Topic: New Soccer rankings are out

[coalherd]

Just take the games one at a time and "Keep Winning, Baby"!  As someone pointed out, after the ODU game there this weekend we get a good break and I believe game spacing is a little more reasonable in the rest of the regular season schedule.

[MUther]

From the NCAA Men's Soccer Championships manual...

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Section 2.4 Selection Criteria
The following criteria shall be employed by a governing sports committee in selecting participants for NCAA championships competition:
● Won-lost record;
● Strength of schedule; and
● Eligibility and availability of student-athletes for NCAA championships.
In addition to Bylaw 31.3.3, the Men's Soccer Committee shall consider the following criteria in the selection of at-large teams for the men's soccer championship (not necessarily in priority order):
● Adjusted Rating Percentage Index (RPI), which includes:
- Won-lost-tied record (25%).
- Opponents' strength of schedule (50%).
- Opponents' opponents' strength of schedule (25%).
- Bonus/penalty system (see below).
● Head-to-head competition.
● Results versus common opponents.
● Strength and results against nonconference opponents.
● Results against teams already selected (including automatic qualifiers with an RPI of 1-75).
● Late-season performance in last eight games (strength and results).
● Strength and results against conference opponents.
Recommendations provided by regional advisory committees also shall be considered by the Men's Soccer Committee. Coaches? polls and/or any other outside polls or rankings are not used as a criterion by the Men's Soccer Committee for selection purposes.

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So even though we were Top 8 in the human polls, they are excluded as ranking criteria whereas RPI is specifically provided as one of the criteria.  We were 17th in RPI last year.  There are 4 regional advisory committees that provide input to the committee that can be considered.  Charlotte's men's head coach is the C-USA rep on our regional advisory committee.

I could see that guy telling them we should be in, but not seeded.  Bit of a conflict of interest imo. 

[luckytoes99]

I?m scratching my head why Northeastern is #1 in RPI with a loss to #3 New Hampshire who is 10-0-0.

Anyway, WVU played Akron to a 0-0 tie last night.