RPIs from warrennolan.com as of Friday morning:
Thursday:
FAU (29) at Miami (3) --- makeup game -- FAU lost
CUSA series running Friday - Sunday
#25 Rice (15-6) at #102 FIU (9-12)
#101 UAB (10-11) at #88 Marshall (13-8)
#63 ODU (10-11) at #157 Charlotte (8-13)
#169 UTSA (6-15) at #28 FAU (14-7)
#90 WKU (10-11) at #20 USM (15-6)
#160 MT (4-17) at #65 La Tech (12-9)
3 PAC12 - .5389
4 CUSA - .5347
5 BIG12 - .5344
RPI - TEAM - CUSA RECORD -- head to head tiebreaker
#20 USM (15-6) -- beat Rice
#25 Rice (15-6)
#29 FAU (14-7)
#88 Marshall (13-8)
#64 La Tech (12-9)
#63 ODU (10-11) -- beat WKU and UAB
#91 WKU (10-11) -- beat UAB
#100 UAB (10-11)
-------------------- (cut-off point for making CUSA tournament)
#101 FIU (9-12)
#154 Charlotte (8-13)
#169 UTSA (6-15)
#159 MT (4-17)
Here's my ridiculously early prediction for final standings (top 8) for the CUSA tourney and tourney format win/loss prediction:
Regular Season Standings
1. USM (21-9, tiebreaker over Rice)
2. Rice (21-9)
3. FAU (20-10)
4. Marshall (19-11 or 18-12)
5. La Tech (16-14)
6. ODU (10-11, tiebreaker over UAB)
7. UAB (10-11, tiebreaker over WKU)
8. WKU (10-11)
Tourney:
Round 1
#1 USM vs. #8 WKU = USM wins
#4 Marsh vs. #5 La Tech = La Tech wins
#3 FAU vs. #6 ODU = FAU wins
#2 Rice vs. #7 UAB = UAB upsets Rice
Round 2
-Marshall eliminates WKU for their 2nd loss...Marshall turns around and beats loser of USM/La Tech (it's La Tech)...and Marshall moves to the semi's to face USM.
-Rice eliminates ODU for their 2nd loss...Rice turns around and beats the loser of FAU/UAB (it's UAB)...Rice moves on to the semi's to face FAU.
Semi's
USM beats Marshall
FAU beats Rice
Finals
USM beats FAU 2 out of 3 to win the CUSA tourney (in addition to winning the regular season)
USM host a regional.
FAU and Rice are both #2 seeds in regionals.
TTT...
(05-05-2016 03:56 PM)TTT Wrote: [ -> ]Here's my ridiculously early prediction for final standings (top 8) for the CUSA tourney and tourney format win/loss prediction:
Regular Season Standings
1. USM (21-9, tiebreaker over Rice)
2. Rice (21-9)
3. FAU (20-10)
4. Marshall (19-11 or 18-12)
5. La Tech (16-14)
6. ODU (10-11, tiebreaker over UAB)
7. UAB (10-11, tiebreaker over WKU)
8. WKU (10-11)
Tourney:
Round 1
#1 USM vs. #8 WKU = USM wins
#4 Marsh vs. #5 La Tech = La Tech wins
#3 FAU vs. #6 ODU = FAU wins
#2 Rice vs. #7 UAB = UAB upsets Rice
Round 2
-Marshall eliminates WKU for their 2nd loss...Marshall turns around and beats loser of USM/La Tech (it's La Tech)...and Marshall moves to the semi's to face USM.
-Rice eliminates ODU for their 2nd loss...Rice turns around and beats the loser of FAU/UAB (it's UAB)...Rice moves on to the semi's to face FAU.
Semi's
USM beats Marshall
FAU beats Rice
Finals
USM beats FAU 2 out of 3 to win the CUSA tourney (in addition to winning the regular season)
USM host a regional.
FAU and Rice are both #2 seeds in regionals.
TTT...
