2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!!

Man! Bummed for Pepperdine. They had been playing great when most would say, it matters most. So much for the saying, “it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish” - That really sucks. East coast bias is outrageous!
 
#2 USC a four seed, they're the ones that got screwed. Long Beach State in the first round (and vice versa). Reminds me of when Fullerton met USC in 2015, Fullerton was 25 and had to travel to USC.

San Jose State is 154
Seattle is 128
Long Beach State is 37

NCAA does a great job saving money! That's about it for women's soccer!
 
Swoosh said:
#2 USC a four seed, they're the ones that got screwed. Long Beach State in the first round (and vice versa). Reminds me of when Fullerton met USC in 2015, Fullerton was 25 and had to travel to USC.

San Jose State is 154
Seattle is 128
Long Beach State is 37

NCAA does a great job saving money! That's about it for women's soccer!
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I agree $C got screwed. Now they get to take care of Stanford’s little Florida State problem and meet the Bruins for a replay of Friday night. I would LOVE for them to meet in Cary in a few weeks. They could give the selection committee the finger by just putting their collective heads down and just grinding. They got the easy bracket last year this year they are going to have to earn it. They definitely are capable and I hope that they pull it off.
 
Wazzu is going to beat Georgetown. It would be absolutely hilarious if 4 PAC 12 teams made the College Cup. If they play defense and counter instead of trying to play soccer they can win that weak a$$ group.
 
MakeAPlay said:
Wazzu is going to beat Georgetown. It would be absolutely hilarious if 4 PAC 12 teams made the College Cup. If they play defense and counter instead of trying to play soccer they can win that weak a$$ group.
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Interesting call on Washington State. Would have to agree with that as a possibility. Weaver, a forward with Pace like Mace can, and does, catch the best off balance and punish. And yes, if they stick to their strengths they will be dangerous and a very tough team to take out.
 
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Lion Eyes said:
I hope Chris is correct.....


NCAA – Chris’ Final 2018 NCAA Tournament Field of Sixty-Four Projection
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Note: I have NOT calculated seeds yet. That will be coming with the mock bracket.

America East – Albany*
AAC – Memphis*, South Florida
Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis*
ACC – Florida State*, North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, NC State, Boston College, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Louisville
A-Sun – Lipscomb*
Big 12 – West Virginia*, Baylor, Texas, TCU, Kansas, Texas Tech
Big East – Georgetown*, Butler
Big Sky – Montana*
Big South – Radford*
Big Ten – Minnesota*, Penn State, Rutgers, Illinois
Big West – Long Beach State*
CAA – Hofstra*
C-USA – North Texas*
Horizon – Milwaukee*
Ivy – Princeton*
MAAC – Monmouth*
MAC – Bowling Green*
MVC – Loyola (Ill.)*
Mountain West – San Jose State*
NEC – Central Connecticut State*
OVC – Murray State*
Pac-12 – Stanford*, USC, UCLA, Arizona, Washington State
Patriot – Boston University*
SEC – LSU*, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss
SoCon – UNC Greensboro*
Southland – Abilene Christian*
SWAC – Howard*
Summit – Denver*
Sun Belt – Little Rock*
WCC – BYU*, Santa Clara, Pepperdine
WAC – Seattle*

Last IN – Pepperdine, Louisville, Butler, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech
Last OUT – Wisconsin, Northwestern, Ohio State, Colorado

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NCAA – Chris’ Final 2018 Mock NCAA Tournament Bracket
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Well, I did my best. Seeding looks to be volatile this year, with some weird first round matchups likely thanks to a glut of ACC and SEC teams.

In College Cup for these brackets, Stanford Quadrant winner would play Georgetown Quadrant winner, with Florida State Quadrant winner playing North Carolina Quadrant winner.

Stanford Quadrant

Palo Alto Regional

[1] Stanford vs Seattle
NC State vs Mississippi State
[4] Penn State vs Albany
Washington State vs Montana

Los Angeles Regional

[2] USC vs Pepperdine
Auburn vs Wake Forest
[3] Texas vs Denver
Arizona vs BYU

Westwood Regional

[2] UCLA vs Long Beach State
Arkansas vs Texas Tech
[3] Santa Clara vs San Jose State
South Carolina vs Clemson

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P5's seem to come in pretty much on target.
 
Ricky Fandango said:
Good luck to the rest of you.
Im going to bow out of the conversation since my kid is timed out.
I'll be pulling for all the kids Ive watched grow up on the pitch.
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Oh don’t think I won’t be watching out for her in the draft or even better yet the Euro leagues this summer! Good luck to Her; she’s a wonderful young woman!
 
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Agree with you make. UCLA already had their surprise. San Jose won’t sneak up on them.

When I look at Pepperdine they played a good non-conference schedule but didn’t win any big games. It’s almost like the committed
MakeAPlay said:
The good news is I won’t play one second in the game so what I feel really doesn’t matter. I can tell you where the team’s mentality is and they believe that they are going to win it all. Unfortunately that means that San Jose State is going to be bugs on a windshield. The team loves their draw. They want to get another shot at the Cardinal.
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I think they would have loved to play Howard or Boston University. UCLA will win but it will take better than an average effort to do so. Let's get past UNC before we start talking rematch.
 
MakeAPlay said:
Oregon State fires their head coach. That is a damn tough job. Anyone taking it better get a 5 year deal because it isn’t a rebuild/remodel job it is a complete tear down all the way to the foundation.
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Tough conference. Only way schools like Oregon State and Oregon will every get in to the mix will be if they get 24 scholarships. The academics at UCLA, USC, CAL, Stanford and UW are that good to draw the best players. Not sure what happened to CAL this year however.
 
eastbaysoccer said:
When I look at Pepperdine they played a good non-conference schedule but didn’t win any big games. It’s almost like the committed
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Pepp got off to a slow start due to injuries and a lot of expirementing with the starting lineup. Several freshmen were thrown into the fire immediately and there is a big learning curve going from club to D1 collegiate soccer. The good news is a lot of underclassmen got some serious playing time this past year.

The defense was really solid and just got better every game. When we won, it was usually a shut out. The constant shuffling on offense made it difficult for any group of players to develop solid chemistry and communication. Things started to solidify later in the season but unfortunately, it came a bit too late.

Like last year, we are losing some stellar players on defense and in the middle but our freshman class has some real super stars that I think will fill the void nicely. Barring serious injuries, I am calling our shot now and predicting that we will rebound nicely and win the WCC next year. It won’t be easy but I like our chances.
 
eastbaysoccer said:
Agree with you make. UCLA already had their surprise. San Jose won’t sneak up on them.

When I look at Pepperdine they played a good non-conference schedule but didn’t win any big games. It’s almost like the committed


I think they would have loved to play Howard or Boston University. UCLA will win but it will take better than an average effort to do so. Let's get past UNC before we start talking rematch.
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UNC won’t be there. The problem with peaking early is the postseason.
 
MakeAPlay said:
Wazzu is going to beat Georgetown. It would be absolutely hilarious if 4 PAC 12 teams made the College Cup. If they play defense and counter instead of trying to play soccer they can win that weak a$$ group.
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I wish they would. The ultimate thumbing of the nose to the selection committee.
 
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