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Round Rock Classic (Dell Diamond; Round Rock, TX)
>> teams include [18] Auburn (now 6–2) … [34] Oklahoma (4–3) … [42] Texas A&M (4–4) … and Baylor (2–4).

gm–1 (Fri.): OU won, 4–12–0 … vs. Auburn 3–11–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Fri.): A&M won, 12–13–1 … vs. Baylor 4–11–4  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): Baylor won, 12–15–1 … vs. Auburn 6–9–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sat.): A&M won, 8–8–2 … vs. OU 1–5–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–5 (Sun.): Auburn won, 6–12–0 … vs. A&M 1–4–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–6 (Sun.): OU won, 9–14–2 … vs. Baylor 3–10-2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

> RRC Tournament Records: A&M 2–1 … OU 2–1 … Auburn 1–2 … Baylor 1–2
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> More TOP MATCHUPS (CB360 Composite Top-50)
(Thur.–Sun.; Feb. 25-28, 2021):

• [22] Georgia Tech (now 6–1) … at [12] North Carolina State (2–4) – GT upset series sweep
* ACC season-opening series *
gm–1 (Fri.): GT leads 8–2, t-9 (susp. to 2/27)
gm–1 (Sat.): GT won, 9–11–1 … to 2–5–1  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): GT won, 8–9–0 … to 3–8–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): GT won, 8–12–0 … to 4–8–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [17] South Carolina (now 6–0) … vs. [28] Clemson (3–2) – Gamecocks swept 2-gm series
gm–1 (Fri.; at Clemson): postponed to May 11
gm–2 (Sat.; Greenville, SC): SC won, 3–15–1 … to 2–7–2  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.; at SC): SC won, 3–15–1 … to 2–7–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [36] UCF (1–3) … at [1] Ole Miss (4–0) – Knights posted series upset, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.): Knights won, 3–6–0 … to 2–7–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): Rebs won, 6–10–1 … to 5–10–1    |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): Knights won, 7–12–1 … to 2–7–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [10] Virginia (now 4–3) … at [37] North Carolina (6–1) – Heels posted 2–1 series upset
* ACC season-opening series *
gm–1 (Thur.): UNC won, 3–7–0 … to 2–3–1  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Fri.): postponed
gm–2 (Sat.): UNC won, 2–4–0 … to 1–5–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): UVa won, 3–9–1 … to 2–6–0  |  Live Stats

• [15] UC Santa Barbara (now 6–1) … vs. [41] Pepperdine (1–6) – Gauchos swept 4-game series
gm–1 (Fri.; at Pep.): UCSB won, 7–8–0 … to 6–11–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.; at UCSB): UCSB won, 9–9–3 … to 7–10–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.; at UCSB): UCSB won, 5–9–1 … to 0–1–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.; at Pep.): UCSB won, 12–12–1 … to 2–6–5  |  Live Stats

• [45] UC Irvine (now 4–2) … vs. [8] UCLA (4–3) – Bruins won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.; at UCLA): Bruins won, 4–6–2 … to 3–5–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.; at UCI): UCI won, 7–11–0 … to 3–5–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.; at UCLA): Bruins won, 4–4–0 … to 0–3–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [47] Boston College (now 5–1) … at [21] Duke (3–4) – BC posted 2–1 series upset
* ACC season-opening series *
gm–1 (Fri.):  tied 5–6, t-6 (susp. to 2/27)
gm–1 (Sat.): BC won, 10–15–0 … to 6–14–0  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): Duke won, 10–16–2 … to 3–7–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.):: BC won, 5–9–0 … to 2–10–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [48] Notre Dame (now 2–1) … at [31] Wake Forest (3–4) – ND posted 2–1 series upset
* ACC season-opening series *
gm–1 (Fri.): postponed
gm–1 (Sat.): Wake won, 10–13–2 … to 8–7–0  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): ND won, 5–8–0 … to 4–8–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): ND won, 5–8–0 … to 4–8–2  |  Live Stats  ^

• [50] Connecticut (now 2–4) … at [39] Southern Miss (4–3) – Eagles won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.): USM won, 6–6–0 … to 5–10–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): USM won, 7–8–0 … to 6–14–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): UConn won, 10–12–3 … to 7–5–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

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Coastal Carolina Tournament
>> teams include: [38] West Virginia (now 4–3) …  [44] Coastal Carolina (5–2) … Bryant (Northeastern Conf. favorite; 2–4) … and Kennesaw State (4–3).

gm–1 (Fri.): WVU won, 13–13–0 … vs. KS 3–7–4  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Fri): CC won, 8–11–0 … vs. Bryant, 1–12–4  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): Bryant … vs. Kennesaw  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sat.): CC won, 10–10–2 … vs. WVU, 5–8–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–5 (Sun.): WVU won 9–16–0 … vs. Bryant 7–9–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–6 (Sun.): CC won, 13–14–2 … vs. KS, 11–13–0    |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

>> Tournament Records: CC 3–0 … WVU 2–1 … KSU 1–2 … Bryant 0–3

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… there also are  three matchups involving CB360 Top-50 teams vs. a conference favorite outside the Top-50:

• at [6] Florida (now 6–2) … vs. Samford (SoCon favorite; 3–4) – Gators swept series
gm–1 (Fri.): Gators won, 8–10–2 … to 4–6–4  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): Gators won, 18–12–1 … to 2–4–4  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): Gators won, 10–14–1 … to 9–9–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [13] TCU (now 5–2) … vs. Liberty (Atlantic Sun favorite; 2–5) – Frogs swept series
gm–1 (Fri.): Frogs won, 4–7–0 … to 1–6–0  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): Frogs won, 9–11–0 … to 2–8–2  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): Frogs won, 12–10–0 … to 2–9–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [29] Alabama (now 7–1) … vs. Wright State (Horizon favorite; 0–5) – Tide swept series
gm–1 (Fri.): Tide won, 8–12–2 … to 4–6–0  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): Tide won, 8–9–3 … to 7–10–1 (11 inn.)  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): Tide won, 1–5–1 … to 0–2–1 (7 inn.)  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

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Other Key Opening-Week Games (CB360 Composite Top-50)
(Thur.–Sun.; Feb. 25-28, 2021):

• at [2] Vanderbilt (now 6–1) … vs. Georgia State (3–6) – Vandy won 4-gm series, 3–1
gm–1 (Fri.): GS won, 4–8–1 … to 2–8–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): Vandy won, 5–7–2 … to 4–7–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): Vandy won, 12–12–1 … to 2–4–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.; 3:30 CT): Vandy won, 17–12–0 … to 6–9–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [3] Arkansas (now 7–0) … vs. Southeast Missouri State (2–5)
… Hogs swept 4-game series
gm–1 (Thur.): Hogs won, 6–9–0 … to 5–9–0  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Fri.): Hogs won, 7–8–0 … to 3–5–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): Hogs won, 9–15–1 … to 3–6–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.): Hogs won, 11–12–0 … to 4–4–2 (5 inn./rain)  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [4] Louisville (now 6–1) … vs. Western Illinois (1–2) – Cards won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.): WIU won, 8–15–2 … to 3–5–3  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): UofL won, 4–8–2 … to 1–5–2  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): UofL won, 9–10–0 … to 4–9–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [5] Miami (now 3–3) … vs. Virginia Tech (now 5–1) – Hokies posted 2–1 series upset
* ACC season-opening series *
gm–1 (Fri.): VT won, 5–6–0 … to 3–6–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): ‘Canes won, 3–7–0 … to 0–5–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): VT won, 9–11–1 … to 6–11–2  |  Live Stats

• at [7] Mississippi State (3–1) … vs. Tulane (2–2) – ‘Dogs won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.): Wave won, 7–8–1 … to 3–6–4  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): MSU won, 9–10–0 … to 5–10–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): MSU won, 5–7–3 … to 4–12–0  |  Live Stats

• at [9] LSU (3–1) … vs. Youngstown State (1–3) – Tigers swept 2-game series (also def. Nicholls State)
gm–1 (Fri.): Tigers won, 6–11–1 … to 2–6–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): Tigers won, 5–10–2 … to 3–8–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
… LSU also posted Sat. win over Nicholls State, 14–13–1 to 0–2–2  |  Boxscore (teams will play again on Tues.)

