11-04-2022, 02:40 PM
USC is up 2-0 against UCLA right now in the first half. That's good for the Cardinal and the Pac-12 title
(11-05-2022, 10:58 AM)Hieronymus Wrote: Hope for a 2 seed, expect a 3 and get pissed for a 4?We are projected as a 2 seed. Its frustrating that Stanford isn't likely to get a 1 seed given that we are Pac 12 Champions and beat both UCLA and Big 10 Champion Penn State. (UCLA, in turn had beaten 2 of the ACC's best teams, including Duke, who beat SEC Champion South Carolina.)
(11-05-2022, 10:58 AM)Hieronymus Wrote: Hope for a 2 seed, expect a 3 and get pissed for a 4?We are projected as a 2 seed. Its frustrating that Stanford isn't likely to get a 1 seed given that we are Pac 12 Champions and beat both UCLA and Big 10 Champion Penn State. (UCLA, in turn had beaten 2 of the ACC's best teams, including Duke, who beat SEC Champion South Carolina.)
(11-07-2022, 11:33 AM)OCcardinal Wrote:The tie vs UCB (instead of a win) probably cost us any chance of a #1 seed, despite giving us the conference championship. And even with a win, our chances were iffy.(11-05-2022, 10:58 AM)Hieronymus Wrote: Hope for a 2 seed, expect a 3 and get pissed for a 4?We are projected as a 2 seed. Its frustrating that Stanford isn't likely to get a 1 seed given that we are Pac 12 Champions and beat both UCLA and Big 10 Champion Penn State. (UCLA, in turn had beaten 2 of the ACC's best teams, including Duke, who beat SEC Champion South Carolina.)
(11-07-2022, 11:33 AM)OCcardinal Wrote:The tie vs UCB (instead of a win) probably cost us any chance of a #1 seed, despite giving us the conference championship. And even with a win, our chances were iffy.(11-05-2022, 10:58 AM)Hieronymus Wrote: Hope for a 2 seed, expect a 3 and get pissed for a 4?We are projected as a 2 seed. Its frustrating that Stanford isn't likely to get a 1 seed given that we are Pac 12 Champions and beat both UCLA and Big 10 Champion Penn State. (UCLA, in turn had beaten 2 of the ACC's best teams, including Duke, who beat SEC Champion South Carolina.)
(11-07-2022, 11:53 AM)Spiny_Norman Wrote: The ACC will get all 4 #1 seeds, correct? UNC, Florida State, Duke, Notre Dame? Isn't that how it's supposed to be? (he said sarcastically)
(11-07-2022, 02:14 PM)Hieronymus Wrote:(11-07-2022, 11:53 AM)Spiny_Norman Wrote: The ACC will get all 4 #1 seeds, correct? UNC, Florida State, Duke, Notre Dame? Isn't that how it's supposed to be? (he said sarcastically)
Stanford a 3 seed as predicted
(11-07-2022, 11:53 AM)Spiny_Norman Wrote: The ACC will get all 4 #1 seeds, correct? UNC, Florida State, Duke, Notre Dame? Isn't that how it's supposed to be? (he said sarcastically)
(11-07-2022, 02:14 PM)Hieronymus Wrote:(11-07-2022, 11:53 AM)Spiny_Norman Wrote: The ACC will get all 4 #1 seeds, correct? UNC, Florida State, Duke, Notre Dame? Isn't that how it's supposed to be? (he said sarcastically)
Stanford a 3 seed as predicted
(11-07-2022, 02:14 PM)Hieronymus Wrote: Stanford a 3 seed as predictedNot just a 3 seed but we have North Carolina as a 2 seed and an underseeded #6 BYU (last season's runner up) in our quadrant (not to mention Santa Clara on the other side). That tie with Cal really did hurt us, which is surprising given that UCLA losing by 2 goals to USC (and losing the conference title) didn't bump them from a #1 seed.
(11-07-2022, 02:14 PM)Hieronymus Wrote: Stanford a 3 seed as predictedNot just a 3 seed but we have North Carolina as a 2 seed and an underseeded #6 BYU (last season's runner up) in our quadrant (not to mention Santa Clara on the other side). That tie with Cal really did hurt us, which is surprising given that UCLA losing by 2 goals to USC (and losing the conference title) didn't bump them from a #1 seed.
(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: We beat a 1- and a 2-seed at home, lost to two 4-seeds away, and tied an 8-seed and an unseeded tourney team away. I'm thinking Notre Dame was the last 1-seed and we were the first 3-seed? The Cal tie might have made a difference, but impossible to know.
(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: We beat a 1- and a 2-seed at home, lost to two 4-seeds away, and tied an 8-seed and an unseeded tourney team away. I'm thinking Notre Dame was the last 1-seed and we were the first 3-seed? The Cal tie might have made a difference, but impossible to know.
