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There were move fantastic finishes and clutch performances during Saturday’s action, as all of the top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings were competing in 39 total games (the favorites went 25-13-1, 65%). Two teams – #27 Arizona State (5-1 vs. #20 Oregon State) and #44 Cal Poly (8-1 vs. #39 UC Irvine) – completed series sweeps against fellow top-50 teams, while four other underdogs won series-deciding games vs. top-50 opponents: #11 LSU 8-7 at #1 Florida … #13 Miami 4-3 in 14 innings vs. #3 North Carolina (game ended past midnight; series is 2-0) … USC 3-2 vs. #40 California … and Furman 5-4 vs. #46 Elon. front-page photo courtesy of Miami
Earlier This Week (top-50 scoreboards) – April 6 … April 5 … April 4 … April 2-3
Previous Week – April 1 … March 31 … March 30 … March 28 … March 26-27
Click Here for links to CB360 top-50 scoreboard pages from Feb. 26-March 25
Seven other series played deciding games on Saturday, with the results as follows:
• #8 Stanford 8, at #45 Washington 6
• at #22 San Diego 5, #38 Gonzaga 3
• #6 Arizona 11, at Utah 7
• #11 Rice 5, at Tulane 0
• #23 Texas 14, at Texas Tech 3
• at #26 New Mexico State 7, Nevada 6
• at #48 TCU 5, UNC Wilmington 2
In addition to ASU and Cal Poly, four other CB360 top-50 teams completed series sweeps (#7 Texas A&M vs. #32 Oklahoma … #15 Cal State Fullertson vs. UC Davis … #16 Baylor at Missouri … and #37 Sam Houston State vs. Northwestern La. State).
There’s still 14 series with top-50 teams that will wrap up on Sunday, seven of which have yet to be decided:
• #14 Mississippi at #4 Kentucky
• #30 Georgia at #9 Arkansas
• #17 North Carolina State at #50 Maryland
• Tennessee at #10 South Carolina
• UAB at #18 Central Florida
• #36 Missouri State at Bradley
• Vanderbilt at #42 Mississippi State
Alabama will be looking to complete a Sunday sweep of its in-state rival Auburn (cb360 #24), as will #13 Miami vs. #3 UNC.
Saturday’s top-50 results are included below, with an assortment of postgame links. A special dedicated Twitter feed (see below) has returned to the CB360 Scoreboard page, featuring team tweets from top-50 teams playing head-to-head and from the “Bakers dozen” top-13 …
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SATURDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (April 7, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
• #11 LSU 8-15-2 … won at #1 Florida 7-8-2
(LSU won series, 2-1 … LSU now 25-7/8-4 SEC … FL 25-7/7-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | LSU Recap | FL Recap
• #2 Florida State 12-13-4 … won at #28 Georgia Tech 7-13-0
(FSU has clinched series, 2-0 … FSU now 26-5/13-1 ACC … GT 19-13/6-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FSU Recap | GT Recap
• at #13 Miami 4-8-0 … def. #3 North Carolina 3-8-3 (14 inn.)
(‘Canes have clinched series, 2-0 … MIA now 23-8/10-4 ACC; UNC 23-8/9-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MIA Recap | UNC Recap
• #14 Mississippi 9-10-0 … won at #4 Kentucky 3-10-1
(series tied … OleMiss now 21-9/6-5 SEC … KY 29-3/8-3)
… Final Stats | OleMiss Recap | KY Recap | Photos (KY)
• at #5 UCLA 8-12-2 … def. #21 Oregon 6-7-1
(Ducks won series, 2-1 … UCLA now 21-7/8-4 Pac12 … ORE 20-9/8-4)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCLA Recap | ORE Recap | Video Highlights
• at #7 Texas A&M 5-8-2 … def. #32 Oklahoma 3-8-0
(series sweep … A&M now 26-6/7-2 B12 … OU 18-14/4-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | A&M Recap | OU Recap
• #8 Stanford 8-10-3 … won at #45 Washington 6-15-1
(STAN won series, 2-1 … STAN now 19-7, 4-5 Pac12 … WA 17-11, 4-5)
… Final Stats | STAN Recap | WA Recap
• at #9 Arkansas 8-13-2 … def. #30 Georgia 3-7-0
(series tied … ARK now 23-7/6-5 SEC … GA 19-12/5-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ARK Recap (w/ video links) | GA Recap | Photos | Video Higlights
• #17 North Carolina State 3-8-2 … won at #50 Maryland 2-5-2
(series tied … NC-St now 21-8/9-5 ACC … MD 20-13/4-10)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NC-St Recap | MD Recap
• at #27 Arizona State 5-10-0 … def. #20 Oregon State 1-6-2
(series sweep … ASU now 19-12/6-6 Pac12 … OR-St 18-11/6-6)
… Final Stats | ASU Recap | OR-St Recap
• at #22 San Diego 5-10-0 … def. #38 Gonzaga 3-6-2
(USD won series, 2-1 … USD now 25-8/7-2 WCC … GON 20-9/3-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | USD Recap | GON Recap
• at #33 Appalachian State 8-11-1 … def. #49 College of Charleston 2-4-3
(APP has clinched series, 2-0 … APP now 24-5/9-2 SoCon … CofC 21-11/11-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | APP Recap | CofC Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
• at #31 Virginia 9-13-1 … def. #43 Wake Forest 4-8-4
(series opener … UVa now 20-10/7-6 ACC … WFU 19-12/5-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UVa Recap | WFU Recap | Video Highlights
