Playoff Thread

[clenz]

Zero chance UNI is seeded. Even in the most jacked up scenario they would go "Um...let's pretend that didn't happen".

[UNIdad]

Thanks for the awesome breakdown clenz, I am actually rooting against SDSU this week, figuring the Valley is getting 2 seeds no matter what happens this weekend, if SDSU loses that eliminates the opportunity for them to be seeded. Gives a chance for WIU to be seeded. Good chance SDSU would be routed through Fargo and we would be routed through WIU although for SDSU to lose USD gets another quality win and has the head to head over WIU which I then say just seed UNI!!!! Is there any chance that all hell breaks lose this week and UNI sneaks in as the 8 seed? Man to have one more W right now!!!!

I love it when you guys think about it this deeply. So, now I'll cheer against SDSU this week. Thanks.

[clenz]

I love it when you guys think about it this deeply. So, now I'll cheer against SDSU this week. Thanks.

To wrench it just a little bit.

I haven't done deep dive on tie breaks this week but...

ISUr beating NDSU
SDSU beating USD
UNI beating ISUr

That creates a 3 way tie for first, which means it's possible that UNI can grab the auto. Changes nothing in the grand scheme of things, but if we are going to share the conference title we may as well try to get the auto bid from it...

[06panther10]

NDSU at Ill St is at noon so we will know by kickoff whether or not we are playing for a conference title.

[ronfitch]

To wrench it just a little bit.

I haven't done deep dive on tie breaks this week but...

ISUr beating NDSU
SDSU beating USD
UNI beating ISUr

That creates a 3 way tie for first, which means it's possible that UNI can grab the auto. Changes nothing in the grand scheme of things, but if we are going to share the conference title we may as well try to get the auto bid from it...

Ouch ... this makes Western's final drive in the Dome even more painful.

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

I'm a big ISUr fan this week...i'd like to for us to claim a share of the conference title with a win over ISUb.

That 4th and 15 conversion from that WIU game is a memory that haunts me about what the season could have been, but the biggest thing now is to beat the trees, get as healthy as we can for the tournament.

[clenz]

I just did the tie break. Looks like we can't win the auto. NDSU has that locked up. Sadly

Three or More Teams Tied
(1) If at any point a tie is broken using the multiple-tie tiebreaker procedures and only two teams remain tied, the remaining teams shall revert to the two-way tiebreaker (head-to-head).
(2) If the tied teams all played one another, the team with the best cumulative record involving games among the tied teams shall be declared the NCAA automatic qualifier.
(3) If the tied teams all played one another and have identical records against the other tied teams, then each team’s record against all common conference opponents shall be used to determine the NCAA automatic bid. If teams are still tied, then each team’s record against the next highest common opponent in the conference standings shall determine the automatic bid.
(4) If the tied teams did not play each other, then each team’s record against common conference opponents shall be used to determine the automatic bid. If the tied teams did not play each other, but one team played and defeated the other two teams, that team is champion.
(5) If the teams are still tied and they did not play each other, then each team’s record against the next highest common opponent in the conference standings shall determine the automatic bid.
(6) If the teams are still tied, the latest available computer ranking used by the NCAA selection committee shall be used.


So.....

#2:
All teams would be 1-1
UNI beat SDSU lost to NDSU
SDSU beat NDSU lost to UNI
NDSU beat UNI lost to NDSU

So we go to #3

#3
Common opponents are MSU, USD, WIU, and YSU - UNI missed ISUr, SDSU missed ISUB and NDSU missed SIU
NDSU vs those 4: 4-0
UNI vs those 4: 3-1 (W: MSU, USD and YSU...L: WIU)
SDSU vs those 4: 3-1 (W: MSU USD WIU...L:YSU)

That gives NDSU the autobid.

It also means we stop there as we are at 2 teams for "second place", which sends it head to head. Meaning the official standings would be NDSU UNI SDSU


So...outside of dreaming of a scenario that USD and SDSU are both in but not seeded to get funneled towards Fargo and UNI being sent south to the OVC/SLC there really is no real reason to have a vested rooting interest in the SDSU/USD game

ISUR/NDSU? Let's go Redbirds!

[UNI92]

Thanks for doing this research! Much appreciated

[igo4uni]

selection show is at 10 am Sunday!

[Neighbor]

Host Monmouth and head to South Dakota State.

[sevelev711]

Host Monmouth and head to South Dakota State.

Of course. Dang, do I hate the regional matchups.

[vbfan19]

I'm surprised that they put an MVFC team in each quarter

[pantherclaw]

Of course. Dang, do I hate the regional matchups.

Really, this is the second round matchup I am most excited about. Yes it' hard to play a team a second time, but we didn' play sdsu close last time we destroyed them. I like our pod.

[unipanther2154]

we won our way in and have been playing great football as of late. I'm pretty optimistic about what we can do in the playoffs. second round will be tough but I think we can make some noise. GO PANTHERS!!!!

[vbfan19]

Of course. Dang, do I hate the regional matchups.

All NCAA-run championships outside of Men$ Ba$ketball (and WBB to maintain the illusion of gender equity) employ an emphasis on minimizing travel costs by maximizing the number of "regional matchups" (i.e. bus trips). People can complain about it all they want, but it isn't going to change.