05-14-2015, 12:15 PM
Bob -
Most of the points for both schools are either known or easy to project. The exceptions will determine the winner.
If Stanford finishes out the spring with teams finishing in spots consistent with their rankings then Stanford will finish just around 1,400 points. Men's golf, ranked #11, would be a critical set of lost points if they fail to advance out of the regional. All other sports could add, but in most cases would need to finish in the quarterfinals and/or top 10 to really help. The golf is big. Without golf, Stanford's ceiling falls to 1,370 or so.
If UCLA finishes out the spring with teams finishing in spots consistent with their current rankings then UCLA will finish just around 1,350 points. However, they have a lot more teams set to make major contributions in May and June. If those teams exceed their seeding/ranking then 1,400 is in the realm.
UCLA's tennis teams have pretty much reached the rounds implied by their seeding, so any more wins add to the 1,350 and if Stanford's ceiling at 1,370 the game quickly becomes one about UCLA losing early in baseball, softball, etc.
Most of the points for both schools are either known or easy to project. The exceptions will determine the winner.
If Stanford finishes out the spring with teams finishing in spots consistent with their rankings then Stanford will finish just around 1,400 points. Men's golf, ranked #11, would be a critical set of lost points if they fail to advance out of the regional. All other sports could add, but in most cases would need to finish in the quarterfinals and/or top 10 to really help. The golf is big. Without golf, Stanford's ceiling falls to 1,370 or so.
If UCLA finishes out the spring with teams finishing in spots consistent with their current rankings then UCLA will finish just around 1,350 points. However, they have a lot more teams set to make major contributions in May and June. If those teams exceed their seeding/ranking then 1,400 is in the realm.
UCLA's tennis teams have pretty much reached the rounds implied by their seeding, so any more wins add to the 1,350 and if Stanford's ceiling at 1,370 the game quickly becomes one about UCLA losing early in baseball, softball, etc.