05-14-2018, 03:44 PM
GolfStat compiles the rankings that the NCAA uses to seed these events.
They're as reliable as these kind of systems can be, but this particular case of Iowa State seems odd. I checked their schedule and they play in a lot of weak events. So their sample of matches against good teams may be so small that just a couple poor performances could destroy their ranking.
The one very good event in which they played was the Big 12 championship leading into this event. They finished fourth, ahead of Baylor and Kansas (each is second in its regional) and TCU (4th in its regional). And it finished not far behind Oklahoma State, Texas, and Oklahoma, all of whom are leading their regionals after round one. So I don't assume they're weaker than at least 50 teams playing this week. And I don't assume we're the better team and are likely to beat them.
They're as reliable as these kind of systems can be, but this particular case of Iowa State seems odd. I checked their schedule and they play in a lot of weak events. So their sample of matches against good teams may be so small that just a couple poor performances could destroy their ranking.
The one very good event in which they played was the Big 12 championship leading into this event. They finished fourth, ahead of Baylor and Kansas (each is second in its regional) and TCU (4th in its regional). And it finished not far behind Oklahoma State, Texas, and Oklahoma, all of whom are leading their regionals after round one. So I don't assume they're weaker than at least 50 teams playing this week. And I don't assume we're the better team and are likely to beat them.