BB: Top Teams in West Region

Ralph Turner · May 04, 2026, 08:32:33 PM

It is hard for me to count Trinity as South Region, R6. Nevertheless...

108 Stitches · May 04, 2026, 11:23:33 PM

@Ralph Turner. I agree, it's just not right. The baseball Gods can not be happy with this.

Regardless I was shocked to see that Trinity was the number one seed in the SAA playoffs.

https://saa-sports.com/feature/26baseballchamp

Looking at the NPI ratings if they don't go deep in the SAA playoffs they will miss the regionals for the first time in 10+ years.

DickWhitman · May 05, 2026, 11:27:33 AM

Looks like ETBU should be in position to host a regional. Agree, Trinity will need 2 or 3 more wins to have a shot. Probably 4 to feel confident about their chances.

DickWhitman · May 10, 2026, 11:12:17 AM

Any bracket predictions? I've got the cutoff sitting at 46 right now. ETBU should be a host. Will the NCAA go down to 25 to have PP host? I can see the NCAA sending CMS or PP to Marshall and the other to Belhaven if BU put in a host request. Not sure where Whitworth ends up.

CMS at 38 in the NPI could be a nightmare for any bracket.

Ralph Turner · May 10, 2026, 11:53:01 AM

I think ETBU hosts at NPI #18, possibly knocking #16 out of a hosting chance.
My ETBU bracket would have Belhaven, TLU and the SCIAC of the committee's choice.
(I wonder if Belhaven might jump ETBU after the final calculations.)

DickWhitman · May 10, 2026, 12:11:46 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on May 10, 2026, 11:53:01 AMI think ETBU hosts at NPI #18, possibly knocking #16 out of a hosting chance.
My ETBU bracket would have Belhaven, TLU and the SCIAC of the committee's choice.
(I wonder if Belhaven might jump ETBU after the final calculations.)

Agree with this scenario. I'm just guessing there will be a couple of teams in the top 16 that did not request to be a host site. Belhaven would be a great site due to the hotels, airport, and nice stadium.

Ralph Turner · May 10, 2026, 12:39:09 PM

Jackson MS to StLouis MO is 490 miles if the comte needs Belhaven in the WashU bracket.

Piedmont is needed in the Virginia/ Maryland brackets.

DickWhitman · May 10, 2026, 01:31:01 PM

just realized Belhaven would be potentially be the 4th host in R6. R9 looks like it has 6 or 7 teams getting in. What are the chances they put 3 other R9 teams in a WashU regional?

Ralph Turner · May 10, 2026, 02:20:10 PM

I think that the new goal is to give hosting to NPI #1 - #16.
They did that in basketball as best they could.

DickWhitman · May 10, 2026, 03:06:11 PM

How many chose not to host last year? Trinity and Endicott?