Bracketology

[filbert]

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Frank (Brookings, SD): Charlie, do you think South Dakota State (23-5 overall, 6-3 against BCS teams and a win at MTSU) would have been worthy of an at-large bid if not still in the transition from Division II?

Charlie Creme: (12:25 PM ET ) Perhaps, but I really never evaluated them because it was a moot point.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=14964 Apparently Charlie is dissing on us a little.

I don't see the dis . . . we're not eligible for the NCAA, why should the NCAA bracketologist spend his time on us when he could be evaluating teams that are eligible?

[ringthebells]

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http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebas...ayhem/brackets

CBS has brackets set up for both the ncaa and wnit tourneys. Obviously they aren't filled in yet, but will be soon!!!

[ColoradoJack]

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Middle Tenn. seeded #5 in the NCAAW BB Tourney. AND WE BEAT THEM!!!!

GO STATE!!!!!!

[ColoradoJack]

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Hmmmm. . . . .
Baylor #5 in the NCAA. Marquette, Minnesota, Arkansas State, Missouri and Western Kentucky did not make the NCAA Tourney. Looks like maybe we can get some revenge on these teams in the WNIT Tourney (or added superiority in the case of Minnesota). ;D ;D

[Rabbit74]

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Marquette made the NCAA as a 6 seed.

[thebluehatman]

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Hmmmm. . . . .
Baylor #5 in the NCAA.  Marquette, Minnesota, Arkansas State, Missouri and Western Kentucky did not make the NCAA Tourney.  Looks like maybe we can get some revenge on these teams in the WNIT Tourney (or added superiority in the case of Minnesota).   ;D ;D

Marquette made the tourney as a 6 seed.

[rabidrabbit]

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Hmmmm. . . . .
Baylor #5 in the NCAA.  Marquette, Minnesota, Arkansas State, Missouri and Western Kentucky did not make the NCAA Tourney.  Looks like maybe we can get some revenge on these teams in the WNIT Tourney (or added superiority in the case of Minnesota).   ;D ;D

http://www.womensnit.com/Bracket%203-8-07.pdf

The Only team we lost to that we'll see (until the final) is Missouri. They're #1 to our #4 seeding in our bracket. 2 wins by each, we'll see each other. ;D

[thebluehatman]

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[quote author=ColoradoJack link=1172761478/30#33 date=1173751902]Hmmmm. . . . .
Baylor #5 in the NCAA.  Marquette, Minnesota, Arkansas State, Missouri and Western Kentucky did not make the NCAA Tourney.  Looks like maybe we can get some revenge on these teams in the WNIT Tourney (or added superiority in the case of Minnesota).   ;D ;D

http://www.womensnit.com/Bracket%203-8-07.pdf

The Only team we lost to that we'll see (until the final) is Missouri.  They're #1 to our #4 seeding in our bracket.  2 wins by each, we'll see each other.  ;D

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Actually there is no seeding of the WNIT, so they ain't no number one.

[rabidrabbit]

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WNIT is set - now for some WNIT assessment - WNIT selections are in italics

[quote author=rabidrabbit link=1172761478/15#16 date=1173116858]Updated to 3/9/07  reflects conferences that are set.  + 17 best RPI's.  At worst, SDSU goes in as the #4 overall pick, behind 3 regular season champs who lose in their tourneys this weekend.  Bowling Green (MAC), Montana (Big Sky), and UW-Green Bay (Horizon).  If they win tourneys or are selected to NCAA anyway, then no issue.  SDSU IS THE #1   AT-LARGE ELIGIBLE TEAM

[quote author=rabidrabbit link=1172761478/0#1 date=1172770642]Here's the WNIT criteria.  

http://www.womensnit.com/

From that article:  

The selection of the 48 teams for the Postseason WNIT will be according to the following:
   1. Thirty-one (31) spots will be filled with one team per conference.  That team will be the highest-finishing team in the conference’s regular-season standings, that does not advance to the NCAA Tournament.  As in the past, the teams’ record must be at or above .500.
   For example, if the second-place team during the regular season does not win its conference tournament, and the top-seeded team does (and earns the NCAA berth), then the second-place team automatically will be invited to the WNIT.
   If the top-seeded team after the regular season does not win its conference tournament and is not invited to the NCAA Tournament, then it will have a guaranteed spot in the WNIT.
   No matter which team from a conference wins its conference tournament, the WNIT will take the next best team available.  That team is determined by conference tournament seeding based on regular-season standings.
 2. The remaining seventeen (17) berths will be filled by the top teams available based on the selection criteria used in the past.

The Lady Jacks are part of that 17 berths.

Using the Bracktology (for at-large/multi-bid conferences) + the seedings (assume the #1 conference team loses in the conference final) here's the likely 48. (Using Sagarin's because of conference listing)

Jacks are rated 28.  All possible WNIT PARTICIPANTS WITH 40 OR BETTER HIGHLIGHTED  Bolded are invited best in conference, as bolded above.

American East - 71 Hartford
Atl 10 - 84 UNC-Charlotte
ACC - 68 VA, 77 VA tech
A-Sun   190 ETSU
Big 12 42 Missouri,  60 K St.
Big East  85 Seton Hall
Big Sky  32 Montana
Big South 177 High POINT
Big 10  45 Ill, 55 Wis, 57 IN  58 MN  [s]63 PA St.[/s]
Big West 124 UCSB
Colonial   69 Hofstra
C-USA [b]70 Tulane [/b] Rice
Horizon 150 Ill-Chi.
Ivy 185 Dartmouth
Metro   170 Iona
Mid Am  56 Ball St.
MidCon 125 Oakland
MEAC 89 Coppin St.
MoVal  86 Il St, or 88 SIU, 92 In St.
Mt West 44 NM, 54 TCU, 61 BYU,(NCAAs) 62 Wyo, 79 Utah
NEC 159 Long Island U
OVC [b]139 Murray St [/b]
Pac10  49 USC, 67 OR
Patriot  146 Bucknell
SEC  43 UK, 48 SC, 59 ARK, 73 MS St.
Southern  81 Davison, or 98 WCU
SLC  143 SFA
SWAC 233 Jackson St
Sunbelt 51 WKU, 65 ULL, 82 ARK St., 87 AR-LR, 96 Denver
WCC 99 USDiego
WAC 83 Boise St.

Likely at Large
ACC -1
Big 12 - 2
Ind - 1 (SDSU  )
Big 10 - 3 or 4 (Penn St. needs a winning record)
Colonial - 1
C-USA - 0 or 1
Mt West - 2-3
SEC 2-3
Sunbelt 1-4

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La Tech, Texas, So Cali - appear to have declined invitations as the best teams from their conferences not selected to the NCAA's.

Montana should be miffed as they are in a first-round game, then (if win) go to Illinois to play the rested Illini.

Filbert did an excellent job on bracketology!!!  ;D ;D

I missed picking NV, So Fla, St. Joes, & UAB.   :-X