BB: Regionals (West) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

[CrashDavisD3]

West Regional Prediction
1) Linfield(31-9) - Regular Season completed POOL A NWC Conference
2) Chapman(29-11) Regular season completed POOL B
3) Redlands(29-11) Regular season completed POOL A SCIAC Conference
4) Trinity Texas(33-11) Regular season completed POOL A SCAC Conference
5) Texas Tyler(33-6) Regular season completed POOL C
6) Concordia-Texas(28-15) completed POOL A ASC Conference

Six-Team (Four Days)

The format for the tournament where six teams participate:
Game 1—Team 1 vs. Team 6
Game 2—Team 2 vs. Team 5
Game 3—Team 3 vs. Team 4
Game 4—Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5—Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6—Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3

If four teams remain after Game 6, the following procedure will be observed:
Game 7—Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 8—Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6
Game 9—Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 10—Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9
Game 11—If necessary, same teams as in Game 10

If five teams remain after Game 6, the following procedure will be observed:
Game 7—Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6
Game 8—Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 9—Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7

If two teams remain after Game 9, the following procedure will be observed:
Game 10—Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9
Game 11—If necessary, same teams as in Game 10

If three teams remain after Game 9, the following procedure will be observed:
Game 10—Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9
Game 11—Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

In all six-team tournaments, Games 1, 2 and 3 will be played on the first day; Games 4, 5 and 6 will be played on the second day; Games 7, 8 and 9 will be played on the third day, and Games 10 and 11 will be played on the fourth day.

[CrashDavisD3]

West Regional Prediction
1) Linfield(31-9) - Regular Season completed POOL A NWC Conference
2) Chapman(29-11) Regular season completed POOL B
3) Redlands(29-11) Regular season completed POOL A SCIAC Conference
4) Trinity Texas(33-11) Regular season completed POOL A SCAC Conference
5) Texas Tyler(33-6) Regular season completed POOL C
6) Concordia-Texas(28-15) completed POOL A ASC Conference

Six-Team (Four Days)

The format for the tournament where six teams participate:
Game 1—Team 1 vs. Team 6
Game 2—Team 2 vs. Team 5
Game 3—Team 3 vs. Team 4
Game 4—Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5—Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 6—Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3

If four teams remain after Game 6, the following procedure will be observed:
Game 7—Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 8—Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6
Game 9—Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 10—Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9
Game 11—If necessary, same teams as in Game 10

If five teams remain after Game 6, the following procedure will be observed:
Game 7—Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6
Game 8—Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 9—Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7

If two teams remain after Game 9, the following procedure will be observed:
Game 10—Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9
Game 11—If necessary, same teams as in Game 10

If three teams remain after Game 9, the following procedure will be observed:
Game 10—Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9
Game 11—Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

In all six-team tournaments, Games 1, 2 and 3 will be played on the first day; Games 4, 5 and 6 will be played on the second day; Games 7, 8 and 9 will be played on the third day, and Games 10 and 11 will be played on the fourth day.

[Ralph Turner]

I like your projected/implied seedings.

Linfield's Scott Brosius vs Cocncordia-Texas' Tommy Boggs.

UTT gets to see Chapman's Rauh.

Trinity and Redlands, too.

[ILVBB]

After several years of seeing these regional tournaments and most of the teams that are likely to be there in the west; what I have learned is the champion comes from the following:

1. Pitching depth; whomever sees Raugh in the first game will need to dig deep.
2. Experience; teams and programs that have been to the regionals before seem to do better. I firmly believe that Chapman comes every year expecting to win; that makes a difference.
3. Coaching; experienced teams with coaches that have been there before and can "convince" their team that they can "walk on water" have an advantage.
4. Depth; after the second game the team with the greatest depth wins. Hitters tend to eat up the second line pitchers.

I like; Linfield, Chapman, Trinity, Tyler, Redlands and Concordia in that order. But then again have been wrong most of the time.

[BigPoppa]

I am curious to see if Linfield, Chapman or Redlands is sent to a different regional since the NCAA has to fly them anyway. Is there another team in the South that can make the drive to McMurry?

I can see one of them landing in either the Central or Midwest.

