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...To the surprise of no one. ??

Courtesy of SBZipfan on BigSoccer.com: Top 8 seeds were first listed in 1997. Since then, Connecticut 2000, UCSB 2006, Indiana 2012, and Virginia 2014 were champions not in the top 8. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2011/D1Brackets.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Soccer_Championship That is actually more than I would have guessed.

You are correct (as usual). What I should have said: Top 8 seeds get first round bye and home field advantage in third round. http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-men/d1 I wonder how many champions come from outside the top 8 seeds, since field was expanded to 48.

The line of demarcation is top 8. That is what matters. The difference between #16 and #9 is insignificant. Teams getting the first round bye is very significant. More often than not, the champion will come from these top 8 teams getting the first round bye.

Right. And more is the pity. RPI is an anachronistic and deeply flawed system. http://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/2017-rpi-calculations.2068278/ I am reminded by Gaucho Dan that the bonus system for RPI changes from year to year. Example: In some years a home draw against a top 30 opponent is worth more than in other years. In some years a home loss versus an opponent outside the top 50 is a 5 point penalty. In other years, it is only a 3 point penalty. Etc. And the NCAA does not publish their formula. How corrupt is that? Gaucho Dan takes the NCAA RPI results and deduces their formula for that given year. He cracks their code every year. So, when you see 5 teams from ACC in the top 10 RPI, you needn't scratch your head. It is that way because it is supposed to be that way.

Kentucky was MAC RSC in 2003 and 2004. Huh. I wish Kentucky would return to the MAC. That could easily happen, you know. How is it that in 2006, a 13-5-1 record was not good enough for an AL NCAA berth?

Buffalo Bob is on the job.

Stuey ate that slow back line alive.

There are conceivable if not likely scenarios where Zips get two NCAA matches.

The beard may have indicated a bit as well. You never really know these days. Great job ZipsVoice! Keep up the strong work. Just yanking your chain a bit. (Those Arsenal boxing gloves are hanging from my rear view mirror.) Bring on Marshall.

And how you know I a boy? I was specifically ambiguous about that.

I here, chiming in as the Spirit moves.

WVA #25 PASC DERWARITSCH will have nightmares tonight, and those nightmares will feature #9 in Blue.

This is a team that Zips should dispatch forthwith. They are inferior, both athletically and organizationally. Upset Antennae are all over this one. Zips beware!

That is some challenging geography there! How far is Seattle Washington from Plantation Florida? Home Grown?

And yell at the opponents.

Awesome! You Rowdies do us Proud!

I hope you are correct. It is good for our program when our players turn pro. But I do not see it. Not yet. I do believe that Nick Hinds will one day play professionally. But I do not believe that will happen in 2018. Surely tonight caught some notice.

What is Nic Hinds' goals per minute ratio?

Has there been a Victor Souto sighting?

Is there a FREE stream other than ESPN3?

I saw Brennan exit the pitch. Did he return? Is that allowed in NCAA?

He was livid!

Reference Victor Souto at Marquette in 2013. It would not be surprising for MAC to rule on this one.