Irvine, CA ORCs Poll

[ladyinyellow]

Extraordinary field.  Best of luck to everyone... for real.

[The Earls Ox]

I have waited and waited to make my posting here, and now, on the eve of Irvine, I am prepared to call it.

My plane just landed in Southern California, and, it is a little cold for this time of year.

Enough about the weather, let's get onto my picks.

The following teams will fail to advance to Memphis:
USC A or B
Stanford A or B
Cal A or B

The following teams will certainly advance to Memphis:
UCLA A
UCLA B
Irvine A
Fresno State


The following teams will battle it out for the final two spots:
Claremont McKenna
UC - San Diego
Arizona State
Irvine B.

[The Gelf]

Out of 111 people who voted, 3 don't think UCLA A will qualify.  There's your bulletin board material, UCLA A!

[KipBMT]

And the voters predict:

UCLA A
UC Irvine A
UC Berkley A
UCLA B
Stanford A
Arizona State A

[MockMaster]

Irvine Round 3 pairings are up on the AMTA forum.

[nogle]

Unexpected 3rd round matcups, looks like an incredible tourney.

[ninjaunderwear]

University of Washington v. UC-Irvine A
Fresno State v. UCLA B
USC A v. Arizona State B
Stanford University A v. Gonzaga A
UC - Berkley A v Gonzaga B
 
Obviously.

[ladyinyellow]

I have waited and waited to make my posting here, and now, on the eve of Irvine, I am prepared to call it.

My plane just landed in Southern California, and, it is a little cold for this time of year.

Enough about the weather, let's get onto my picks.

The following teams will fail to advance to Memphis:
USC A or B
Stanford A or B
Cal A or B

The following teams will certainly advance to Memphis:
UCLA A
UCLA B
Irvine A
Fresno State


The following teams will battle it out for the final two spots:
Claremont McKenna
UC - San Diego
Arizona State
Irvine B.

I'm curious about your rationale for UCSD, Fresno, Cal and USC.   Berkeley B did take 2 ballots from UCLA A at regionals, USC has long been a strong program, and UCSD and Fresno have seen less success overall than many of their rivals. 

I'm not saying you're wrong or that anyone you mentioned does or does not deserve to qualify.  I was just intrigued by your conclusions.

[knight_in_shining_armor]

any results?

[ladyinyellow]

1105 Irvine        6-2
1184 Claremont 6-2
1167 UCLA         6-2
1104 Irvine        6-2
1022 Gonzaga   5-3
1361 ASU           5-3

[KipBMT]

And the six are:

Team 1105 – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE – 6-2, CS 19
Team 1184 – CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE – 6-2, CS 17.5
Team 1167 – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES – 6-2, CS 17
Team 1104 – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE – 6-2, CS 14
Team 1022 – GONZAGA UNIVERSITY – 5-3, CS 18
Team 1361 – ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – 5-3, CS 16.5, OCS 68


Edit: Jesus, the tab summary looks like no-man's land on the Western Front.

[knight_in_shining_armor]

Wow, congratulations, everyone!  I am personally shocked that both UCLA teams did not make it, but I attribute that to the extraordinarily competitive nature of this ORC.  Special congrats to Irvine!

[PJG2001]

Congrats to Claremont. From the open bid list to Memphis. That's impressive. I saw that team at UCLA and they're a very deserving squad.

Congrats to the other qualifiers as well.

[SelfAuthenticated]

Wow, congratulations, everyone!  I am personally shocked that both UCLA teams did not make it, but I attribute that to the extraordinarily competitive nature of this ORC.  Special congrats to Irvine!

I think you meant both Cal teams, as UCLA-1167 took a bid. I agree completely, very surprising that Cal goes from taking two off UCLA and going 8-0 at Regionals to not getting a bid.


And what do we make of 1167 qualifying but not 1166? I wonder who will go to Memphis for the Bruins...

[KipBMT]

And what do we make of 1167 qualifying but not 1166? I wonder who will go to Memphis for the Bruins...

UCLA is listed as 1167 and 1168.  67 went 6-2, 68 went 4-2-2.