Espnu softball selection show

[KC Bison]

ESPNU will be announcing the bracktets for the DI softball tournament tonight at 9:00. Hopefully the Bison can come out a little better than they did last year when they had to play the Number 1 team in the country.

[Hammersmith]

ESPNU will be announcing the bracktets for the DI softball tournament tonight at 9:00. Hopefully the Bison can come out a little better than they did last year when they had to play the Number 1 team in the country.
What, you don't want us to face the #1 seed for a third straight year?

[KC Bison]

Well, maybe a little respect from the committee.

[JSUBison]

Just turned on ESPNU, show is about to start. Anybody know who is currently ranked #1?

Cal is overall #1 seed in the tourney.

[BisonTeacher]

Pretty sure its Cal or ASU

[Tatanka]

Well, bison don't get completely screwed. They don't get #1 Cal

[Tatanka]

This chick in orange is making flava flav jealous with that hideous stop sign necklace. Holy carp.

[JSUBison]

I bet NDSU is going to be in the Oklahoma bracket.

[Tatanka]

++ jsu that's my guess as well...

[tjbison]

NDSU vs Arizona in Tuscon

[BisonPride72]

NDSU vs Arizona
Tucson Regional
Friday 7:00 on ESPN U

Other teams in region
Notre Dame
Hawaii

[JSUBison]

NDSU vs Sooners in Tuscon

How about NDSU vs Arizona? Other teams are Hawaii and Notre Dame.

[Hammersmith]

At least it will be on TV(ESPNU)

Nortre Dame and Hawaii are the other two teams in Tucson.

[tjbison]

How about NDSU vs Arizona? Other teams are Hawaii and Notre Dame.

Ha ha I was reading about the Sooners and typed it instead of AZ, so I was studied up on the wrong team.

[JSUBison]

Arizona 33-16
Hawaii 43-5
NDSU 34-19
Notre Dame 36-13

RPI

Arizona: 10
Hawaii: 20
NDSU: 86
Notre Dame: 29

[roadwarrior]

Arizona is the #13 seed. Pretty good draw for NDSU!

[Tatanka]

Nice!!! Bison draw the #13 seed, then get Hawaii and UND (not und, the REAL UND) as well. Kick some desert arse ladies!

[BisonTeacher]

Nice!!! Bison draw the #13 seed, then get Hawaii and UND (not und, the REAL UND) as well. Kick some desert arse ladies!

The real question is what logo will ESPN use during the broadcast this week? Last year they used the Sioux logo for us.

[DePereBisonFan]

The real question is what logo will ESPN use during the broadcast this week? Last year they used the Sioux logo for us.

They did? Ugh...

Is there a link to the complete bracket? I don't suppose IPFW got an at-large bid with a 45-14 overall record...

[TAILG8R]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2012-05-13/field-64-compete-title

[Tatanka]

No way ipfw got in. No way, no how. RPI way too high for an at large.

[Bisonwinagn]

They did? Ugh...

Is there a link to the complete bracket? I don't suppose IPFW got an at-large bid with a 45-14 overall record...

The Big Ten typically only gets 1 or 2 teams in so no way the Summit gets an at-large.

[Hammerhead]

I haven't found a bracket, but the complete schedule is at http://espn.go.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/7916019/2012-ncaa-softball-tournament-schedule.

At least we didn't draw the #3 seed like we did last year. :)

[TAILG8R]

You can see the bracket here (http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1)

[Hammersmith]

I haven't found a bracket, but the complete schedule is at http://espn.go.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/7916019/2012-ncaa-softball-tournament-schedule.

At least we didn't draw the #3 seed like we did last year. :)
We drew the #1 seed last year. And the year before that.

[BisonTeacher]

We drew the #1 seed last year. And the year before that.

Yep...Washington and then ASU

[EndZoneQB]

Yep...Washington and then ASU

And Oklahoma.

[TheBisonator]

And Oklahoma.

Oklahoma wasn't a 1 seed in 2009, and remember we beat them twice to get to the super regionals.

I would've been OK with us being in the Oklahoma bracket (no pun intended). We know how to beat them.

[EndZoneQB]

Oklahoma wasn't a 1 seed in 2009, and remember we beat them twice to get to the super regionals.

I would've been OK with us being in the Oklahoma bracket (no pun intended). We know how to beat them.

They weren't the 1 seed? I thought they were the #1 team in the country? How the hell does that work?

[roadwarrior]

Oklahoma wasn't a #1 seed or #1 ranked. The two following years though we played either the #1 ranked or the #1 seeded team the first game of the regional.

[EndZoneQB]

Oklahoma wasn't a #1 seed or #1 ranked. The two following years though we played either the #1 ranked or the #1 seeded team the first game of the regional.

Oh, I thought I remember them being #1, my bad. I just know we posted on Shaggybevo about OU sucking and I thought it was funnier because they were #1, must have been drunk.

[DePereBisonFan]

We played quite a few of these teams during the regular season. Here are the results - thanks to various Softball threads for storing the scores. Sorry if I missed anything. Overall we had an unimpressive 2-7 record versus the qualifiers:

Texas A&M L 0-6
Florida State L 1-2
Arizona State L 2-10
Long Beach State W 8-0
Baylor L 0-1
Coastal Carolina W 8-3
Coastal Carolina L 2-4
Alabama L 4-9
Alabama L 2-3

[onbison09]

Some close games though

[Tatanka]

Close only counts in hand grenades, horseshoes and und football.

[bri-dog]

Close only counts in hand grenades, horseshoes and und football.

And und football considers 45-0 "close"...

[onbison09]

Close only counts in hand grenades, horseshoes and und football.

Oh I agree. A loss is a loss but my point was more like we have some hope.