Wednesday’s Top-50 Results/Links (4/14)

April 14, 2010
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VMI Upsets Virginia; BYU Beats K-State Again … Nearly 80% (12-of-16) of Wednesday’s games involving top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) fell into one of two noteworthy categories: upset wins over top-50 teams (6) or head-to-head matchups between top-50 squads (8, with 2 of them also falling into the upset category).  (front-page photo courtesy of BYU)

VMI's Sam Roberts had 4 RBI, as the Keydets upset #3 Virginia, 12-3 (photo courtesy of VMI).

The day’s most noteworthy upset saw VMI (#38 in the CNR) upset visiting #3 Virginia, 12-3, a result that surely will boost VMI’s at-large hopes (if needed) when the NCAA Tournament bids are handed out. Wednesday’s other upsets of CB360 top-50 teams included: Jacksonville 10,  at #10 Florida State 8 … #44 Western Carolina 7,  at #12 Clemson 5 … at BYU 13,  #29 Kansas State 10 (Cougars also won gm-1 on Tuesday)  … at Western Michigan 11,  #35 Michigan State 10 … and UNC Wilmington 7,  at #40 North Carolina State 4.

In addition to the wins by VMI and WCU, six other teams won head-to-head matchups vs. a fellow CB360 top-50 team. The #5-6-7 teams in the most recent CNR – Louisville (7-6 at #19 Western Kentucky),  Arkansas (5-4 vs. #37 New Mexico; also won gm-1) and LSU (10-4 vs. #45 Tulane – all won top-50 showdowns, as did: #13 Coastal Carolina 12,  at #32 North Carolina 4 … #15 South Carolina 10,  at #33 The Citadel 4 … and #22 Alabama 10,  at #27 Southeastern Louisiana 5.

Georgia figured to possibly give visiting #4 Georgia Tech a challenge, but the Yellow Jackets left no doubt on Wednesday night, winning 25-6.

Wednesday’s full slate of games involving top-50 resultss in included below (along with an assortment of postgame links).

WEDNESDAY’S TOP-50 RESULTS (4/14/10; CB360 Composite Nat’l Rank; upsets in italics)
at #38 VMI 12,  #3 Virginia 3Final Stats
VMI RecapVA Recap

• #4 Georgia Tech 25,  at Georgia 6Final Stats
GT Recap GA Recap

• #5 Louisville 7,  at #19 Western Kentucky 6Final Stats
LOU RecapWKU Recap

• at #6 Arkansas 5,  #37 New Mexico 4Final Stats
ARK RecapNM Recap

• at #7 LSU 10,  #45 Tulane 4Final Stats
LSU RecapTUL RecapPhotosVideo HiLites

Jacksonville 10,  at #10 Florida State 8Final Stats
JU RecapFSU Recap

#44 Western Carolina 7,  at #12 Clemson 5Final Stats
WCU RecapCLEM Recap

• #13 Coastal Carolina 12,  at #32 North Carolina 4Final Stats
CC RecapUNC Recap

• #15 South Carolina 10,  at #33 The Citadel 4Final Stats
SC RecapCIT Recap

• #22 Alabama 10,  at #27 Southeastern Louisiana 5Final Stats
ALA RecapSELA Recap

at BYU 13,  #29 Kansas State 10Final Stats
BYU RecapK-St Recap

• at #30 Rice 23,  Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1Final Stats
Rice RecapA&M-CC Recap | Photos

at Western Michigan 11,  #35 Michigan State 10Final Stats
WMU RecapMSU Recap

• at #36 Auburn 13,  New Orelans 1Final Stats
AUB RecapUNO Recap

• #39 Connecticut 15,  at Brown 3Final Stats
UConn RecapBrown Recap

UNC Wilmington 7,  at #40 North Carolina State 4Final Stats
UNCW RecapNCS Recap

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