Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

What time is selections tomorrow?

 

I would actually think they would wanna put us at 6 and punish us a spot for our noncon, but no one really deserves it ahead of us.

 

7 ET

 

But if we do, we win.

 

Our noncon SOS was like 81 though. That’s what they frown on.

As far as LSU, they have a great SOS which boosted their RPI. But the rest of their metrics just aren’t good.

6th in league.
5-5 in their last 10
KPI of 10
ELO of 12
Only won 2 SEC series
Lost the head to head series with Mizzou and lost to Mizzou this week
And, only played five noncon games away from home. By far the lowest number among the top schools.

so you never know what the committee will do, but they don’t deserve it.

 

What?

 

Thanks.

 

How about Rothrock starting and pitching majority of the games this weekend? She shined!!

 

Rothrocked!

 

All of the games have been played. The most current Warren Nolan RPI which is updated as games are completed:

RPI (Live) 2024 College Softball | WarrenNolan.com

I cannot be okay with LSU being a top 8 seed. So, they played the #1 overall schedule, so what? Look at what they did with that schedule, finished 8th in the SEC with a .500 record and then confirmed that record in the SEC tourney. Letting LSU be a top 8 seed would be the equivalent of letting a college football team with a 7-5 record be in the playoff because they happened to play the #1 overall schedule in the nation.

I don't think it is fair that Oklahoma State fell 4 spots for doing the same exact thing as Tennessee when the vols only fell 1 spot.

My hope is the selection committee gives greater weight to the KPI over the RPI. The Cowgirls deserve to be in the top 8, not LSU.

 

This needs to become a thing. Rothrocked! I love it.

 

It should be based on the entire body of work. Getting things done in our conference schedule is pretty much always going to put you where you want to be come tourney time though. That’s why we should be able to overcome the relatively weak non conference schedule, because we got it done during sec time. If you have a tough non conference schedule and some big wins there, you can afford a few more losses during conference play. If you have a weak non conference schedule and even some bad losses, but dominate the sec schedule, you’re still going to be in good shape. You can’t afford many missteps during conference play if you start the season with an easy slate though.

This is not relevant to all conferences. The sec being what it is, is what makes it work.

 

3 for 3

 

Here you go from Softball America. They’re predicting a 3 seed for the Gators:

 

And a super with fsu as a reward

 

Damn, lol.

 

That’s a hell of a swing. A week ago, we weren’t even sure if we’d get into the top 8. Hopeful of course, but it was far from a sure thing.