(11-07-2022, 03:08 PM)Hieronymus Wrote:my comment was meant to be explanatory of the Committee's seeding, not what I think the seeds should have been. Sorry I wasn't clear. I agree about the RPI; in fact I earlier posted a comment criticizing its use in the W Volleyball thread!(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: I'm thinking Notre Dame was the last 1-seed and we were the first 3-seed?So I don’t really agree,
(11-07-2022, 03:08 PM)Hieronymus Wrote:my comment was meant to be explanatory of the Committee's seeding, not what I think the seeds should have been. Sorry I wasn't clear. I agree about the RPI; in fact I earlier posted a comment criticizing its use in the W Volleyball thread!(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: I'm thinking Notre Dame was the last 1-seed and we were the first 3-seed?So I don’t really agree,
(11-07-2022, 03:36 PM)oldalum Wrote:(11-07-2022, 03:08 PM)Hieronymus Wrote:my comment was meant to be explanatory of the Committee's seeding, not what I think the seeds should have been. Sorry I wasn't clear. I agree about the RPI; in fact I earlier posted a comment criticizing its use in the W Volleyball thread!(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: I'm thinking Notre Dame was the last 1-seed and we were the first 3-seed?So I don’t really agree,
(11-07-2022, 03:36 PM)oldalum Wrote:(11-07-2022, 03:08 PM)Hieronymus Wrote:my comment was meant to be explanatory of the Committee's seeding, not what I think the seeds should have been. Sorry I wasn't clear. I agree about the RPI; in fact I earlier posted a comment criticizing its use in the W Volleyball thread!(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: I'm thinking Notre Dame was the last 1-seed and we were the first 3-seed?So I don’t really agree,
(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: We beat a 1- and a 2-seed at home, lost to two 4-seeds away, and tied an 8-seed and an unseeded tourney team away. The Cal tie might have made a difference, but impossible to know.Compare Stanford's record against a couple of the two seeds:
(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: We beat a 1- and a 2-seed at home, lost to two 4-seeds away, and tied an 8-seed and an unseeded tourney team away. The Cal tie might have made a difference, but impossible to know.Compare Stanford's record against a couple of the two seeds:
(11-07-2022, 07:05 PM)OCcardinal Wrote:Thanks for the detailed, convincing analysis. I would emphasize re: Penn State that we beat them head-to-head! Not specifically taken into account by RPI but definitely weighted by judgment rankings. And how can you earn a 2-seed when your best win is against a 4-seed, and that is your only win against a tournament team vs. losses to 3, 4, and 6 seeds????(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: We beat a 1- and a 2-seed at home, lost to two 4-seeds away, and tied an 8-seed and an unseeded tourney team away. The Cal tie might have made a difference, but impossible to know.Compare Stanford's record against a couple of the two seeds:
Penn State:
Tournament Team Results
Lost to: a 3 seed (Stanford) away, a 4 seed (Michigan State) at home, and a 6 seed (Ohio State) away
Tied: 5 seed (Georgetown) at home
Beat: a 4 seed (Michigan State) at a neutral site
Didn't play Northwestern
Nontournament Team Losses and Ties
Lost to: Nebraska away
Tied: Iowa away and Indiana away
St. Louis:
Tournament Team Results
Lost to: a 1 seed (Notre Dame) at home
Beat: a 3 seed (Arkansas) at home
Nontournament Team Losses and Ties
None (same as Stanford)
In addition to what you mention above, Stanford has an away win over unseeded Arizona State. So it's 3-2-2 against tournament teams (including wins vs a #1 and #2) compared to Penn State's 1-3-1 (1 win vs a #4) and St. Louis' 1-1 (1 win vs a #3).
You are right we can't know how much the Cal tie hurt, but that was our only moderately adverse result against any team that was so much as unseeded. With the tie we dropped from #9 in the RPI to #11 (from 1 spot behind St. Louis to 3 spots behind) and I'm assuming that the larger gap was too much for the committee to overcome using judgment. In fact, with RPI #5 North Carolina as the #2 seed in our group, I don't think the committee moved us up at all. RPI #9 Arkansas got St. Louis as the #2 seed in their group and RPI #10 Virginia got Penn State as their #2. So it looks like Stanford is at least the 3rd lowest #3.
(11-07-2022, 07:05 PM)OCcardinal Wrote:Thanks for the detailed, convincing analysis. I would emphasize re: Penn State that we beat them head-to-head! Not specifically taken into account by RPI but definitely weighted by judgment rankings. And how can you earn a 2-seed when your best win is against a 4-seed, and that is your only win against a tournament team vs. losses to 3, 4, and 6 seeds????(11-07-2022, 02:47 PM)oldalum Wrote: We beat a 1- and a 2-seed at home, lost to two 4-seeds away, and tied an 8-seed and an unseeded tourney team away. The Cal tie might have made a difference, but impossible to know.Compare Stanford's record against a couple of the two seeds:
Penn State:
Tournament Team Results
Lost to: a 3 seed (Stanford) away, a 4 seed (Michigan State) at home, and a 6 seed (Ohio State) away
Tied: 5 seed (Georgetown) at home
Beat: a 4 seed (Michigan State) at a neutral site
Didn't play Northwestern
Nontournament Team Losses and Ties
Lost to: Nebraska away
Tied: Iowa away and Indiana away
St. Louis:
Tournament Team Results
Lost to: a 1 seed (Notre Dame) at home
Beat: a 3 seed (Arkansas) at home
Nontournament Team Losses and Ties
None (same as Stanford)
In addition to what you mention above, Stanford has an away win over unseeded Arizona State. So it's 3-2-2 against tournament teams (including wins vs a #1 and #2) compared to Penn State's 1-3-1 (1 win vs a #4) and St. Louis' 1-1 (1 win vs a #3).
You are right we can't know how much the Cal tie hurt, but that was our only moderately adverse result against any team that was so much as unseeded. With the tie we dropped from #9 in the RPI to #11 (from 1 spot behind St. Louis to 3 spots behind) and I'm assuming that the larger gap was too much for the committee to overcome using judgment. In fact, with RPI #5 North Carolina as the #2 seed in our group, I don't think the committee moved us up at all. RPI #9 Arkansas got St. Louis as the #2 seed in their group and RPI #10 Virginia got Penn State as their #2. So it looks like Stanford is at least the 3rd lowest #3.
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