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re: Perhaps the committee placed too much importance on RPI

Posted on 6/8/25 at 2:54 pm to
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
28487 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 2:54 pm to
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they are certainly hot
23 or 24 straight in a tough conference and through regionals and supers.
If Doyle had stayed, they would be no doubt top 5. They are good enough to win it without him
Posted by da prophet
hammond, la
Member since Sep 2013
2752 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 2:55 pm to
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Vanderbilt and Auburn were definitely seeded too high.

You can add Georgia to that list.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
14656 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 2:58 pm to
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5 of top 8 seeds gone, another one facing elimination today

Well … that’s baseball.
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Maybe the committee needs to watch games and not just look at RPI

I’m sure they watch games. RPI is intended to reduce the bias that comes when a bunch of older generation travel ballers just argue about who passes “the eye test”.

RPI wasn’t perfect this year, but it was based on data rather than feelings. Watching underdogs win has been fun.

No deserving team was left out. I would rather pull for underdogs like Coastal Carolina than some “didn’t pass the eye test” lower seeded underdog like Vandy.
Posted by da prophet
hammond, la
Member since Sep 2013
2752 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:12 pm to
What was the fewest number top 8 seeds to make it.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
4421 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:15 pm to
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Coastal is one of the best teams in the nation.


Yes they are and were under seeded. They most definitely should have been a Top 8 seed. The overall seedings this year were trash.
Posted by PaintCompany
Springfield
Member since Aug 2022
412 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:15 pm to
And Oregon State
Posted by JJ27
Member since Sep 2004
61659 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:27 pm to
When the #6 team in the SEC gets the #4 overall seed, yes they relied far too much on RPI.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
38614 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:27 pm to
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I don't think this postseason being a bloodbath means the committee did a bad job.


You could argue that they did a better job of picking the bubble teams that made the regionals more competitive than expected..

I wouldn't argue anything except that baseball is a sport that will make a genius look like an idiot and an idiot look like a genius.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
14656 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 3:37 pm to
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What was the fewest number top 8 seeds to make it.

You want to select a singular data point limited to top 8 seeding among a pool of 64 as a measure of the selection criteria’s success or failure?

Why should I give a shite about seeding if the best teams still win enough to make it?

With unlimited transfers, there is obviously more parity. As long as they get the top 64 right why bother debating the precision of the top 8 if the better teams can still win a double elimination tournament?

How about next year, start a topic about which top 8 teams will not advance to the CWS and let’s see how many get it right.
This post was edited on 6/8/25 at 4:18 pm
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
16859 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 4:14 pm to
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Perhaps the committee placed too much importance on RPI

If the committee did great work each year then Ole Miss would not have won the whole thing as the last team they selected that year.
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
59672 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 4:46 pm to
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5 of top 8 seeds gone, another one facing elimination today

Maybe the committee needs to watch games and not just look at RPI


What would it look like based on BA rankings at the time of the selection?
Posted by Macavity92
Member since Dec 2004
6048 posts
Posted on 6/8/25 at 7:02 pm to
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