College Baseball Polls 3/8

OkieTiger_KATT · 03-08-2010, 10:48 AM

the collegiate baseball poll was mentioned in another thread, but here are the polls for march 8, and lsu's standing....

baseball america - lsu #2, with uva still at #1. i am puzzled how the cavs are still number 1 after an upset loss and now being 9-2. i mean, i know they have played top 25 teams and we havent, but still...... it will be interesting to see what bba has to say about that in their online chat this afternoon. i have no doubt it will be questioned.

BaseballAmerica.com: College: Top 25 Rankings: College Top 25: March 8

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1. VIRGINIA
Last Week: 3-1. Overall: 9-2, 0-0 in ACC. (2-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
Wright State stunned the Cavaliers Friday but they rebounded to win their next three. So. LHP/DH Danny Hultzen (7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K) was the tough-luck loser Friday, as Wright State ace Alex Kaminsky (7 IP, 1 ER, 7 K) stifled Virginia's potent offense. UVa.'s bats produced 50 hits the next three games, led by leadoff man Jr. 2B Phil Gosselin (10-for-16, 6 R). Jr. RHP Robert Morey (6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER) improved to 2-1 in Saturday's win against Dartmouth.

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2. LOUISIANA STATE
Last Week: 4-0. Overall: 11-0, 0-0 in SEC. (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
LSU continued to roll even without injured ace Anthony Ranaudo. The Tigers won four games at the LSU tournament to improve to 11-0. So. LHP Chris Matulis (5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 2 K) picked up the win in Thursday's win against Pepperdine. Jr. C Micah Gibbs (3-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI) led a 16-hit assault against Brown on Friday; Gibbs is hitting a team-best .436/.500/.667. On Saturday, So. RHP Joey Bourgeois (7 IP, 1 H, 0 R) turned in his second stellar outing in three starts this season, as LSU won a pitcher's duel against Pepperdine. The Tigers broke a 2-2 tie against Brown on Sunday with four runs in the sixth.

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in the collegiate baseball poll, lsu is #1 (uva is #4.)

NCAA DIV I POLL - Current - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

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as of now, the usa today/espn poll is not out.

edit to add usa today/espn poll. as expected, lsu is #1 where they were last week in this poll. uva is #4 dropping from #2 last week.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...l/usatpoll.htm

PURPLE TIGER · 03-08-2010, 11:11 AM

I realize the rankings don't mean much right now but even so...

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SabanFan · 03-08-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OkieTiger_KATT

baseball america - lsu #2, with uva still at #1. i am puzzled how the cavs are still number 1 after an upset loss and now being 9-2. i mean, i know they have played top 25 teams and we havent, but still...... it will be interesting to see what bba has to say about that in their online chat this afternoon. i have no doubt it will be questioned.

Well, here's their reasoning.

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Aaron Fitt: If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: College baseball is about winning weekends. And in UVa.'s and Texas' cases, they haven't even lost midweek games. Put it this way: LSU has nothing on its resume to match what Virginia did opening weekend (winning a road series against East Carolina) or even what Texas has done the last two weeks(sweeping Stanford, beating Rice), though we dropped the Longhorns behind LSU after they lost that New Mexico series. Do you really think it's more impressive to sweep Centenary and William & Mary than to win two of three at East Carolina, or sweep Stanford? I'll grant you that Florida State's body of work has been very impressive, however — there was just no room for the 'Noles to move up further.

Can't say I agree since they lost to Wright State, weekend or not. Also, LSU should get props for being undefeated without their ace.

JayB · 03-08-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SabanFan

Well, here's their reasoning.

Can't say I agree since they lost to Wright State, weekend or not. Also, LSU should get props for being undefeated without their ace.

all of that plus that pepperdine club is damn good. bywater is going to win a LOT of games for them. perhaps LSU has played a lot of "nobodies," but those "nobodies" have competed extremely well! it doesn't matter who LSU plays, every opponent is going to be competing at a higher level.

the college baseball guys know that LSU is a team (traditionally) that starts off a bit slow, if this team gets better as the season progresses, it doesn't matter there we're ranked... because i don't see them losing many games. i think we'll be in the 50-win-column this season. that's all the prediction i'm going to make.

OkieTiger_KATT · 03-08-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SabanFan

Well, here's their reasoning....

i guess since we only played pepperdine twice, instead of three times, that doesnt count?

JayB · 03-08-2010, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by OkieTiger_KATT

i guess since we only played pepperdine twice, instead of three times, that doesnt count?

yeah and that was the generosity of CPM. he wanted to get both teams to BR and only had one weekend to do it. other coaches may have just said "sorry Brown..." but it was their first games of the season, and i'm sure it really helped out their club to face two solid teams in LSU and Pepperdine.

PURPLE TIGER · 03-09-2010, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JayB

yeah and that was the generosity of CPM. he wanted to get both teams to BR and only had one weekend to do it. other coaches may have just said "sorry Brown..." but it was their first games of the season, and i'm sure it really helped out their club to face two solid teams in LSU and Pepperdine.

I liked the format for this past weekend. I hope we continue to schedule this type of series early in the season. I still miss the old Winn Dixie Classic. This format gives us an extra team to see and also has more of a NCAA regional atmosphere.

CPM...

Also...LSU sent out an invite to purchase a 1-year parking pass (football) at the old Alex Box site. It's a great location but still feels wrong to park on such sacred ground.

LesMilesFan · 03-09-2010, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by PURPLE TIGER

Also...LSU sent out an invite to purchase a 1-year parking pass (football) at the old Alex Box site. It's a great location but still feels wrong to park on such sacred ground.

$600 for limestone and no reserved spot. I'll just park illegally like normal.

mctiger · 03-09-2010, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by PURPLE TIGER

I liked the format for this past weekend. I hope we continue to schedule this type of series early in the season. I still miss the old Winn Dixie Classic. This format gives us an extra team to see and also has more of a NCAA regional atmosphere.

A friend of mine and I were talking about that very subject this past weekend. A 3-day series with the Tigers, Tulane and ULL hosting 3 from another state at Zephyr would be sweet!

PURPLE TIGER · 03-11-2010, 06:25 AM

Virginia beat William & Mary 12-6 on Wednesday. They play a series at Florida State this weekend. The winner of that series will be #1 or #2 next week.

Arizona State beat Grand Canyon 4-2 and will face Auburn for a weekend series.

Texas beat Texas State 4-3 on Tuesday.

Only eight more days until SEC baseball begins!

03-11-2010, 06:25 AM	#10
PURPLE TIGER HOPE is not a strategy! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Slidell, Louisiana Posts: 5,144	Re: College Baseball Polls 3/8 Virginia beat William & Mary 12-6 on Wednesday. They play a series at Florida State this weekend. The winner of that series will be #1 or #2 next week. Arizona State beat Grand Canyon 4-2 and will face Auburn for a weekend series. Texas beat Texas State 4-3 on Tuesday. Only eight more days until SEC baseball begins! __________________

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PURPLE TIGER HOPE is not a strategy! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Slidell, Louisiana Posts: 5,144	Re: College Baseball Polls 3/8 I realize the rankings don't mean much right now but even so.... __________________