Rankings

[Sea Ray]

D1 4/22/2024

1. Texas A&M 1
2. Arkansas 2
3. Tennessee 4
4. Kentucky 3
5. Clemson 6
6. Duke 7
7. East Carolina 9
8. Wake Forest 12
9. Oregon State 5
10. Florida State 8
11. Vanderbilt 13
12. UC Irvine 17
13. Coastal Carolina 19
14. Virginia 10
15. North Carolina 11
16. Arizona 21
17. Louisiana 14
18. Oklahoma NR
19. Oklahoma State 15
20. Georgia 24
21. NC State NR
22. Oregon 16
23. Alabama 18
24. South Carolina 20
25. Indiana State 25

Whose ranking is this?

 

[TheBigOne10]

Whose ranking is this?

D1

 

[Sea Ray]

D1

My ignorance. Didn't know about D1. Thank you

 

[WillisWG]

Whose ranking is this?

D1Baseball Top 25: A&M remains No. 1, Oklahoma headlines three new entrants • D1Baseball

Texas A&M remains No. 1 in the D1Baseball Top 25, while Oklahoma, NC State and Indiana State join the rankings.

d1baseball.com

 

[StarRaider]

I just think it’s funny that we had the exact same conference record last season that Wake Forest currently has now (11-10) and yet they are deserving of a national seed according to at least 1 publication while we were ranked 18th. Yeah makes a lot of sense to me…

well they have Chase Burns

 

[BowlBrother85]

SEC baseball power rankings after Week 10

A new number one team in the latest 2024 SEC baseball power rankings after Week 10.

volswire.usatoday.com

SEC Baseball Power Rankings After Week 10

1) Tennessee
2) Kentucky
3) Arkansas
4) Texas A&M
5) South Carolina
6) Vanderbilt
7) Mississippi State
8) Georgia
9) Alabama
10) Florida
11) Ole Miss
12) LSU
13) Missouri
14) Auburn

 

[VolPack22]

SEC baseball power rankings after Week 10

A new number one team in the latest 2024 SEC baseball power rankings after Week 10.

volswire.usatoday.com

SEC Baseball Power Rankings After Week 10

1) Tennessee
2) Kentucky
3) Arkansas
4) Texas A&M
5) South Carolina
6) Vanderbilt
7) Mississippi State
8) Georgia
9) Alabama
10) Florida
11) Ole Miss
12) LSU
13) Missouri
14) Auburn

Texas A&M should be 1 if we are being objective. Top 5 should be:

Texas A&M
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Vanderbilt

 

[Volprofch05]

 

[fryeguy93]

Coaches Poll 4/22/2024

1. Texas A&M 1
2. Arkansas 2
3. Tennessee 3
4. Clemson 6
5. Kentucky 5
6. Duke 8
7. East Carolina 10
8. Vanderbilt 12
9. Florida State 7
10. Oregon State 4
11. Wake Forest 13
12. Virginia 8
13. UC-Irvine 16
14. North Carolina 11
15. Coastal Carolina 20
16. Louisiana 15
17. Georgia 23
18. Oklahoma NR
19. Alabama 14
20. Arizona NR
21. South Carolina 21
22. Oklahoma State 17
23. NC State NR
24. Oregon 18
25. Indiana State 25


SEC 8
ACC 7
Pac12 3
Big12 2
SunBelt 2

Only 3 top-25 teams come from outside these conferences.

8 of 25 (32%) are SEC. 5 of top 8
7 of 25 (22%) are ACC. 6 of top 14

I have to give credits to the polls from last week. Several held off moving Kentucky into top-3 spot.
They had a gaudy record but -as we discussed before, had not really played a top tier opponent- and NONE on the road.

Unless the wheels fall off in Lexington, I think Kentucky gets to host a regional. The trips to Florida and South Carolina will be huge for the Wildcats as these will be their first visits to hostile stadiums. Because KY will play so few hostile road series, they will have a lesser margin for error. Should they lay an egg at home vs. Arkansas, and lose 1 of the 2 road series, they may want to start checking for hotel space in several different North Carolina or Oklahoma cities, or even Terre Haute.