CUSA tourney format is a 1 game winner take all championship game
(05-05-2016 04:04 PM)usm99 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-05-2016 03:56 PM)TTT Wrote: [ -> ]Here's my ridiculously early prediction for final standings (top 8) for the CUSA tourney and tourney format win/loss prediction:
Regular Season Standings
1. USM (21-9, tiebreaker over Rice)
2. Rice (21-9)
3. FAU (20-10)
4. Marshall (19-11 or 18-12)
5. La Tech (16-14)
6. ODU (10-11, tiebreaker over UAB)
7. UAB (10-11, tiebreaker over WKU)
8. WKU (10-11)
Tourney:
Round 1
#1 USM vs. #8 WKU = USM wins
#4 Marsh vs. #5 La Tech = La Tech wins
#3 FAU vs. #6 ODU = FAU wins
#2 Rice vs. #7 UAB = UAB upsets Rice
Round 2
-Marshall eliminates WKU for their 2nd loss...Marshall turns around and beats loser of USM/La Tech (it's La Tech)...and Marshall moves to the semi's to face USM.
-Rice eliminates ODU for their 2nd loss...Rice turns around and beats the loser of FAU/UAB (it's UAB)...Rice moves on to the semi's to face FAU.
Semi's
USM beats Marshall
FAU beats Rice
Finals
USM beats FAU 2 out of 3 to win the CUSA tourney (in addition to winning the regular season)
USM host a regional.
FAU and Rice are both #2 seeds in regionals.
TTT...
CUSA tourney format is a 1 game winner take all championship game
Hope he wasn't predicting us to win the last two of that series then.
(05-05-2016 03:56 PM)TTT Wrote: [ -> ]Here's my ridiculously early prediction for final standings (top 8) for the CUSA tourney and tourney format win/loss prediction:
Regular Season Standings
1. USM (21-9, tiebreaker over Rice)
2. Rice (21-9)
3. FAU (20-10)
4. Marshall (19-11 or 18-12)
5. La Tech (16-14)
6. ODU (10-11, tiebreaker over UAB)
7. UAB (10-11, tiebreaker over WKU)
8. WKU (10-11)
Tourney:
Round 1
#1 USM vs. #8 WKU = USM wins
#4 Marsh vs. #5 La Tech = La Tech wins
#3 FAU vs. #6 ODU = FAU wins
#2 Rice vs. #7 UAB = UAB upsets Rice
Round 2
-Marshall eliminates WKU for their 2nd loss...Marshall turns around and beats loser of USM/La Tech (it's La Tech)...and Marshall moves to the semi's to face USM.
-Rice eliminates ODU for their 2nd loss...Rice turns around and beats the loser of FAU/UAB (it's UAB)...Rice moves on to the semi's to face FAU.
Semi's
USM beats Marshall
FAU beats Rice
Finals
USM beats FAU 2 out of 3 to win the CUSA tourney (in addition to winning the regular season)
USM host a regional.
FAU and Rice are both #2 seeds in regionals.
TTT...
I guess I'd still count that as our 21st consecutive conference championship. Hope we don't have to share though!
USM moving McCarty to Saturday, Cockrell stays on Friday. TBA Sunday.
If we end up in the semifinals of baseball and basketball in the same year, but not place in football, prepare for Armageddon cause **** is way upside down.
(05-05-2016 11:15 PM)MUther Wrote: [ -> ]If we end up in the semifinals of baseball and basketball in the same year, but not place in football, prepare for Armageddon cause **** is way upside down.
You made it to the semifinals of football....you played WKU in a de facto East championship game
(05-05-2016 04:28 PM)EagNBran Wrote: [ -> ] (05-05-2016 04:04 PM)usm99 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-05-2016 03:56 PM)TTT Wrote: [ -> ]Here's my ridiculously early prediction for final standings (top 8) for the CUSA tourney and tourney format win/loss prediction:
Regular Season Standings
1. USM (21-9, tiebreaker over Rice)
2. Rice (21-9)
3. FAU (20-10)
4. Marshall (19-11 or 18-12)
5. La Tech (16-14)
6. ODU (10-11, tiebreaker over UAB)
7. UAB (10-11, tiebreaker over WKU)
8. WKU (10-11)
Tourney:
Round 1
#1 USM vs. #8 WKU = USM wins
#4 Marsh vs. #5 La Tech = La Tech wins
#3 FAU vs. #6 ODU = FAU wins
#2 Rice vs. #7 UAB = UAB upsets Rice
Round 2
-Marshall eliminates WKU for their 2nd loss...Marshall turns around and beats loser of USM/La Tech (it's La Tech)...and Marshall moves to the semi's to face USM.
