College softball’s premier Bracketologist has joined Extra Inning Softball! Eric Lopez has been analyzing the NCAA softball tournament selections for more than a decade, including trends and key metrics utilized by the NCAA Softball Committee in selecting the postseason field. Last season, he correctly predicted 63 of the 64 teams in the NCAA tournament and 14 of the 16 hosting teams.
With the 2022 RPI rankings now released and updated following week 5, here’s the first set of predictions for how the 2022 tournament field might shake out.
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