Rankings 5/10/2021

[fryeguy93]

We are all getting keyed up going into the final 2 weeks of the season
Classes, finals and graduation is complete so the boys have only baseball to worry about from here on out.

With the noteworthy weekend it will be interesting to see where Tennessee stands later today.

Per the D1 poll; #5 Tennessee is the only team to go undefeated last week in the top-5. Texas Tech at #8 is the other team in top-10 to do it but they only had 1 game as their UIC-C series was cancelled due to COVID.

Both Arkansas and Vanderbilt went 2-1 as Vandy lost midweek at Louisville and their final game against Bama was CCD. Arkansas lost 2 games @ home against UGA. I'm guessing they may split the #1 ranking in the polls somehow.

TCU was somewhat exposed at home by Texas losing 2 of 3.

#4 Mississippi St went 3-1 on SC roadtrip beating The Citadel and taking 2 of 3 at SC. Had they won that last game; I suspect they had a claim on #1

We know what #5 Tennessee did against a completely outmanned Missouri team. I suspect the Vols will stay at or near #5 as the voters will likely be more impressed with #6 Texas's road series win at #3 TCU.

#7 Notre Dame lost 2 or 3 at home to an underperforming FSU team. They will drop in all polls finally- except BaseballAmerica who will doubtlessly make them the new #1 team.

We discussed #8 Texas Tech's light week. #9 Arizona jumped in RPI but still only went 2-2 with win vs. Grand Canyon and 1-2 at Stanform. The Wildcats won the second game 20-2 proving that every dog has their day.

#10 Florida went 3-1 losing first game @ UK. They should have sept.

Just outside top-10 is Oregon at #11 who went 3-0

Ole Miss seemingly kissed their chance as a national seed goodbye with a series loss to Texas A&M.

D1 poll prediction

1- Vanderbilt U1
2- Arkansas D1
3- Mississippi State Unch.
4- Texas U2
5- Tennessee Unch
6- Texas Tech U2
7- TCU D4
8- Florida U2
9- Oregon U2
10-East Carolina U3

Six SEC teams are in the running as regional hosts and four of them as national top8 seeds. I think Florida's RPI is too low or they would be pushing for Top8 as well.

Tennessee remains undefeated in road series. That series win at Alabama looms larger as the season wears on due to Alabama's surprisingly high RPI. Don't get me wrong, I think the Vols are a top-4 team. I just think the voters will leave them at #5

 

[drawing dead]

We are all getting keyed up going into the final 2 weeks of the season
Classes, finals and graduation is complete so the boys have only baseball to worry about from here on out.

With the interesting weekend it will be interesting to see where Tennessee stands later today.

Per the D1 poll; #5 Tennessee is the only team to go undefeated last week in the top-5. Texas Tech at #8 is the other team in top-10 to do it but they only had 1 game as their UIC-C series was cancelled due to COVID.

Both Arkansas and Vanderbilt went 2-1 as Vandy lost midweek at Louisville and their final game against Bama was CCD. Arkansas lost 2 games @ home against UGA. I'm guessing they may split the #1 ranking in the polls somehow.

TCU was somewhat exposed at home by Texas losing 2 of 3.

#4 Mississippi St went 3-1 on SC roadtrip beating The Citadel and taking 2 of 3 at SC. Had they won that last game; I suspect they had a claim on #1

We know what #5 Tennessee did against a completely outmanned Missouri team. I suspect the Vols will stay at or near #5 as the voters will likely be more impressed with #6 Texas's road series win at #3 TCU.

#7 Notre Dame lost 2 or 3 at home to an underperforming FSU team. They will drop in all polls finally- except BaseballAmerica who will doubtlessly make them the new #1 team.

We discussed #8 Texas Tech's light week. #9 Arizona jumped in RPI but still only went 2-2 with win vs. Grand Canyon and 1-2 at Stanform. The Wildcats won the second game 20-2 proving that every dog has their day.

#10 Florida went 3-1 losing first game @ UK. They should have sept.

Just outside top-10 is Oregon at #11 who went 3-0

Ole Miss seemingly kissed their chance as a national seed goodbye with a series loss to Texas A&M.

D1 poll prediction

1- Vanderbilt U1
2- Arkansas D1
3- Mississippi State Unch.
4- Texas U2
5- Tennessee Unch
6- Texas Tech U2
7- TCU D4
8- Florida U2
9- Oregon U2
10-East Carolina U3

Six SEC teams are in the running as regional hosts and four of them as national top8 seeds. I think Florida's RPI is too low or they would be pushing for Top8 as well.

Tennessee remains undefeated in road series. That series win at Alabama looms larger as the season wears on due to Alabama's surprisingly high RPI. Don't get me wrong, I think the Vols are a top-4 team. I just think the voters will leave them at #5

Arkansas won the series this weekend against Georgia.

 

[feathersax]

Thanks Frye! Vols hunkered down for the home stretch.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Good stuff.

I think Arky holds on at #1. I hope TCU drops below us.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Holy cow. D1 has us at #4 and ahead of the fake UT.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Arky
Vandy
State
Your Vols
Tejas

 

[NorCalVol67]

And Frye, your Fighting Irish only dropped one spot to #8.

