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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 3133589, member: 2504"] I have figured for a while that UConn hosting a regional was going to be a tough go. Also was figuring the team would have a lot of trouble against ECU, and sadly that was proven right. I would say that hosting has pretty much gone by the boards. As far as getting an NCAA tourney bid, there is good news, and bad news. UConn's RPI is still at 26, which is still in very good shape. Being below .500 in the AAC is not. My thinking is this. UConn has an out of conference series against Sam Houston State next weekend. This is another pretty good team UConn is playing. The Huskies need to stick to the usual script here, and take 2 out of 3 games. Being a road series, that will keep the RPI in solid shape and add to the NCAA resume, The key games really start when UConn gets back into AAC play. UConn hosts Wichita State and South Florida the first two weekends of May. This is big. Wichita State and South Florida are both in the bottom third of the league, so it is imperative that at the very least UConn take both these series. That would make for a 4-2 record in these games, it would be a lot better for the Huskies if they go 5-1. UConn simply cannot afford to have a poor series of home games against these teams, the season really does rest on these two series. If UConn does well in these home AAC games, the Huskies will have a built in win buffer in the AAC standings as they close the AAC regular season on the road against Tulane, currently second in the league standings. This will probably be a tough series as well, although I would think East Carolina is as tough as it gets in terms of conference games. [/QUOTE]

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