03-03-2015, 04:32 PM
How much credence should we give Sagarin's RPI?
His pre-conference-tournament ranking has Stanford at #14. (And at #7 is Princeton; no way does Jadwin Gym host two first-round NCAA games.)
Creme's current Bracketology is solely comprised of Power 5 teams. As his #17 seed, Stanford is the First Host Out. He assigns higher seeds to four teams with lower Sagarins: Mississippi St. (#15), Iowa (#18) -- both defensible choices -- Kentucky (#23) -- okay, maybe -- and U. East Bay (#34) -- WTF?
Of the 16 teams Creme seeds higher, by definition 11 will lose another game. Any punched out early by a lowly foe should see a significant RPI drop (the NCAA Committee keeps reiterating that recent performance matters).
In my opinion, if Stanford can reach the PAC-12 finals: More WBB games are on tap at Maples. And if the championship game is vs. U. East Bay, four PAC-12 teams will become hosts. Of course, winning the next two games in a row is easier said than done.
His pre-conference-tournament ranking has Stanford at #14. (And at #7 is Princeton; no way does Jadwin Gym host two first-round NCAA games.)
Creme's current Bracketology is solely comprised of Power 5 teams. As his #17 seed, Stanford is the First Host Out. He assigns higher seeds to four teams with lower Sagarins: Mississippi St. (#15), Iowa (#18) -- both defensible choices -- Kentucky (#23) -- okay, maybe -- and U. East Bay (#34) -- WTF?
Of the 16 teams Creme seeds higher, by definition 11 will lose another game. Any punched out early by a lowly foe should see a significant RPI drop (the NCAA Committee keeps reiterating that recent performance matters).
In my opinion, if Stanford can reach the PAC-12 finals: More WBB games are on tap at Maples. And if the championship game is vs. U. East Bay, four PAC-12 teams will become hosts. Of course, winning the next two games in a row is easier said than done.