D1Baseball Weekly Chat: May 22 • D1Baseball
Have questions about the latest Top 25 rankings and the postseason picture as a whole? You have questions and we have answers.
Terpitude: I've got Maryland (2 seed), Indiana (3 seed) and Iowa (3 seed) making the NCAA Tournament. But what if a team like Michigan State wins the B1G Tournament? Would Iowa find itself like Rutgers in 2022?
Aaron Fitt: Agree with your three teams, and think Indiana could even be a 2-seed with that strong RPI (No. 27). All three of those teams look like very secure at-large teams, so if a different team wins the conference tournament, I think the Big Ten becomes a four-bid league.
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GoBeavs: The RPI seems to always be open for debate on its value. Why is so much weight put onto it and should there be a different metric used or at least added into the post-season decisions?
Aaron Fitt: The RPI carries so much weight because the committee has never bothered to look for a better system. They should, but they haven't -- so until they do, we're stuck using it as a key took in our analysis as well.
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Brendan: Why with an RPI in the mid-40s is Maryland firmly a 2-seed and not closer to the bubble?
Aaron Fitt: The fact that Maryland has won 11 straight series and took the Big Ten regular season crown should make them a slam-dunk regional team, RPI be damned.
