Unfortunately, after a narrow loss at doubles, the metaphorical wheels fell off and the Stanford women lost to SMU, 4-1. Per gostanford.com:
Would a revenge win over SMU be enough to make the NCAA tournament? If Stanford lost in the semifinals, we would be at 13-10. Iowa made the tournament in 2025 at 13-10 and a #33 ranking. But Spiny Norman pointed out that Stanford's ranking going into this weekend was in the high 40s, so we might need to go 3-1 this week. Is that a bridge too far?
Quote:The Cardinal, 11-9 overall, finished its second ACC campaign with a 7-5 league mark and the No. 9 seed in next week’s ACC Championship in Cary, N.C. Stanford will open Wednesday against the winner of No. 16 seed Louisville and No. 17 seed Virginia Tech. If the Cardinal was to prevail, a third-round match with No. 8 seed SMU would await on Thursday.
Would a revenge win over SMU be enough to make the NCAA tournament? If Stanford lost in the semifinals, we would be at 13-10. Iowa made the tournament in 2025 at 13-10 and a #33 ranking. But Spiny Norman pointed out that Stanford's ranking going into this weekend was in the high 40s, so we might need to go 3-1 this week. Is that a bridge too far?
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)