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MSoc - #7 overall seed - Spiny_Norman - 11-18-2019
Men's soccer is the overall 7 seed in the NCAA tournament bracket announced this morning - https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/soccer-men/d1/2019
Opening match vs. winner of LMU vs. Seattle. Other seeds in Stanford's quadrant - #2 Clemson, #10 Virginia Tech, #15 Penn State.
RE: MSoc - #7 overall seed - Canalejas - 11-18-2019
Washington was made the #6 overall seed and has #3 Georgetown, #11 Marshall, and #14 UC Davis in its quadrant.
Out of the other teams in the conference, Berkeley made the cut but Oregon State did not. The winner of UCB vs UCSB will face St. Mary's.
Comparing Cal and Oregon State:
Record
Oregon State 8-6-2 (5-3-2 Pac-12)
California 8-6-3 (4-4-2 Pac-12)
RPI
California 49
Oregon State 50
I gotta think that our season finale loss to Berkeley not only got them into the tournament, but kept the Beavs out.
RE: MSoc - #7 overall seed - DenverCard - 11-18-2019
Very pleasantly surprised by Stanford's lofty seed in the wake of the loss to Cal. Many of Stanford's non-conference opponents either just were not good (American U, San Jose State, USF) or had unexpectedly disappointing years (Akron, which didn't make the tournament for the first time in about 17 years, I believe) and Denver (which finished 3rd in a lowly-rated conference, but then did make NCAAs by winning their conference tourney that happened to be held in Denver by prior arrangement). And UCLA and SDSU in the Pac-12 were underwhelming this year. That beat-down that Stanford put on Penn State in the first game of the year must have carried a lot of weight. As well, perhaps the higher-than-expected seed -- by me, at least -- owes to under-seeding in past years or a return-of-Tanner-Beason boost.
Whereas the nature of soccer and the parity across the country makes it a fool's game to get overly analytical about match-ups, I must say I'm also glad that the other top California teams were not placed in Stanford's bracket. Most notably St. Mary's, which is a senior-laden team with just one loss in the last two years. And the seniors on that team are very good. Stanford knocked them out of the tournament last year on penalty kicks, but that was a game that St. Mary's dominated. Stanford did beat them in a preseason game this year 3-0, but per Gunn's post-game comments, it was a tightly fought game. It would be no surprise to me if St. Mary's went to Indiana and eliminated the Hoosiers. UC Davis (seeded) and UCSB are also good.
Although I realize its apostasy to say it, I'm glad Cal made the field. (Big time surprised, too. They had some bad losses this year, as they were SDSU's only conference win, and they lost to Denver. Both losses at home.) From what one can glean from watching games on TV and hearing snippets of news, I like their coach, Kevin Grimes, and I like they way they play. To play them again this year would be propitious for both teams. Cal starts with a rematch with UCSB, which I think is a scheduling mishap, as rematches seem unnecessary with so many teams to choose from.
For Stanford to go very far, I believe they will have to play better than they have so far this year. Perhaps the favorable seeding will be the catalyst to make that happen.
RE: MSoc - #7 overall seed - troyc - 11-18-2019
(11-18-2019, 01:23 PM)Canalejas Wrote: I gotta think that our season finale loss to Berkeley not only got them into the tournament, but kept the Beavs out.
Don't forget....Cal not only beat #4 Stanford, they also beat #1 Washington. Both of those wins came on the road, and both of those results came this month. Tough for the committee to ignore that.
Meanwhile, Oregon State did not beat either Stanford or Washington this year. (they felt their fate had been kinda sealed after the draw with the Cardinal up in Corvallis)
Troy C