• at [11] Texas Tech (now 3–3) … vs. Houston Baptist (1–5) –Raiders swept series
gm–1 (Fri.): TT won 18–21–1 … to 3–6–2  (7 inn.)  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): TT won 8–11–0 … to 1–5–3  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): TT won 11–11–0 … to 2–5–1  |  Live Stats

• [14] East Carolina (now 6–1) … at Georgia Southern (2–5) – ECU won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.): ECU won, 6–12–1 … to 4–7–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): GS won, 10–14–1 … to 7–12–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): ECU won, 9–11–1 … to 2–7–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [16] Tennessee (now 7–2) … vs. Indiana State (3–4) – split 4-gm series
gm–1 (Fri.): Vols won, 4–10–1 … to 3–9–2  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): ISU won, 3–8–1 … to 1–5–1  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): ISU won, 7–8–0 … to 5–9–0  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.): Vols won, 6–8–3 … to 5–6–3 (11 inn.)  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [19] Oklahoma State (now 6–0) … vs. Illinois State (2–3) – Cowboys swept series
gm–1 (Fri.): OK St. won, 3–5–0 … to 2–9–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): OK St. won, 8–7–0 … to 2–7–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): OK St. won, 6–7–0 … to 0–7–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [20] Florida State (now 2–4) … vs. Pittsburgh (6–1) – Panthers upset series sweep
* ACC season-opening series *
gm–1 (Fri.): Pitt won, 1–5–0 … to 0–4–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): Pitt won, 7–7–0 … to 2–10–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): Pitt won, 9–11–3 … to 7–6–9 (13 inn.)  |  Live Stats

• at [23] Georgia (now 7–1) … vs. Gardner-Webb (1–5) – ‘Dogs swept series
gm–1 (Fri.): postponed
gm–1 (Sat.): UGa won, 3–6–0 … to 2–7–0  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): UGa won, 5–8–1 … to 1–9–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): UGa won, 17–19–1 … to 3–9–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [24] Arizona State (now 4–2) … vs. Hawaii (1–2) – Devils won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.): UH won, 3–6–0 … to 2–9–2  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): ASU won, 6–9–1 … to 5–7–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): ASU won, 9–14–1 … to 6–7–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [25] Dallas Baptist (now 5–2) … vs. Gonzaga (4–4) – 4-game series split
gm–1 (Thur.): Zags won, 10–8–1 … to 7–10–3  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Fri.): DBU won, 13–14–0 … to 2–6–0  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): Zags won, 10–8–1 … to 7–10–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.): DBU won, 8–14–0 … to 7–10–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [26] Arizona (now 6–2) … vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3–4) – ‘Cats series sweep
gm–1 (Thur.): ‘Cats won, 7–12–0 … to 4–7–3  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Fri.): ‘Cats won, 13–15–4 … to 11–13–3  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): ‘Cats won, 4–11–3 … to 3–7–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.): ‘Cats won, 14–15–0 … to 2–6–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [27] Michigan – idle (first game is March 6)

• at [30] Texas (now 3–4) … vs. BYU (3–5) – ‘Horns won 4-gm series, 3–1
gm–1 (Wed.): ‘Horns won, 3–4–3 … to 1–3–0  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Thur.): ‘Horns won, 12–15–0 … to 6–8–5  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Fri.): ‘Horns won, 11–7–1 … to 1–2–0  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sat.): Cougs won, 5–7–0 … to 4–8–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [32] Oregon St. (now 7–1) … at Grand Canyon (3–5) – 4-game series sweep
gm–1 (Thur.): Beavs won 4–9–1 … to 0–3–1  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Fri.): Beavs won 3–6–0 … to 1–3–0    |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.): Beavs won 9–11–1 … to 2–8–0  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.): Beavs won 4–12–1 … to 2–6–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [33] Indiana  – idle (first game is March 5)

• at [35] San Diego State (now 5–2) … vs. UC San Diego (1–3) – Aztecs won 4-game series, 3–1
gm–1 (Fri.; at SDSU): SDSU won, 10–12–1 … to 4–4–6  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.; at SDSU): UCSD won, 9–8–1 … to 3–9–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.; at UCSD): SDSU won, 7–15–2 … to 5–10–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.; at UCSD): SDSU won, 13–15–1 … to 6–12–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [40] San Francisco (now 3–4) … vs. California (5–3) – Bears posted 3–1 series upset
gm–1 (Thur.; at Cal): Cal won, 4–2–2 … to 2–9–1  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Fri.; at Cal): Cal won, 4–12–2 … to 3–6–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sat.; at USF): Dons won, 10–9–0 … to 6–7–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–4 (Sun.; at USF): Cal won, 5–9–0 … to 1–4–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• at [43] USC (now 3–3) … vs. Cal Poly (3–4) – Mustangs posted 2–1 series upset
gm–1 (Fri.): CP won, 2–9–2 … to 1–3–1  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): CP won, 9–15–1 … to 4–9–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): USC won, 7–12–4 … to 6–8–2  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

• [46] Long Beach State – idle (start mid-March)

• at [49] UNC Wilmington (now 5–1) … vs. Western Carolina (5–3) – UNCW won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.): WCU won 8–12–1 … to 2–5–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–2 (Sat.): UNCW won 8–12–2 … to 6–8–3  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore
gm–3 (Sun.): UNCW won 10–14–0 … to 6–9–1  |  Live Stats  |  Boxscore

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• Other CONFERENCE FAVORITES (for leagues without teams in the CNR Top-50, or conference favorites not facing a CNR Top-50 team on Opening Week … additional info., results, etc., to be added below later in the weekend, also on Twitter):

• Virginia Commonwealth (0–3; Atlantic 10/A-10) – series at Elon

• Sam Houston State (0–1; Southland) – home series vs. Texas-San Antonio

• Belmont (1–0; Ohio Valley/OVC) – two-game home series (Fri.-Sat.) vs. Northern Kentucky

• Navy (Patriot League) – home series vs. George Mason (Sat.-Sun.)

• Texas Rio Grande Valley (2–1; Western Athletic/WAC) – four-game series (Fri.-Mon.) at Washington

• Omaha (1–1; Summit League) – four-game series (Fri.-Sun.) at Missouri

• Campbell (2–1; Big South) – home series vs. Dayton

• Kent State (0–2; Mid-American/MAC) – home series vs. Tennessee Tech (Sat.-Sun.)

• Stony Brook (0–0; America East/A-East) – home series vs. Sacred Heart (Fri. DH & Sun. game)

• Alabama State (1–3; Southwestern/SWAC) – home series vs. Eastern Michigan

• North Carolina A&T (1–3; Mid-Eastern/MEAC) – four-game series vs. Appalachian State (home & away; Fri.-Sun. & Tues.)

… the Metro Atlantic (MAAC) has yet to announce its preseason coaches poll (their teams don’t start playing  until mid-March

As always, check back to this page all weekend for expanded and updated content. Be sure to follow along via Twitter, along with CB360’s nearly 25K followers, at CB360updates … and here are some helpful direct Twitter threads from the CB360 feed (this list also pinned at top of feed):

> Opening-Day Results:
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> Opening-Day Lineups/Game Coverage Links:
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> Opening-Day Cancellations:
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> CB360 Composite National Rankings:
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• State Farm College Baseball Showdown
(Globe Life Field; Arlington, TX)
… the six teams all were among top-14 in the CB360 preseason Composite Top-50 (the SEC went 8–1 vs. the Big 12, with a 61–29 scoring edge):

3–0 … [4] Ole Miss
3–0 … [7] Arkansas
2–1 … [8] Mississippi State
1–2 … [14] TCU
0–3 … [3] Texas Tech
0–3 … [13] Texas

* Tournament schedule pushed back one day *

– Saturday (Feb. 20) –
gm–1 – [8] Mississippi State … vs. [13] Texas  |  Live Stats
>> Miss. St. won, 8–12–0 … to 3–9–2

gm–2 – [4] Ole Miss … vs. [14] TCU  |  Live Stats
>> Rebs won 7–9–0 … to 3–8–2

gm–3 – [7] Arkansas … vs. [3] Texas Tech  |  Live Stats
>> Hogs won, 13–11–2 … to 9–9–1