 

[txbo]

Coaches Poll 4/22/2024

1. Texas A&M 1
2. Arkansas 2
3. Tennessee 3
4. Clemson 6
5. Kentucky 5
6. Duke 8
7. East Carolina 10
8. Vanderbilt 12
9. Florida State 7
10. Oregon State 4
11. Wake Forest 13
12. Virginia 8
13. UC-Irvine 16
14. North Carolina 11
15. Coastal Carolina 20
16. Louisiana 15
17. Georgia 23
18. Oklahoma NR
19. Alabama 14
20. Arizona NR
21. South Carolina 21
22. Oklahoma State 17
23. NC State NR
24. Oregon 18
25. Indiana State 25


SEC 8
ACC 7
Pac12 3
Big12 2
SunBelt 2

Only 3 top-25 teams come from outside these conferences.

8 of 25 (32%) are SEC. 5 of top 8
7 of 25 (22%) are ACC. 6 of top 14

I have to give credits to the polls from last week. Several held off moving Kentucky into top-3 spot.
They had a gaudy record but -as we discussed before, had not really played a top tier opponent- and NONE on the road.

Unless the wheels fall off in Lexington, I think Kentucky gets to host a regional. The trips to Florida and South Carolina will be huge for the Wildcats as these will be their first visits to hostile stadiums. Because KY will play so few hostile road series, they will have a lesser margin for error. Should they lay an egg at home vs. Arkansas, and lose 1 of the 2 road series, they may want to start checking for hotel space in several different North Carolina or Oklahoma cities, or even Terre Haute.

With 4 series to play and 15 wins already, seems like they would have to completely fall apart. Let's say they just win 3 of the remaining 12. How many 18 win SEC teams don't host?

 

[BowlBrother85]

Coaches Poll 4/22/2024

1. Texas A&M 1
2. Arkansas 2
3. Tennessee 3
4. Clemson 6
5. Kentucky 5
6. Duke 8
7. East Carolina 10
8. Vanderbilt 12
9. Florida State 7
10. Oregon State 4
11. Wake Forest 13
12. Virginia 8
13. UC-Irvine 16
14. North Carolina 11
15. Coastal Carolina 20
16. Louisiana 15
17. Georgia 23
18. Oklahoma NR
19. Alabama 14
20. Arizona NR
21. South Carolina 21
22. Oklahoma State 17
23. NC State NR
24. Oregon 18
25. Indiana State 25


SEC 8
ACC 7
Pac12 3
Big12 2
SunBelt 2

Only 3 top-25 teams come from outside these conferences.

8 of 25 (32%) are SEC. 5 of top 8
7 of 25 (22%) are ACC. 6 of top 14

I have to give credits to the polls from last week. Several held off moving Kentucky into top-3 spot.
They had a gaudy record but -as we discussed before, had not really played a top tier opponent- and NONE on the road.

Unless the wheels fall off in Lexington, I think Kentucky gets to host a regional. The trips to Florida and South Carolina will be huge for the Wildcats as these will be their first visits to hostile stadiums. Because KY will play so few hostile road series, they will have a lesser margin for error. Should they lay an egg at home vs. Arkansas, and lose 1 of the 2 road series, they may want to start checking for hotel space in several different North Carolina or Oklahoma cities, or even Terre Haute.

Kentucky is much better than I thought they were coming into the weekend. They will definitely host a regional .... I thought we would sweep them on Friday. Now, I'm just glad we won the series.

 

[txbo]

 

[fryeguy93]

4/24/2024 12:59 am

Vols Move up 2 spots in RPI

1. Texas A&M......................W 13-11 Houston
2. Arkansas...........................W 11-1 AR-PB
3. Kentucky..........................
4. Tennessee +2.....................W 12-4 WCU
5. Clemson -1..........................L 3-4 @ UGA
6. Florida State -1.................... W 10-2 UNF
7. North Carolina...................... W 5-2 Gardner-Webb
8. East Carolina.......................... W 10-6 NC State
9. Indiana State +1...................
10. Georgia +1..........................W 4-3 Clemson
11. UC Santa Barbara +1...........L 4-9 @ Loyola-Marymount
12. Wake Forest -3.................... L 3-0 @ Elon
13. South Carolina +1............
14. Coastal Carolina -1..............L 3-7 @ Creighton (game 2 tomorrow)
15. Oregon State......................... W 7-2 @ Portland
16. Virginia......................................W 14-4 Liberty (7)
17. Alabama +3..........................W 14-5 Samford
18. Oklahoma +4.........................W 3-1 Wichita State
19. Vanderbilt -1...................... W 5-4 UT-Martin
20. Dallas Baptist -3.....................L 5-2 @ TCU
21. Duke...........................................L 18-4 @ Campbell (7)
22. Nebraska -3...........................L 9-4 Kansas
23. Ole Miss +1.........................W 9-4 North Alabama
24. UC Irvine +1............................W 9-7 @ UCLA
25. UCF -1..................................... W 10-3 FGCU
32. Florida +3...........................W 13-3 Stetson (7)
36. LSU +3...................................W 9-0 Nicholls
41. Mississippi State +4........W 6-4 @ Memphis
43. Auburn +1............................W 11-1 FAMU (7)
91. Missouri +3........................ W 10-6 Mo. State


