Rankings ... April 20th

Barton Hills

1,000+ Posts
Rivals poll is out, we crack the Top 5 at #4 ...

Games left vs #2 Rice (1), #25 KSU (3), #12 Baylor (3), #19 Texas A&M (3). What a legit stretch of games we're on !!

The Link
 
Baseball America:

Rk. Team W-L Last Week Prev.
1. UC Irvine 26-10 4-1 3
2. Rice 27-10 2-2 2
3. Arizona State 28-8 3-0 4
4. North Carolina 31-10 4-1 5
5. Texas 29-8 5-0 9
6. Louisiana State 28-11 2-3 1
7. Georgia Tech 26-8 5-0 12
8. Georgia 31-8 2-2 8
9. Baylor 25-12 2-2 7
10. Cal State Fullerton 24-11 2-2 6
11. Mississippi 28-11 3-1 17
12. Arkansas 26-11 2-3 11
13. Oklahoma 29-11 1-3 10
14. Cal Poly 27-9 3-1 18
15. Virginia 30-8 2-1 19
16. Texas Christian 23-11 1-1 16
17. Oregon State 23-9 3-2 14
18. Miami 26-13 1-3 13
19. San Diego State 26-15 1-3 15
20. Hawaii 24-13 3-1 NR
21. Florida State 25-12 4-1 NR
22. Alabama 27-13 5-1 NR
23. Kansas State 29-11 3-2 21
24. Texas A&M 25-14 4-0 NR
25. Kent State 28-8 4-1 NR
The Link
 
Again, all I get with the Rivals is a log-in page. I just want to see the damn rankings.
 
1. ARIZONA STATE (28-8) – Previous rank: 4
The Sun Devils recorded a series sweep over Stanford last week and have shown outstanding consistency on the weekend so far this season.
2. RICE (27-10) – Previous rank: 1
The Owls finished the week with a series win over Marshall, but it wasn't exactly a dominating performance. They also dropped a mid-week game to A&M.
3. GEORGIA (31-8) – Previous rank: 3
After losing a mid-week game to rival Georgia Tech, the Bulldogs flexed their muscles with a home series win over Arkansas to extend their SEC lead.
4. TEXAS (29-8) – Previous rank: 6
The Longhorns had their most impressive week of the season. After sweeping mid-week games from A&M-Corpus Christi, they swept three games from rival Oklahoma.
5. UC IRVINE (26-10) – Previous rank: 8
The Anteaters split a pair of mid-week games with LMU and San Diego before hitting the road and dominating UC Riverside on the way to a three-game sweep.
6. NORTH CAROLINA (31-10) – Previous rank: 10
After splitting a pair of mid-week games with High Point and Winthrop, the Tar Heels continued their winning ways by sweeping Miami in impressive fashion.
7. GEORGIA TECH (26-8) – Previous rank: 11
The Yellow Jackets had a fantastic week. They began the week with mid-week wins over Georgia and Georgia State before sweeping Wake Forest on the road.
8. LSU (28-12) – Previous rank: 2
The Tigers had a week to forget. After splitting a pair of mid-week games with New Orleans and Nicholls State, the Tigers dropped two of three to Tennessee.
9. CAL STATE FULLERTON (24-11) – Previous rank: 5
The Titans recorded a dominating win over USC to begin the week, but resorted to their unimpressive ways in a home series against Pacific over the weekend.
10. ARKANSAS (26-11) – Previous rank: 7
The Razorbacks split a pair of mid-week games against Louisiana-Monroe before hitting the road and dropping a hard-fought series to hard-hitting Georgia.
11. CAL POLY (27-9) – Previous rank: 14
Besides a tough series at UC Irvine a few weeks ago, the Mustangs have compiled an outstanding resume. They swept UC Davis over the weekend.
12. BAYLOR (25-12) – Previous rank: 12
The Bears began the week with a mid-week split against Texas-Arlington before going 1-1 against Oklahoma State in a rain-shortened three-game series.
13. FLORIDA STATE (25-12) – Previous rank: 15
The Seminoles split a pair of mid-week games with Florida and North Florida before hitting the road and doing a clean sweep of N.C. State.
14. OKLAHOMA (29-11) – Previous rank: 9
The Sooners began the week with a mid-week win over TCU, but were unable to sustain confidence in a weekend series against heated rival Texas.
15. VIRGINIA (30-8) – Previous rank: 17
The Cavaliers had a mid-week bout with Coastal Carolina rained out, but took care of business at Boston College over the weekend.
16. MISSISSIPPI (28-11) – Previous rank: 19
The Rebels had a fabulous week on the diamond. After beating rival Mississippi State in a mid-week bout, they hit the road and won two at Florida.
17. MIAMI (FL) (26-13) – Previous rank: 13
The Hurricanes began the week with a nice mid-week win over Florida Atlantic, but were unable to get anything going at North Carolina over the weekend.
18. OREGON STATE (23-9) – Previous rank: 16
The Beavers began the week with a solid mid-week two-game sweep over BYU, but stumbled at home against USC over the weekend.
19. TEXAS A&M (25-14) – Previous rank: NR
The Aggies had their most impressive week of the season by beating Rice in a mid-week bout and outscoring Nebraska 28-4 in a three-game series.
20. SAN DIEGO STATE (26-15) – Previous rank: 18
The Aztecs had a tough week on the diamond. After losing a mid-week game against UCLA, the Aztecs hit the road and dropped two of three to New Mexico.
21. TCU (23-11) – Previous rank: 20
The Horned Frogs split a pair of mid-week games with Texas Tech and Oklahoma before having their entire series at Air Force cancelled because of heavy snow.
22. SOUTH CAROLINA (26-14) – Previous rank: NR
The Gamecocks split a pair of mid-week games that included a thrashing of College of Charleston. They also showed consistency with a series win over Auburn.
23. FLORIDA (26-14) – Previous rank: 23
The Gators began the week by sweeping a pair of mid-week games from Florida State and Stetson before dropping two of three at home to Ole Miss.
24. ALABAMA (27-13) – Previous rank: NR
The Crimson Tide needs to start showing consistency, but sweeping Vanderbilt on the road over the weekend was pretty impressive.
25. KANSAS STATE (29-11) – Previous rank: 24
The Wildcats began the week by sweeping a two-game mid-week series against Wichita State before dropping two of three at home to Missouri.
 