– Sunday  (Feb. 21) –
gm–4– [14] TCU … vs. [8] Mississippi State  |  Live Stats
>> Frogs won 3–4–2 … to 2–7–2

gm–5 – [3] Texas Tech … vs. [4] Ole Miss  |  Live Stats
>> Rebs won 5–5–1 … to 4–6–2

gm–6 – [13] Texas … vs. [7] Arkansas  |  Live Stats
>> Hogs won, 4–6–0 … to 0–2–0

– Monday (Feb. 22) –

gm–7 – [8] Mississippi State … vs. [3] Texas Tech  |  Live Stats
>> Miss. St. won, 11–12–0 … to 5–6–2

gm–8 – [4] Ole Miss … vs. [13] Texas  |  Live Stats
>> Rebs won 8–9–0 … to 1–5–0

gm–9 – [7] Arkansas … vs. [14] TCU  |  Live Stats
>> Hogs won, 3–6–0 … to 1–2–0

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> More TOP MATCHUPS (CB360 Composite Top-50)
(Fri.–Sun.; Feb. 19-21, 2021):

• [10] Miami … at [1] Florida – ‘Canes won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – Gators won, 7–11–0 … to 5–6–2  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – ‘Canes won, 10–11–3 … to 9–14–3 (13 inn.)  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – ‘Canes won, 8–10–3 … to 6–13–3  |  Live Stats 

• [49] Connecticut … at [12] Virginia – Cavs won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – UVa won, 2–4–0 … to 1–3–1  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – UConn won, 10–12–0 … to 9–8–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – UVa won, 4–11–2 … to 2–4–0  |  Live Stats

• [29] Duke … at [35] Coastal Carolina – Devils won series, 2–1
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – Devils won, 12–14–2 … to 4–3–4  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sun.) – Chants won 8–10–3 … to 7–6–0 |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Devils won, 10–11–2 … to 9–7–4  |   Live Stats

• at [5] Vanderbilt … vs. Wright State (Horizon League favorite)
– Vandy swept 2-gm series
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sun.) – postponed
gm-1 (Mon.) – Vandy won 14–14–2 … to 1–5–0
gm-2 (Mon.) – Vandy won 1–8–0 … to 0–2–0

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> Other Key Opening-Week Games (CB360 Composite Top-50)
(Fri.–Mon.; Feb. 19-22, 2021):

• at [2] UCLA … vs. San Francisco – Dons won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – USF won, 6–10–1 … to 2–5–1  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – Bruins won, 8–11–0 … to 2–6–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – USF won, 8–10–2 … to 3–5–3  |  Live Stats

• at [6] Louisville … vs. Bellarmine – series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – Cards won, 5–9–0 … to 1–4–1  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sun.) – Cards won, 5–9–0 … to 1–4–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Cards won, 8–10–2 … to 3–6–1  |  Live Stats

• at [9] LSU … vs. Air Force – split 2-game series
gm-1 (Sat.) – Tigers won, 6–8–1 … to 1–6–0  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sun.) – AFA won, 6–6–0 … to 5–6–3  |  Live Stats
… [44] Notre Dame canceled its three Opening-Week games that were going to be played at LSU (vs. Air Force; La. Tech & LSU)

… LSU def. Louisiana Tech on Monday, 16–14–0 … to 7–14–2

• [11] North Carolina State … vs. Davidson – Pack swept 2-game series
gm–1 (Sun.) – NC St. won, 13–17–0 … to 3–6–0  |  Live Stats
gm–2 (Sun.) – NC St. won, 6–10–0 … to 4–6–0  |  Live Stats
… NC State’s initial Opening-Week series vs. VMI was canceled

• at [15] Florida State … vs. North Florida – FSU won series, 2–1
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – UNF won, 7–11–0 … to 4–8–2  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sun.) – FSU won, 14–11–2 … to 7–9–2  |   Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – FSU won, 8–9–1 … to 4–5–0  |   Live Stats

• at [16] UC Santa Barbara … vs. Santa Clara – UCSB won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – SCU won, 8–8–1 … to 4–9–2  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – UCSB won, 9–12–0 … to 6–12–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – UCSB won, 5–5–1 … to 4–4–1  |  Live Stats

• at [17] Arizona … vs. Ball State – split 2-game series
gm-1 (Fri.) – ‘Cats won, 3–5–1 … to 0–5–2  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – BSU won, 8–10–3 … to 7–10–3 (11 inn.)  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – BSU won, 5–7–2 … to 2–7–2  |  Live Stats
gm-4 (Mon.) – ‘Cats won, 11–14–0 … to 5–12–1  |  Live Stats

• at [18] East Carolina … vs. Rhode Island – series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – ECU won, 3–6–0 … to 2–6–1 (10 inn.)  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – ECU won, 7–7–2 … to 1–4–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – ECU won, 12–12–1 … to 4–6–8  |  Live Stats

• [19] Tennessee … at Georgia Southern  – series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – Vols won, 5–8–1 … to 3–4–1  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – Vols won, 5–6–1 … to 3–8–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Vols won, 7–9–2 … to 3–10–2  |  Live Stats

• at [20] Arizona State … vs. Sacramento State – ASU won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – Sac. St. won, 4–4–0 … to 2–4–0  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – ASU won, 2–8–1 … to 1–9–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – ASU won, 3–10–0 … to 1–1–1  Live Stats

• at [21] Georgia Tech … vs. Eastern Kentucky – GT won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – GT won, 12–10–3 … to 6–8–3  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – EKU won, 9–11–1 … to 6–11–2  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) –GT won, 7–9–3 … to 1–2–1  |  Live Stats

• at [22] Georgia … vs. Evansville – UGa won 4-gm series, 3–1
gm-1 (Fri.) – Aces won, 3–8–3 … to 2–7–2  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – UGa won, 7–8–1 … to 3–3–4  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sat.) – UGa won, 6–10–0 … to 5–6–0  |  Live Stats
gm-4 (Sun.) – UGa won, 4–7–1 … to 1–1–2  |   Live Stats

• at [23] Auburn … vs. Presbyterian – series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – Tigers won, 14–14–1 … to 3–7–3  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – Tigers won, 6–11–0 … to 1–8–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Tigers won, 2–8–2 … to 1–7–1  |  Live Stats

• [24] Oklahoma State … at Wichita State – Cowboys swept 2-gm series
gm-1 (Sun.) – OK St. won, 3–7–2 … to 1–11–0  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Mon.) – OK St. won, 14–17–21… to 6–10–1  |  Live Stats
… OK State’s initial Opening-Week series at Sam Houston State was canceled

• [25] UCF … vs. Florida Atlantic – FAU won series, 2–1
gm-1 (Fri.; at UCF) – FAU won, 12–11–0 … to 6–9–3  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.; at UCF) – FAU won, 20–15–1 … to 15–16–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.; at FAU) – UCF won, 15–10–2 … to 6–12–4  |  Live Stats

• at [26] Oklahoma … vs. Omaha – 2-gane series split
gm-1 (Sun.) – UNO won, 6–3–1 … to 3–7–3  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Mon.) – OU won, 8–6–0 … to 5–6–1  |  Live Stats
… Oklahoma’s initial Opening-Day game vs. Southern was canceled, as was a replacement series vs. Wichita State (in Round Rock, TX) and another replacement series at Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

• at [27] South Carolina … vs. Dayton – series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – SC won, 12–15–1 … to 1–6–0  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – SC won, 12–11–1 … to 5–3–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – SC won, 5–9–2 … to 1–3–1  |  Live Stats

• at [28] Alabama … vs. McNeese State – series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – Tide won, 10–9–1 … to 6–12–1  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – Tide won, 4–7–1 … to 3–5–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Tide won, 9–7–0 … to 5–10–0  Live Stats

• at [30] Texas A&M … vs. Xavier – Musketeers won series, 2-1
gm-1 – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – Musketeers won, 10–13–4 … to 6–7–1  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – Musketeers won, 2–4–0 … to 0–3–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – A&M won, 15–15–2 … to 0–5–3  |  Live Stats

• [31] Michigan – idle (first game is March 6)

• [32] Indiana – idle (first game is March 5)

