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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Tech men finally get it done
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When Georgia Tech allowed Clemson to get back-to-back offensive rebounds, and the Tigers had the ball and a chance to tie, I was thinking “here we go again,” but Zach Peacock got the next rebound, and made the free throws, and the Yellow Jackets finally got a big home victory.
Sure, it’s too little too late, but it was impressive to see, nonetheless. Tech 80, Clemson 75.
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What we know; what we don’t
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Tech’s baseball team has allowed only 20 runs through 10 games, the fewest runs this far into the season in the history of the program.
How much does that mean, when the Yellow Jackets have yet to play an ACC game? Maybe more than you think.
Tech hasn’t exactly played an all-star schedule: Youngstown State, Rutgers, Kennesaw State, Western Carolina and Georgia Southern. But those teams aren’t punchless. I took a look Wednesday night at how those teams fared against opponents other than Tech. The results: 214 runs in 28 games. That’s a healthy 7.6 runs per game. So, yes, it means something that Tech held them to an average of 2.0.
Changing sports, we can ask a similar question, with more data but a lot of uncertainty. Just how good is Tech’s women’s basketball team? The overall record of 22-8 is great, but according to realtimerpi.com, the only two victories Tech has over top-50 teams came in November against Iowa (45th in the RPI) and Temple (50th).
That’s why today’s ACC quarterfinal against Virginia could be so important. The Cavaliers rank 20th in the RPI. With a victory, Tech could make a case for a seventh or eighth seed in the NCAA tournament. With a loss, Tech, which is No. 37 in the RPI, might look more like a ninth or 10th seed.
The women’s basketball committee doesn’t seed by RPI alone. Last season, Tech had a No. 52 RPI on Selection Monday but got a No. 7 seed, suggesting the committee considered Tech one of the top 28 teams. The reason: Tech had beaten Maryland.
A victory over Virginia could be a real seeding difference-maker this time around.
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