safety guy said:
Where we end up at the end of the regular season is not nearly as important as how well we are playing at the beginning of the tournament. I want us to be a top 8 seed, win our regional and host the super. But because the tournament does not reseed teams after each round, there are things that we don't control that could help or hurt. Heck, we could be a national 7 seed and have an easier path to the finals than the 1 seed or visa versa. Remember 2017. We had 2 straight teams in 15 and 16 that were great and should have gotten to Omaha. But we lost to tcu 2 years in a row in the supers. But we were a regional 3 seed in 2107 but got massive breaks and ended up in the cws. So I will just enjoy the games and trust that coach will have us very prepared.
Agreed.
Here's the thing. NCAA Tourney field is announced and seeded what, May 27th or so? THAT is when our ranking (and only the Committee's ranking) matters.
Not what our poll ranking was in March, or April, or early May.
As Schloss has said, THE most important thing to him is that the team is healthy going into the NCAAT.
But, apart from team health, does is really matter if A&M is #1 or #2? I would argue that there really isn't much of a difference there. But there's a HUGE difference between being #8 vs #9. The former is guaranteed to host a Super IF they win their Regional. The latter needs help to host a Super.
IF we get to Omaha, then once we get to Omaha the match-ups will be a crapshoot. VERY unlikely that chalk holds all the way through the Regionals and Supers.
So, the main thing (apart from team health) is to host and win our Regional, then host and win our Super. Then let the chips fall in Omaha and prove we are the best there.