[DC 86]

[quote author=StanfordMatt link=topic=16935.msg194366#msg194366 date=1496465060]
Not that it would've made a difference tonight, but seems to me that they shouldn't start flipping coins to determine home/away until game 5.

I disagree. The higher seed should be the home team. It's part of the advantage of being the higher seed.
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I would hate to see such a significant advantage based on the whims of the selection committee, with its love of the RPI and apparent very high regard for SEC and ACC teams. In this particular year it would be nice for Stanford to benefit (at least in the regionals and super regionals) but in general it would create a case where Stanford would often be the road team in the regional championship, all the super regional games and most/all of the CWS games, based strictly on the committee's rankings which may or may not be objective and accurate.

[DC 86]

[quote author=StanfordMatt link=topic=16935.msg194366#msg194366 date=1496465060]
Not that it would've made a difference tonight, but seems to me that they shouldn't start flipping coins to determine home/away until game 5.

I disagree. The higher seed should be the home team. It's part of the advantage of being the higher seed.
[/quote]

I would hate to see such a significant advantage based on the whims of the selection committee, with its love of the RPI and apparent very high regard for SEC and ACC teams. In this particular year it would be nice for Stanford to benefit (at least in the regionals and super regionals) but in general it would create a case where Stanford would often be the road team in the regional championship, all the super regional games and most/all of the CWS games, based strictly on the committee's rankings which may or may not be objective and accurate.