2:30 PM – (4) Wisconsin vs UCF UCF may be closer to home, but the Knights also enter this one as clear underdogs against a surging Big Ten Tournament champion Wisconsin side. The Badgers were dealt a very tough hand by the selection committee, being matched up with a peeved DePaul side that … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - The ReRank: Power Rankings After Round One
I’ve decided to re-rank the teams in the NCAA Tournament field after each weekend of play, while also devoting a little attention to the dearly departed. Anyone eliminated in a prior round can’t be ranked higher than someone still in the tournament, hence why West Virginia and DePaul … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - Chris’ 1-16 NCAA Tournament Bracket
So I wanted to try my hand at booking the NCAA Tournament with the current field and a 1-16 seeding system ala NCAA Basketball. I tried to maintain geographic integrity where possible and kept the rule about teams from the same conference not playing until the third round intact, which caused a few … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer- Second Round/Sweet Sixteen Match Times
(All times from NCAA bracket page, Eastern, and subject to change.) Second Round – Friday, November 21 2:30 PM – (4) Wisconsin vs UCF 3:00 PM – (3) Kentucky vs Arizona State 3:00 PM – (3) Texas Tech vs Auburn 4:00 PM – (3) South Carolina vs Seattle 4:00 PM – (4) … [Read more...]
NCAA - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - (3) West Virginia vs Georgetown
Saturday, 4:00 PM (3) West Virginia (16-2-3; 1st – Big XII; WTSR – 1.46, 1st – Big XII) vs Georgetown (11-4-5; 2nd – Big East; WTSR – 1.28, 3rd – Big East) Yay, It’s A Worthy Rematch! Boo, It’s In The First Round! This would be probably be acceptable … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - Colorado vs BYU
Saturday, 3:00 PM Colorado (13-6-1; 3rd – Pac-12; WTSR – 1.01, 6th – Pac-12) vs BYU (13-4-3; 1st – WCC; WTSR – 1.63, 1st – WCC) Think BYU Remembers That Second Round NCAA Tournament Loss Last Year? Oh, yeah. Is BYU’s Crazy High WTSR More About Them or The … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - Cal vs San Diego State
Saturday, 3:00 PM Cal (13-5-2; 5th – Pac-12; WTSR – 1.06, 3rd – Pac-12) vs San Diego State (15-4-2; 1st – Mountain West; WTSR – 1.37, 1st – Mountain West) Are The Aztecs A Live Underdog? Very live, but you have to think some faith in them has dissipated after a … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer- 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - (4) Pepperdine vs USC
Saturday, 3:00 PM (4) Pepperdine (15-2-3; 3rd – WCC; WTSR – 1.20, 3rd – WCC) vs USC (12-6-2; 4th – Pac-12; WTSR – 0.96, 8th – Pac-12) Another Rematch? Yeah. The Trojans capped off their non-conference slate by hosting Pepperdine in late September. USC ended up … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer- 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - Boston University vs Northeastern
Saturday, 2:00 PM Boston University (14-4-3; 2nd – Patriot; WTSR – 1.56, 1st – Patriot) vs Northeastern (14-4-3; 1st – Colonial; WTSR – 1.46, 1st – Colonial) I’m Seeing Double! Yeah, these teams are pretty similar, right down to the W-L-T record, … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - Harvard vs Central Connecticut State
Saturday, 1:00 PM Harvard (10-4-2; 1st – Ivy; WTSR – 1.33, 1st – Ivy) vs Central Connecticut State (11-5-4; 3rd – NEC; WTSR – 1.33, Rank – N/A) Someone Really Likes Central Connecticut State, Huh? Yeah. Considering the Blue Devils could’ve ended up facing … [Read more...]