancellation of midweek games is prohibited" but eh. I think it also shows TN would have been safe at 13 SEC wins.

 

[txbo]

1 Quad 1 victory. That isn't cutting it. Baseball committee has been pretty consistent over the years when it comes to rpi and scheduling. I think they missed a chance to leave KY out and say publicly "cancellation of midweek games is prohibited" but eh. I think it also shows TN would have been safe at 13 SEC wins.

USC has a quad 1 record of 1-11. Pathetic.

 

[fryeguy93]

Chapel Hill forecast

 

[Orange.]

1 Quad 1 victory. That isn't cutting it. Baseball committee has been pretty consistent over the years when it comes to rpi and scheduling. I think they missed a chance to leave KY out and say publicly "cancellation of midweek games is prohibited" but eh. I think it also shows TN would have been safe at 13 SEC wins.

Typical NCAA. They would have hit us.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

Random question for y’all. I’m arguing with a rando on X . Who’s the better team? Miss State or Arkansas?

 

[volfannga]

To be fair I believe those teams won the automatic bids by winning conference tournaments, it happens.

I know, it's just there were some mid-majors who deserved to be in and while exciting for those teams winning 2-3 games at the end doesn't seem right.

 

[volfan411]

Random question for y’all. I’m arguing with a rando on X . Who’s the better team? Miss State or Arkansas?

The way Arkansas played in the SEC tournament I think they are the better team.

 

[tn4elvis]

The way Arkansas played in the SEC tournament I think they are the better team.

I don’t want it to be but I think Arkansas

 

[Proud Army Wife]

I don’t want it to be but I think Arkansas

That’s what I think too, and I made a comment that the hogs should probably be hosting over MSU, and the cowbell fan came in hot

 

[Orange.]

Random question for y’all. I’m arguing with a rando on X . Who’s the better team? Miss State or Arkansas?

Arkansas has no respect for the game.

Say Miss State, whatever the facts may be. I support the arrogant choke-meister Arkansow swine not hosting.

 

[Orange.]

Rumor is that Kentucky is going to cancel their first round against Wake Forest to protect their record.

 

[VolGee4]

I don’t feel a bit sorry for vandy but they beat Kentucky 3/4 times this year and had just as many SEC wins.
Pretty ridiculous to pick Kentucky over them, especially considering that Kentucky pulled that RPI stunt last midweek of the season.
Truth be told they both deserved to be left at home. Would have much rather seen someone from a mid major in that spot.

Kentucky should have been punished for canceling the midweek game, but their SOS is so much better than Vandy's. UK played 12 Q4 games while Vandy played 20. That means UK played some midweek teams and OOC series with decent records. These things matter. That's why I don't like playing teams that only win 11-15 games. As we've discussed, the RPI is flawed.