2023 Regionals Review

Hi Folks! Here we are with a review of regionals. This summarizes the results, the surprises, and the places where we predicted things wrong. We will be back soon with our 2023 ORCS Analysis and our fantasy game for ORCS.

Most predictable tournaments
Week 1- Norman
Week 2-East Lansing
Week 3-St. Louis
Week 4-Fresno

Most surprising tournament
Week 1-Des Moines
Week 2-Jackson
Week 3-Washington
Week 4-Owings Mills

Most surprising team result  
Week 1-Boston A
Week 2-Auburn B
Week 3-UMBC A
Week 4-Bethany Lutheran A

Unpredicted Teams
Arizona State C
Arizona State D
Arizona State E
Auburn B
Bethany Lutheran A
Boston College D
Claremont McKenna A
Dayton B
Drexel A
Fordham, Rose Hill B
Georgia Tech D
Howard B
Juniata B
Liberty B
Macalester C
Minnesota C
Northwestern D
Ohio State C
Oregon D
Rider A
Santa Clara B
Stevenson B
Swarthmore A
Tennessee C
Texas A&M A
UMass Lowell A
UMBC B
Wheaton B


Predicted First In Teams Out
Boston A
Patrick Henry B
Tufts B
UMBC A
Virginia B
Wesleyan A
Wisconsin A


The following is a list of teams that bid from each regional and how we predicted them doing. Teams marked with no notation are teams we had marked “first in.” Teams with an * are teams we predicted on the bubble. Teams marked ** are our unpredicted teams.

Chestnut Hill:
Wellesley A*
NYU B*
Dickinson A
Tufts D*
Wellesley B*
NYU A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
Boston A

Claremont:
UCLA A
Claremont McKenna A**
Arizona State C**
UC Santa Barbara B
UCLA C*
Arizona State E**
Cal Poly SLO A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Columbia:
Georgia Tech A
Georgia Tech B*
Duke B*
South Carolina C*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Des Moines:
Chicago A
Cornell College A*
Macalester C**
Minnesota C**
Chicago D

Out from "First in" prediction:
Wisconsin A

Dayton:
Michigan B*
Cincinnati A
Ohio State A
Tennessee A*
Dayton B**

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Norman:
Arkansas A*
Tufts A
Oklahoma A*
Rhodes A

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Seattle:
UC Berkeley A
Oregon A*
Oregon B*
UC Berkeley B*
Oregon D**

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

State College:
American B
Fordham LC A
Cornell C
Howard A
Penn State B*
Howard B**
Washington & Lee A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Tallahassee:
Furman A
Florida B
Georgia A
Georgia B*
Florida C*
Central Florida A*
Florida International A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

East Lansing:
Northwood A
Case Western A*
Michigan State A

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Evanston:
Miami A
Indiana A*
Northwestern D**
Michigan C*
Michigan A

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Jackson:
Rhodes B*
Auburn A*
Emory A
Auburn B**
Emory B*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Chapel Hill:
Georgia State A*
George Washington A*
South Carolina A
Duke A
South Carolina B*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Colorado Springs:
Air Force A*
Colorado College A
Texas, Dallas A*
Santa Clara B**

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Columbus:
Patrick Henry A
Tennessee C**
Kentucky A*
Ohio State B*
Ohio State C**
Pittsburgh A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
Patrick Henry B

Houston:
Texas C*
Louisiana Monroe A*
Texas A
Houston Baptist A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

New London:
Yale B
UMass Amherst A*
Tufts C*
MIT A*
Boston College D**
Connecticut A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
Wesleyan A

Princeton:
Fordham, Rose Hill A*
Maryland B*
Rider A**
Maryland A
Princeton A*
Fordham, Rose Hill B**
Wesleyan B*

Out from "First in" prediction:
Tufts B

Providence:
Harvard B*
Harvard A
UMass Lowell A**
Brown A*
Dartmouth A
Dartmouth B*
UMass Lowell A

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

St. Louis:
Vanderbilt A*
Northwestern A
Washington U B*
Northwestern B*
Notre Dame C*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Tempe:
UCLA B*
USC A
Arizona State D**
Arizona State B*
UC Irvine A

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Washington:
American A
Seton Hall A*
Columbia A*
Haverford A*
Drexel A**
Swarthmore A**

Out from "First in" prediction:
UMBC A

Williamsburg:
Virginia A
Penn A*
William & Mary B*
Liberty A*
Liberty B**
Richmond A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
Virginia B

Buffalo:
Juniata A
Yale A
Juniata B**
SUNY Binghamton A*
Rochester A*
Rochester B*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Fresno:
UC Santa Barbara A
Arizona State A*
UC Berkeley C*
Stanford A
UC Irvine B*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Lawrence:
Kansas A*
Creighton A
Iowa A

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Madison:
Chicago B
Wisconsin B*
Macalester A*
Minnesota A*
Drake A*
Bethany Lutheran A**

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Owings Mills:
Brown B*
Penn State A
Georgetown A
Cornell A*
UMBC B**
Stevenson B**

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Spartanburg:
William & Mary A*
Florida A
North Carolina A*
Georgia Tech D**
Florida D*
Furman B*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Springfeild:
Illinois B*
Rhodes D*
Illinois A
Washington University A

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Waco:
Texas A&M A**
Alabama A
Texas B*
Baylor A

Out from "First in" prediction:
None

Wheaton:
Hillsdale A
Wheaton B**
Notre Dame A
Wheaton A*

Out from "First in" prediction:
None