Ok, as the most awesome (and opinionated and sometimes grumpy) women's college soccer community on the Internet... let's do this... 2011 BigSoccer Division I - Women's College Soccer Tournament Challenge You can use the below bracket to make filling in the thread post easier. Cut and paste the results at the bottom of the web page to the thread. Convenience Bracket If we don't have a volunteer to do the scoring, I will do it. Results should be posted in the thread by the start of the first game (Friday 6pm EST). Unless someone with a soccer eye protests, we'll use almost the same scoring as previous years: First Round.....................1 Point Second Round....................2 Points Third Round.....................4 Points Quarterfinals...................6 Points Semi-finals.....................8 Points Championship...................12 Points DemitriMaximoffX Handicap..... -6 Points
Best of luck to all the teams!! FIRST ROUND Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Washington St. West Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Louisville Portland Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Illinois St. Georgia Duke SECOND ROUND Stanford Boston College Maryland Notre Dame Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Illinois St. Duke THIRD ROUND Boston College Maryland Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest North Carolina UCLA Duke FINAL FOUR Boston College Florida St. North Carolina Duke FINAL Florida St. Duke }}}}}}--------]]~~~>>National Champs Florida St.
1st Round Stanford South Carolina California Boston College Auburn La Salle Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tech Texas A Memphis Louisville Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA San Diego Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College Auburn Oklahoma St. Virginia Virginia Tech Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Oklahoma St. Virginia Memphis Wake Forest North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Virginia Wake Forest UCLA Final Stanford UCLA National Champs UCLA
Thanks for getting the posting started crazyhorse and brubru. 1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Dayton Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Alabama Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Kansas Duke 2nd Round Stanford Santa Clara Maryland Oklahoma St. Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Marquette North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Oklahoma St. Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest Florida UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Virginia Wake Forest Duke Final Stanford Duke National Champs Duke
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tech Texas A Memphis Dayton Portland Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College Maryland Oklahoma St. Virginia Virginia Tech Dayton Florida St. Wake Forest Marquette North Carolina Florida UCLA Miami (FL) Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Maryland Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Florida St. Wake Forest Duke Final Stanford Duke National Champs Stanford
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Texas A Memphis Louisville Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College Maryland Oklahoma St. Virginia West Virginia Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Maryland Virginia Florida St. Penn St. North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Florida St. North Carolina UCLA Final Florida St. North Carolina National Champs Florida St.
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Dayton Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA San Diego Alabama Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Santa Clara Auburn Illinois Virginia West Virginia Dayton Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Illinois West Virginia Florida St. Penn St. North Carolina UCLA Milwaukee Final Four Stanford Florida St. Penn St. UCLA Final Stanford Penn St. National Champs Stanford
Like Crazyhorse, it turns out that I'm an ACC partisan. And with heart ruling over head (sigh, GoCourage), I stick with alma mater and go with UNC. Congratulations to all of the great 64 teams participating! I think that this will be the most competitive tournament yet with a lot nail biters in the first round. ****************************************** Stanford, South Carolina, Santa Clara, Boston College Auburn, Maryland, Notre Dame, Oklahoma Sate Virginia, Washington St, Virginia Tech, TAMU Memphis, Louisville, Oregon St, Florida St. Wake Forest, Boston U, Marquette, Penn State North Carolina, Balyor, Central Florida, Florida UCLA, San Diego, Miami, Pepperdine Tennessee, Milwaukee, Georgia, Duke ****************************************** Stanford, Boston College, Maryland, Notre Dame Virginia, TAMU, Memphis, Florida State Wake Forest, Penn State, North Carolina, Florida UCLA, Pepperdine, Tennessee, Duke ****************************************** Boston College, Notre Dame Virginia, Florida State Wake Forest, North Carolina UCLA, Duke *************** Boston College Florida State North Carolina Duke *************** Florida State North Carolina *************** North Carolina ***************
FIRST ROUND Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Washington St. West Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Dayton Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Miami (FL) Pepperdine Ohio St. Illinois St. Georgia Duke SECOND ROUND Stanford Santa Clara Maryland Notre Dame Virginia West Virginia Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Marquette North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Ohio St. Duke THIRD ROUND Stanford Maryland Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest North Carolina Pepperdine Duke FINAL FOUR Stanford Florida St. Wake Forest Duke FINAL Stanford Duke CHAMPION Stanford If you think it will be anyone else, you haven't watched Stanford play!
Here's a somewhat dark horse (and admittedly homer) prediction: 1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Utah St. Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tech Texas A Memphis Louisville Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. William & Mary Baylor UCF Florida UCLA San Diego Miami (FL) Long Beach St. Ohio St. Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Santa Clara Utah St. Notre Dame Virginia Virginia Tech Louisville Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. William & Mary UCF UCLA Long Beach St. Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Notre Dame Virginia Florida St. Penn St. UCF UCLA Milwaukee Final Four Notre Dame Virginia Penn St. Milwaukee Final Virginia Penn St. National Champs Penn St.