• at [33] Clemson … vs. Cincinnati – series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – Tigers won, 5–10–0 … to 0–2–1  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – Tigers won, 5–6–1 … to 2–7–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Tigers won, 8–11–1 … to 7–10–1  |  Live Stats 

• [34] Pepperdine … at California Baptist – CBU won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – CBU won, 9–10–2 … to 1–4–3  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – Waves won, 10–9–0 … to 6–10–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – CBU won, 6–9–1 … to 2–7–1  |  Live Stats

• [36] West Virginia … at Georgia State – 4-game series split
gm-1 (Fri.) – WVU won, 5–9–3 … to 3–7–0 (10 inn.)  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – GS won, 7–13–3 … to 6–10–1 (10 inn.)  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sat.) – GS won, 20–20–0 … to 4–11–1  |   Live Stats
gm-4 (Sun.) – WVU won, 3–3–1 … to 2–5–3 (10 inn.)  |  Live Stats

• at [37] Dallas Baptist … vs. Austin Peay – Patriots swept series
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – DBU won, 13–12–0 … to 2–5–4  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sun.) – DBU won, 11–7–0 … to 2–6–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Mon.; 12 CT) – DBU won, 12–10–0 … to 2–2–0 (7 inn.)  |  Live Stats

• at [38] Wake Forest … vs. Northeastern – Deacons won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – WFU won, 8–6–1 … to 6–12–1  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – WFU won, 9–15–1 … to 0–8–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Huskies won, 14–11–2 … to 11–13–5  |  Live Stats

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• [39] Oregon State … at Sanderson Ford Classic (Surprise, AZ)
– Beavs went 3–1 at tournament

gm-1 (Fri.) – vs. Kansas State  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
>> K-St won 3–3–0 … to 2–6–2

gm-2 (Sat.) – vs. New Mexico  |  Live Stats
>> Ore. St. won 14–15–0 … to 1–4–1

gm-3 (Sun.) – vs. Gonzaga  |  Live Stats
>> Ore. St. won 20–20–0 … to 4–11–0

gm-4 (Mon.; 3 MT) – vs. New Mexico  |  Live Stats
>> Ore. St. won 5–13–1 … to 2–8–1
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• at [40] Southern Mississippi … vs. Northwestern (LA) State
– USM won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sun.) – USM won, 5–8–0 … to 1–3–1  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sun.) – Demons won, 7–12–0 … to 1–2–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Mon.) –  USM won, 10–6–0 … to 0–2–3 (7 inn.)

•  at [41] Tulane … vs. Louisiana (Lafayette) – Cajuns won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – Green Wave won, 3–4–2 … to 2–7–1 (10 inn.). |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – Cajuns won, 9–11–0 … to 8–7–2 (10 inn.)  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Cajuns won, 9–15–2 … to 7–20–0  |  Live Stats

• [42] Long Beach State – idle (start mid-March)

• [43] USC … vs. Loyola Marymount – Trojans won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.; at USC) – Trojans won, 3–3–0 … to 2–9–0  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.; at USC) – Trojans won, 5–9–0 … to 0–6–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.; at LMU) – LMU won, 9–20–1 … to 8–15–5 (11 inn.)  |  Live Stats

• [45] San Diego State … vs. San Diego – Aztecs won series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.; at SDSU) – SDSU won, 14–19–2 … to 7–11–1  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.; at SDSU) – SDSU won, 19–15–2 … to 18–17–1  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.; at USD) – USD won, 16–11–1 … to 12–16–1  |  Live Stats

• at [46] Texas State … vs. BYU – TX State leads 4-gm series, 2-1
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – TX St. won, 5–5–2 … to 4–8–4  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – Cougars won, 9–11–2 …. to 4–7–2  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Mon.) – TX St. won, 11–9–0 … to 6–5–1  |  Live Stats
gm-4 (Tues.; 3 CT) –

• at [47] North Carolina … vs. James Madison – series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – UNC won, 8–9–2 … to 1–2–0  |  Live Stats  |  Box Score
gm-2 (Sat.) – UNC won, 7–12–2 … to 4–7–0  |  Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – UNC won, 3–3–1 … to 2–6–0  |  Live Stats
… UNC’s original Opening-Week home series vs. Kentucky was canceled

• at [48] Stetson … vs. Florida A&M – 4-game series sweep
gm-1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm-1 (Sat.) – Hatters won, 6–7–1 … to 3–6–0  |  Live Stats
gm-2 (Sat.) – Hatters won, 1–5–0 … to 0–3–1  |   Live Stats
gm-3 (Sun.) – Hatters won, 3–6–0 … to 1–7–0  | Live Stats
gm-4 (Sun.) – Hatters won, 6–6–0 … to 0–3–2  | Live Stats

• [50] Ohio State – idle (first game is March 5)

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• Other CONFERENCE FAVORITES (for leagues without teams in the CNR Top-50, or conference favorites not facing a CNR Top-50 team on Opening Week … additional info., results, etc., to be added below later in the weekend):

• Virginia Commonwealth (Atlantic-10; A-10) … series at North Carolina Wilmington (Colonial)

• at Sam Houston State (Southland) … series vs. Oklahoma State – series canceled

• at Samford (Southern; SoCon) … series vs. Tennessee-Martin

• at Belmont (Ohio Valley; OVC) … series vs. Illinois State

• at Navy (Patriot) … idle on Feb. 19 but faces Coppin State on 2/20

• at Texas Rio Grande Valley (URRGV; Western Athletic/WAC) … three-game series vs. Baylor on Feb. 21-22 … UTRGV’s initial season-opening series vs. Lamar was canceled

• Oral Roberts (Summit League) … two-games series vs. Little Rock on Feb. 21-22 … ORU’s initial season-opening series at Incarnate Word was canceled

• at Campbell (Big South) …series vs. Liberty

• Kent State (Mid-American; MAC) … series at Virginia Tech

• Bryant (Northeastern; NEC) … series at High Point

• Alabama State (Southwestern Athletic; SWAC) … at Andre Dawson Classic (New Orleans) – tournament canceled

• North Carolina A&T (Mid-Eastern; MEAC) … series at College of Charleston

… Stony Brook (America East) is idle this week (starts 2/27) … the Metro Atlantic (MAAC) has yet to announce its preseason coaches poll (their teams don’t start playing  until mid-March)

Scroll down for full CB360 Composite Top–50 weekend scoreboard, featuring live-stat links and plenty more bonus content. This page will be updated throughout the weekend. (Additional key results also may be added for conferences not currently represented within the CB360 Top–50).

As always, be sure to join CB360’s 25,000-plus Twitter followers for regular updates throughout the 2019 season, via @CB360updates.

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TOP WEEKEND MATCHUPS (May 2–5, 2019)
(both teams in CB360 Composite Top–50):

• [4] Mississippi State … at [15] Texas A&M – Miss. St. won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – Miss. St. won 4–7–0 to 0–1–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – A&M won 1–3–0 to 0–3–0
gm–3 (Sat.) – Miss. St. won 4–8–1 to 3–7–1  |  Final Stats
… Miss. St. now 38–10 (15–9 SEC) …. A&M 32–17–1 (12–11–1)

• [13] Ole Miss … at [17] LSU – Rebels won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – LSU won 8–11–0 to 3–9–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – Rebs won 5–6–0 to 1–5–2  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Rebs won 19–23–2 to 15–22–2 (10 inn.)  |   Live Stats 
… Ole Miss now 32–17 (15–9 SEC) …. LSU 30–18 (14–10)

• [1] UCLA … at [18] Arizona State – Bruins won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – Bruins won 3–10–0 to 2–6–0
gm–2 (Sat.) – Bruins won 18–21–0 to 3–6–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – ASU won 8–8–4 to 7–8–0  |   Live Stats
… UCLA now 37–8 (16–5 Pac-12) …. ASU 33–12 (14–10)

• [25] Missouri … at [20] Tennessee – Mizzou won series, 2–1 (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – Vols won 11–11–1 to 5–12–0
gm–2 (Sat.) – Mizzou won 6–12–1 to 2–6–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Mizzou won 10–9–1 to 8–10–0  |  Live Stats
… Mizzou now 33–16–1 (12–11–1 SEC) … Tennessee 32–16 (10–14) 

