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A week later and I am still bitter about losing to Creighton. There is some small justice in knowing that UConn is out though. Amazing to me that the only remaining team worthy in the discussion about being the best team in the country is Maryland. ND, Akron, and UNC are all gone. Meanwhile inferior teams like IU and Creighton are in the Final Four. Quite unfortunate, but this is why the games are played. To me, experiences like this make our 2010 season and tournament run that much more impressive.

Stream the audio from 1350. I prefer to do that anyhow because it's Frenchy.

I agree with this. In the past five years, nearly all athletic setbacks have been related to the specific points that you refer to. Kudos.

I agree that there is probably no stopping MAC coaching turnover. However, I don't know that there are any administrative "guiding principles" that can (even partially) rectify the situation either. Did you have anything specific in mind?

I don't know why the NCAA bothers making rules anymore. They are only used as a convenient excuse to persecute smaller schools. When more majors schools benefit, the rules are modified. How convenient.

Anyone have insight as to why Can't is ranked so much higher than NIU? Both have lost only one game early in the season with otherwise similar schedules and wins over BCS programs. However, Can't's got blown out by a terrible UK team whereas NIU only lost by 1 to respectable Iowa. Both are Top 25 worthy, I just think their current rankings should be reversed going into the MACC. I think NIU wins this one in a game that is competitive into the last few minutes.

For anyone watching online from afar like I am, has your video feed gone out? This infuriates me!

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/...nce-sources-say The article projects that if Maryland goes to the Big Ten, UConn will fill their void in the ACC. Hence, the Big East is potentially losing yet another two schools. Where does this leave Cincinnati and Louisville? How much longer until this conference roulette starts affecting C-USA, Sun Belt, and MAC conferences?

This is a great discussion, but it's also very unfortunate that it has become necessary yet again. As I pointed out in a related thread, the RPI takes into account opponents' strength and W-L-T record. We were #2 in the RPI. End of story. Any argument based on these same factors that puts UConn and Georgetown ahead of us is illogical propaganda. If we had a 2, 3, or 4 seed, I wouldn't care. We'd still have home field up until the Final Four, and there is so much parity at the top with quality of opponents, I see little difference/advantage to the teams in one regional versus another. BUT WE GOT THE #5. Unacceptable!

Very insightful. Thanks for following-up, MDZip. What an exhausting and circular conversation this must be with the selection committee. The RPI takes into account opponents' strength and W-L-T record. We were #2 in the RPI. End of story. Any argument based on these same factors that puts UConn and Georgetown ahead of us is illogical propaganda.

The basketball and soccer teams are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum! Snubbed from the appropriate tournament or not, the basketball team loses most big games in the OOC and then lays an egg in the NIT, CIT, or CBI EVERY YEAR. If we made a run in any of those tournaments, we'd have a right to complain, but we don't. We also don't fair well in the Bracket Buster because KD de-emphasizes this game by saying the only thing that matters is winning the MAC Tournament. The basketball team's only distinction is in the MAC regular season and tournament. The soccer team is completely different. A perennial top-5 program that always wins the MACC regular and post-seasons and in down years makes runs into the NCAA round of sixteen. The recent National Championship and runner-up can also not be ignored nor our brutal OOC schedule, record against the Big Ten, and record against the Top 25.

Exactly!

IMO, Notre Dame's #1 RPI gives them rightful claim to their seed. They beat us head-to-head as well. Maryland/Akron both make compelling cases for the #2/3 while the #4/5/6/7 should have gone to UConn/Georgetown/UCLA/UNC in any order.

Where is Z.I.P.? I'd love his perspective on this. Maybe he saw the bracket and went to have a Mai Tai on the beach? Here's to breaking the back of the Selection Committee and winning another National Championship!

What is the point of the RPI if it is not going to be used?

Three Big East teams in the top four is ridiculous considering schedules, records, and the strength of the ACC. Yes, UNC got screwed worse than anyone; however, this is pretty poor for us too. #2 RPI, a single loss to the #1 RPI/seed team, one tie due to a poor offsides call, and one legitimate tie. It's unrealistic to expect anything better from Coach Porter or the team. I expected the results from the football and basketball games this past week, but I was totally unprepared for this. I thought after having won the National Championship, this program would finally get the respect it deserves, and things like the 2005 #12 seed and the circa 2006 Northwestern game getting moved to Chicago would be issues of the past. Pile this one onto the stack.

There is no way we should have been anything less than #4! And not only that, we will likely play Michigan, again!

We got ripped off. #5 seed and we get the winner of Niagra-Michigan. #4 is UConn.

A link might show up here: http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012...hips-selections

I don't even know how this is possible with Can't's terrible loss to Kentucky at the beginning of the season. Thus far, it is UK's only win for the season, and they blew Can't's doors off, 47-14. Thus far, they have beaten the weaker teams in the MAC (not NIU, BGSU, Toledo, or Ohio) and there OOC wins include Towson (1-AA) and Army who are terrible. Granted, the win against #15 Rutgers was impressive, but other than that, Can't only played one other (semi-)worthy opponent and got blown out. I expect Can't to lose to either BGSU and/or Ohio to close out the regular season. True, I don't like Can't at all. Nonetheless, I wouldn't hesitate to give them credit if it was merited (golf and baseball), and I think I'm being fair here.

A quality discovery! Kudos!

I think we get a #2/3 seed along with Notre Dame. Maryland gets the #1 while UNC/UCLA gets the #4. CollegeSoccerNews projects #1 Notre Dame, #2 Georgetown, #3 Maryland, and #4 Akron.

Ideally, I would have posted this last night. However, I make a similar post every year regarding the NCAA Tournament and who I'd like to see the Zips play. Teams of interest to me are big name schools, historically rare opponents for the Zips, schools that we trail in the all-time series against, or some combination there of. Considering prospective NCAAT Tournament teams based on the Top-25 rankings, RPI, and conference champions, my wish list includes (in no particular order): UCLA Indiana Cornell Syracuse Louisville SIU-Edwardsville UVA UNC Saint Louis Charlotte What are yours? I'm also rooting for Coastal Carolina and Akron Alum, Shaun Docking, to do well.

This game isn't over yet! Two minutes left!

Bump. Another 2 assists last night against BGSU.