If we're going strictly by RPI (which is not a perfect metric), UCD would get a 14 seed, since there were 10 teams worse than them. Is there much of a difference between a 14 and a 15? Not really since no 14 or 15 seed has ever won a game in the women's tournament.

They like to prioritize travel in the women's game. That's why they have the top-4 seeds playing at home. Looks like this year the one exception is South Carolina which has to travel all the way to North Carolina to play. Women's hoops doesn't make the money the men's game does so they try to prioritize ticket sales and limiting the travel.

I mean, I guess it would be cool for the women to get to travel to somewhere other than Stanford to play a game. Could they have swapped us with New Mexico State - a 14 seed in our region and sent us to Ames, Iowa? I suppose. NMSt has to take a flight regardless but now you're spending more money to send UCD on a flight also.

But it's not like being dropped 1 seed line based on RPI is that big of a deal. It's not like any of us have watched one second of any of the women's tournament teams outside of the handful of top teams so there's no eye test here. Looks like there were at least 6 teams who got screwed way worse than we did (seeded below at least 3 teams with worse RPIs in their own region).

I'd normally trust 538 more than RPI, but it seems fishy that we're rated slightly lower than BYU but would be 59-41 favorite if we played them and a decent amount lower than Auburn but would be 55-45 favorites. I can't imagine any perceived home court advantage from playing 2 hours away (if it's even factored in) would matter that much.

Like with the men's team a couple years ago, just happy they won the tournament and got in, even if they're likely to lose by 30.

Did the hard part in coming back from 17 down. Just need to finish it now.

Could have used that follow up at the end of the quarter which would have made it 4 but I'll take them only being down 6 considering it was 17 earlier in the quarter.

Good start to the half. Hopefully a sign of things to come.

Davis laying an egg in the conference tournament? Haven't seen this story before. Hopefully they turn it around in the second.

Missing a lot of shots right now. Seem to be getting decent looks more times than not, just missing.

Four or five straight stops so hopefully that can jump start the team.

Mixed feelings here.

On one hand, all I really wanted before the bracket was announced was to get a home game and win it, whether that was in the first round or as a seed. Anything else was gravy.

On the other hand, getting so close and then losing really hurts. As much as we’d like to think being in the playoffs and making a decent run will be the new normal - and it very well could be - you never know when you’re going to be a minute from making the national semifinals again, and hosting that game as well.

Well that hurts. That hurts a lot.

He needed to throw both of those away.

Need to get to midfield to have a chance at a Hail Mary.

Well that should do it. Not getting a sack or a short gain on the first play was a killer.

1 stop, boys.

Should be clear UCD ball here.

Hey guys, used to post occasionally on the old board, either didn't remember my login or it got lost when the board moved. Been lurking here for a bit. Anyone have an extra ticket they need to sell? I know there are still tickets available through UC Davis but figured I would check in here first. I remember seeing in a thread that some people were buying extras just in case.

As sort of proof that I'm not some rando, I used to write for the Enterprise (username is my initials) and covered the football and basketball teams in 2009-10.