⚾ 🥎 🥎 WCWS Selection Sunday. Tide get's the #3 overall seed for the tournament.

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2021 NCAA Softball: automatic qualifiers

CONFERENCE	CHAMPION
America East	UMBC
American Athletic	Wichita State
ACC	Duke
Atlantic Sun	Liberty
Atlantic 10	George Washington
Big East	Villanova
Big Sky	Portland State
Big South	Campbell
Big Ten	Michigan
Big 12	Oklahoma
Big West	Long Beach State
Colonial	James Madison
Conference USA	Western Kentucky
Horizon	UIC
Ivy	No champion
Metro Atlantic	Manhattan
Mid-American	Miami (OH)
Mid-Eastern	Morgan State
Missouri Valley	SIU
Mountain West	Fresno State
Northeast	Saint Francis
Ohio Valley	Eastern Kentucky
Pac-12	UCLA
Patriot	Boston University
SEC	Alabama
Southern	UNCG
Southland	McNeese
SWAC	Alabama State
Summit	South Dakota State
Sun Belt (Bracket)	Louisiana
WAC (Bracket)	Seattle
West Coast	BYU

 

[TerryP]

I see Bama no worse than a three seed. I'm thinking UCLA gets the #1 slot with OU and Bama left for #2 and #3. UF at #4.

Bama comes in #1 in the final RPI followed by UCLA, UF, and then OU. The first three, when it comes to strength of schedule, all had top five seasons. OU was over 50 (I believe it was #55.)

UCLA had 14, top 25 wins. Bama had 19. I don't know how that'll come into play.

 

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[Brandon Van de Graaff]

No big breaks for Alabama, but at this point it is a gauntlet anyway... sucks to see lesser seeds with easier roads though. Washington was so pissed about their seeding, their team got up and walked out of the room....

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[BamaFan334]

No big breaks for Alabama, but at this point it is a gauntlet anyway... sucks to see lesser seeds with easier roads though. Washington was so pissed about their seeding, their team got up and walked out of the room....

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I'm not seeing that tough of a row to tow. Nothing comes easy at this point, but no teams there scare me all the way through the Super Regional.

Oklahoma and Florida are the two teams that concern me.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I'm not seeing that tough of a row to tow. Nothing comes easy at this point, but no teams there scare me all the way through the Super Regional.

Oklahoma and Florida are the two teams that concern me.

Alabama shouldn't have an issue, but was surprised to see Clemson thrown in there with them. Really, it probably screws Clemson more than Alabama. Murphy said it reminded him of when they sent Minnesota to Tuscaloosa a couple years ago... but yeah, at this point you gotta beat the best anyway. I do think UW was screwed, but I don't have a dog in that fight.

 

[252BAMA]

Why the hell would Washington be seeded 16?

 

[TerryP]

Why the hell would Washington be seeded 16?

Reflects their RPI ranking; #16.

 

[TerryP]

Alabama shouldn't have an issue, but was surprised to see Clemson thrown in there with them.

I can't think of the girls name that is the "Ace" for Troy but if she's on Clemson very well may find themselves in the losers bracket facing State, quickly. All depends on "blue."

 

[TerryP]

On Washington's seeding and the team walking out.

Thoughts?

 

[PurlJam]

Somebody luvs them some Mizzou.....In Columbia with that draw ain't bad. They got the acronym section of the bracket (UIC, UNI, ISU).

 

[TerryP]

Somebody luvs them some Mizzou

Deserved? Consider:

• swept the #9 seed within the last two weeks.
• took 2 of 3 against the #6 seed a month ago.
• took 1 of 3 against the #4 seed just before that.
• finished fourth in the SEC (which produced how many in this field?)

#8 seems spot on to me.

 

[PurlJam]

Deserved? Consider:

• swept the #9 seed within the last two weeks.
• took 2 of 3 against the #6 seed a month ago.
• took 1 of 3 against the #4 seed just before that.
• finished fourth in the SEC (which produced how many in this field?)

#8 seems spot on to me.

Oh, not their seeding, I'm talking about their competition....That is a good draw.

 

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[BAMAneck]

Clemson pitcher is the real deal . She has good movement and velocity, from what i saw . I can’t be for sure though because espn didnt offer the MPH graphic during their championship game vs. Duke for some reason.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Why the hell would Washington be seeded 16?

The selection committee guy said last night that a couple of early OOC loses hurt them. To me, that's pretty dumb. Now, strength of schedule? Ok, but he didn't mention that. Alabama lost to South Alabama in a mid week game. Silly to hold a game or two like that against a team. IMO, the Huskies are better than some positioned ahead of them... but like with the Clemson thing, this sorta hurts OU too (assuming UW gets by Michigan).

 

[252BAMA]

The selection committee guy said last night that a couple of early OOC loses hurt them. To me, that's pretty dumb. Now, strength of schedule? Ok, but he didn't mention that. Alabama lost to South Alabama in a mid week game. Silly to hold a game or two like that against a team. IMO, the Huskies are better than some positioned ahead of them... but like with the Clemson thing, this sorta hurts OU too (assuming UW gets by Michigan).

Yep. Reminiscent of Bama #1 and Hawaii #16.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Yep. Reminiscent of Bama #1 and Hawaii #16.

...and Hawaii bringing Sammy Sosa approved bats.