schmke
Legend
I posted my predictions for the 18 & Over 3.0 men and women and the favorites appear to be New England, *******, Intermountain, and Pacific . NW for the men, and Florida, Southern Cal, Hawaii, and Missouri Valley for the women.
But in doing my simulations and predictions, I saw once again that some teams from early start leagues had bumped up players allowed to play through Sectionals and are now not eligible for Nationals making them entirely different teams. The Southern women lost 8 players and just barely had enough to still go, the Southern men lost 7 players, and the Southwest women lost 5.
This dramatically changes the simulation and prediction for each event, and I guess is good for the opponents who don't have to play the ringer teams/players, but also tough on the teams beaten at Sectionals and perhaps even Districts/States that may have been a stronger team using a National eligibility rules.
But in doing my simulations and predictions, I saw once again that some teams from early start leagues had bumped up players allowed to play through Sectionals and are now not eligible for Nationals making them entirely different teams. The Southern women lost 8 players and just barely had enough to still go, the Southern men lost 7 players, and the Southwest women lost 5.
This dramatically changes the simulation and prediction for each event, and I guess is good for the opponents who don't have to play the ringer teams/players, but also tough on the teams beaten at Sectionals and perhaps even Districts/States that may have been a stronger team using a National eligibility rules.