Florida maintained the top spot in the week-6 update for CB360’s exlusive Composite Natonal Rankings, with Virginia jumping from #4 to #2 and Arizona State making a move from #8 to #4. Current #3 Vanderbilt slipped one spot, while Florida State dropped from #3 to #5. front-page photo courtesy of LSU
Other teams still in the top-10 include #6 South Carolina (down from #5), #7 Texas (up from #10), #9 Oklahoma (previously #6) and #10 LSU (dropped from #7). Texas A&M has entered the top-10, moving up from #13 to #8, replacing current #16 Clemson in the top-10.
The CNR formula now includes Boyd Nation’s “Pseudo-RPI” (with the BN preseason predicted strength-of-schedule dropping out of the criteria). Note that other RPI-type factors (BN’s Iterative Strength Ratings and the official NCAA RPI) will be phased into the CNR formula over the next few weeks (RPI numbers will become more accurate/useful as the sample of games continues to grow).
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The CNR’s current top-10 includes the four SEC teams, plus three from the ACC, a pair of Big 12 teams and the Pac-10’s ASU.
The CNR’s all-inclusive ranking formula – which will expand significantly as the season progresses (adding RPI/power rankings, NCAA projections, etc.) – currently includes seven different “ingredients:” six national polls (coaches, writers, BA, CB, Perfect Game, & CBL) and the aforementioned Boyd’s Nation Pseudo RPI.
Scroll to end of release for detailed description of the CNR, including direct links to current criteria.
CNR Contact: Pete LaFleur (pete@collegebaseball360.com)
CNR TOP-50 CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN (week-6)
SEC (9 … 4 top-10, 5 top-25) – #1 Florida, #3 Vanderbilt, #6 South Carolina, #10 LSU, #18 Auburn, #26 Arkansas, #34 Mississippi, #46 Tennessee & #49 Mississippi State
Pacific-10 (7… 1 top-10, 6 top-25) – #4 Arizona State, #13 Stanford, #19 Arizona, #20 UCLA, #21 Oregon State, #23 California & #29 Oregon
ACC (6 … 3 top-10, 5 top-25) – #2 Virginia, #5 Florida State, #11 Georgia Tech, #14 North Carolina, #16 Clemson & #30 Miami
Big 12 (5 … 3 top-10, 4 top-25) – #7 Texas, #8 Texas A&M, #9 Oklahoma, #25 Baylor & #43 Texas Tech
Conference USA (5 … 1 top-25) – #22 Tulane, #27 Rice, #28 Southern Mississippi, #35 East Carolina & #38 UCF
Atlantic Sun (3) – #36 Stetson, #42 East Tennessee & #50 Jacksonville
2 Each – Big West (#17 Cal State Fullerton & #24 UC Irvine) … Mountain West (#15 TCU & #48 UNLV) … Southern (#31 College of Charleston & #44 Elon) … Southland (#40 Southeastern Louisiana & #47 Texas State)
1 Each – Atlantic-10 (#41 Rhode Island) … BIG EAST (#32 Louisville) … Big South (#33 Coastal Carolina) … Metro-Atlantic (#45 Marist) … Missouri Valley (#39 Wichita State) … Sunbelt (#37 Troy) … Western Athletic (#12 Fresno State)
BIGGEST JUMPS IN THE CNR – Southern Mississippi #38 to #28 … Auburn #27 to #18 … Oregon State #30 to #21 … Georgia Tech #19 to #11 … East Carolina #42 to #35 … Central Florida #45 to #38
NEWCOMERS/RETURNERS TO THE CNR – #30 Miami … #41 Rhode Island … #43 Texas Tech … #45 Marist … #49 Mississippi State … #50 Jacksonville (Miami and TT were top-50 teams earlier this season)
DROPPED OUT OF THE CNR TOP-50 – #29 Connecticut … #40 Oklahoma State … #44 Kansas State … #45 James Madison … #49 Michigan State … #50 Georgia
BIGGEST DROPS IN THE CNR – Arkansas #18 to #26 … Clemson #9 to #16 … Cal State Fullerton #11 to #17 … College of Charleston #25 to #31 … Southeastern Louisiana #34 to #40 … Texas State #41 to #47
College Baseball 2011 Composite National Rankings #6 (CNR)
courtesy of CollegeBaseball360.com; March 22, 2011
| 1 | Florida | 99.89 (1) |
| 2 | Virginia | 97.44 (4) |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 96.52 (2) |
