04-26-2026, 06:17 PM
(04-26-2026, 03:30 PM)Papa John Wrote: Stanford defeated Cal this afternoon by a 5-0 score. The current winning streak is up to 12, with two home games this week vs Pacific and Sac State before the team heads to Virginia for the ACC championship next week.The tie breaker system is more complex than a Stanford AI class, but I’m pretty sure
At 18-6 in the ACC, Stanford is finished with conference games and currently stands in fourth place. The worst that Stanford could finish is tied for fourth with Va Tech, who is 15-6 and has a series next weekend at 13th-place Syracuse. I have no idea what the tie-breaker is between Stanford and Va Tech, but the top four seeds earn byes, so I'll be cheering for Syracuse to win one game.
Stanford wins. There was no head to head . Same record against common opponents (7 wins 2 losses). Then , I think, it goes to record against the top team in final standings. Both of us have 1-2 records vs Duke. We are 3-0 vs Florida State and Va Tech did not play them. I think that means we win.
If not, I think you cast chicken bones in the dirt to break the tie. Of course this assumes Va Tech sweeps Syracuse and winds up with an 18-6 conference record just like we do. If Syracuse wins one, an unlikely outcome but possible since they are at home, there is no tie and we win four spot outright.