Conference Standings:

....Team ........................SEC ......... GB.....RPI.........SOS
EAST_____________________________________________
1. Kentucky.................15-3........-- ..........3..........12
2. Tennessee..........12-6......3.0.......4........20
3. Vanderbilt...............10-8.......5.0 .......19........46
4. Georgia.................... 9-9........6.0 ....... 9.........18
4. South Carolina.......9-9........6.0........12..........8
6. Florida......................8-10.......7.0........32..........3
7. Missouri...................6-12.......9.0........91........27

WEST___________________________________________
1. Arkansas................14-4.........-- ....... 2..........24
2. Texas A&M...........13-5........1.0 .......1..........19
3. Miss State.............10-8........4.0 .......40........45
4. Alabama.................7-11.......7.0 .......17..........5
5. Ole Miss.................6-12........8.0 .......23.........2
6. LSU...........................5-13........9.0 .......36.......25
7. Auburn....................2-16.....12.0........42.........1

OVERALL
1. Kentucky..................15-3........--
2. Arkansas...................14-4.......1.0
3. Texas A&M..............13-5.......2.0
4. Tennessee________12-6____3.0__
5. Vanderbilt...............10-8.......5.0
5. Miss State...............10-8.......5.0
7. Georgia................... 9-9.........6.0
7. So Carolina............ 9-9.........6.0
9. Florida.....................8-10...... 7.0
10. Alabama...............7-11....... 8.0
11. Ole Miss................6-12....... 9.0
11. Missouri________6-12_ ___9.0__
13. LSU........................5-13.......10.0
14. Auburn.................2-16.......13.0

Auburn plays @ LSU | OM | @ Missouri | AL a round robing against the four teams directly above them in standings.
LSU has more difficult foes with AU | TAMU | @ ALA | OM; but 3 are at home. LSU hold tiebreaker over #11 Missouri.
Mizzou has @ TN | SC | AU | @ MSU. Missouri has tiebreaker issues with LSU but hosts Auburn
Ole Miss plays AL | @ AUB | TAMU | @ LSU
Alabama schedule: @ OM | MSU | LSU @ AU
It's fortunate Florida has 3 game lead over #13 LSU as their closing schedule is @ AR | TN | KY | @ GA. They also hold the tiebreaker over LSU, which means LSU would need to win 4 more games than Florida- unless there's a cancellation.

As such, I believe 5 teams are competing for the last 3 spots in Hoover.

In the last 4 weeks (12 games) Auburn will need to outperform Missouri or Ole Miss by at least 4 games to qualify for Hoover.
Auburn clearly played the most difficult SEC schedule the first 6 weeks with series against all top-6 teams in the SEC and now they earn the easiest SEC schedule in the last 4 weeks. But they are in a massive hole. Winning every remaining series 2-1 put the Tigers at 10-20. In the last 6 full seasons, 10-20 would have qualified a team three times (2017,2019, 2021); would have eliminated a team once (2018) and would have left it to tiebreaker twice (2022 and 2023) So Auburn needs to win 9 games and get to 11-19 to feel confident.

I believe LSU with 9 home games will be able to pass Missouri with only 6 home games. LSU will likely pass Missouri this weekend to nab #11 spot.

Ole Miss will likely move to #10 with a series win over Alabama, giving them at least the tiebreaker. Alabama is terrible on road.
I believe Auburn may be unofficially eliminated on Sunday with a series loss at LSU as they would be forced to leapfrog 2 or 3 teams to reach #11.

Long story short. I believe Missouri and Auburn will be left in the cold. Missouri is the least talented team and Auburn simply had a ridiculous schedule. 2024 is the last SEC Tournament with the current format. 16 teams will result in a single elimination format in 2025. In that format, I have to wonder why we should even bother with a tourney. Go ahead and play a series instead, or give the players a week off before post season play begins.

