re: Does LSU get inflated ratings because it's LSU?

I think we do get a little bump because of who we are, and the perceived strength of the conference.

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We beat the #1 team 3 of 5 and were HOT at the end of the season, going like 14-3 (estimate) against the HIGHEST competition before the seeds were selected.

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#1 Florida is also getting a little bump, and I really don't expect them to win it all in Omaha. They might not get there.

The "HIGHEST competition"? Give me a break.
3-0 (with a mighty struggle) against Arkansas, who didn't even make the SEC tourney.
4-0 with a couple of tight games vs Tennessee, who went one and done in the SEC tourney. Took a great late rally to beat them, and the only postseason chance they had was to win the SEC tourney.
2-0 (easily could have been 0-2) vs Notre Dame, who finished at .500 and went nowhere.
1 win against Miss St, which evened the season series at 2-2; they also didn't make it out of their hosted super regional.
1-0 vs Northwestern St.
3-3 against Florida... we are totally hanging our hat on that, but we faced them without Alonso, their best batter. While he was out, they struggled, not winning either the SEC regular season or tournament titles. Even with him back, Florida may not make it to Omaha.

We did have a good, strong run, but let's not go overboard. We did enough to earn hosting a regional, but if we weren't "LSU" we don't get a seed.