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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4647222, member: 549"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://d1baseball.com/chats/d1baseball-weekly-chat-may-8/[/URL] -> [B]We the North[/B]: Last week you dropped Uconn from a 11 overall seed to out of hosting despite an away conference sweep (albeit Villanova). I realize other teams are adding to to their resume at the same time. That seemed too harsh a punishment. What are the chances (assuming both teams finish strong) that both Uconn and BC host regionals. Tell the committee why it should not harbor a warmer school bias and award both northern schools (if deserved) hosting bids rather than putting them in one new england regional. [B]Aaron Fitt[/B]: Dropping UConn out of a national seed wasn’t a “punishment” for anything they did — it was just based on an updated analysis of their RPI reality, which is isn’t great. Now, the Huskies have had some beneficial cancellations — and say what you want about that, but there’s no question that not having to play games with Brown, Villanova and Long Island over the last two weeks has been a good thing for UConn’s RPI, and by extension its hosting chances. But with three games against 11-36 Butler ahead, we still expect UConn to finish in the 20s, which feels light for a host that has just a 4-1 record against the top 50. Great year… but the math just feels like it probably isn’t going to add up. <- [/QUOTE]