ODU ladies secure their third conference title in a row. Second as members of the Sun Belt. Winning goal came with 2 minutes left in second OT

ODU takes it in 2 OTs 2-1

Congratulations Monarchs

Helluva game. Congrats Butterflies…

Congrats, you all definitely played better the last 20 or so minutes of regulation, and then the second overtime. You all still looked crisp. We looked tired. Hopefully, we are on the right side of the bubble, but I'm not holding my breath.

Congrats ODU. Your women definitely earned the win today. Rep the SBC in the NCAAT!

Thanks. Hopefully Lady Pukes get an at-large and may be we meet again in the tourney.

Guess we are regressing back to the mean where ODU is only good at women's sports. Glad for the victory though...field hockey took a big east crown today as well. Good things happening in the non revenues.

Would love for that to translate to the other sports.

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Only caught the last 20 minutes and OT.

ODU looked the better team. Way more technically sound and skilled than us, especially with the ball.

Deserved win. Go rep the Belt well!

Along with ODU, JMU got an at-large bid. Despite having an RPI of 27, South Alabama got left out of the NCAA Tournament.

ODU will travel to take on Georgetown and JMU heads to South Carolina for first round matches this weekend.

So James Madison, with a record of 9-4-8 and an RPI of 39 made the tournament as an at large while South Alabama, 16-1-3 with an RPI of 27 stays home. Wow. The only game USA lost all season was to James Madison and that kept USA at home. Unreal.

(11-06-2023 05:10 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  So James Madison, with a record of 9-4-8 and an RPI of 39 made the tournament as an at large while South Alabama, 16-1-3 with an RPI of 27 stays home. Wow. The only game USA lost all season was to James Madison and that kept USA at home. Unreal.

Man that does suck for USA, sorry to hear that.

(11-06-2023 05:10 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  So James Madison, with a record of 9-4-8 and an RPI of 39 made the tournament as an at large while South Alabama, 16-1-3 with an RPI of 27 stays home. Wow. The only game USA lost all season was to James Madison and that kept USA at home. Unreal.

Must have been SOS

JMU 118
South Alabama 245

(11-06-2023 05:26 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(11-06-2023 05:10 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  So James Madison, with a record of 9-4-8 and an RPI of 39 made the tournament as an at large while South Alabama, 16-1-3 with an RPI of 27 stays home. Wow. The only game USA lost all season was to James Madison and that kept USA at home. Unreal.

Must have been SOS

JMU 118
South Alabama 245

We still played in the #9 conference. Texas finished with an RPI of 25 and a 15-4-2 record against the #7 conference and they’re a national seed. Either RPI means something or it doesn’t.

Wow, I thought you all were a lock. That sucks, you should be there.

(11-06-2023 05:38 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(11-06-2023 05:26 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(11-06-2023 05:10 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  So James Madison, with a record of 9-4-8 and an RPI of 39 made the tournament as an at large while South Alabama, 16-1-3 with an RPI of 27 stays home. Wow. The only game USA lost all season was to James Madison and that kept USA at home. Unreal.

Must have been SOS

JMU 118
South Alabama 245

We still played in the #9 conference. Texas finished with an RPI of 25 and a 15-4-2 record against the #7 conference and they’re a national seed. Either RPI means something or it doesn’t.

I’m not saying you didn’t deserve to get in.

Just saying what was probably the factor that left you out

What is also confusing is JMU is playing a 7 seed and ODU is playing a 3 seed. So effectively JMU is a 10 seed and ODU is a 14 seed. I know for these sports seeding doesn’t fall exactly like March Madness, but I still assume they keep it somewhat reasonable.

USA got hosed. That's a good team

(11-06-2023 05:03 PM)Bobcats30 Wrote:  Along with ODU, JMU got an at-large bid. Despite having an RPI of 27, South Alabama got left out of the NCAA Tournament.

ODU will travel to take on Georgetown and JMU heads to South Carolina for first round matches this weekend.

Feel bad for USA. They should've gotten the at-large as well.

Get used to it. TXST WBB got left out of the NCAAs last year in spite of the fact they won the regular season championship and, lest we forget the snub of the TXST volleyball team.

Even though it's not supposed to be a thing, you have to be almost flawless to get into the P5 invitationals these days.

(11-06-2023 08:22 PM)CatMom Wrote:  Get used to it. TXST WBB got left out of the NCAAs last year in spite of the fact they won the regular season championship and, lest we forget the snub of the TXST volleyball team.

Even though it's not supposed to be a thing, you have to be almost flawless to get into the P5 invitationals these days.

South Alabama Softball was literally the first team out last year. It’s not a fun thing. The NCAA sucks.