Vicious Vik
Semi-Pro
lol who cares? The tennis tournament should be the top 64, these automatic teams have literally no chance. It's not like basketball.
2012 NCAA Tournament - Automatic Qualifiers
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lol who cares? The tennis tournament should be the top 64, these automatic teams have literally no chance. It's not like basketball.
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
Agree, but in reality Green Bay has as much a chance of winning a 1st round match (0%) as does the 64th ranked team which is North Florida. The NCAA should make it a 16 team tournament and have the top 14 ranked teams and have 15-18 play in playoff for the last 2 spots.
Vicious Vik
Semi-Pro
I dont agree with that. There are some dangerous teams in the 20-40 range
Vicious Vik
Semi-Pro
#6 for Baylor and OU have to play a whole set as the decider. wow talk about pressure. I wonder how many shots of "lets go(blank)" there will be from each time. After every point for both players the whole set.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
I think Bley was up 4-1 in the tiebreak.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
yep. 1 hour 20 minutes deciding set with everyone watching. Wow.
boomerTennis
Rookie
1st Big 12 Championship for OU! and yes, Bley was up 3-1, then 4-2 in the tiebreak.
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
31 Automatic Qualifiers with current ranking
ACC: Virginia #5
America East: Binghamton - unranked
Atlantic 10: George Washington - unranked
Atlantic Sun: East Tennessee State #69
Big East: Louisville # 37
Big Sky: Sacramento State - unranked
Big South: Radford #75
Big 10: Illinois #24
Big 12: Oklahoma #12
Big West: Cal Poly #63
Colonial: VCU # 31
Conference USA: Tulsa #20
Horizon: UW-Green Bay - unranked
Ivy: Harvard #23
Metro Atlantic: Fairfield - unranked
Mid American: Western Michigan - unranked
Mid-Eastern: South Carolina State - unranked
Missouri Valley: Drake #48
Mountain West: Boise State #38
Northeast: Fairleigh Dickinson - unranked
Ohio Valley: Eastern Kentucky - unranked
Pac 12: USC #1
Patriot: Navy - unranked
SEC: Georgia #2
Southern: College of Charleston - unranked
Southland: Univ Texas-San Antonio - unranked
Summit: Univ Missouri-Kansas City - unranked
SWAC: Alcorn State - unranked
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee State #46
WAC: Fresno State #33
WCC: Pepperdine #7
ACC: Virginia #5
America East: Binghamton - unranked
Atlantic 10: George Washington - unranked
Atlantic Sun: East Tennessee State #69
Big East: Louisville # 37
Big Sky: Sacramento State - unranked
Big South: Radford #75
Big 10: Illinois #24
Big 12: Oklahoma #12
Big West: Cal Poly #63
Colonial: VCU # 31
Conference USA: Tulsa #20
Horizon: UW-Green Bay - unranked
Ivy: Harvard #23
Metro Atlantic: Fairfield - unranked
Mid American: Western Michigan - unranked
Mid-Eastern: South Carolina State - unranked
Missouri Valley: Drake #48
Mountain West: Boise State #38
Northeast: Fairleigh Dickinson - unranked
Ohio Valley: Eastern Kentucky - unranked
Pac 12: USC #1
Patriot: Navy - unranked
SEC: Georgia #2
Southern: College of Charleston - unranked
Southland: Univ Texas-San Antonio - unranked
Summit: Univ Missouri-Kansas City - unranked
SWAC: Alcorn State - unranked
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee State #46
WAC: Fresno State #33
WCC: Pepperdine #7
Virginia is #4 right now.
norcaltennisnut
Rookie
That means #45 should be the last at large in.
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
NCAA Teams & Location
Based on what we see below I'd say either Cal or Stanford (probably Cal) is going to get passed over as a host because I don't see the NCAA having 5 west coast teams host when there are only 12 teams that will make the field on the west coast. If 5 were chosen to host that means 8 teams would have to travel across the country which is 4 too many. The NCAA has used travel distance in the past to determine sites. That's why Ole Miss got the shaft a few years ago - NCAA thought it'd be closer to send Rice to LSU than to Oxford so they all got sent to LSU. When the final regular season rankings come out tomorrow there could be some movement but I wouldn't think a ton - Illinois should jump several spots.
My best guess for 1st/2nd round hosts:
USC
UCLA
Pepperdine
Stanford
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Florida
Auburn
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Virginia
Duke
North Carolina
Illinois
Cal & Tennessee passed over.