• [27] Oklahoma State … at [6] Oregon State – Cowboys swept series (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – OK St won 1–9–0 to 0–2–0
gm–2 (Sat.) – OK St won 5–8–1 to 2–7–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – OK St won 8–13–0 to 7–14–0  |   Live Stats 
… Oklahoma St. now 28–16 … Oregon St. 31–14–1

• [9] Texas Tech … at [34] Oklahoma – Red Raiders swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – TT won 10–13–1 to 6–8–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – TT won 7–10–0 to 3–12–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – TT won 8–15–0 to 4–6–0  |  Live Stats
… Texas Tech now 33–14 (14–7 Big 12) …. Oklahoma 30–18 (8–10)

• [35] Florida … at [8] Georgia – UGa swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – UGa won 6–7–2 to 4–7–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sun.) – UGa won 9–9–0 to 1–3–1  |   Live Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – UGa won 4–5–0 to 1–2–0  |   Live Stats
… Georgia now 37–12 (16–8 SEC) …. Florida 28–21 (9–15)

• [22] Indiana … at [39] Illinois – Illini won series, 2–1 (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – Illini won 4–9–1 to 0–3–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – Illini won 3–7–0 to 1–3–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Hoosiers won 9–10–0 to 2–7–0  |   Live Stats 
… Indiana now 31–16 (12–6 B1G) …. Illinois 31–16 (10–8)

• [50] Florida Atlantic … at [33] Southern Miss. – FAU won series, 2–1 (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – FAU won 8–13–0 to 5–12–0
gm–2 (Sat.) – FAU won 18–22–2 to 9–10–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – USM won 8–10–2 to 7–7–1  |   Live Stats 
… FAU now 32–15 (17–7 C-USA) … USM entered series 31–15 (18–6)

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OTHER KEY WEEKEND GAMES (May 2–5, 2019)
(based on CB360 Composite Top–50):

• [2] Vanderbilt … at South Carolina – Vandy swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – VAN won 22–15–2 to 11–12–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sun.) – VAN won 9–9–0 to 3–5–1 (7 inn.)  |   Live Stats 
gm–3 (Sun.) – VAN won 6–7–1 to 2–6–0 (7 inn.)  |   Live Stats
… Vandy now 38–9 (18–6 SEC) …. S.C. 24–23 (5–19)

• [3] Stanford … at USC – Cardinal won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – Card won 8–14–0 to 3–8–2  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Card won 7–5–0 to 4–5–3  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – USC won 4–8–0 to 2–4–2  |   Live Stats
… Stanford now 34–8 (17–4 Pac-12) …. USC 20–24–1 (9–11–1)

• [5] Arkansas … at Kentucky – Hogs won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – Ark. won 5–12–0 to 2–6–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sun.) – Ark. won 9–10–1 to 1–4–2  |   Live Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – ‘Cats won 4–6–0 to 3–5–1  |   Live Stats
… Arkansas now 37–12 (17–7 SEC) …. Kentucky 23–24 (6–18)

• [7] Louisville … at Notre Dame – Cards swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – Cards won 2–4–1 to 0–2–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Cards won 3–6–0 to 1–5–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Cards won 8–9–1 to 2–10–0  |   Live Stats
… Louisville now 39–9 (18–6 ACC) …. ND 19–26 (12–15)

• [10] East Carolina … at Cincinnati – ECU swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – ECU won 9–9–1 to 4–9–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Fri.) – ECU won 6–10–0 to 3–8–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – ECU won 6–11–0 to 2–7–0  |  Live Stats
… ECU now 36–11 (16–2 AAC) …. Cinci. 22–25 (11–10)

• at [11] Georgia Tech … vs. Western Carolina – GT swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – GT won 25–18–0 to 4–7–3  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – GT won 16–18–1 to 3–8–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – GT won 14–14–2 to 1–5–0  |  Live Stats
… Georgia Tech now 33–14 …. WCU 18–25

• [12] UC Santa Barbara … at Cal St. Northridge – UCSB swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – UCSB won 16–19–0 to 7–12–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – UCSB won 4–10–1 to 2–6–2  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – UCSB won 5–11–1 to 3–8–2  |   Live Stats
… UCSB now 36–7 (12–3 Big West) …. CSUN 19–26 (6–12)

• at [14] Baylor … vs. Kansas State – Bears won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – Bears won 4–9–3 to 3–6–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Bears won 11–14–0 to 6–8–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – K-State won 10–13–0 to 3–10–1  |   Live Stats 
… Baylor now 32–13 (14–6 Big 12) …. K-St. 23–26 (7–11)

• [16] North Carolina – idle (next: 5/7 vs. Winthrop)

• Bethune-Cookman … at [19] Miami – ‘Canes swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – Miami won 9–8–1 to 3–5–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Miami won 12–15–4 to 7–10–2  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Miami won 13–12–4 to 5–7–1  |   Live Stats
… Miami now 34–14 …. B-C 16–35

• at [21] West Virginia … vs. TCU – Frogs won series, 2–1 (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – Frogs won 14–15–0 to 5–12–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – Frogs won 6–11–1 to 1–4–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – WVU won 6–10–0 to 5–10–2  |   Live Stats
…TCU now 26–20 (8–10 Big 12) … WVU 28–17 (11-10) 

• at [23] N.C. State … vs. Radford – Pack swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – NC St. won 6–9–0 to 3–4–2  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – NC St. won 9–11–0 to 3–9–3  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) –  NC St. won 6–11–0 to 3–9–0  |  Live Stats
… NC State now 37–12 … Radford 23–24  

• [24] BYU … at Loyola Marymount – Cougars won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Thur.) – LMU won 5–9–0 to 1–10–2
gm–2 (Fri.) – BYU won 8–9–0 to 5–12–4  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sat.) – BYU won 10–12–0 to 3–4–0  |  Final Stats
… BYU now 31–12 (15–6 WCC) … LMU 27–20 (14–10)

• [26] UC Irvine … at Iowa – Hawkeyes won series, 2–1 (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – Iowa won 6–7–1 to 3–7–0
gm–2 (Sat.) – Iowa won 1–6–1 to 0–7–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Irvine won 15–17–0 to 4–13–1  |   Live Stats
… Iowa now 29–17 …  Irvine 29–13

• at [29] Auburn … vs. Alabama – Auburn won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – Aub. won 5–10–0 to 1–7–0  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Tide won 7–11–1 to 6–10–3  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Aub. won 17–19–0 to 7–14–1  |  Live Stats
… Auburn now 29–18 (12–12 SEC) … Alabama 27–21 (6–18)

• at [30] Texas State … vs. Georgia State – Bobcats won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Sat.) – TS won 5–5–1 to 1–5–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – GS won 3–8–0 to 1–6–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) –  TS won 12–14–1 to 2–9–2  |  Live Stats
… Texas St. now 33–15 (17–7 Sun Belt) … Ga. St. 14–34 (5–19)

• [31] California … at Utah – Bears swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – Cal won 8–10–1 to 4–7–0  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Cal won 6–10–0 to 4–12–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Cal won 13–14–0 to 6–11–0  |  Live Stats
… Cal now 27–15 (13–8 Pac-12) … Utah 12–28 (4–20)

• [32] Michigan … at Maryland – Wolverines swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – Mich. won 10–9–1 to 7–6–2  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Mich. won 10–11–0 to 4–9–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Mich. won 13–11–2 to 1–5–1  |   Live Stats
… Michigan now 34–11 (14–3 B1G) … Maryland 23–25 (8–10)

• [36] Creighton … at Georgetown – Jays swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – Jays won 7–7–1 to 3–7–2  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Fri./Sat.) – Jays won 14–14–x to 2–5–3  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sat.) – Jays won 7–13–0 to 4–8–2  |  Final Stats
… Creighton now 29–10 (9–3 BigEast) … GU 17–30 (5–7)

• [37] Fresno State … at Nevada – Fresno swept series
gm–1 (Fri.) – Fresno won 5–10–0 to 3–6–0  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Fresno won 8–6–0 to 1–3–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Fresno won 8–14–1 to 2–8–0  |  Live Stats
… Fresno now 30–13–1 (15–7–1 Mt. West) … Nevada 25–23 (11–16)