| 4 | Arizona State | 93.64 (8) |
| 5 | Florida State | 93.51 (3) |
| 6 | South Carolina | 92.30 (5) |
| 7 | Texas | 91.63 (10) |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 89.64 (13) |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 88.14 (6) |
| 10 | LSU | 88.11 (7) |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 86.44 (19) |
| 12 | Fresno State | 84.96 (14) |
| 13 | Stanford | 83.79 (17) |
| 14 | North Carolina | 83.43 (15) |
| 15 | TCU | 83.40 (12) |
| 16 | Clemson | 82.50 (9) |
| 17 | Cal State Fullerton | 82.39 (11) |
| 18 | Auburn | 81.05 (27) |
| 19 | Arizona | 78.27 (16) |
| 20 | UCLA | 74.94 (21) |
| 21 | Oregon State | 74.79 (30) |
| 22 | Tulane | 73.11 (22) |
| 23 | California | 69.15 (23) |
| 24 | UC Irvine | 66.61 (26) |
| 25 | Baylor | 66.51 (20) |
| 26 | Arkansas | 65.84 (18) |
| 27 | Rice | 63.97 (24) |
| 28 | Southern Mississippi | 59.49 (38) |
| 29 | Oregon | 57.51 (35) |
| 30 | Miami FL | 56.89 (–) |
| 31 | College of Charleston | 54.43 (25) |
| 32 | Louisville | 53.03 (28) |
| 33 | Coastal Carolina | 51.52 (31) |
| 34 | Mississippi | 51.31 (32) |
| 35 | East Carolina | 51.27 (42) |
| 36 | Stetson | 51.01 (37) |
| 37 | Troy | 50.54 (33) |
| 38 | Central Florida | 49.49 (45) |
| 39 | Wichita State | 49.21 (36) |
| 40 | Southeastern Louisiana | 45.89 (34) |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 47.57 (–) |
| 42 | East Tennessee | 46.24 (39) |
| 43 | Texas Tech | 46.09 (–) |
| 44 | Elon | 45.68 (48) |
| 45 | Marist | 45.24 (–) |
| 46 | Tennessee | 45.21 (47) |
| 47 | Texas State | 45.10 (41) |
| 48 | UNLV | 44.88 (43) |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 44.82 (–) |
| 50 | Jacksonville | 44.44 (–) |
COMPOSITE NATIONAL RANKINGS (CNR) CRITERIA: CB360′s 100-point Composite National Rankings formula currently is centered around seven core ingredients but in upcoming weeks will include upwards of 20 different factors – ultimately combining a diverse collection of “experts” (ranging from coaches, various media, computer calculations and projections) – to help provide a preview of teams that could be in the running for the 2011 NCAA Championship field (hypothetically 50 teams, plus 14 others from lower-rated automatic-bid conferences – those teams will be projected in upcoming CNR updates).
Teams receive points based on their standings in each poll/rating/projection (60 pts for #1; 59 for #2, etc.). For polls involving voting points (coaches and CB) and the RPI ratings, the CNR adjusts to reward teams that have larger margins in the voting/point totals (whereas two teams with nearly the same voting-point total will be closer in the CNR allotment for that poll). Note that strength-of-schedule typically is factored into RPI formulations … thus the actual SOS numbers are not used in the CNR when RPI already are in the mix. For the NCAA field projections used later in the season, teams will be awarded CNR points based on their respective seedings, “last in” and “last out,” etc.
Currently, the seven polls/ratings listed below are averaged, with 40 points then are added to each total in order to yield the 100-point benchmark. The CB360 Composite National Rankings will add factors to the formula throughout the 2011 season, with the additions to include various RPI/power rankings, NCAA Tournament projections and a late-season bonus/penalty for record over the past-10 games.
Here are links to the seven criteria currently used in the CNR:
• National Coaches Poll (USA Today/ESPN)
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers poll
• Baseball America poll
• Colllegiate Baseball magazine rankings
• Perfect Game rankings
• College Baseball Lineup rankings
• Boyd’s World “Pseudo-RPI” (this page updated daily)