 

[fryeguy93]

The Notre Dame Affirmative Action movement continues
And I thought UGA won the last game. Drank too much yesterday I guess.

D1

1. Arkansas
2. Vanderbilt
3. Mississippi State
4. Tennessee
5. Texas
6. TCU
7. Texas Tech
8. Notre Dame (are you f'in kidding me!?!?!)
9. Florida
10. Oregon
11. East Carolina
12. Stanford
13. Arizona
14. Louisiana Tech
15. Louisville
16. Pittsburgh
17. Florida State
18. Ole Miss
19. Southern Miss
20. Charlotte
21. Indiana
22. Gonzaga
23. UCLA
24. UC Irvine
25. South Carolina

 

[TN_gal]

D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings: SEC Quartet Leads The Way; UC Irvine Returns

It's neat to see the SEC have the top 4 spots in the Top 25.

1. Arkansas
2. Vandy
3. MS State
4. Tennessee
9. Florida
18. Ole Miss
25. South Carolina

 

[fryeguy93]

Tennessee's opponents in RPI

1. Arkansas
6. Vanderbilt
12. South Carolina
16. Charlotte
18. Florida
19. Indiana State
22. LSU
29. Alabama
38. Georgia
Quadrant 1 12-8

52. Kentucky
62. Texas A&M
79. Georgia Southern
80. Western Carolina
87. UNC-Greensboro
Quadrant 2 12-2

126. Missouri
150. Tennessee Tech
Quadrant 3 4-0

170. Dayton
175. Georgia State
177. East Tennessee State
205. Belmont
208. EKU
223. Austin Peay
252. Lipscomb
288, Arkansas- Pine Bluff
Quadrant 4 13-1

Lost game or series
Yet to Play

 

[fryeguy93]

Further analysis.

Tennessee's is the only team in the top 25 in RPI with a better winning percentage on the road (14-4) than home (23-7)
EXCEPT the mighty Fairfield Stags who are undefeated at 9-0 vs 2-1 at home

BTW, Fairfield coming to Knoxville for region play seems inevitable. The NCAA is certainly not going to send a good team to South Bend to threaten the chosen ones.

 

[DownTheField]

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[Volunteer08]

Further analysis.

Tennessee's is the only team in the top 25 in RPI with a better winning percentage on the road (14-4) than home (23-7)
EXCEPT the mighty Fairfield Stags who are undefeated at 9-0 vs 2-1 at home

BTW, Fairfield coming to Knoxville for region play seems inevitable. The NCAA is certainly not going to send a good team to South Bend to threaten the chosen ones.

I loled at the chosen ones. Would it be so bad if Fairfield was in our region? Are they as good as their record indicates or are they playing HS teams?

 

[NorCalVol67]

Further analysis.

Tennessee's is the only team in the top 25 in RPI with a better winning percentage on the road (14-4) than home (23-7)
EXCEPT the mighty Fairfield Stags who are undefeated at 9-0 vs 2-1 at home

BTW, Fairfield coming to Knoxville for region play seems inevitable. The NCAA is certainly not going to send a good team to South Bend to threaten the chosen ones.

After watching some of the Fairfield game yesterday, I'm not concerned. Granted, I did not see the comeback. It reminded me of American Legion ball, but maybe not as good.

 

[fryeguy93]

I loled at the chosen ones. Would it be so bad if Fairfield was in our region? Are they as good as their record indicates or are they playing HS teams?

Fairfield has not Q1 sins but they are still 16-0 vs Q2 and Q3

The MAAC overall is the 14th best conference out of 31. The MAAC is playing conference games only like the Big10. The MAAC is ahead of some decent conferences including Big West. BigSouth and Southland.

So I think they are worthy of a high RPI. Maybe not #4. But probabily top 32

 

[fryeguy93]

After watching some of the Fairfield game yesterday, I'm not concerned. Granted, I did not see the comeback. It reminded me of American Legion ball, but maybe not as good.

It would be hilarious to see them go to South Bend and win that region. I would be so doubled-over in laughter

 

[fryeguy93]

Baseball America is a joke!!!!!


1. Arkansas
2. Vanderbilt
3. Mississippi State
4. Notre Dame (These guys are mouth breathing morons!)
5. Tennessee
6. TCU
7. Texas
8. Texas Tech
9. Florida
10. Arizona
11. Louisville
12. East Carolina
13. Florida State
14. Stanford
15. Oregon
16. Pittsburgh
17. Ole Miss
18. Louisiana Tech
19. Southern Miss
20. Charlotte
21. Indiana
22. UC Irvine
23. Old Dominion
24. South Carolina
25. Fairfield (GO STAGS!)

 

[txbo]

LMAO.

ND loses a series at home to a lower ranked team and moves up in the poll.

We need to stop winning series if we want to host.

 

[txbo]

Irish have to get past the mighty Valparaiso for the third time on Tuesday. That's a challenge.

 

[SoonerVol]

LMAO.

ND loses a series at home to a lower ranked team and moves up in the poll.

We need to stop winning series if we want to host.

