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What do you think Ca.l will try on Sunday

I don't want to give Ca.l any hints.  Have their discussion groups revealed any flaws Stanford should be attacking?

Stanford is almost certainly going to have to travel for the 1st two rounds.  As a 1 seed, they will more likely be playing at a neutral site. As a 2 seed, more likely in front of a hostile crowd.

Actually, as a 1 seed, they may well be playing in front of a hostile crowd.  We just hope that crowd is supporting a relatively weaker team. 
The first round locations without a home team are

• Little Rock (1 seed Baylor will likely play there, 400 miles from home),
  
• Bridgeport (1 seed UConn will play there, 60 miles from home)
  
• Chapel Hill (I presume North Carolina won't really be wedged in)
  
• Tallahassee
  
• Norfolk
  

The two brackets I've looked at in the last 3 weeks had Stanford playing on Gonzaga's or Oklahoma's home court.  This week's ESPN bracketology has the Fresno regional 1st & 2nd rounds with these home teams (and seeding)  Oklahoma( 8, but RPI puts it at 4 ), LSU(5), Bowling Green(14), Iowa State(10).  Why should the #1 seed play on the home court of the #4/#8 seed, when there are first/second round venues without a home team?    Don't you think it is convenient that he ranks down Oklahoma dramatically and then Stanford winds up aligned against them in the 2nd round at their home???

The seeding (based strictly on NCAA RPI, not according to Creme's dreams) of the other first/second rounds are

Ames, IA - Iowa State - 12
Baton Rouge, LA - LSU - 8
Bowling Green, OH - Bowling Green - 15
Chicago - DePaul - 5
College Park, MD - Maryland - 2
College Station, TX - Texas A&M - 2
Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt - 7
Norman, OK - Oklahoma - 4
Notre Dame, IN - Notre Dame - 1
Spokane, WA - Gonzaga - 6
West Lafayette, IN - Purdue  - 8

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What do you think Ca.l will try on Sunday

I don't want to give Ca.l any hints.  Have their discussion groups revealed any flaws Stanford should be attacking?

Stanford is almost certainly going to have to travel for the 1st two rounds.  As a 1 seed, they will more likely be playing at a neutral site. As a 2 seed, more likely in front of a hostile crowd.

Actually, as a 1 seed, they may well be playing in front of a hostile crowd.  We just hope that crowd is supporting a relatively weaker team. 
The first round locations without a home team are

• Little Rock (1 seed Baylor will likely play there, 400 miles from home),
  
• Bridgeport (1 seed UConn will play there, 60 miles from home)
  
• Chapel Hill (I presume North Carolina won't really be wedged in)
  
• Tallahassee
  
• Norfolk
  

The two brackets I've looked at in the last 3 weeks had Stanford playing on Gonzaga's or Oklahoma's home court.  This week's ESPN bracketology has the Fresno regional 1st & 2nd rounds with these home teams (and seeding)  Oklahoma( 8, but RPI puts it at 4 ), LSU(5), Bowling Green(14), Iowa State(10).  Why should the #1 seed play on the home court of the #4/#8 seed, when there are first/second round venues without a home team?    Don't you think it is convenient that he ranks down Oklahoma dramatically and then Stanford winds up aligned against them in the 2nd round at their home???

The seeding (based strictly on NCAA RPI, not according to Creme's dreams) of the other first/second rounds are

Ames, IA - Iowa State - 12
Baton Rouge, LA - LSU - 8
Bowling Green, OH - Bowling Green - 15
Chicago - DePaul - 5
College Park, MD - Maryland - 2
College Station, TX - Texas A&M - 2
Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt - 7
Norman, OK - Oklahoma - 4
Notre Dame, IN - Notre Dame - 1
Spokane, WA - Gonzaga - 6
West Lafayette, IN - Purdue  - 8