Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 22, 2016 1:28:04 GMT -8
With the loss, Oregon State is officially eliminated from the Pac-12 race.
Utah and Washington each control their own destiny. Utah has five games left. If they win three, they are the Pac-12 champions. Washington has four games left. If they win out, they are the Pac-12 champions.
Arizona State is in third, but they lose tiebreakers with both Utah and Washington. Thus, their path to a championship is to win four, have Washington win exactly two against Utah and lose to Stanford, and have Utah lose the other two to California.
Oregon is fourth. Oregon loses all tiebreakers with Arizona State, Utah, and Washington. Oregon must win four, have Washington win exactly two against Utah and lose to Stanford, have Utah lose the other two to California, and have Arizona State lose at least one game.
As far as at larges, Utah is in if they go 3-2 or better down the stretch as conference champions. If they go 2-3 or worse, they are out. The Utes cannot get in as an at large, as they will have a losing record.
Baseball America has Utah out and four other Pac-12 teams in. Perfect Game has five Pac-12 teams in, including Utah. Oregon State really needs to make it in the top five of the conference to feel really good about its chances. Utah would be in right now as the conference champion. Arizona, Arizona State, and Washington all look safe right now. Oregon is the hottest team in the conference, but their RPI is too low. If the regular season ended today, Oregon would be shut out. The same would be true of every conference team besides California and Oregon State. If the Pac-12 is a 4/5 bid league, one of those two gets in, if the season ended today. The question would be which of those two teams would get in. California is hotter right now and swept Oregon State head-to-head. Oregon State currently is a 1/2 up in the standings, a better non-conference record, a better RPI, and has a better record against top 50 opponents.
Utah and Washington each control their own destiny. Utah has five games left. If they win three, they are the Pac-12 champions. Washington has four games left. If they win out, they are the Pac-12 champions.
Arizona State is in third, but they lose tiebreakers with both Utah and Washington. Thus, their path to a championship is to win four, have Washington win exactly two against Utah and lose to Stanford, and have Utah lose the other two to California.
Oregon is fourth. Oregon loses all tiebreakers with Arizona State, Utah, and Washington. Oregon must win four, have Washington win exactly two against Utah and lose to Stanford, have Utah lose the other two to California, and have Arizona State lose at least one game.
As far as at larges, Utah is in if they go 3-2 or better down the stretch as conference champions. If they go 2-3 or worse, they are out. The Utes cannot get in as an at large, as they will have a losing record.
Baseball America has Utah out and four other Pac-12 teams in. Perfect Game has five Pac-12 teams in, including Utah. Oregon State really needs to make it in the top five of the conference to feel really good about its chances. Utah would be in right now as the conference champion. Arizona, Arizona State, and Washington all look safe right now. Oregon is the hottest team in the conference, but their RPI is too low. If the regular season ended today, Oregon would be shut out. The same would be true of every conference team besides California and Oregon State. If the Pac-12 is a 4/5 bid league, one of those two gets in, if the season ended today. The question would be which of those two teams would get in. California is hotter right now and swept Oregon State head-to-head. Oregon State currently is a 1/2 up in the standings, a better non-conference record, a better RPI, and has a better record against top 50 opponents.