re: NCAA baseball tournament is the best format for determining a champion

Posted on 6/7/21 at 12:59 pm to Pintail

Posted by The Boat

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 6/7/21 at 12:59 pm to Pintail

I like regional play but I find it weird in a sport where you play 3 game series every weekend you suddenly switch to a regional format for the postseason

They could keep it a 2/3 series for the postseason if 64 teams. Seed everyone and play 3 series to get to 8 teams and Omaha. But that wouldn’t be as exciting as regional format.

The current postseason is

4 team regional
2/3 super regional
4 team regional in Omaha
2/3 championship series in Omaha

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Posted by Cliff Booth

Member since Feb 2021

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Posted on 6/7/21 at 2:28 pm to The Boat

quote:
I like regional play but I find it weird in a sport where you play 3 game series every weekend you suddenly switch to a regional format for the postseason

I agree. It makes for good theatre, but splitting regionals up into two weekends of best 2/3 would be a more accurate representation of who the best teams are. Plus, more teams would get a chance to host postseason games. I think it'll happen eventually.

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Posted by sms151t

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Posted on 6/7/21 at 7:44 pm to The Boat

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I like regional play but I find it weird in a sport where you play 3 game series every weekend you suddenly switch to a regional format for the postseason

Not every conference plays 3 some play 4

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