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SEC Baseball: National Seed & Regional Hosting Resumes
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:24 am
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:24 am
Basically the way I see it, the league will only have 4 host sites this year and two national seeds. Obviously, things could possibly change with the outcome of the SEC Tourney, but honestly I do not see much changing.
Florida Gators
Overall Record: 40-15
League Record: 21-9
League Finish: 1st
RPI: 3
SOS: 2
vs. Top 50: 21-11
Away Record: 14-7
Hawgeye Prediction: National Seed locked
LSU Tigers
Overall Record: 38-17
League Record: 21-9
League Finish: 1st
RPI: 8
SOS: 4
vs. Top 50: 20-13
Away Record: 12-10
Hawgeye Prediction: National Seed semi-locked. Win first game of tourney=lock.
Kentucky Wildcats
Overall Record: 38-18
League Record: 19-11
League Finish: 3rd
RPI: 7
SOS: 5
vs. Top 50: 18-13
Away Record: 12-13
Hawgeye Prediction: Host locked. Needs to win SECt to gain national seed.
Arkansas Razorbacks
Overall Record: 39-15
League Record: 18-11
League Finish: 4th
RPI: 14
SOS: 39
vs. Top 50: 15-11
Away Record: 12-9
Hawgeye Prediction: Host locked. Needs to win SECt to gain national seed.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Overall Record: 34-22
League Record: 17-13
League Finish: 5th
RPI: 30
SOS: 21
vs. Top 50: 14-15
Away Record: 11-11
Hawgeye Prediction: 2 seed at Hattiesburg Regional. Needs to win SECt for host.
Florida Gators
Overall Record: 40-15
League Record: 21-9
League Finish: 1st
RPI: 3
SOS: 2
vs. Top 50: 21-11
Away Record: 14-7
Hawgeye Prediction: National Seed locked
LSU Tigers
Overall Record: 38-17
League Record: 21-9
League Finish: 1st
RPI: 8
SOS: 4
vs. Top 50: 20-13
Away Record: 12-10
Hawgeye Prediction: National Seed semi-locked. Win first game of tourney=lock.
Kentucky Wildcats
Overall Record: 38-18
League Record: 19-11
League Finish: 3rd
RPI: 7
SOS: 5
vs. Top 50: 18-13
Away Record: 12-13
Hawgeye Prediction: Host locked. Needs to win SECt to gain national seed.
Arkansas Razorbacks
Overall Record: 39-15
League Record: 18-11
League Finish: 4th
RPI: 14
SOS: 39
vs. Top 50: 15-11
Away Record: 12-9
Hawgeye Prediction: Host locked. Needs to win SECt to gain national seed.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Overall Record: 34-22
League Record: 17-13
League Finish: 5th
RPI: 30
SOS: 21
vs. Top 50: 14-15
Away Record: 11-11
Hawgeye Prediction: 2 seed at Hattiesburg Regional. Needs to win SECt for host.
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Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:26 am to Hawgeye
Only 4 hosts, but 3 national seeds.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:27 am to Hawgeye
Kentucky going to be a 9 seed Hawgeye and play the 8 seed in the Supers? Wake Forest?
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:33 am to WildcatMike
Only 1-8 are seeded.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:35 am to WildcatMike
This aint softball.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:37 am to Farmer1906
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Only 4 hosts, but 3 national seeds.
I just don't see that really...here is the way I see it. Mainly thinking the way the NCAA selectors will think. They're going to want at least a chance for 2 Supers on the West coast, which means realistically those can only come from the Pac 12. Long Beach State just doesn't have a resume close to being a national seed, Stanford does. So Stanford gets the nod...as long as they take care of business these last four games.
1. Oregon State matched with Long Beach
2. North Carolina matched with Lexington
3. Florida matched with Charlottesville
4. Louisville matched with Winston-Salem
5. Texas Tech matched with Fayetteville
6. LSU matched with Clemson
7. TCU matched with Hattiesburg
8. Stanford matched with Tuscon
This post was edited on 5/21/17 at 8:43 am
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:43 am to Hawgeye
We have 39 wins overall
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:44 am to Hawgeye
Stanford?
RPI outside the top 8
Only 36 wins
SOS outside the top 50
Likely not going to win their conference
I know the committee likes to help out the west and north, but I'm not seeing it.
RPI outside the top 8
Only 36 wins
SOS outside the top 50
Likely not going to win their conference
I know the committee likes to help out the west and north, but I'm not seeing it.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:46 am to BayouBengals03
I know that. They usually pair them up with other regionals. What regional with Kentucky? Surely not Louisville?
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:46 am to ThePoo
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We have 39 wins overall
Only wins over D1 competition count. So LSU has 38 wins. Just like basketball.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:47 am to Hawgeye
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Only 4 hosts, but 3 national seeds.
I just don't see that really...here is the way I see it. Mainly thinking the way the NCAA selectors will think. They're going to want at least a chance for 2 Supers on the West coast, which means realistically those can only come from the Pac 12. Long Beach State just doesn't have a resume close to being a national seed, Stanford does. So Stanford gets the nod...as long as they take care of business these last four games.
1. Oregon State matched with Long Beach
2. North Carolina matched with Lexington
3. Florida matched with Charlottesville
4. Louisville matched with Winston-Salem
5. Texas Tech matched with Fayetteville
6. LSU matched with Clemson
7. TCU matched with Hattiesburg
8. Stanford matched with Tuscon
Thank you. I could see us a rematch with UNC.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:48 am to Hawgeye
Lsu also has the most wins in the country against the top 50 rpi at 21
So not sure where the numbers are coming from
So not sure where the numbers are coming from
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:48 am to Farmer1906
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Stanford?
Yep
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RPI outside the top 8
Only 36 wins
SOS outside the top 50
Likely not going to win their conference
RPI is 11, which is plenty high enough.
36 wins with still 4 regular season games remaining. Legit chance to sweep all 4 which would put them 40-14 overall
SOS is 36, not out of the top 50
They won't win it but they will finish second with a 21-9 or 20-10 record.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:49 am to Hawgeye
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Louisville matched with Winston-Salem
I bet they'll try not to match two teams from the same conference.
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North Carolina matched with Lexington
I don't think they'll send the #2 overall seed a team as good as Kentucky.
I would flip Arkansas to be paired with UNC. Kentucky paired with TCU. Southern Miss paired with Louisville.
This post was edited on 5/21/17 at 8:50 am
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:49 am to Hawgeye
No it only doesn't count in your rpi, not your actual record
This post was edited on 5/21/17 at 8:50 am
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:49 am to ThePoo
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Lsu also has the most wins in the country against the top 50 rpi at 21
So not sure where the numbers are coming from
No you don't.
Florida has the most win vs. top 50 teams with 21 wins.
Stop arguing with me
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:51 am to Hawgeye
Yes we do
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:51 am to BayouBengals03
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I bet they'll try not to match two teams from the same conference.
They've done it before. Not too long ago actually, but that could have been just SEC hate.
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:52 am to ThePoo
Posted on 5/21/17 at 8:53 am to Hawgeye
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They've done it before.
I know, but I wouldn't project that they're going to do it again. Probably something they try to avoid.
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