The problem with the bracketology in the women's bracket is that I think there is bias towards regional pairings in the first round than their true seed.

I'm still somewhat bitter the year when UC Davis was paired with Stanford for a #1 vs. #16 match up when UC Davis was clearly better than a #16 seed that year.

I presume you got this information from gauchodan's post from the Big West board.

I think it's more realistic that UCD will get a 4th, 5th, or 6th seed.
I personally prefer a 6th seed, since I don't want to face UCI in the second round if the marbles end up that way.
On the other hand, I'd prefer a higher seed just to improve team morale.

To get a third seed, exactly five games have to go our way. I find that as less probable.

Gauchodan's relevant post below:

UC DAVIS (7-7)
3/7 vs. Hawai'i
3/9 vs. UC Riverside

Davis finishes 3rd if
they go 2-0 AND Santa Barbara goes 0-2 AND Northridge loses at Irvine

Davis finishes 4th if
they go 2-0 AND Santa Barbara wins at Northridge OR
they go 2-0 AND Santa Barbara goes 0-2 AND Northridge goes 2-0 OR
they go 2-0 AND Santa Barbara goes 1-1 (winning at Cal Poly) AND Northridge goes 1-1 (winning vs. Santa Barbara) OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Riverside goes 2-0 AND Hawai'i goes 0-2 AND Northridge loses at Irvine OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Riverside goes 2-0 AND Santa Barbara goes 2-0 AND Northridge goes 0-2 AND Hawai'i wins at Fullerton

Davis finishes 5th if
they go 2-0 AND Northridge goes 2-0 AND Santa Barbara wins at Cal Poly OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Riverside goes 2-0 AND EITHER Hawai'i wins at Fullerton OR Northridge wins at Irvine OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Hawai'i goes 0-2 AND Northridge loses at least once OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Riverside) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Northridge loses at Irvine

Davis finishes 6th if
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Riverside) AND Long Beach loses vs. Riverside AND Northridge wins at Irvine OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Riverside) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Northridge lose at Irvine OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Riverside) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Hawai'i goes 2-0 AND Northridge goes 1-1 (winning at Irvine) OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Riverside goes 2-0 AND Hawai'i wins at Fullerton AND Northridge wins at Irvine AND Santa Barbara lose at least once OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Northridge goes 0-2 AND Hawai'i wins at Fullerton OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Northridge goes 1-1 (winning vs. Santa Barbara) AND Hawai'i wins at Fullerton OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Northridge goes 2-0 AND Hawai'i goes 0-2
they go 0-2 AND Northridge goes 0-2

Davis finishes 7th if
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Riverside) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Northridge wins at Irvine AND Santa Barbara loses at least once OR
they go 1-1 (winning vs. Hawai'i) AND Long Beach wins vs. Riverside AND Hawai'i wins at Fullerton AND Northridge wins at Irvine OR
they go 0-2 AND Northridge wins at least once

I'm curious on the rounding error for the beach volleyball games. If UCD sweeps all three games, are we rewarded 5.01 points total?

It would be awesome if we beat Sac by 0.01 at the end of the year.

I actually hate any name that would increase people's chances of calling us "California Davis Aggies," "Cal Davis," or the like. Therefore, I agree with GoAggies for a different reason.

I think names like "Cal Aggie Marching Band-Uh!," logos that start with a "C," or the like just adds into people's confusion.

Edit: I just read ucdavisaggie05's above post which sounds similar to mine.

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Didn't UC Davis have a ridiculously large class in Hawkins' first year?

"Morgan is now 6th on the all time Big West scoring list."

So does anyone have the link for the Big West scoring list? I'm curious what Morgan is projected to be after this season is complete.

According to this old article, we could add fencing for 22 scholarships:

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/college/article202014879.html

"An equestrian team would offer a roster of up to 55 students, and a rowing team could carry 55-70 students. Rugby (as many as 30), beach volleyball (20) and fencing (22) would each allow fewer participants, according to the release."

So how good is he?

I have gone to both Eastern Washington games this year. I must admit that I am highly impressed and grateful from the hospitality that the Eastern Washington fans and the Spokane people have given me.

I just don't understand how people can live in the cold! BRRRRRRRRR!

Out of curiosity, when does QB height actually become a factor? 6' 2"? 6' 0"? 5' 10"? 5' 8"?
I presume that eventually it will be increasingly difficult to look over 6'4" or 6'6" offensive linemen.

Nice article and video on Trent Tompkins:

https://kmph.com/sports/local-sports/central-qb-trent-tompkins-will-go-down-in-history-as-one-of-valleys-greatest

So how good is he?

He also got offers at Brown and Nevada.

Heh. This sports announcer doesn't sound too professional.

I did the "disable unsafe plugins" trick as well, but I think that's related to my AdBlock Plus or the like.

Mine finally worked.

Here are the updated Massey predictions to win the whole thing:

#1 North Dakota State: 66.28% or about 1 to 2 odds
#2 Eastern Washington: 16.45% or about 5 to 1 odds
#3 Weber State: 5.30% or about 20 to 1 odds
#4 Kennessaw State: 0.77% or about 130 to 1 odds
#5 South Dakota State: 8.14% or about 12 to 1 odds
#6 UC Davis: 1.95% or about 50 to 1 odds
#7 Maine: 0.08% or about 1250 to 1 odds
#8 Colgate: 1.02% or about 100 to 1 odds

I'm quite sure someone here will eventually capture those last few minutes. :)