(Bold teams are currently in Top 16)
West Coast Teams: 12 teams/4 hosts/0 travel
USC
UCLA
Pepperdine
Cal
Stanford
San Diego
Washington
Santa Clara
Fresno State
Boise State
Cal Poly
Sacramento State
Southeast Teams: 18 teams/6 hosts/0 travel
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Florida
Auburn
Tennessee
LSU
Florida State
Memphis
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
East Tennessee State
South Carolina State
Middle Tennessee State
Eastern Kentucky
College of Charleston
Alcorn State
Mid-West Teams: 11 teams/2 hosts/3 teams travel
Ohio State
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Louisville
Northwestern
Western Michigan
UW-Green Bay
Drake
Southwest Teams: 8 teams/1 host/4 teams travel
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
Texas Tech
Tulsa
Univ Texas-San Antonio
Univ Missouri-Kansas City
Atlantic Coast Teams: 15 teams/3 hosts/3 teams travel
UVA
Duke University
North Carolina
Harvard
VCU
NC State
Columbia
Virginia Tech
UNC Wilmington
Binghamton
George Washington
Fairfield
Fairleigh Dickinson
Navy
Radford
Thoughts?
Based on what we see below I'd say either Cal or Stanford (probably Cal) is going to get passed over as a host because I don't see the NCAA having 5 west coast teams host when there are only 12 teams that will make the field on the west coast. If 5 were chosen to host that means 8 teams would have to travel across the country which is 4 too many. The NCAA has used travel distance in the past to determine sites. That's why Ole Miss got the shaft a few years ago - NCAA thought it'd be closer to send Rice to LSU than to Oxford so they all got sent to LSU. When the final regular season rankings come out tomorrow there could be some movement but I wouldn't think a ton - Illinois should jump several spots.
My best guess for 1st/2nd round hosts:
USC
UCLA
Pepperdine
Stanford
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Florida
Auburn
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Virginia
Duke
North Carolina
Illinois
Cal & Tennessee passed over.
(Bold teams are currently in Top 16)
West Coast Teams: 12 teams/4 hosts/0 travel
USC
UCLA
Pepperdine
Cal
Stanford
San Diego
Washington
Santa Clara
Fresno State
Boise State
Cal Poly
Sacramento State
Southeast Teams: 18 teams/6 hosts/0 travel
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Florida
Auburn
Tennessee
LSU
Florida State
Memphis
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
East Tennessee State
South Carolina State
Middle Tennessee State
Eastern Kentucky
College of Charleston
Alcorn State
Mid-West Teams: 11 teams/2 hosts/3 teams travel
Ohio State
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Louisville
Northwestern
Western Michigan
UW-Green Bay
Drake
Southwest Teams: 8 teams/1 host/4 teams travel
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
Texas Tech
Tulsa
Univ Texas-San Antonio
Univ Missouri-Kansas City
Atlantic Coast Teams: 15 teams/3 hosts/3 teams travel
UVA
Duke University
North Carolina
Harvard
VCU
NC State
Columbia
Virginia Tech
UNC Wilmington
Binghamton
George Washington
Fairfield
Fairleigh Dickinson
Navy
Radford
Thoughts?
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Satsuma Illini
Semi-Pro
If Illinois gets to stay home and host, I'll be very happy. Still be surprised if it happens though. so unpredictable.
TopDawg
G.O.A.T.
My Best Guess at the Matchups
I tried to think like the NCAA would in terms of travel, avoiding conference matchups in the first round, etc. If I get half the matchups right I'd be pleased. If the rankings change a bunch tomorrow I'll have to make some changes. The seeding she be pretty close for each team though. These are just 1st round pairings - the Malibu regional winner wouldn't play the Athens regional; that's just the way I did them.
Malibu Regional:
Pepperdine (1-16) vs Cal Poly (49-64)
Texas (17-32) vs East Tennessee State 33-48
Athens Regional:
Georgia (1-16) vs South Carolina State (49-64)
Michigan (17-32) vs Middle Tennessee State 33-48
Lexington Regional:
Kentucky (1-16) vs Eastern Kentucky (49-64)
Indiana (17-32) vs Columbia 33-48
Starksville Regional:
Mississippi State (1-16) vs Alcorn State (49-64)
LSU (17-32) vs Minnesota 33-48
Oxford Regional:
Ole Miss (1-16) vs Univ Missouri-Kansas City (49-64)
Memphis (17-32) vs Vanderbilt 33-48
Gainesville Regional
Florida (1-16) vs College of Charleston (49-64)
Florida State (17-32) vs South Carolina 33-48
Auburn Regional
Auburn (1-16) vs Fairfield (49-64)
Texas Tech (17-32) vs Northwestern 33-48
Palo Alto Regional
Stanford (1-16) vs Sacramento State (49-64)
Washington (17-32) vs Santa Clara 33-48
LA Regional:
USC (1-16) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (49-64)
Baylor (17-32) vs Fresno State 33-48
Westwood Regional:
UCLA (1-16) vs Navy (49-64)
San Diego (17-32) vs Boise State 33-48
Columbus Regional
Ohio State (1-16) vs Western Michigan (49-64)
Notre Dame (17-32) vs Louisville 33-48
Champaign Regional
Cal (1-16) vs UW-Green Bay (49-64)
Illinois (17-32) vs Drake 33-48
Norman Regional
Oklahoma (1-16) vs Univ Texas-San Antonio (49-64)
Tulsa (17-32) vs Texas A&M 33-48
Charlottesville Regional
Virginia (1-16) vs George Washington (49-64)
Harvard (17-32) vs Virginia Tech 33-48
Durham Regional
Duke (1-16) vs Radford (49-64)
VCU (17-32) vs NC State 33-48
Chapel Hill Regional
Tennessee (1-16) vs Binghamton (49-64)
North Carolina (17-32) vs UNC Wilmington 33-48
I tried to think like the NCAA would in terms of travel, avoiding conference matchups in the first round, etc. If I get half the matchups right I'd be pleased. If the rankings change a bunch tomorrow I'll have to make some changes. The seeding she be pretty close for each team though. These are just 1st round pairings - the Malibu regional winner wouldn't play the Athens regional; that's just the way I did them.