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Washington St. West Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Louisville Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA San Diego Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Kansas Duke 2nd Round Stanford Santa Clara Maryland Oklahoma St. Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Oregon St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Oklahoma St. Texas A&M Oregon St. Penn St. North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Texas A&M Penn St. Duke Final Stanford Duke National Champs Duke
Good luck to all teams - If I'm wrong in the end, I'd put $ on the fact there will be an ACC team in the final - stackkkkked. 1st Round Stanford Texas Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tech Texas A Memphis Louisville Portland Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor FIU Florida New Mexico UC Irvine Alabama Pepperdine Ohio St. Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College Maryland Oklahoma St. Virginia Texas A Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Marquette North Carolina Florida UC Irvine Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Oklahoma St. Virginia Florida St. Marquette Florida UC Irvine Duke Final Four Stanford Florida St. Marquette Duke Final Stanford Duke National Champs Duke
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn La Salle Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Texas A Memphis Dayton Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA San Diego Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College La Salle Oklahoma St. Virginia Texas A Memphis Florida St. Boston U. Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Oklahoma St. Texas A Memphis Boston U. North Carolina UCLA Milwaukee Final Four Stanford Texas A North Carolina UCLA Final Stanford North Carolina National Champs Stanford
Here goes nothing: 1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Washington St. West Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Dayton Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Santa Clara Maryland Illinois Virginia West Virginia Dayton Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Illinois West Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Florida St. North Carolina Duke Final Stanford Duke National Champs Stanford I think that pod with Illinois, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Maryland and Auburn is so wide open that any of those five teams could easily come out of there to face Stanford. I went with the hottest team of the bunch.
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Dayton Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Alabama Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Santa Clara Maryland Illinois Virginia West Virginia Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Illinois Virginia Florida St. Penn St. North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Virginia Penn St. UCLA Final Stanford Penn St. National Champs Stanford
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tech Texas A Memphis Dayton Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA San Diego Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College Auburn Oklahoma St. Virginia Texas A Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Miami (FL) Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Oklahoma St. Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Oklahoma St. Virginia Wake Forest Duke Final Virginia Wake Forest National Champs Virginia
I know. I know. It was with a heavy heart that I picked against Carolina. I hope I'm wrong and they bust out of the morass. Thanks everyone for posting picks so far. 15 entries and counting. The distribution of winners so far: Stanford 6 Duke 3 FSU 2 UVA 1 Penn St. 1 UCLA 1 UNC 1
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tech Texas A Memphis Louisville Portland Florida St. Wake Forest Harvard Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Santa Clara Maryland Notre Dame Virginia Virginia Tech Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Marquette North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Maryland Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Virginia North Carolina Duke Final Stanford North Carolina National Champs Stanford
1st Round Stanford South Carolina Santa Clara Boston College Auburn La Salle Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Texas A&M Memphis Louisville Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Harvard Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Alabama Pepperdine Ohio St. Illinois St. Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Santa Clara La Salle Illinois Virginia West Virginia Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Marquette North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Illinois St. Duke 3rd Round Stanford Illinois Virginia Memphis Marquette Florida UCLA Illinois St. Final Four Stanford Memphis Marquette Illinois St. Final Stanford Illinois St. National Champs Stanford
KolaBear, how about you and I add to the competition by including an RPI v Massey sub-competition? I'll enter predictions (tomorrow) based on the ARPI as of November 6 and you enter predictions based on Massey as of November 6 (his ratings are available now, so you'll have to download them at least for the teams in the Tournament). I'll use my and nc-soccer's ARPI numbers rather than the NCAA's since they're the right ones (more information to follow). No adjustments or anything after November 6, so we can see how well the two systems do as of the only date that matters for NCAA Tournament purposes. We strictly follow the respective ratings, no exceptions. No matter how close the ratings, the higher rated teams gets predicted as the winner. The one exception allowed is that you can make a pre-announced standard adjustment based on home field advantage, since Massey's ratings "factor out" home field advantage. (No conversion to the Jones system, so you'll have to figure out what adjustment to make while sticking to the Massey ratings. I'm trying to set this up so that no subjective judgments are involved.) I can't do home field advantage adjustments since the RPI does not "factor out" home field advantage. You up for it?
1st Round Stanford South Carolina California Boston College Auburn Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Washington St. West Virginia Texas A Memphis Dayton Portland Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA UC Irvine Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Georgia Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College Auburn Notre Dame Virginia Texas A Dayton Florida St. Wake Forest Marquette North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Tennessee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Auburn Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest Florida UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Virginia Wake Forest Duke Final Stanford Wake Forest National Champs Stanford
1st Round Stanford South Carolina California Boston College Auburn La Salle Illinois Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Texas A Memphis Dayton Portland Florida St. Wake Forest Boston U. Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor FIU Florida UCLA UC Irvine Miami (FL) Pepperdine Tennessee Milwaukee Kansas Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College Auburn Oklahoma St. Virginia West Virginia Memphis Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Milwaukee Duke 3rd Round Stanford Oklahoma St. Virginia Memphis Penn St. North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Oklahoma St. Virginia North Carolina Duke Final Oklahoma St. North Carolina National Champs Oklahoma St.
1st Round Stanford Texas Santa Clara Boston College Auburn Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma St. Virginia Kentucky West Virginia Texas A Memphis Dayton Oregon St. Florida St. Wake Forest Harvard Marquette Penn St. North Carolina Baylor UCF Florida UCLA San Diego Miami (FL) Pepperdine Ohio St. Milwaukee Kansas Duke 2nd Round Stanford Boston College Auburn Notre Dame Virginia West Virginia Dayton Florida St. Wake Forest Penn St. North Carolina Florida UCLA Pepperdine Ohio St. Duke 3rd Round Stanford Notre Dame Virginia Florida St. Wake Forest North Carolina UCLA Duke Final Four Stanford Florida St. Wake Forest UCLA Final Stanford Wake Forest National Champs Wake Forest