[ColoradoTree]

I wonder if part of Cal and Stanford being the mix for hosting is based on geographic considerations, or if it's as simple as "the better teams in the country tend to have the best facilities, which are better equipped for some of the covid precautions we're all taking." Also, while dual-hosting sites (hosting a men's and a women's regional) have been preferred in the past for cost savings and logistics, I would expect covid to lead to a preference for more early-round sites rather than fewer, and though the Stanford men won the regular-season Pac-12 title, they're ranked #23/#19 due to the severely limited schedule. 

Right now, you have several Pac-12/West Coast teams likely to make NCAAs:

Lock to host:
#5/#4 UCLA
#7/#6 Pepperdine

Locks to make tournament:
#27/#23 Cal
#28/#25 Stanford
#33/#30 Arizona State
#36/#33 USC

Bubble:

#44/#42 Washington
#47/#40 Oregon

With the likely NCAA cutline around 43, UW and Oregon need results this weekend (and obviously, we don't want UW to get an impressive win this tournament). It'll also be fascinating to see whether the NCAA defaults to the coaches poll, sticks with the computer rankings, or does a basketball-style debate of bubble teams to see who gets in. That 43 could dip down, too, if there are some upsets in one-bid leagues like the WCC, where San Diego is dangerous and could give Pepperdine a stiff challenge.

[ColoradoTree]

I wonder if part of Cal and Stanford being the mix for hosting is based on geographic considerations, or if it's as simple as "the better teams in the country tend to have the best facilities, which are better equipped for some of the covid precautions we're all taking." Also, while dual-hosting sites (hosting a men's and a women's regional) have been preferred in the past for cost savings and logistics, I would expect covid to lead to a preference for more early-round sites rather than fewer, and though the Stanford men won the regular-season Pac-12 title, they're ranked #23/#19 due to the severely limited schedule. 

Right now, you have several Pac-12/West Coast teams likely to make NCAAs:

Lock to host:
#5/#4 UCLA
#7/#6 Pepperdine

Locks to make tournament:
#27/#23 Cal
#28/#25 Stanford
#33/#30 Arizona State
#36/#33 USC

Bubble:

#44/#42 Washington
#47/#40 Oregon

With the likely NCAA cutline around 43, UW and Oregon need results this weekend (and obviously, we don't want UW to get an impressive win this tournament). It'll also be fascinating to see whether the NCAA defaults to the coaches poll, sticks with the computer rankings, or does a basketball-style debate of bubble teams to see who gets in. That 43 could dip down, too, if there are some upsets in one-bid leagues like the WCC, where San Diego is dangerous and could give Pepperdine a stiff challenge.