• [38] Indiana State … at Illinois State – Sycamores won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – Ill. St. won 4–17–1 to 3–5–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – Ind. St. won 13–16–0 to 1–7–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Ind. St. won 6–7–1 to 1–2–0  |   Live Stats
… Ind. St. now 34–11 (11–4 MVC) … Ill. St. 28–20 (10–5)

• at [40] Florida State … vs. Pittsburgh – FSU won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – Pitt won 10–10–0 to 0–6–1
gm–2 (Sat./Sun.) – FSU won 15–20–1 to 6–13–0  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – FSU won 12–9–1 to 6–9–2  |   Live Stats
… Florida St. now 30–16 (16–11 ACC) … Pitt 17–30 (5–19)

• at [41] Duke … vs. VCU – split DH (2-game series)
gm–1 (Sun.) – Devils won 2–4–1 to 1–5–0  |  Live Stats
gm–2 (Sun.) – Rams won 5–9–2 to 3–9–1  |   Live Stats
… Duke now 28–18 … VCU 32–16 

• at [42] Gonzaga … vs. Saint Mary’s – Gaels won series, 2–1 (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – Gaels won 12–8–1 to 0–3–0
gm–2 (Sat.) – Zags won 12–15–0 to 3–8–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – Gaels won 17–17–3 to 3–7–2  |  Live Stats
… SMC now 27–18 (12–9 WCC) … Gonzaga 25–19 (16–8)

• [43] Clemson … vs. Gardner-Webb – split 2-game/2-site series
gm–1 (Sat.; at Clemson) – Tigers won 10–13–0 to 2–8–0  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sun.; at G-W) – G-Webb won 9–12–1 to 7–12–1  |   Live Stats
… Garner-Webb now 20–23 … Clemson 28–19

• [44] Washington … at Washington States – Huskies won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – UW won 7–12–0 to 2–8–2  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – UW won 10–18–0 to 2–7–1  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – WSU won 13–14–1 to 2–7–3  |   Live Stats
… Washington now 23–19 (9–12 Pac-12) … WSU 9–33–1 (2–18–1)

• [45] Connecticut … vs. Wichita State (Hartford, CT) – UConn won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – UConn won 4–8–2 to 0–3–1  |  Finals Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – UConn won 2–5–1 to 1–5–0  |  Finals Stats
gm–3 (Sat.) – Wichita won 12–8–1 to 5–12–1
… UConn entered series 27–18 (7–8 AAC) … Wichita 20–24 (5–10)

• at [46] New Mexico State … vs. Texas Rio Grande Valley – NMSU won series, 2–1
gm–1 (Fri.) – NMSU won 17–17–1 to 8–13–1  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – UTRGV won 21–21–1 to 11–8–0
gm–3 (Sun.) – NMSU won 10–16–0 to 0–4–1 (7 inn.)  |  Final Stats
… NMSU now 33–12 (15–8 WAC) … UTRGV 30–17 (15–6)

• [47] Oregon … at Arizona – ‘Cats swept series (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – ‘Cats won 17–16–3 to 6–7–6  |  Final Stats
gm–2 (Sat.) – ‘Cats won 9–13–0 to 8–13–2 (11 inn.)  |  Final Stats
gm–3 (Sun.) – ‘Cats won 28–26–3 to 7–11–3  |   Live Stats
… Arizona now 29–23 (10–14 Pac-12) … Oregon 23–22 (8–13 Pac-12)

• [48] Nebraska … at Northwestern – ‘Cats have clinched series (upset)
gm–1 (Sat.) – ‘Cats won 4–7–0 to 2–6–1
gm–2 (Sun.) – ‘Cats won 10–16–0 to 2–3–3 Live Stats
gm–3 (Mon.; 3:30 CT) – Live Stats
… Neb. entered series 23–16 (12–6 B1G) … N’western 19–22 (6–9)

• [49] Texas … at Kansas – KU swept series (upset)
gm–1 (Fri.) – KU won 4–6–0 to 2–4–0
gm–2 (Sat.) – KU won 1–6–1 to 0–2–0
gm–3 (Sun.) – KU won 10–11–2 to 6–8–1  |  Live Stats 
…Kansas now 26–21 (8–10 Big 12) … Texas 25–25 (6–14)

With the Division I baseball postseason – which starts with conference tournaments – looming in a few weeks, various teams from across the nation are running out of time for compiling their NCAA Tournament resumes. The first May update of CB360’s exclusive Composite National Rankings is included below, with this Top–50 typical serving as a guide for following the teams in the mix for potential NCAA at-large berths (should they not win conference automatic bids).

(As always, be sure to join CB360’s 25,000-plus Twitter followers for regular updates throughout the 2019 season, via @CB360updates.)

• ENTERING & Exiting – Surging Southern Mississippi (#33), which twice has dropped outside the CNR Top–50 this season, is back among the nation’s top teams, as is [44] Washington while another Northwest team (WCC leaders/#42 Gonzaga) is making its first CNR Top–50 appearance of 2019 … WAC contender [46] New Mexico State also has bumped back into the Top–50, for the third time this season.

… These are the four teams that have dropped outside the current CNR Top–50: Louisiana Tech, TCU, Texas-Arlington and Coastal Carolina. TCU (preseason #20) and Coastal (preseason #22) had been among the CNR Top–50 all season prior to this week.

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• INSIDE the CNR TOP–10 – The current CNR top-10 includes: four SEC teams (#2 Vanderbilt; #4 Mississippi State; #5 Arkansas & #8 Georgia) … three Pac-12 teams (#1 UCLA; #3 Stanford & #6 Oregon State) … and one each from the ACC (#7 Louisville), Big 12 (#9 Texas Tech) & American Athletic (#10 East Carolina). Texas Tech is back in the top-10 for the first time in a month, while ECU has claimed its highest CNR position of the season. UC Santa Barbara and Texas A&M both have slipped outside the top-10 in the current CNR update.

For the sixth straight week, UCLA remains atop the Top–50. The Bruins enter the weekend with only seven losses (none in midweek games), with their recent results including a series sweep of visiting Utah and win at Pepperdine earlier this week. UCLA’s most notable 2019 results have included: an early 2-1 series win at Georgia Tech (current CB360 #11) … 2-1 Pac-12 series wins vs. Oregon State (current CB360 #6), at Stanford (current CB360 #3) and vs. Cal (current CB360 #31) … and a mid-April series sweep of visiting East Carolina (now CB360 #10). Five of UCLA’s seven losses have come vs. current CB360 Top–35 teams (also early vs. current CB360 #32 Michigan), with the only other defeats coming against Sacramento State and at crosstown rival USC.

The Bruins opened the 2019 season slotted sixth in the CNR and have lived in the top-5 ever since that preseason position. UCLA joins fellow Pac-12 powers Stanford and Oregon State, along with Vanderbilt, as the only teams to be among the CNR top-10 all season.

With a current total of 97.29 in the CNR 1000-point scale, UCLA has a comfortable margin over new No. 2 Vanderbilt, which has bumped up to its highest CNR position of the season (after being #4 a week ago). Vandy – which was No. 3 in the CNR for the first three weeks of 2019 – rolls into the weekend on an eight-game winning streak, highlighted by last week’s sweep of Auburn (then #22 in the CNR; now @29). This marks the sixth straight week that the Commodores have been among the top-5 teams in the CNR.

Current No. 3 Stanford impressively has been among the CNR top-3 for nine straight weeks (after being 8th, 8th and 7th to start the season). The Cardinal have slipped back one spot from a week ago, due to a series-opening home loss vs. Arizona. Mississippi State has jumped from 8th to 4th in the CNR, boosted by a huge midweek rivalry win in Pearl, Miss., over (CNR #19) Ole Miss, and then a huge series sweep of visiting [7] Georgia. Mississippi State (36–9) is one of six teams in DI that have yet to reach double-digit losses, along with UCLA (7), UC Santa Barbara (7), Stanford (7), Vanderbilt (9) and Louisville (9). After being 13th and 12th in the first CNR polls of 2019, Mississippi State has been 9th or better in each of the past 10 weeks.

Arkansas – the third SEC team among the current CNR top-5 – has moved up one spot for its highest CNR position (5th) of the season. The Razorbacks are coming off a series sweep of visiting Tennessee (then CNR #13; now #20). This marks the Hogs’ seventh straight week among the CNR top-10 (they opened the season 11th and then fell as low as 15th).

