We are 3rd?

[KnoxCentral92]

Who else is better? Who is deeper pitching and hitting? Ill wait...

 

[livefaith]

Who else is better? Who is deeper pitching and hitting? Ill wait...

Since you are waiting, you may want to wait through the SEC schedule. That way we actually play against top level teams to find out the answer to your two questions.

 

[deatojl]

I would say, after this week, as long as we finish off the win today we should be either #1 or #2 in all polls.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

We are the best team til we ain’t.

 

[AllThingsTN]

The boys probably be #1 next week. But it doesn’t mean anything at this point.

 

[vol66]

 

[txbo]

Don’t think we can hide from wearing the #1 ranking after this weekend. It’s possible that LSU can carry the burden for a bit but Vols look pretty complete after this weekend. Thursday our youth were a question mark. Today they are a strength.

 

[Rocky Top T]

Who else is better? Who is deeper pitching and hitting? Ill wait...

Wait till we play all the SEC games and we will know

 

[KnoxCentral92]

Wait till we play all the SEC games and we will know

Ok. But compared to everyone early.

 

[Dirtyhairies]

Ok. But compared to everyone early.

Compared to everyone who also haven't played any important games?

Also are you crying about being ranked 3rd before even starting conference play? The baseball forum is getting as gross as football.

 

[Vtonerider]

Don’t think we can hide from wearing the #1 ranking after this weekend. It’s possible that LSU can carry the burden for a bit but Vols look pretty complete after this weekend. Thursday our youth were a question mark. Today they are a strength.

I'm a little concerned about our lob numbers but we look ahead of schedule.

 

[Ritzwatch]

I'm a little concerned about our lob numbers but we look ahead of schedule.

Look at our 2 out run production and you will feel a bit better about the ones left out there.

 

[cncchris33]

Look at our 2 out run production and you will feel a bit better about the ones left out there.

Yeah, we've scored a lot with 2 outs.

 

[rpostr]

I'm a little concerned about our lob numbers but we look ahead of schedule.

We have high LOB because we have a lot of base runners. Tennessee has the best LOB% in the SEC.

 

[chuckiepoo]

We have high LOB because we have a lot of base runners. Tennessee has the best LOB% in the SEC.

Link?

 

[rpostr]

Link?

I tried to find it the other day and had a hell of a time finding college stats. So I just calculated it myself. Took 3 minutes with excel.

Here's the formula LOB% = (H+BB+HBP-R)/(H+BB+HBP-(1.4*HR))
Here's where I pulled the stats 2025 Southeastern Conference | Baseball-Reference.com

Here's all the SEC teams.

Tennessee Volunteers	53.2%​
Kentucky Wildcats	53.4%​
Alabama Crimson Tide	54.3%​
LSU Tigers	55.8%​
Auburn Tigers	56.0%​
Oklahoma Sooners	56.2%​
Missouri Tigers	58.2%​
League Totals	58.7%​
Florida Gators	58.9%​
South Carolina Gamecocks	59.3%​
Texas Longhorns	60.0%​
Vanderbilt Commodores	60.4%​
Arkansas Razorbacks	61.4%​
Mississippi State Bulldogs	61.8%​
Georgia Bulldogs	63.9%​
Ole Miss Rebels	64.4%​
Texas A&M Aggies	66.0%​

 

[chuckiepoo]

@rpostr …sweeeet. Thank you!

 

[Volprofch05]

 

[Volprofch05]

Back where we belong

 

[rpostr]

@rpostr …sweeeet. Thank you!

NP. Frankly speaking, I didn't really care enough to figure out why they are multiplying home runs by 1.4 to calculate LOB%. A lot easier to duplicate someone else's work than to spend the time to figure out why they are doing something. It's really more of a pitcher stat so I imagine the 1.4 is used as pitcher's have some control of home runs.

If you remove the 1.4 and just go by pure men left on base, Tennessee's lead as number 1 in the SEC grows even more so I figured it was good enough to make my point that all teams leave men on base and UT is better than most at scoring baserunners.