4 of their 9 picked us for Omaha. Eric Sorenson (Stitch Head) picked us to win it all.
Softest Regional for 1 seed: Wake Forest. They ARE the No. 1 seed, so this sort of stands to reason. But the Deacons have a three-seed (Northeastern at No. 38 in the ISR rankings) that is better than the two-seed (Maryland at No. 42 in the ISR) and also face one of the easier No. 4 seeds in George Mason.
Biggest Surprise: Arizona getting a bid. You could argue that UC Irvine, Arizona State and USC could all be considered more worthy.
They Got Snubbed: UC Irvine. I mean there are numerous candidates for this one, including the aforementioned USC and Arizona State. But you could also say Campbell and Dallas Baptist got snubbed for home regionals too.
National Champion: Clemson. Was impressed with their moxie when I saw them at Boston College a few weeks back.
Omaha Sleeper: TCU. Yes I’m putting the Frogs down here because last year I saw Oklahoma win the Big 12 Tournament and that springboarded them to the title round. I could see a similar path for this piping-hot Horned Frogs team too.
Eight For Omaha: Wake Forest, Stanford, West Virginia, Clemson, Florida, Duke, Dallas Baptist, Arkansas.
Most Intriguing Storyline: When John Cohen on the Selection Show finally echoed numerous things I’d been saying for years. (Article to follow).
Eric Sorenson
Toughest Regional: Stillwater Regional. If by “toughest” you mean most balanced regional, this is the one that any one of the teams could win. ORU is easily the toughest four-seed. And Washington is one of my darkhorses for this tournament.Softest Regional for 1 seed: Wake Forest. They ARE the No. 1 seed, so this sort of stands to reason. But the Deacons have a three-seed (Northeastern at No. 38 in the ISR rankings) that is better than the two-seed (Maryland at No. 42 in the ISR) and also face one of the easier No. 4 seeds in George Mason.
Biggest Surprise: Arizona getting a bid. You could argue that UC Irvine, Arizona State and USC could all be considered more worthy.
They Got Snubbed: UC Irvine. I mean there are numerous candidates for this one, including the aforementioned USC and Arizona State. But you could also say Campbell and Dallas Baptist got snubbed for home regionals too.
National Champion: Clemson. Was impressed with their moxie when I saw them at Boston College a few weeks back.
Omaha Sleeper: TCU. Yes I’m putting the Frogs down here because last year I saw Oklahoma win the Big 12 Tournament and that springboarded them to the title round. I could see a similar path for this piping-hot Horned Frogs team too.
Eight For Omaha: Wake Forest, Stanford, West Virginia, Clemson, Florida, Duke, Dallas Baptist, Arkansas.
Most Intriguing Storyline: When John Cohen on the Selection Show finally echoed numerous things I’d been saying for years. (Article to follow).