Current No. 6 Oregon State has dropped outside the CNR top-5 for the first time all season, after losing a couple days ago vs. visiting Gonzaga (which now has cracked the Top–50 for the first time all season). The Beavs also had suffered a midweek loss seven days earlier, at Nevada. Oregon State (CNR preseason #2) had spent three weeks during midseason in the CNR top position, followed by five straight weeks at No. 3 or 2 prior to this week. (UCLA also has been among the CNR top-6 all season … while Stanford has been 8th or better each week, and Vanderbilt 9th or better all season.)

Louisville – which had been #9 in the preseason CNR – remains No. 7 this week, two weeks removed from its season-high spot of 6th in the CNR. The Cardinals spent last weekend in a very meaningless series vs. Alabama A&M, a team that now sits 290th in RPI among 299 DI teams (those three games, all wins, actually hurt Louisville’s RPI more than helped it). Georgia has dropped back three spots in the CNR to 8th, after being swept in the showdown series at Mississippi State. UGa was 14th in the preseason CNR and dropped as low as 23rd before steadily climbing to last week’s season-high spot of 5th.

Texas Tech – which spent five weeks in the CNR top-5 during the first half of the season – has jumped up five spots to re-enter the top-10, at 9th. The Red Raiders are coming off a series sweep of Oklahoma State (then CNR #18; now #27) before splitting a midweek series vs. Western Athletic Conference leaders Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). East Carolina‘s 2019 debut in the CNR top-10 (up from 12th) comes on the heels of winning a home series vs. Tulane, followed by a pair of midweek wins at Cincinnati. ECU was 16th in the preseason CNR and had dropped to 34th in mid-March, before going on a 23-5 tear over the past six weeks (three of those losses were at #1 UCLA).

FORECASTING REGIONAL HOSTS – Based on the CNR’s current top-16 teams, the SEC could be poised to claim six of the 16 NCAA Regional host spots (Ole Miss sits at #13; Texas A&M #15) … the Pac-12 is joined by the ACC with three among the current top-16 (also #11 Georgia Tech & #16 UNC) … #14 Baylor gives the Big 12 a pair of solid Regional host candidates … and #12 UC Santa Barbara is the Big West’s lone team among the current CNR top-16 (the AAC also has one in the top-16, with ECU).

• A Closer Look at the FOUR RETURNERS/NEWCOMER – CNR current #33 Southern Mississippi was 23rd in the preseason CNR and spent a couple weeks midseason outside the Top–50 (plus the past two weeks). After a big rivalry win a couple days ago vs. CNR #19 Ole Miss, USM enters the weekend riding a nine-game win streak (also 26-9 extended streak, since early March).

WCC leader [44] Gonzaga has entered the Top–50 on the heels of a 6-3 win a couple days ago at Oregon State (then CNR #3). The Zags also swept their series last weekend vs. San Francisco and have won seven of their past eight games.

Current #44 Washington – which had been a CNR Top–50 team all season before dropping out the past three weeks – resurrected its season by winning 2-of-3 vs. visiting [15] Arizona State. … And  [46] New Mexico State – despite its current #101 RPI – grades out in several other metrics for a spot among the current Top–50. NMSU is coming off a series win at Sacramento State and midweek victory at Arizona (the Aggies next have a big WAC showdown series vs. URTGV).

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• MOVERS & SHAKERS – In addition the the four teams joining the current CNR Top–50, two teams have climbed 10 or more spots within the CNR … Baylor (#26 to #14) turned in a sweep at then #46 TCU, potentially dooming the Frogs’ hopes for an NCAA at-large bid … Michigan (#42 to #32) swept its home series vs. Rutgers to stay among the Big Ten leaders.

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Note that plenty of info. about the CNR can be found on the 2019 CNR Preseason release (including historical lists/archive; also listing of the CNR formula elements, etc.), and the weekly updates …
>> Update #2  |  Update #3  |  Update #4  |  Update #5  |  Update #6
Update #7  |  Update #8  |  Update #9  |  Update #10  |  Update #11
(see below for the season’s 12th set of rankings)
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>> CB360 Composite Top-50 Rankings #12 (May 2, 2019)
(rank) Team – voting pts/unavailable  (previous weeks)
1. UCLA – 97.29  (1 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 2 … 4 … 3 … 4 … 5 … #6 in 2019 preseason CNR)
2. Vanderbilt – 94.92  (4 … 5 … 4 … 4 … 4 … 9 … 5 … 7 … 3 … 3 … 3)
3. Stanford – 93.31  (2 … 3 … 3 … 2 … 2 … 3 … 2 … 2 … 7 … 8 … 8)
4. Mississippi State – 92.37  (8 … 4 … 5 … 7 … 5 … 5 … 7 … 4 … 9 … 12 … 13)
5. Arkansas – 92.31  (6 … 9 … 7 … 10 … 6 … 7 … 12 … 15 … 11 … 10 … 11)
6. Oregon State – 91.61  (3 … 2 … 2 … 3 … 3 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 5 … 2 … 2)
7. Louisville – 90.96  (7 … 6 … 17 … 14 … 14 … 12 … 18 … 18 … 17 … 13 … 9)
8. Georgia – 85.64  (5 … 7 … 6 … 11 … 12 … 13 … 22 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14)
9. Texas Tech – 85.48  (14 … 12 … 13 … 8 … 9 … 4 … 3 … 5 … 2 … 6 … 4)
10. East Carolina – 84.36  (12 … 17 … 16 … 20 … 21 … 29 … 32 … 34 … 26 … 21 … 16)
11. Georgia Tech – 82.40  (11 … 15 … 19 … 28 … 36 … 44 … – … 48 … 44 … 32 … 32)
12. UC Santa Barbara – 82.33  (9 … 8 … 12 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 23 … 44 … – … – … –)
13. Mississippi – 80.78  (19 … 14 … 15 … 23 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14 … 8 … 11 … 10)
14. Baylor – 80.75  (26 … 20 … 26 … 30 … 31 … 42 … 40 … 22 … 15 … 18 … 17)
15. Texas A&M – 79.63  (10 … 10 … 11 … 9 … 10 … 17 … 27 … 25 … 28 … 26 … 28)
16. North Carolina – 78.85  (17 … 19 … 21 … 17 … 16 … 19 … 17 … 6 … 6 … 4 … 7)
17. LSU – 78.78  (6 … 16 … 10 … 12 … 18 … 14 … 20 … 10 … 1 … 1 … 1)
18. Arizona State – 77.27  (15 … 11 … 9 … 5 … 8 … 6 … 17 … 30 … 40 … 49)
19. Miami – 75.91  (25 … 25 … 41 … 47 … 48 … 40 … 26 … 33 … – … 39 … –)
20. Tennessee – 75.47  (13 … 18 … 24 … 25 … 27 … 23 … 13 … 16 … 45 … – … –)
21. West Virginia – 73.56  (21 … 21 … 29 … 40 … – … 36 … – … – … – … – … –)
22. Indiana – 70.81  (24 … 28 … 40 … 37 … 40 … 48 … – … 49 … – … 38 … 37)
23. North Carolina State – 70.54  (20 … 13 … 8 … 6 … 7 … 10 … 9 … 13 … 21 … 24 … 25)
24. BYU – 69.73  (27 … 33 … 28 … 32 … 42 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
25. Missouri – 69.66  (29 … 22 … 30 … 39 … 49 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
26. UC Irvine – 68.32  (23 … 26 … 20 … 19 … 17 … 21 … 33 … 29 … 36 … 34 … 36)
27. Oklahoma State – 67.40  (18 … 29 … 27 … 21 … 32 … 37 … 29 … 35 … 24 … 28 … 27)
28. Dallas Baptist – 66.03  (28 … 32 … 32 … 29 … 29 … 39 … 28 … 37 … 41 … 31 … 40)
29. Auburn – 65.48  (22 … 24 … 22 … 13 … 11 … 8 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 20 … 15)
30. Texas State – 61.07 (35 … 43 … – … 46 … – … – … – … 42 … – … – … –)
31. California – 60.21  (31 … 39 … 42 … 50 … 47 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
32. Michigan – 59.40  (42 … 50 … 34 … 42 … 46 … 35 … 36 … 24 … 25 … 29 … 31)
33. Southern Mississippi – 56.06  (– … – … 39 … 43 … 34 … – … – … 47 … 30 … 23 … 23)
34. Oklahoma – 55.71  (36 … 36 … 33 … 26 … 15 … 20 … 31 … 32 … 46 … 49 … –)
35. Florida – 54.61  (34 … 30 … 31 … 24 … 22 … 15 … 11 … 11 … 10 … 7 … 5)
36. Creighton – 53.82  (30 … 37 … 37 … 44 … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)
37. Fresno State – 53.80  (33 … 42 … 50 … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)
38. Indiana State – 52.89  (38 … 44 … 43 … 35 … 30 … 26 … 24 … 38 … – … – … –)
39. Illinois – 52.83 (45 … 49 … – … 36 … 26 … 28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45)
40. Florida State – 51.03  (44 … 45 … – … 45 … 33 … 25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12)
41. Duke – 51.02  (47 … – … – … – … – … – … 42 … 26 … 23 … 25 … 26)
42. Gonzaga – 50.99  (– … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)
43. Clemson – 50.26  (37 … 23 … 14 … 16 … 24 … 24 … 10 … 21 … 14 … 17 … 19)
44. Washington – 48.99 (– … – … – … 33 … 25 … 27 … 44 … 28 … 38 … 36 … 33)
45. Connecticut – 46.87  (43 … 40 … 38 … 27 … 37 … 41 … 35 … 46 … 37 … 30 … 34)
46. New Mexico State – 46.82  (– … 48 … 49 … – … – … – … 49 … 41 … – … – … –)
47. Oregon – 46.53  (40 … 38 … 36 … 34 … 39 … 31 … 21 … 31 … 40 … – … –)
48. Nebraska – 45.53  (41 … 34 … 35 … 41 … 44 … 45 … – … – … – … – … –)
49. Texas – 45.31  (39 … 27 … 18 … 18 … 19 … 16 … 19 … 9 … 20 … 15 … 18)
50. Florida Atlantic – 44.60  (49 … 47 … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … 50)
… Next-Five: Alabama, Coastal Carolina, Pepperdine, Houston & San Diego State