[Ralph Turner]

I am curious to see if Linfield, Chapman or Redlands is sent to a different regional since the NCAA has to fly them anyway. Is there another team in the South that can make the drive to McMurry?

I can see one of them landing in either the Central or Midwest.

Big Poppa, you gotta come to Texas some time.  We can drive 500 miles and still not get to all of the campuses in the ASC!  

I think that the West Regional is pretty much set.  Chapman is the Pool B, and I will be very surprised if the ASC does not get a Pool C bid, which I think will be UT-Tyler.

I believe that Thursday's Regional Ranking will lock in the bracket. 

[BigPoppa]

Ralph- Funny! On Snelling Avenue alone in St. Paul there is Bethel, Northwestern, Hamline, Macalester, St. Thomas and St. Kate's... all within 4-5 miles.

[TexasBB]

Just for illustration purposes Sul Ross State is about 910 miles from Mississippi College. That is the extreme distance between the farthest west team in the conference and the farthest eastern team.  A more represtantive average would be McMurry and UTT which are 280 miles apart. Still a good 4 1/2 to 5 hour drive.  Concordia is in Austin a mere 220 miles from Abilene - 4 hours.  The ASC, as Ralph has said many times, is isolated and spread out.

Texas BB

[CrashDavisD3]

Teams in the West
NCBWA/D3baseball.com Top 25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Week 11, 2011

http://www.d3baseball.com/top25/2011/week11
Rk School (first)                 Last  Rec.     Pts
5  Linfield                           3    31-9      519
11 Texas-Tyler                    11   33-6      350
12 Chapman                      14   29-11    324
17 Trinity (Texas)               19   33-11    203
19 Redlands                      17   29-11    147
Also receiving votes:31) Concordia-Austin 21, 32) Pomona-Pitzer 20, 35) Hardin-Simmons 13,

Possible Round 1 Games in Abilene, TX
Linfield vs Concordia-Austin
Texas-Tyler vs Redlands
Chapman vs Trinity TX   

[OshDude]

Does Concordia get a spot in the rankings or will La Verne or Pomona sneak in there? I thought George Fox had a decent shot to move in with another win over Linfield. Didn't happen.

[tigerfan_2001]

Does Concordia get a spot in the rankings or will La Verne or Pomona sneak in there? I thought George Fox had a decent shot to move in with another win over Linfield. Didn't happen.

not sure if it matters, since concordia is in with a Pool A.  maybe i didnt understand your question.....

[wildcat11]

I thought George Fox had a decent shot to move in with another win over Linfield. Didn't happen.

That's what they get for always calling us "Sinfield".  Damn Quakers.   

[OshDude]

Does Concordia get a spot in the rankings or will La Verne or Pomona sneak in there? I thought George Fox had a decent shot to move in with another win over Linfield. Didn't happen.

not sure if it matters, since concordia is in with a Pool A.  maybe i didnt understand your question.....

That is the question. Does the Pool A team get in the rankings or does a Pool C team? And where does the new team get ranked?

[OshDude]

Look at Chapman's spelling in the Week 2 regional rankings on the NCAA and D3baseball sites. Just noticed it today. They may be on to something there.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d3
http://www.d3blogs.com/d3baseball/2011/05/05/second-2011-ncaa-regional-rankings/

[Ron Boerger]

Teams in the West
NCBWA/D3baseball.com Top 25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Week 11, 2011

http://www.d3baseball.com/top25/2011/week11
Rk School (first)                 Last  Rec.     Pts
5  Linfield                           3    31-9      519
11 Texas-Tyler                    11   33-6      350
12 Chapman                      14   29-11    324
17 Trinity (Texas)               19   33-11    203
19 Redlands                      17   29-11    147
Also receiving votes:31) Concordia-Austin 21, 32) Pomona-Pitzer 20, 35) Hardin-Simmons 13,

Possible Round 1 Games in Abilene, TX
Linfield vs Concordia-Austin
Texas-Tyler vs Redlands
Chapman vs Trinity TX   

Except the rankings are totally irrelevant when it comes to the NCAA picking and seeding playoff teams ...