Rankings 04/18/2023

[fryeguy93]

I was slammed yesterday and did not have time to post

 

[fryeguy93]

The Collegiate Baseball rankings just get crazier and crazier.
I don't blame any poll for not ranking Tennessee right now. They simply are not doing the little things well right now.
Se like to think they can "throw" the switch and play better but that normally does not happy with defense in the middle of season. Perhaps the pitching and batting can improve and lessen the effects of the field lapses.

The CB rankings are insane because #9-30
Tennessee may not be a top-30 team, but I'm sure as hell Indiana State, Kent State and Central Michigan aren't better.

 

[Orange.]

What this means, on the bright side and in the short term, is that we have a chance to beat Vandy this weekend as an unranked team facing a #2 or 4. They won't enjoy that. [Grinch smile.] We will.

 

[TennEddie]

The team that knocked us out of our own regional last
year is nowhere to be found. Once again we catch a team
at their best.

 

[VolPack22]

This is what happens whenever you play the hardest schedule in the country.

 

[Aerie Vol]

This is what happens whenever you play the hardest schedule in the country.

And it ain't even close. Were it not for Wake, we would literally play every team in the top 5 in about a month and a half.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

I dont think Tennessee deserves to be ranked

 

[knoxvol52]

This is what happens whenever you play the hardest schedule in the country.

Which ranking system is used most often for tourney? I know RPI is a factor but does rankings factor in?

 

[VolPack22]

The team that knocked us out of our own regional last
year is nowhere to be found. Once again we catch a team
at their best.

*Super Regional

Also, their head coach went back to his alma mater and will probably have them rebuilt within a few years. I think pretty much everyone was expecting Notre Dame to fall off whenever he left.

 

[VolPack22]

Which ranking system is used most often for tourney? I know RPI is a factor but does rankings factor in?

I honestly don’t know but if I had to guess, the most consistent would probably be D1.

 

[@1RBFjr]

*Super Regional

Also, their head coach went back to his alma mater and will probably have them rebuilt within a few years. I think pretty much everyone was expecting Notre Dame to fall off whenever he left.

ND lost a number of good players too.

 

[VOLfrombama]

This team is a mess. It needs a lot more than a leader in the dugout. It needs an exorcism.

 

[knoxvol52]

This team is a mess. It needs a lot more than a leader in the dugout. It needs an exorcism.

Is that you Nick Saban?

 

[VOLfrombama]

Is that you Nick Saban?

I wish. I would have already retired and would be currently enjoying my fortune, Scrooge McDuck style

 

[knoxvol52]

Updated RPI has Tennessee at #41 after last night loss

 

[chuckiepoo]

Updated RPI has Tennessee at #41 after last night loss

...ugh.

 

[VolPack22]

Just your typical midweek Tuesday games…

Louisiana beats LSU 8-5
Indiana State beat Vanderbilt 10-2
UAB beats Alabama 4-3
Tennessee Tech beats Tennessee 12-5

 

[knoxvol52]

Just your typical midweek Tuesday games…

Louisiana beats LSU 8-5
Indiana State beat Vanderbilt 10-2
UAB beats Alabama 4-3
Tennessee Tech beats Tennessee 12-5

Indiana St. No pushover 23-12 and 11-1 in Conference

 

[preacherman20]

D1Baseball has us as a 3 seed going to Indiana to play. Indiana, Louisville, Kent State, and UT. I thought we were already out of the NCAA playoffs.

 

[Titan05]

D1Baseball has us as a 3 seed going to Indiana to play. Indiana, Louisville, Kent State, and UT. I thought we were already out of the NCAA playoffs.

2 seed last week. Three seed this week. Gotta pull out of the nosedive at some point.