They will get exposed in a couple of weeks.

 

[Border Vol]

Here are this weeks rankings from College Sports Madness

1-Arkansas
2-Vanderbilt
3-Mississippi State
4-Texas
5-TCU
6-Tennessee
7-Texas Tech
8-Florida
9-Oregon
10-Louisville
11-East Carolina
12-Arizona
13-Ole Miss
14-Notre Dame
15-Pitt
16-Stanford
17-FSU
18-Louisiana Tech
19-Charlotte
20-South Carolina
21-UCLA
22-Oklahoma State
23-Oregon State
24-UC Irvine
25-Old Dominion



5/10 Baseball Top 25 Rankings

 

[VolnJC]

The Notre Dame Affirmative Action movement continues
And I thought UGA won the last game. Drank too much yesterday I guess.

D1

1. Arkansas
2. Vanderbilt
3. Mississippi State
4. Tennessee
5. Texas
6. TCU
7. Texas Tech
8. Notre Dame (are you f'in kidding me!?!?!)
9. Florida
10. Oregon
11. East Carolina
12. Stanford
13. Arizona
14. Louisiana Tech
15. Louisville
16. Pittsburgh
17. Florida State
18. Ole Miss
19. Southern Miss
20. Charlotte
21. Indiana
22. Gonzaga
23. UCLA
24. UC Irvine
25. South Carolina

Tough closeout out for the Hogs...2 series against top 10 teams

 

[NorCalVol67]

5th in USA Today Coaches Poll. Texas is 4th.

 

[fryeguy93]

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

Rank Team (Record) Points PVS
1.Arkansas (36-9) 495 1
2.Vanderbilt (34-10) 492 2
3.Mississippi St. (35-11) 490 4
4.Texas (38-12) 488 5
5.Texas Christian (34-12) 486 3
6.Tennessee (37-11) 484 6
7.Florida (33-14) 483 7
8.Louisville (26-15) 481 13
9.Texas Tech. (31-11) 479 11
10.Stanford (26-10) 476 14
11.Arizona (32-13) 474 8
12.Oregon (30-11) 471 15
13.East Carolina (33-10) 469 18
14.Mississippi (33-14) 466 9
15.Notre Dame (25-10) 464 10
16.South Carolina (28-17) 462 12
17.UCLA (27-15) 459 16
18.U.C. Irvine (29-15) 454 23
19.Pittsburgh (22-13) 451 17
20.Louisiana Tech. (33-12) 448 19
21.Oklahoma St. (27-15-1) 445 20
22.Arizona St. (27-15) 443 21
23.Michigan (23-12) 441 22
24.Charlotte (35-14) 439 —
25.Georgia Tech. (24-18) 437 —
26.Gonzaga (27-13) 434 26
27.Fairfield (33-1) 432 28
28.Dallas Baptist (29-11) 429 —
29.Southern Mississippi (33-15) 427 —
30.Florida St. (25-17) 425 —


I've always liked this poll. They have traditionally been a bit Big12-centric but at least that's more logical than BA's love with all things ACC.

Even though CB has 5 more teams than most of the other polls; they are more than willing to leave some teams out. I can live with 6 as it sort of makes sense. There's no explanation for other polls putting Notre Dame so high. And Florida, deserves to be in the top-10.

The Big12 is easily the second best conference.

 

[fryeguy93]

USAToday Coaches poll

1-Arkansas
2-Vanderbilt
3-Mississippi State
4-Texas
5-Tennessee
6-TCU
7-Florida
8-Texas Tech
9-Oregon
10-Notre Dame
11-East Carolina
12-Arizona
13-Stanford
14-Mississippi
15-Louisville
16-Louisiana Tech
17-Southern Miss
18-Pittsburgh
19-Florida State
20-Charlotte
21-South Carolina
22-UCLA
23-Indiana
24-Old Dominion
25-UC Irvine

I have to snicker at the list of voters this season

John Anderson, Minnesota;
Todd Asalon, Northern Kentucky;
Ray Birmingham, New Mexico;
Jordan Bischel, Central Michigan;
Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara;
Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State;
Craig Cozart, High Point;
Barry Davis, Rider;
Bill Decker, Harvard;
Greg DiCenzo, Holy Cross;
Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb;
Nino Giarratano, San Francisco;
Billy Godwin, UNC-Greensboro;
Scott Googins, Cincinnati;
Brian Green, Washington State;
Danny Hall, Georgia Tech;
Ben Hall, North Carolina A&T;
Fritz Hamburg, Saint Joseph's;
Mike Hampton, St. John's;
Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State;
Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State;
Randy Hood, UNC-Wilmington;
Omar Johnson, Jackson State;
Sean Lyons, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville;
Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi;
John McCormack, Florida Atlantic;
Andy Pascoe, Western Illinois;
Jim Penders, Connecticut;
Tommy Raffo, Arkansas State;
Brian Schmack, Valparaiso;
Matt Senk, Stony Brook;
Butch Thompson, Auburn.

In other words....no one actually ranked in this poll. I think only 2 of the coaches even got votes.
Also, The number of upper midwest, northeast and Catholic schools can only help Notre Dame in this polle