Malibu Regional:
Pepperdine (1-16) vs Cal Poly (49-64)
Texas (17-32) vs East Tennessee State 33-48
Athens Regional:
Georgia (1-16) vs South Carolina State (49-64)
Michigan (17-32) vs Middle Tennessee State 33-48
Lexington Regional:
Kentucky (1-16) vs Eastern Kentucky (49-64)
Indiana (17-32) vs Columbia 33-48
Starksville Regional:
Mississippi State (1-16) vs Alcorn State (49-64)
LSU (17-32) vs Minnesota 33-48
Oxford Regional:
Ole Miss (1-16) vs Univ Missouri-Kansas City (49-64)
Memphis (17-32) vs Vanderbilt 33-48
Gainesville Regional
Florida (1-16) vs College of Charleston (49-64)
Florida State (17-32) vs South Carolina 33-48
Auburn Regional
Auburn (1-16) vs Fairfield (49-64)
Texas Tech (17-32) vs Northwestern 33-48
Palo Alto Regional
Stanford (1-16) vs Sacramento State (49-64)
Washington (17-32) vs Santa Clara 33-48
LA Regional:
USC (1-16) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (49-64)
Baylor (17-32) vs Fresno State 33-48
Westwood Regional:
UCLA (1-16) vs Navy (49-64)
San Diego (17-32) vs Boise State 33-48
Columbus Regional
Ohio State (1-16) vs Western Michigan (49-64)
Notre Dame (17-32) vs Louisville 33-48
Champaign Regional
Cal (1-16) vs UW-Green Bay (49-64)
Illinois (17-32) vs Drake 33-48
Norman Regional
Oklahoma (1-16) vs Univ Texas-San Antonio (49-64)
Tulsa (17-32) vs Texas A&M 33-48
Charlottesville Regional
Virginia (1-16) vs George Washington (49-64)
Harvard (17-32) vs Virginia Tech 33-48
Durham Regional
Duke (1-16) vs Radford (49-64)
VCU (17-32) vs NC State 33-48
Chapel Hill Regional
Tennessee (1-16) vs Binghamton (49-64)
North Carolina (17-32) vs UNC Wilmington 33-48
Clemson_tennis
Legend
LA region looking brutal. I notice there will be a lot of teams having to travel pretty far.
yeah and honestly TopDawg's bracket will probably be better than what the committee comes up with. I did a mock bracket last year. It's pretty fun to do. I was fairly accurate. I prefer to see them split up conference teams if possible.
yeah and honestly TopDawg's bracket will probably be better than what the committee comes up with. I did a mock bracket last year. It's pretty fun to do. I was fairly accurate. I prefer to see them split up conference teams if possible.
woodrow1029
Hall of Fame
I don't know. I could be wrong, but I would think if any of the CA schools get passed up, it may end up being Pepperdine (unless Cal falls out of the top 16). Malibu isn't the cheapest/easiest place to get to. Hotels are expensive within 20-30 miles of Malibu.
Cal, Stanford, USC, UCLA will all be hosting women's regionals as well, and it may be better for NCAA to have as many dual gender sites as possible.
But if it's any of the other 4 that get passed up, I would agree that it probably would be Cal.
Cal, Stanford, USC, UCLA will all be hosting women's regionals as well, and it may be better for NCAA to have as many dual gender sites as possible.
But if it's any of the other 4 that get passed up, I would agree that it probably would be Cal.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
I just noticed Finn Tearney sat out for Pepperdine vs San Diego. He must be injured. I doubt they would sit him in a conference final.
Their coach mentioned in the post-match Youtube interview that he was injured.
Clemson_tennis
Legend
I wonder if Texas A&M would even be making the tournament if they had not beat Mississippi State early in the season.
