10-28-2024, 02:53 PM
(10-28-2024, 12:11 PM)paloalto Wrote: Holly McPeak says she expects #8 Wisconsin to end up a #1 regional seed. I don't see it unless they run the table the balance of the season.
Hmmm. Well, they have two matches against Nebraska and one against Penn State, so they should have the opportunity to play into a #1 regional seed. OTOH, they have losses to both Louisville and Stanford (at a nominally neutral site, though it was still pretty local for them), so it would be hard to justify including them over Louisville (the current #4 team) at this time.
Of course, still a lot of season left to play, but I think Wisconsin would have to win two out of the three of the matches against the top-4 teams in the BiGTen to win itself a regional #1 seed.
The more relevant question for us is whether we can sneak into a regional #1 seed if we beat Louisville at home. I would think not without Louisville or someone else ahead of us also losing (and us winning out, which seems unlikely), given that we have lost three against the teams ahead of us (all sweeps).
BC