This Weekend: Based on rankings

___Thursday- Saturday___
(11) Missouri @ (4) Tennessee
(10) Alabama @ (11) Ole Miss

___Friday - Sunday_____________
(1) Kentucky @ (7) South Carolina
(5) Miss. State @ (5) Vanderbilt
(7) Georgia @ (3) Texas A&M
(9) Florida @ (2) Arkansas
(14) Auburn @ (13) LSU

Higher ranked team hosts 4 series
Lower ranked team hosts 2 series
6 teams are below. 500 and 4 of those teams play each other.
I would surmise that most home teams will be favored to win each series. The only exception may be Kentucky @ So. Carolina
I would expect a handful of sweeps. All by the home team.

Tennessee over Missouri (3-0) Hot weather in Knoxville may result in big numbers.
Texas A&M over UGA (3-0) Aggies at home will be tough for UGA to steal a game. UGA playing 15 inns on Tuesday makes this even more likely
Arkansas over Florida (2-1) Gators will have to show more heart than they've shown so far. I believe this heart will earn them only 1 win without significantly improved play. I just believe Arky's offensive production will hurt them eventually.

The worst two series:
(6) Alabama @ Ole Miss Both teams are more incapable on the road than a possumadillo. So OM should win. (OM 2-1)
(7) Auburn @ LSU Auburn likely playing out the string after this weekend. (LSU 2-1 - ugly)

The top two series:
(1) Kentucky @ So. Carolina This will be UK's chance to prove the first 5 weeks were not smoke and mirrors. Can they beat a decent team
in a difficult road environment for the first time in 2024. (SC 2-1)
(2) Miss. State @ Vanderbilt Both teams may be positioning as NCAA hosts and can't afford many more series losses (VU 2-1)

 

[feathersax]

well they have Chase Burns

Only thing that the Wakers are chasing now is lots of other teams.

 

[@1RBFjr]

Only thing that the Wakers are chasing now is lots of other teams.

Elon shut out Wake Forest last night. That’ll leave a mark.

 

[@1RBFjr]

Elon shut out Wake Forest last night. That’ll leave a mark.

I’ll add that this game was played at Elon, so that’s great that Wake Forest agreed to play there and help out the Elon program.

 

[StarRaider]

Elon shut out Wake Forest last night. That’ll leave a mark.

aye-cis-cee had a bad night

 

[MAD]

It blows my mind that 1-4 are all SEC teams.

 

[Aerie Vol]

Vols with a sweep. I don't care who ya are, winning baseball games is hard. Look at the top 25 results tonight. Seems like half the top ten lost a game today.
We roll on.

 

[spyfish007]

Looks like we will continue to be #3 this week. I bet we continue to pickup #3 national seed projections. I'm surprised to see Clemson holding ro #4 ranking in D1 and Baseball American (ACC homers so oh well).

 

[MAD]

I’ve been waiting for this one, let’s see it

 

[nashvillepanther]

I would also be willing to bet (based on the roster builds) that Vandy and Arkansas get upset before Omaha. I already have futures on the sports betting apps for a few scenarios. College baseball has printed me money in the last few years, as the odds are usually mispriced.

Right on cue, Vandy goes 2&BBQ and Arkansas is hanging on by a thread against SEMO. This place has a boatload of people who don't know **** but talk out their ass. lol, go vols btw, put Southern Miss to bed tonight.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Right on cue, Vandy goes 2&BBQ and Arkansas is hanging on by a thread against SEMO. This place has a boatload of people who don't know **** but talk out their ass. lol, go vols btw, put Southern Miss to bed tonight.

 

[nashvillepanther]

Buddy it’s a message board, we aren’t here to make friends, but point taken.

I’ve had like 5-7 people follow me relentlessly on here talking **** like stalkers just to be wrong every time.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Buddy it’s a message board, we aren’t here to make friends, but point taken.

I’ve had like 5-7 people follow me relentlessly on here talking **** like stalkers just to be wrong every time.

It is a community though. Most pleasant forum on Volnation, imho. There are plenty of drive-bys in the gamethreads that get scrolled by most of the regulars. We also have a few that feel responsible to defend the motherland from perceived trolls. Then there are the adults that have studied beisbol for a few decades. Welcome and enjoy the game!
GB!