Four underdogss – Houston (9-0 at #27 Tulane), Georgia (4-1 at #33 Mississippi State), Texas-San Antonio (14-10 vs. #45 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) and Connecticut (8-2 vs. #48 St. John’s) – completed series sweeps on Sunday against CB360 top-50 teams … but in general it was a solid day for the favorites, as the higher-ranked teams won 75% of Sunday’s games (30-10) involving the CB360 top-50. front-page photo courtesy of Arizona State
Connecticut's Mike Nemeth
There were two other underdogs that won on Sunday in series-deciding games (2-1 series): #20 Oregon State 8-4 at #18 Arizona, and UNC Greensboro 6-5 vs. #43 Elon.
Oregon State's Carter Bell
Sunday’s other top-50 upsets were: Kansas State 9-4 vs. #6 Texas A&M … San Francisco 4-3 at Fresno State (handing the Bulldogs only their third loss of the season) … Stephen F.Austin 7-6 at #39 Texas State … and Nebraska 6-4 vs. #41 Oklahoma State.
The nine head-to-head series between CB360 top-50 teams continued to tilt towards the higher-ranked teams, with six ending in sweeps (including #2 Vanderbilt 6-2 at #31 Auburn … #5 Arizona State 8-0 vs. #35 Oregon …#10 North Carolina 5-4 vs. #22 Clemson … and #16 Southern Mississippi 5-2 at #34 Central Florida). #24 Arkansas won at #26 Alabama, 4-3, to avert a sweep.
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (4/3/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
Arizona State's Jake Barrett
#2 Vanderbilt 6-12-0 won at #31 Auburn 2-10-3 … series sweep
Final Stats | VAN Recap | AUB Recap
at #3 Florida 9-12-0 def. #49 Tennessee 1-7-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | FL Recap | TN Recap
at #5 Arizona State 8-13-2 def. #35 Oregon 0-4-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | ASU Recap | ORE Recap
at #10 North Carolina 5-8-0 def, #22 Clemson 4-12-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | UNC Recap | CLEM Recap
Southern Mississippi's Dillon Day
at #14 Oklahoma 8-16-0 def. #40 Texas Tech 5-7-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | OU Recap | TT Recap | Notes (TT)
#16 Southern Mississippi 5-8-1 won at #34 Central Florida 2-5-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | SoMiss Recap | UCF Recap
Trent Daniel (Arkansas)
at #17 LSU 8-11-1 def. #37 Mississippi 2-8-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | LSU Recap | OleMiss Recap
#20 Oregon State 8-14-0 won at #18 Arizona 4-10-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | OrSt Recap | AZ Recap
#24 Arkansas 4-10-2 won at #26 Alabama 3-3-1 … AL won series 2-1
Final Stats | ARK Recap | AL Recap
SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (4/3/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
#1 Virginia 10-11-0 won at Virginia Tech 2-8-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | VA Recap | VT Recap
Kansas State's Nick Martini has reached base in 87 straight games (setting an NCAA record).
at #4 South Carolina 4-7-0 def. Kentucky 1-5-3 … series sweep
Final Stats | SC Recap | KY Recap
at Kansas State 9-13-2 def. #6 Texas A&M 4-9-0 … A&M won series (2-1)
Final Stats | KSU Recap | A&M Recap
#7 Florida State 12-13-0 won at Maryland 3-13-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FSU Recap | MD Recap
#8 Georgia Tech 11-17-2 won at Duke 5-12-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | GT Recap | Duke Recap
San Francisco 4-9-0 won at #9 Fresno State 3-8-0 … FRES won series (2-1)
Final Stats | SF Recap | FRES Recap
#11 Cal State Fullerton 4-10-0, at UC Davis 2-7-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | CSF Recap | UCD Recap
San Francisco edged a Fresno State team that entered the day with a 20-2 season record.
at #12 Texas 10-12-1 def. Missouri 1-4-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | TX Recap | MO Recap
at #13 TCU 10-16-1 def. Air Force 5-7-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | TCU Recap | AFA Recap
#15 Stanford 4-10-4 won at Washington State 3-5-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | STAN Recap | WSU Recap
at #19 UCLA 3-5-2 def. Washington 2-4-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | UCLA Recap | WA Recap
Houston swept all three games at Tulane, in a key early-season Conference USA series.
at #21 California 9-10-0 def. USC 6-14-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Cal Recap | USC Recap
#25 Baylor 12-13-0 won at Kansas 4-9-3 … KU won series (2-1)
Final Stats | BAY Recap | KU Recap
Houston 9-12-0 won at #27 Tulane 0-10-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | HOU Recap | TUL Recap
at #28 UC Irvine 8-9-0 def. Cal State Northridge 5-6-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | UCI Recap | CSN Recap
at #29 Rice 5-5-2 def. Marshall 4-7-1 (10 inn.) … series sweep
Final Stats | Rice Recap | MAR Recap
#30 Troy 5-8-3 won at Arkansas State 3-5-5 … series sweep
Final Stats | Troy Recap | ArkSt Recap
at Georgia 4-9-0 def. #33 Mississippi State 1-8-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | UGA Recap | MSU Recap
at #36 Louisville 6-9-2 def. West Virginia 3-7-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | LOU Recap | WVU Recap
Nebrasla's Cody Asche
#38 East Carolina 8-12-2 won at UAB 5-10-1 … UAB won series (2-1)
Final Stats | ECU Recap | UAB Recap
Stephen F. Austin 7-14-1 won at #39 Texas State 6-9-3 … TxSt won series (2-1)
Final Stats | SFA Recap | TxSt Recap
at Nebraska 6-6-1 def, #41 Oklahoma State 4-9-3 … OkSt won series (2-1)
Final Stats | NEB Recap | OkSt Recap
at #42 College of Charleston 15-13-1 def. Western Carolina 3-6-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | CofC Recap | WCU Recap
UNC Greensboro's Chris Barker
at UNC Greensboro 6-9-0 def. #43 Elon 5-8-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UNCG Recap | Elon Recap
at #44 Gonzaga 6-7-0 def. New Mexico 2-4-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | GON Recap | NM Recap
at UT San Antonio 14-17-2 def. #45 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 10-14-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | UTSA Recap | A&M-CC Recap
at #46 Georgia Southern 11-18-1 def. The Citadel 9-14-2 … series sweep
Final Stats | GS Recap (w/ postgame audio/video) | CIT Recap
Texas San Antonio's week included a win over Baylor and a series sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
at #47 East Tennessee State 11-11-1 def. Florida Gulf Coast 5-11-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ETSU Recap | FGCU Recap
at Connecticut 8-10-1 def. #48 St. John’s 2-6-3 … series sweep
Final Stats | UConn Recap | SJU Recap
#50 Miami 19-26-2 won at Boston College 4-12-1 (gm-1) … series opener
Final Stats | MIA Recap | BC Recap
#50 Miami 7-8-0 won at Boston College 6-8-0 (gm-2) … Miami won series 2-0
Final Stats | MIA Recap | BC Recap