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...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - (4) Washington vs Rider
Friday, 10:00 PM (4) Washington (12-6-2; 7th, Pac-12; WTSR – 1.02, 5th – Pac-12) vs Rider (12-5-3; 4th, MAAC; WTSR – 1.09, Ranking – N/A) Is The Long Trip Going To Help or Hurt Rider’s Hopes of An Upset? Probably help, to a certain extent. I suspect that, while not … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - (1) UCLA vs San Diego
Friday, 10:00 PM (1) UCLA (18-0-2; 1st – Pac-12; WTSR – 1.50, 1st – Pac-12) vs San Diego (10-7-2; 4th – WCC; WTSR – 0.93, 6th – WCC) San Diego Made It In? Yeah. The selection committee apparently broadening the pool of bubble teams bailed them out. And unlike … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - Washington State vs Seattle
Friday, 8:00 PM Washington State (10-4-4; 6th, Pac-12; WTSR – 1.04, 4th – Pac-12) vs Seattle (14-4-2; 1st , WAC; WTSR – 1.46, 2nd – WAC) Wait, Why Is Seattle Playing Washington State When Washington Is Right There? Honestly, if I had to question and explain every bizarre … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - Oklahoma vs Arkansas
Friday, 8:00 PM Oklahoma (10-8-4; 6th – Big XII; WTSR – 0.90, 7th – Big XII) vs Arkansas (8-6-6; 9th – SEC; WTSR – 1.02, 8th – SEC) Wait, One Of These Two Teams Is Going To Be In The Second Round? Doesn’t seem fair, does it? How Are Arkansas Even Here? … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - (3) Texas Tech vs Prairie View A&M;
Friday, 8:00 PM (3) Texas Tech (14-3-2; 4th – Big XII; WTSR – 1.26 – 2nd, Big XII) vs Prairie View A&M (11-7-1; 2nd – SWAC; WTSR – 1.40 – T1st, SWAC) Wait, Why Is Prairie View A&M Here? Didn’t They Lose in The SWAC Tournament Final? Yeah. But for … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - (1) Texas A&M;vs Houston Baptist
Friday, 8:00 PM (1) Texas A&M (18-2-2; 1st – SEC, WTSR – 1.45, 1st – SEC) vs Houston Baptist (10-6-5; 3rd – Southland; WTSR – 0.96, 8th Southland) How Big of An Underdog Is Houston Baptist? With the exception of SWAC side Prairie View A&M, you could easily make … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round Preview - (2) Penn State vs Buffalo
Friday, 7:30 PM (2) Penn State (17-3-0; 1st – Big Ten; WTSR – 1.35, 1st – Big Ten) vs Buffalo (16-2-3; 1st – MAC; WTSR – 1.29, Rank – N/A) Can We Talk About The Job Shawn Burke Has Done At Buffalo? Yes, let’s. Buffalo had finished out of the RPI Top 200 in … [Read more...]