First round complete.

Went by chalk except two upsets - UC-Irvine over #1 Seed UCLA and Tennessee over #4 seed Xavier

(11-15-2023 01:05 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  First round complete.

Went by chalk except two upsets - UC-Irvine over #1 Seed UCLA and Tennessee over #4 seed Xavier

I plan to follow somewhat. Please keep us posted, dbackjon.

Teams remaining by Conference:

SEC - 7
ACC - 5
Big 10 - 5
Ivy - 4
Big 12 - 3
Pac 12 - 2
WCC - 2
American - 1
A10 - 1
Big East - 1
Big West - 1


Teams switching conferences still in the tournament
USC
Texas
Stanford

(11-15-2023 01:11 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Teams remaining by Conference:

SEC - 7
ACC - 5
Big 10 - 5
Ivy - 4
Big 12 - 3
Pac 12 - 2
WCC - 2
American - 1
A10 - 1
Big East - 1
Big West - 1


Teams switching conferences still in the tournament
USC
Texas
Stanford

The number that stands out: The Ivy League with four. Impressive.

(11-15-2023 01:05 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  First round complete.

Went by chalk except two upsets - UC-Irvine over #1 Seed UCLA and Tennessee over #4 seed Xavier

Women’s team sports seem to go chalk frequently. My expectation is #1 FSU wins it all after defeating #1 Clemson / #2 Stanford in an ACC-friendly final.

(11-15-2023 06:37 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-15-2023 01:11 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Teams remaining by Conference:

SEC - 7
ACC - 5
Big 10 - 5
Ivy - 4
Big 12 - 3
Pac 12 - 2
WCC - 2
American - 1
A10 - 1
Big East - 1
Big West - 1


Teams switching conferences still in the tournament
USC
Texas
Stanford

The number that stands out: The Ivy League with four. Impressive.

Yes. And all were seeds. Only UCIrvine of the Big West and Tennessee of the SEC were not seeds of the 32 to advance.

Two games played yesterday

1 seed BYU beat 8 seed USC
5 seed Michigan State beat 4 seed Harvard

More "upsets" today
5-seed Texas beat 4-seed Wisconsin
6-seed Saint Louis beat 3-seed Georgetown

Damn, the SEC is good in this too?

(11-17-2023 05:06 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  More "upsets" today
5-seed Texas beat 4-seed Wisconsin
6-seed Saint Louis beat 3-seed Georgetown

And more "upsets" could be coming. That's the beauty of college soccer (women and men). It seems very balanced and competitive.

I'm stunned UCLA got beat but glad Tennessee is still in it.

(11-17-2023 12:07 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Two games played yesterday

1 seed BYU beat 8 seed USC
5 seed Michigan State beat 4 seed Harvard

Great game! USC took a shot with 20 second left that skimmed off the top crossbar that would have tied it and sent things into overtime.

UC-Irvine keeps it going, beating #8 seed Gonzaga 2-1
6 seed Memphis takes down 3 seed Notre Dame

Down to the final 8 teams

Next weekend games:

1-seed Florida State vs 7-seed Pitt
1-seed BYU vs 3-seed North Carolina
1-seed Clemson vs 2-seed Penn State
2-seed Stanford vs 5-seed Nebraska


Nebraska beat 1-seed Tennessee in the round of 32

By Conference:

ACC - 4
B1G - 2
Big 12 - 1
Pac 12 - 1

Only non-P5's to make sweet sixteen

Big West's UC-Irvine
A10's St. Louis
AAC's Memphis

(11-20-2023 01:16 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Only non-P5's to make sweet sixteen

Big West's UC-Irvine
A10's St. Louis
AAC's Memphis

Please keep the updates coming.

I'm trying to follow the Memphis ladies.

(11-20-2023 01:19 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-20-2023 01:16 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Only non-P5's to make sweet sixteen

Big West's UC-Irvine
A10's St. Louis
AAC's Memphis

Please keep the updates coming.

I'm trying to follow the Memphis ladies.

They ended up losing in the Sweet 16 to Pitt

This was written after UC Irvine's first round upset of UCLA. JRsec will like the paragraph I'm highlighting. Three players who were good enough to begin their college careers at bigger programs, transferred to UCI and enjoyed some team success. Mid majors can benefit from the transfer portal, too.

https://sports.yahoo.com/why-uc-irvine-w...43765.html

Defender Lilli Rask spent two years at Oregon but never started; at Irvine, she appeared in every game this season. Midfielder Tati Fung went to Texas before leaving after one year; she leads Irvine with eight assists this season. And midfielder Aislynn Crowder signed with UCLA out of high school but appeared in just 14 games in two seasons. So last year she transferred to Irvine and played in 22 games her first year. She had the assist on Moore’s game-winning goal last Friday.

“I think a program like ours, if you made a comparison with a UCLA or USC and the biggest schools around the country, is you can grow through mistakes,” Juniper said. “You don't have to be perfect when you're on the field. And at some of these other schools, you get your opportunity and if you're not perfect, your five minutes doesn't go any further.”

(11-20-2023 01:24 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(11-20-2023 01:19 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-20-2023 01:16 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Only non-P5's to make sweet sixteen

Big West's UC-Irvine
A10's St. Louis
AAC's Memphis

Please keep the updates coming.

I'm trying to follow the Memphis ladies.

They ended up losing in the Sweet 16 to Pitt

Yep. 3-0. Season ends. Congrats to Pitt.

thx for the updates.