South Region playoffs

[Llamaguy]

Why HSU is ranked behind Bridgewater is still a mystery.

[sarcasm on]
I don't think Bridgewater's coach being on the NCAA South Evaluation Committee had anything to do with Bridgewater being higher than they should be.   
[sarcasm off]

That is funny Josh! I wanted to ask this week and maybe Ralph or Bonzo can get some clarification, It is a selection committee, Do they even vote on the Regional Top 10's? My impression was they meet to seed the teams after 32 are picked and placed into regions. Can anyone get any clarification?

On a side note, I don't think it really matters where HSU is seeded a long as they are behind UMHB. Texas teams stay in Texas, and the head-to-head loss will trump the equal record in any committee's eyes. I will grant you though if HSU won the Texas sub-bracket and BC won the Mid-Atlantic one that it would be better to play a Regional Championship game at home.

[Llamaguy]

Agreed Mandfense. The funny thing is, this will be JD Ricca's last home game and its Hall-of-Fame day at Hampden-Sydney. Not to mention they lost their last two home games to Bridgewater and W&L this year. HSC will not want to send Ricca out with a 3 game losing streak. They will be up as well.

[mandfense]

Agreed Mandfense. The funny thing is, this will be JD Ricca's last home game and its Hall-of-Fame day at Hampden-Sydney. Not to mention they lost their last two home games to Bridgewater and W&L this year. HSC will not want to send Ricca out with a 3 game losing streak. They will be up as well.

Well, JHU's last home game was yesterday and I'm sure they didn't want to send their seniors out with a loss.  Look how well that turned out.   

If JHU follows the same gameplan against them as they did last year, it should be a very close game.

[Ralph Turner]

I believe that the seedings and brackets are done by the national committee on Selection Sunday using the input from the Regional Evaluation Committees.

[Llamaguy]

Thanks Ralph. Do you know if the committee in the handbook is who votes for the Regional Top 10's posted by the NCAA?

[PA_wesleyfan]

  I think you are a over looking the fact that JHU lost to a very untested Ursinus at home.  I would think that would  drop them considerably in the regional ratings.  JHU ranks about 12th in the region in the NCAA strength of schedule.

[Pat Coleman]

Yes, Llamaguy, those regional rankings are ranked by the regional advisory committee. However, when a coach or AD is on the committee, he/she must get off the conference call when their team is being discussed.

[Llamaguy]

Thanks Pat. I know personally Mike Clark has as much integrity as any coach in the country so that might clear any questions. I would wonder which way the 3 far south  committee members would vote?

Josh,
I know you were being sarcastic, but some people take what they read on here as gospel, regardless of how you preface it.

[mandfense]

 I think you are a over looking the fact that JHU lost to a very untested Ursinus at home.  I would think that would  drop them considerably in the regional ratings.  JHU ranks about 12th in the region in the NCAA strength of schedule.

I am??    Nowhere in my last few posts did I politic on JHU's behalf after their loss this weekend so exactly how am I overlooking the loss?  

I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to deduct that JHU is going to drop in the regional rankings, if they stay in the top 10 at all.   

The fact is a JHU win on the 12th or an Ursinus loss on the 5th or 12th, and JHU is in the NCAAs.

[PA_wesleyfan]

 Mandfence

  I don't think I was singling you out with my opinion. There are others here whose opions differ from mine is all. Geesh get a grip. A win will make you happy again!!!

[mandfense]

Mandfence

  I don't think I was singling you out with my opinion. There are others here whose opions differ from mine is all. Geesh get a grip. A win will make you happy again!!!

My apologies.  I thought you were singling me out.

Yes, winning does cure all ails.  I'm sure the beers were going down nicely in Dover last night.  Congrats on the huge Wolverine win!!

[Josh Bowerman]

No problem.  I wouldn't even question it, except for the rather large disparity in the QOWI numbers.  Of course, we are ALL saying the same thing about Ferrum @ #2.

Sheesh.  Of the zero or one-loss teams, they have the #6 QOWI, behind one loss UMHB, HSU and Wesley!

[Josh Bowerman]

BTW, Lamaguy, thanks for the continued visual breakdown of the relevant playoff stats.  It makes it easy to be a pundit when you've got all the info at your fingertips--literally!

[Llamaguy]

I'm with ya Josh. As I said last week, I will be curious to see if the order changes this week with everything coming out late last week. Did someone at the NCAA drop the ball and they have to rush together a Top 10? Guess we will find out come Wednesday? I hope!

[Hug]

Would this shock anyone (after last weeks rankings)-
My Projection for this week's Regional Rankings
1-Trinity
2-Ferrum
3-Thiel
4-UMHB
5-Wesley
6-BC
7-Hardin Simmons
8-Wash & Jeff
9-Johns Hopkins
10-Salisbury

I think they will start positioning teams for post season alignment.