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RPI is a big factor, but there are other criteria -- strength of schedule, head to head match-ups, results vs common opponents, significant wins/losses and the location of those contests.  Although the selection committee always says that they look at each team individually and conferences don't matter, I can't imagine 3 ACC teams getting #1 seeds.  If Pitt wins the conference (they already have beaten Stanford and Louisville, and have a remaining match against Louisville that we should want Pitt to win), I think it will be between Louisville and Stanford on who gets a #1 regional seed and not likely we both do.  I'm hoping Louisville losing to Pitt and to us, if we both win out in our other matches, would put us above Louisville.  As noted, plenty of matches left to play.  That last #1 regional seed will be between Penn St/Wisconsin, Creighton, or possibly Texas.

[MSG1716]

RPI is a big factor, but there are other criteria -- strength of schedule, head to head match-ups, results vs common opponents, significant wins/losses and the location of those contests.  Although the selection committee always says that they look at each team individually and conferences don't matter, I can't imagine 3 ACC teams getting #1 seeds.  If Pitt wins the conference (they already have beaten Stanford and Louisville, and have a remaining match against Louisville that we should want Pitt to win), I think it will be between Louisville and Stanford on who gets a #1 regional seed and not likely we both do.  I'm hoping Louisville losing to Pitt and to us, if we both win out in our other matches, would put us above Louisville.  As noted, plenty of matches left to play.  That last #1 regional seed will be between Penn St/Wisconsin, Creighton, or possibly Texas.