• at #44 Cal Poly 8-14-0 … def. #39 UC Irvine 1-6-1
(series sweep … CP now 20-10/4-2 BW … UCI 17-12/3-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CP Recap | UCI Recap
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SATURDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (April 7, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
• #6 Arizona 11-14-2 … won at Utah 7-12-0
(AZ won series, 2-1 … AZ now 23-9/9-3 Pac12 … Utah 8-22/4-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | AZ Recap | Utah Recap
• at #10 South Carolina 2-5-0 … def. Tennessee 1-3-1
(series toed … SC now 22-9/4-7 SEC … TN 20-11/6-5)
… Final Stats | SC Recap | TN Recap | Quotes | Photos | Postgame Video (TN)
• #11 Rice 5-13-0 … won at Tulane 0-1-2
(Owls won series, 2-1 … Rice now 23-11/6-3 CUSA … TUL 21-10/3-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Rice Recap | TUL Recap
• at #15 Cal State Fullerton 11-13-0 … def. UC Davis 0-9-1
(series sweep … CSF now 20-12/5-1 BW … UCD 11-16/0-3)
… Final Stats | CSF Recap | UCD Recap | Photos
• #16 Baylor 12-16-2 … won at Missouri 7-14-1
(series sweep … BAY now 25-7/12-0 Big12 … MO 16-14/3-6)
… Final Stats | BAY Recap | MO Recap
• at #18 Central Florida 7-10-0 … def. UAB 3-9-0
(series tied … UCF now 25-7/6-2 CUSA … UAB 19-13/3-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UCF Recap | UAB Recap
• #19 Purdue 3-12-1 … won at Northwestern 1-7-0
(PUR has clinched series, 2-0 … PUR now 23-5/6-2 BigTen … NW 10-17/3-5)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | PUR Recap | NW Recap | Video Highlights (NW)
• #23 Texas 14-19-3 … won at Texas Tech 3-6-2
(TX won series, 2-1 … TX now 17-12/7-2 Big12 … TT 18-15/3-9)
… Final Stats | TX Recap | TT Recap (w/ video links) | Notes (TT) | Quotes (TT) | Photos (TT)
• at Alabama 4-9-3 … def. #24 Auburn 3-6-2
(AL has clinched series, 2-0 … AL now 12-19/3-8 SEC … AUB 17-13/6-5)
… Final Stats | AL Recap | AUB Recap | Quotes (AL) | Photos (AL)
• at Georgetown 6-7-0 … def. #25 Louisville 3-8-2 (Bethesda, MD)
(LOU won series, 2-1 … G’town now 15-17/3-6 BE … LOU 23-9/7-2)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | G’town Recap | LOU Recap
• at #26 New Mexico State 7-9-1 … def. Nevada 6-9-2
(NMSU won series, 2-1 … NMSU now 25-9/2-1 WAC … NV 16-14/1-2)
… Final Stats | NMSU Recap | NV Recap
• Houston 4-13-3 … tied at #29 East Carolina 4-13-2
(ECU won series, 2-0-1 … ECU now 22-8-1/6-2-1 CUSA … HOU 11-18-1/1-7-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | HOU Recap | ECU Recap
• #34 Coastal Carolina 11-13-1 … won at Gardner-Webb 4-11-3 (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CC Recap | G-W Recap
• at Gardner-Webb 7-9-2 … def. #34 Coastal Carolina 3-7-3 (DH, gm-2)
(CC won series, 2-1 … CC now 21-9/5-0 BigSo … G-W 16-17/2-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | G-W Recap | CC Recap
• at Texas A&M Corpus Christi 4-7-0 … def. #35 Texas State 3-10-1
(TxSt won series, 2-1 … A&MCC now 13-18/6-9 SLC … TxSt 20-11/8-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | A&MCC Recap | TxSt Recap
• #36 Missouri State 12-16-3 … won at Bradley 2-10-0
(series tied … MoSt now 24-9/4-1 MVC … BRAD 15-12/2-3)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MoSt Recap | BRAD Recap
• at #37 Sam Houston State 5-10-0 … def. Northwestern (La.) State 3-7-1
(series sweep … SH now 23-9/13-2 SLC … NWLA 12-17/9-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SH Recap (w/ video links) | NWLA Recap
• at USC 3-7-0 … def. #40 California 2-9-2
(USC won series, 2-1 … USC now 19-10/5-6 Pac12 … Cal 17-12/2-7)
… Final Stats | USC Recap | Cal Recap
• at #41 Liberty 8-9-3 … def. Campbell 6-7-1 (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats | LIB Recap | CAMP Recap
• Campbell 7-8-1 … won at #41 Liberty 6-10-5 (10 inn.; DH, gm-2)
(LIB won series, 2-1 … CAMP now 26-7/6-3 Big So … LIB 27-8/7-2)
… Final Stats | CAMP Recap | LIB Recap
• Vanderbilt 4-10-0 … won at #42 Mississippi State 3-5-3
(series tied … VAN now 13-18/4-7 SEC … Miss-St 19-12/4-7)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | VAN Recap | Miss-St Recap (w/ video links) | Notes
• at Furman 5-8-0 … def. #46 Elon 4-8-2 (DH, gm-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FUR Recap | Elon Recap
• #46 Elon 3-8-2 … won at Furman 1-4-0 (DH, gm-2)
(FUR won series, 2-1 … Elon now 19-14/12-6 … FUR 17-16/7-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Elon Recap | FUR Recap
• #47 Clemson 11-15-2 … won at Duke 5-12-2
(CLEM has clinched series, 2-0 … CLEM now 17-14/7-7 ACC … Duke 13-19/5-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CLEM Recap | Duke Recap | Video Higlights
• at #48 TCU 5-5-1 … def. UNC Wilmington 2-7-0
(TCU won series, 2-1 … TCU now 16-13, UNCW 16-15)
… Final Stats | TCU Recap | UNCW Recap | Notes