Minimizing travel costs are part of the equation since NCAA pays them. Teams are bused up to 400 miles and flown for longer distances.In other words...which place can make us the most money.
Minimizing travel costs are part of the equation since NCAA pays them. Teams are bused up to 400 miles and flown for longer distances.In other words...which place can make us the most money.
No, I'm not trying to be difficult. I meant Louisville and Georgia. Kentucky is better, in general, than Pitt (or Louisville) but not so much that they didn't lose to them twice on days they weren't at their best. Florida is better, in general, than Kentucky, but not so much they didn't lose to them (or Mississippi). The difference between teams is much smaller than most people believe so that if the better team doesn't play its best, we have an upset. Thus, the difference, if any, between Georgia and Louisville is who plays better that day.
The point is that the rankings/seedings are skewed due to the belief that a conference is tougher so losses are overlooked while wins in supposedly lesser conferences are not given much credence in rankings/seedings. Just look at the conference bowl results from last football season if you need data to support that.
Odd that you would use Massey Ratings as argument since they have Minn and ULL 12 & 13 and neither got a seed. Can't have it both ways. Either the RPI indexes mean something and should be used or not.
The bigger travesty will be when Megan Good doesn't win player of the year. While she didn't have the year some others did on the mound, she was still dominant on the mound while also being one of the best hitters in the country.