Last night, USA Ultimate announced the final schedule and seeding for the D-I College Championships set to take place a week from today in Madison, Wisconsin. For the second year in a row, Oregon takes the #1 overall seed in both divisions.
May 16, 2013 by Charlie Eisenhood in News with 4 comments
Last night, USA Ultimate announced the final schedule and seeding for the D-I College Championships set to take place a week from today in Madison, Wisconsin.
For the second year in a row, Oregon takes the overall #1 seed in both divisions. Both teams came up short last season: the men’s team lost in semifinals; the women’s team lost in finals.
As always, thanks to some upsets at Regionals, simply advancing out of pool play will be a challenge for even the top teams at the tournament. Particularly on the Open Division side, where parity is greater than ever, the pools are intimidating.
Here is a look at the Open Division pools (overall seeding is in parentheses):
| POOL A | POOL B | POOL C | POOL D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon (1) | Wisconsin (2) | North Carolina (3) | Pittsburgh (4) |
| Colorado (8) | Carleton (7) | Central Florida (6) | Texas (5) |
| Dartmouth (12) | Harvard (11) | Ohio (10) | UNC-Wilmington (9) |
| Georgia (13) | Florida State (14) | UC Davis (15) | Arizona (16) |
| Washington (17) | Cornell (18) | Luther (19) | Illinois (20) |
Ultiworld’s seeding predictions had only one difference — Luther as the 17 seed. Instead, they fall below Washington and Cornell to the 19th spot.
Here is a look at the Women’s Division pools (overall seeding is in parentheses):
| POOL A | POOL B | POOL C | POOL D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon (1) | Carleton (2) | Iowa State (3) | Iowa (4) |
| Wisconsin (8) | British Columbia (7) | Ohio State (6) | Tufts (5) |
| Stanford (12) | Georgia (11) | Virginia (10) | Washington (9) |
| Minnesota (13) | UC Santa Barbara (14) | Central Florida (15) | Texas (16) |
| Northeastern (17) | Northwestern (18) | Whitman (19) | Ottawa (20) |
Compared to our seeding predictions, there are surprisingly few differences, particularly considering the difficulty of the seeding with little connectivity between many teams. Tufts and Iowa are swapped at the 4/5 spot, Washington and Wisconsin are swapped at the 8/9 spot, and USA Ultimate didn’t think Minnesota’s resume earned them a three seed in a pool.
Stay tuned for preview coverage of Nationals, including scouting reports of top teams, features, pool analysis, and more from Ultiworld’s staff.
