If things had been different #1
Lone Star Cup
Change: Gambits catch the snitch over UT in pool play, winning 90*-80 instead of losing 110*-60.
Result: Gambits obtain the #4 seed over UT, SHSU moves to #3 seed, UT drops to #5, Baylor drops to #6.
The semifinal matchups are literally exactly the same. However, now, UT advances to face LSQC instead of Texas State. The fight is hard, but UT is missing too many key players. The lack of Aryan Ghoddossy forces UT to use Kiki Crawford in the seeker game, resulting in a weakness that LSQC exploits. Texas's beaters, who struggled throughout the tournament no longer dominate the beating game even against an LSQC beating squad that was inconsistent during the tournament. This game is OSR or very close to OSR in LSQC's favor.
Texas State runs into a Baylor squad that actually contains more than 14 people. The Bears are eager for a rematch to show that their performance at Diamond Cup was simply due to a lack of chasers.
Baylor's beaters had been playing out of sync with their chasing game all tournament. Meanwhile not only did Texas State enjoy the best beating game they've ever had, their beaters were clearly the best in the tournament. Texas State struggles to keep up with Baylor's fresher chasers; however, Texas State easily keeps bludger control throughout the game and during snitch on pitc. With excellent seekers in Austin Springs La-Foy and Stevo Gralinski, this game goes easily ISR in Texas State's favor.
Texas State runs into LSQC in the finals and gets blown out in a similar manner.
Ranking Result: UT's first loss to the Gambits is strong enough to shake UT out of the clear #2 spot for most people. Baylor's blowout loss to LSQC and loss to Texas State drops Baylor to the clear #4. Now the question becomes: Texas or Texas State.
Texas showed its vulnerability to be defeated by teams that they should be blowing out. Texas State showed no such vulnerability. Hell, even Baylor showed no such vulnerability. However, Texas also showed the ability to compete with teams ranked higher than them. Texas State showed no such ability. In the end, Texas's loss to a lower team is too serious an offense. The Gambits move up one more rank for defeating UT( this effect is diminished by the fact that UT blew the Gambits OSR in bracket play and that the Gambits never face A&M )
#1 LSQC #2 Texas State #3 UT #4 Baylor #9 Gambit.