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<blockquote data-quote="gtbeak" data-source="post: 1179598" data-attributes="member: 3164">USC is going to be interesting. They have that top 8 RPI helping them, which says they should easily host, but the other two rating systems are not nearly as bullish on them (22 KPI, 21 DSR). They are likely going to be a test case for what the committee really values. They do have the fact that they aren&#039;t in the southeast US working in their favor for hosting.As for the other 3 schools (Ole Miss, Oregon St., Wake Forest), here are the comparisons of their resumes:Wake Forest: 16/16/12 (16 RPI, 16 KPI, 12 DSR), 11-12 away from home, 7-14 Q1, 12-15 Q1/Q2, best series wins are @ Pitt (46/55/50), home v NC State (41/40/34)Ole Miss: 13/13/16, 8-11 away from home, 10-15 Q1, 15-18 Q1/Q2, best series wins are home V Texas A&amp;M (10/9/7), @ Florida (12/6/15)Oregon St: 17/18/11, 22-6 away from home, 3-4 Q1, 12-7 Q1/Q2, best series wins are home sweep over Mercer (34/52/47), home sweep over Xavier (64/98/89), sweep @ Lamar (108/104/69)USC: 8/22/21, 9-11 away from home, 0-8 Q1, 11-9 Q1/Q2, best series wins home sweep over Purdue (47/62/42), @ Maryland (77/91/98)My thoughts:Oregon St will lean heavily on their record away from home, their historical name value, and the fact they are on the west coast.Ole Miss will lean heavily on their high quality series wins over A&amp;M + Florida, along with Tennessee, Missouri St and Kentucky.Wake should definitely be in the hosting conversation, especially if the finish strong.USC is a litmus test for what the committee values. RPI says they clearly host, but all other data points are kinda meh.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gtbeak, post: 1179598, member: 3164"] USC is going to be interesting. They have that top 8 RPI helping them, which says they should easily host, but the other two rating systems are not nearly as bullish on them (22 KPI, 21 DSR). They are likely going to be a test case for what the committee really values. They do have the fact that they aren't in the southeast US working in their favor for hosting. As for the other 3 schools (Ole Miss, Oregon St., Wake Forest), here are the comparisons of their resumes: Wake Forest: [B]16/16/12[/B] (16 RPI, 16 KPI, 12 DSR), 11-12 away from home, 7-14 Q1, 12-15 Q1/Q2, best series wins are @ Pitt (46/55/50), home v NC State (41/40/34) Ole Miss: 13/13/16, 8-11 away from home, 10-15 Q1, 15-18 Q1/Q2, [B]best series wins are home V Texas A&M (10/9/7), @ Florida (12/6/15)[/B] Oregon St: 17/18/11, [B]22-6 away from home[/B], 3-4 Q1, 12-7 Q1/Q2, best series wins are home sweep over Mercer (34/52/47), home sweep over Xavier (64/98/89), sweep @ Lamar (108/104/69) USC: 8/22/21, 9-11 away from home, 0-8 Q1, 11-9 Q1/Q2, best series wins home sweep over Purdue (47/62/42), @ Maryland (77/91/98) My thoughts: Oregon St will lean heavily on their record away from home, their historical name value, and the fact they are on the west coast. Ole Miss will lean heavily on their high quality series wins over A&M + Florida, along with Tennessee, Missouri St and Kentucky. Wake should definitely be in the hosting conversation, especially if the finish strong. USC is a litmus test for what the committee values. RPI says they clearly host, but all other data points are kinda meh. [/QUOTE]

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