Tuesday May 26, 2009

NCAA Baseball Notes

NCAA Baseball Notes
I watched the NCAA selection show yesterday and have listened and read the analysts’ thoughts. I still have no idea if Clemson got a good regional or a tough one. I do think RPI is about the only way to compare the regionals. The RPIs are from Warrennolan.com.

Ratings of Toughest Regional Based Upon RPI
Based on All Four Teams-Rice 38, CS Fullerton 42, Georgia Tech 43.2, Arizona State 43.2, Clemson 45.7, Louisville 47.7, Texas 49.5, Florida 50.7, TCU 53.7, LSU 57.2, North Carolina 57.5, Oklahoma 55.7, UC Irvine 56.7, Florida State 62, East Carolina 67, Ole Miss 67.7

Based on Top Three Seeds-Texas 20.3, LSU 21.3, Florida 22.3, Clemson 22.6, Florida State 23, TCU 23, CS Fullerton 24.3, UC Irvine 24.6, Oklahoma 25.6, Georgia Tech 26.6, East Carolina 28.6, Arizona State 29, North Carolina 29, Ole Miss 30, Louisville 30.3, Rice 30.3

Based on Top Two Seeds- Florida 9.5, UC Irvine 11.5, Georgia Tech 12.5, TCU 13.5, CS Fullerton 15, Texas 16, Rice 16.5, LSU 16.5, Oklahoma 16.5, North Carolina 17, Florida State 17, Arizona State 21, Clemson 21.5, Ole Miss 22, East Carolina 23, Louisville 27

Best Four Seed-Rice Regional-Sam Houston State 61
Best Three Seed-Clemson Regional-Oklahoma State 25
Best Two Seed-Irvine Regional-Virginia 6

Worst Four Seed-East Carolina Regional-Binghamton 182
Worst Three Seed-Rice Regional-Xavier 58
Worst Two Seed-Arizona State Regional-Oral Roberts 38

National Seeds RPI:
1. Texas 2
2. CS Fullerton 3
3. LSU 7
4. North Carolina 1
5. Arizona State 4
6. UC Irvine 17
7. Oklahoma 19
8. Florida 8

Here is a breakdown of each regional and the RPIs:
Texas Regional
1-Texas 2
4-Army 137
3-Boston College 29
2- Texas State 30
Four Team RPI Avg.-49.5
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.- 20.3
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-16

Ft. Worth Regional
1-TCU 12
4-Wright State 146
3-Oregon State 42
2-Texas A&M 15
Four Team RPI Avg.-53.7
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.- 23
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-13.5

Atlanta Regional
1-Georgia Tech 5
4-Georgia State 93
3-Southern Miss 55
2-Elon 20
Four Team RPI Avg.-43.25
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-26.6
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-12.5

Gainesville Regional
1-Florida 8
4-Bethune Cookman 136
3-Jacksonville 48
2-Miami 11
Four Team RPI Avg.-50.7
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-22.3
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-9.5

Tempe Regional
1-Arizona State 4
4-Kent State 86
3-Cal Poly 45
2-Oral Roberts 38
Four Team RPI Avg.-43.2
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-29
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-21

Clemson Regional
1-Clemson 9
4-Tennessee Tech 115
3-Oklahoma State 25
2-Alabama 34
Four Team RPI Avg.-45.7
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-22.6
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-21.5

Greenville (NC) Regional
1-East Carolina 22
4-Binghamton 182
3-George Mason 40
2-South Carolina 24
Four Team RPI Avg.-67
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-28.6
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-23

Chapel Hill Regional
1-North Carolina 1
4-Dartmouth 143
3-Kansas 53
2-Coastal Carolina 33
Four Team RPI Avg.-57.5
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-29
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-17

Fullerton Regional
1-CS Fullerton 3
4-Utah 95
3-Gonzaga 43
2-Ga. Southern 27
Four Team RPI Avg.-42
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-24.3
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-15

Louisville Regional
1-Louisville 18
4-Indiana 100
3-Vanderbilt 37
2-Middle Tennessee 36
Four Team RPI Avg.-47.7
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-30.3
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-27

Tallahassee Regional
1-Florida State 13
4-Marist 179
3-Ohio State 35
2-Georgia 21
Four Team RPI Avg.-62
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-23
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-17

Norman Regional
1-Oklahoma 19
4-Wichita State 90
3-Washington St 44
2-Arkansas 14
Four Team RPI Avg.-55.6
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-25.6
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-16.5

Irvine Regional
1-UC Irvine 17
4-Fresno State 153
3-San Diego State 51
2-Virginia 6
Four Team RPI Avg.-56.7
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-24.6
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-11.5

Oxford Regional
1-Ole Miss 16
4-Monmouth 181
3-W. Kentucky 46
2-Missouri 28
Four Team RPI Avg.-67.7
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-30
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-22

Houston Regional
1-Rice 10
4-Sam Houston State 61
3-Xavier 58
2-Kansas State 23
Four Team RPI Avg.-38
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-30.3
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-16.5

Baton Rouge Regional
1. LSU 7
4. Southern 165
3. Baylor 31
2. Minnesota 26
Four Team RPI Avg.-57.2
Top Three Seeds RPI Avg.-21.3
Top Two Seeds RPI Avg.-16.5

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