[Farm93]

[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=16938.msg194271#msg194271 date=1496262112]
Each of the semifinal teams (Oklahoma, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Oregon) had 3 different players win tournaments this season.  Stanford had one. 

... Stanford was not really at the same level as these teams.

So, how are the rankings created?

I note that going into the tournament, the rankings were:
#2 Stanford
#3 Oklahoma
#4 Vanderbilt
#8 Illinois
#9 Oregon
[/quote]

For golf that's not bad.  Stanford clearly didn't play well on the course.  It was not that different from Alabama on the women's side.  And the women's side had #2 UCLA miss the entire final tournament, so rankings are rarely going to perfectly play out.

I am just thankful #1 on the men's side missed the finals too.

I am not thrilled that Oklahoma will win this thing, but not my biggest worry.  I think Oklahoma now has three NCAA team titles (men's gym, women's gym and men's golf).  That's a pretty solid combination. 

[Farm93]

[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=16938.msg194271#msg194271 date=1496262112]
Each of the semifinal teams (Oklahoma, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Oregon) had 3 different players win tournaments this season.  Stanford had one. 

... Stanford was not really at the same level as these teams.

So, how are the rankings created?

I note that going into the tournament, the rankings were:
#2 Stanford
#3 Oklahoma
#4 Vanderbilt
#8 Illinois
#9 Oregon
[/quote]

For golf that's not bad.  Stanford clearly didn't play well on the course.  It was not that different from Alabama on the women's side.  And the women's side had #2 UCLA miss the entire final tournament, so rankings are rarely going to perfectly play out.

I am just thankful #1 on the men's side missed the finals too.

I am not thrilled that Oklahoma will win this thing, but not my biggest worry.  I think Oklahoma now has three NCAA team titles (men's gym, women's gym and men's golf).  That's a pretty solid combination.