-Rice eliminates ODU for their 2nd loss...Rice turns around and beats the loser of FAU/UAB (it's UAB)...Rice moves on to the semi's to face FAU.
Semi's
USM beats Marshall
FAU beats Rice
Finals
USM beats FAU 2 out of 3 to win the CUSA tourney (in addition to winning the regular season)
USM host a regional.
FAU and Rice are both #2 seeds in regionals.
TTT...
CUSA tourney format is a 1 game winner take all championship game
Hope he wasn't predicting us to win the last two of that series then.
HAHA
(05-06-2016 08:41 AM)eagle04 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-05-2016 04:28 PM)EagNBran Wrote: [ -> ] (05-05-2016 04:04 PM)usm99 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-05-2016 03:56 PM)TTT Wrote: [ -> ]Here's my ridiculously early prediction for final standings (top 8) for the CUSA tourney and tourney format win/loss prediction:
Regular Season Standings
1. USM (21-9, tiebreaker over Rice)
2. Rice (21-9)
3. FAU (20-10)
4. Marshall (19-11 or 18-12)
5. La Tech (16-14)
6. ODU (10-11, tiebreaker over UAB)
7. UAB (10-11, tiebreaker over WKU)
8. WKU (10-11)
Tourney:
Round 1
#1 USM vs. #8 WKU = USM wins
#4 Marsh vs. #5 La Tech = La Tech wins
#3 FAU vs. #6 ODU = FAU wins
#2 Rice vs. #7 UAB = UAB upsets Rice
Round 2
-Marshall eliminates WKU for their 2nd loss...Marshall turns around and beats loser of USM/La Tech (it's La Tech)...and Marshall moves to the semi's to face USM.
-Rice eliminates ODU for their 2nd loss...Rice turns around and beats the loser of FAU/UAB (it's UAB)...Rice moves on to the semi's to face FAU.
Semi's
USM beats Marshall
FAU beats Rice
Finals
USM beats FAU 2 out of 3 to win the CUSA tourney (in addition to winning the regular season)
USM host a regional.
FAU and Rice are both #2 seeds in regionals.
TTT...
CUSA tourney format is a 1 game winner take all championship game
Hope he wasn't predicting us to win the last two of that series then.
HAHA
"Why is FAU dog piling? That was just the first game?!"
Also... to the OP... we pretty much all agreed over on the Rice board that it would take 22 wins to get a share of the regular season title. I think anyone on 21 wins will be looking at runner up status.
Most years, taking two/three down the stretch is good enough. But the top of the league is stronger than usual this year.
(05-05-2016 01:56 PM)usm99 Wrote: [ -> ]RPI - TEAM - CUSA RECORD -- head to head tiebreaker
#20 USM (15-6) -- beat Rice
#25 Rice (15-6)
#29 FAU (14-7)
#88 Marshall (13-8)
#64 La Tech (12-9)
#63 ODU (10-11) -- beat WKU and UAB
#91 WKU (10-11) -- beat UAB
#100 UAB (10-11)
-------------------- (cut-off point for making CUSA tournament)
#101 FIU (9-12)
#154 Charlotte (8-13)
#169 UTSA (6-15)
#159 MT (4-17)
After this weekend there will only be 6 CUSA games remaining so it is possible that Middle Tennessee and UTSA could both be eliminated from the CUSA tournament this weekend.
USM SP Cord Cockrell left the game after 2 batters with an undisclosed injury. It appears it was something before the game as USM had another pitcher warming up when the game started.
USM up 5-0 after 3 complete. USM has a solo HR and a 3-run HR on the night to give us 54 HRs on the season. FWIW, last year we hit 42 on the season. USM was 9th in the nation coming into tonight.
WKU gets its first hit of the game to lead of the 4th inning.
Hopefully Cockrell's injury isn't serious.
ODU takes the first game with Charlotte -- ODU 8, Charlotte 6.
Thru 6 complete LA Tech 7 - MTU 4