USA Today

1 Georgia (8) 31-8
2 Arizona State (13) 28-8
3 North Carolina (4) 31-10
4 Texas (2) 29-8
5 Rice (1) 27-10
6 UC-Irvine (1) 26-10
7 Georgia Tech (1) 26-8-1
8 LSU (1) 28-12
9 Arkansas 26-11
10 Cal State-Fullerton 24-11
11 Miami (Fla.) 26-13
12 Baylor 25-12
13 Oklahoma 29-11
14 Virginia 30-8-1
15 Mississippi 28-11
16 Florida State 25-12
17 Texas A&M 25-14
18 Cal Poly 27-9
19 Coastal Carolina 30-9
22 TCU 23-11
23 Florida 26-14
24 East Carolina 28-12
25 Ohio State 29-8
20 (tie) Clemson 26-14
20 (tie) Oregon State 23-9
 
College Baseball
1 U.C. Irvine
2 Arizona St.
3 North Carolina
4 Georgia Tech.
5 Georgia
6 Texas
7 Arkansas
8 Rice
9 Louisiana St.
10 Cal. St. Fullerton
11 Virginia
12 Cal Poly
13 Mississippi
14 Oklahoma
15 Florida St.
16 Texas A&M
17 Baylor
18 Miami, Fla.
19 Oregon St.
20 Texas Christian
21 Alabama
22 Florida
23 Coastal Carolina
24 Ohio St.
25 Kent St.
26 Clemson
27 George Mason
28 Georgia Southern
29 South Florida
30 Missouri St.
Link
 
Baseball Writers
1 North Carolina
2 Texas
3 Arizona State
4 Georgia
5 Rice
6 UC Irvine
7 LSU
8 Georgia Tech
9 Cal State Fullerton
10 Florida State
11 Mississippi
12 Miami
13 Arkansas
14 Oklahoma
15 Baylor
16 Virginia
17 Cal Poly
18 Texas A&M
19 Coastal Carolina
20 TCU
21 Clemson
22 Florida
23 Ohio State
24 East Carolina
25 Oklahoma State
26 Oregon State
27 Alabama
28 San Diego
29 Georgia Southern
30 Kansas State

Link

hookem.gif
 
Man, I'm getting old. A Baseball Top 25 that doesn't include Stanford, Wichita State, Oklahoma State, or Southern Cal. Times have changed!
 

Weekly Prediction Contest

* Predict HORNS-AGGIES *
Sat, Nov 30 • 6:30 PM on ABC

Recent Threads

Back
Top