Right now, Towson, Maryland, and George Washington are ranked 33, 34, and 35. The closest regional for all three teams is clearly Penn State. It looks like the top 28 NQS cutoff in a month may be above 196, and it's hard to see any of these 3 teams getting above 196 for their NQS.
If they remain above 37th but below 28th, and the committee sticks with geography, then all three teams would end up at Penn State. That would mean another year when a top 28 team has to be in the play-in round. It also doesn't help matters that the current teams in 26th-28th are Southern Utah, Utah State and Arizona State. Based on geography, they should be sent to either Utah or Washington.
If we are still facing this issue next month, and the committee were willing to overlook geography to keep top 28 teams out of the play-in round, maybe they could send the lowest ranked out of the MD/DC teams to Tuscaloosa. But that would potentially result in other geography messes, like sending Iowa and CMU out to Seattle (based on current rankings).
If they remain above 37th but below 28th, and the committee sticks with geography, then all three teams would end up at Penn State. That would mean another year when a top 28 team has to be in the play-in round. It also doesn't help matters that the current teams in 26th-28th are Southern Utah, Utah State and Arizona State. Based on geography, they should be sent to either Utah or Washington.
If we are still facing this issue next month, and the committee were willing to overlook geography to keep top 28 teams out of the play-in round, maybe they could send the lowest ranked out of the MD/DC teams to Tuscaloosa. But that would potentially result in other geography messes, like sending Iowa and CMU out to Seattle (based on current rankings).
