From: Benjamin
Overall, the NCAA Baseball Selection Committee did a decent job in creating its bracket. I never quite understand how in some instances geography plays a major role in who goes where and sometimes it does not. Yes, limiting travel costs is a good idea. A closer location also allows more fans to travel. Yet in some instances this places teams in slots they do not deserve, either too high or too low. Look at Baylor. The Bears finished 29-26 and are slotted #2 in the Rice Regional (the overall 8 seed). Texas, the overall #7 seed gets Texas State as its 2 seed. I don't care if they won 40 games, Texas State is no #2 seed and neither is Baylor. NC State wins 34 games in the second best conference and gets stuck as a 3 seed in the South Carolina regional. Not only are they sent to the defending National Champs, but they get to open with Stetson and their 41 wins. Stetson was in line to host until a week or two ago and now is sent to the overall #4 seed? So the 8 seed gets a team with 29 wins and the 4 gets one with 41 and a second with 34. Makes sense right?