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–11:
32. Louisiana Tech – 59.65  (32 … 41 … 44 … – … – … – … 48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42)
46. TCU – 49.44  (46 … 31 … 25 … 31 … 28 … 33 … 37 … 27 … 13 … 16 … 20)
48. Texas-Arlington – 49.29  (48 … – … – … – … – … – …– … – … – … – … – )
50. Coastal Carolina – 48.37  (50 … 35 … 23 … 22 … 13 … 11 … 8 … 12 … 16 … 19 … 22)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–10:
46. Liberty – 47.85  (46 … 48 … – … – … – … 50 … – … – … – … –)
48. New Mexico State – 47.36  (48 … 49 … – … – … – … 49 … 41 … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–9:
39. Southern Mississippi  (39 … 43 … 34 … – … – … 47 … 30 … 23 … 23) – has returned to Top–50
45. Sam Houston State  (45 … 49 … 43 … 50 … 45 … 43 … 42 … 46 … 43)
46. San Diego  (46 … 48 … 38 … 32 … 30 … – … – … – … –)
47. Pepperdine  (47 … 38 … 35 … 38 … 43 … – … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–8:
33. Washington – 61.67 (33 … 25 … 27 … 44 … 28 … 38 … 36 … 33) – has returned to Top–50
36. Illinois – 57.88 (36 … 26 … 28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45) – has returned to Top–50
45. Florida State – 48.52  (45 … 33 … 25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12) – has returned to Top–50
46. Texas State – 48.41 (46 … – … – … – … 42 … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–7:
41. Alabama – 51.60 (41 … 43 … 38 … – … – … – … –)
45. Virginia Tech – 48.07 (45 … 34 … 34 … – … – … – … –)
50. South Carolina – 45.37  (50 … 44 … 25 … 19 … 29 … 44 … 38)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–6:
36. West Virginia (36 … – … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50
39. UCF (39 … – … – … – … – … –)
46. Saint Mary’s (46 … – … – … – … – … –)
47. Arizona (47 … – … 40 … 32 … 27 … 29)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–5:
41. Cal State Fullerton – 51.73  (41 … 30 … 19 … 22 … 21)
42. Duke – 50.97  (42 … 26 … 23 … 25 … 26) – has returned to Top–50
46. Wright State – 49.12 (46 … – … – … – … –)
47. Penn – 49.06 ( 47 … – … – … – … –)
48. Louisiana Tech – 48.65 (48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42) – has returned to Top–50
49. New Mexico State – 48.31 (49 … 41 … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
50. Liberty – 47.93 (50 … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50 (now back out again)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–4:
40. Arizona – 52.94 (40 … 32 … 27 … 29) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
42. Texas State – 52.70 (42 … – … – … –) – returned to Top–50 (twice)
45. Tulane – 50.53 (45 … – … – … –)
47. Southern Mississippi – 48.93 (47 … 30 … 23 … 23) – has returned to Top–50 (twice)
48. Georgia Tech – 48.79  (48 … 44 … 32 … 32) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Indiana – 48.34 (49 … – … 38… 37) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Wake Forest – 48.34  (50 … 35 … 35 … 37 … 41)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–3:
34. Houston – 56.02  (34 … 42 … 35)
39. Minnesota – 54.66 (39 … 24)
43. San Diego State – 51.86 (43 … – … 46)
47. South Alabama – 49.85 (47 … – … –)
48. Missouri State – 49.68  (48 … 41 … 30)
49. St. John’s – 48.97  (49 … 45 … 44)
50. Stetson – 48.91 (50 … 47 … 39)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–2:
38. Indiana – 53.45  (38 … 37) – has returned to Top–50 (twice)
39. Miami – 53.10 (39 … –) – has returned to current Top–50
48. Kentucky – 49.47  (48 … 47)
49. Saint Mary’s – 49.40 (50 … –) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Opening Week:
46. San Diego State – 47.35  (46) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
48. Tennessee Tech – 49.51 (48)
50. Florida Atlantic – 47.29 (50) – has returned to current Top–50

See information below for a quick rundown of the April 25 update to the CB360 Composite National Rankings Top–50.

(As always, be sure to join CB360’s 25,000-plus Twitter followers for regular updates throughout the 2019 season, via @CB360updates.)

________________________

Note that plenty of info. about the CNR can be found on the 2019 CNR Preseason release (including historical lists/archive; also listing of the CNR formula elements, etc.), and the weekly updates …
>> Update #2  |  Update #3  |  Update #4  |  Update #5  |  Update #6
Update #7  |  Update #8  |  Update #9  |  Update #10
(see below for the season’s 11th set of rankings)

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>> CB360 Composite Top-50 Rankings #11 (April 25, 2019)
(rank) Team – voting pts/unavailable  (previous weeks)
1. UCLA – 97.61  (1 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 2 … 4 … 3 … 4 … 5 … #6 in 2019 preseason CNR)
2. Stanford – 94.77  (3 … 3 … 2 … 2 … 3 … 2 … 2 … 7 … 8 … 8)
3. Oregon State – 94.66  (2 … 2 … 3 … 3 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 5 … 2 … 2)
4. Vanderbilt – 94.39  (5 … 4 … 4 … 4 … 9 … 5 … 7 … 3 … 3 … 3)
5. Georgia – 91.81  (7 … 6 … 11 … 12 … 13 … 22 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14)
6. Arkansas – 90.60  (9 … 7 … 10 … 6 … 7 … 12 … 15 … 11 … 10 … 11)
7. Louisville – 90.46  (6 … 17 … 14 … 14 … 12 … 18 … 18 … 17 … 13 … 9)
8. Mississippi State – 89.92  (4 … 5 … 7 … 5 … 5 … 7 … 4 … 9 … 12 … 13)
9. UC Santa Barbara – 89.21  (8 … 12 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 23 … 44 … – … – … –)
10. Texas A&M – 85.77  (10 … 11 … 9 … 10 … 17 … 27 … 25 … 28 … 26 … 28)
11. Georgia Tech – 83.54  (15 … 19 … 28 … 36 … 44 … – … 48 … 44 … 32 … 32)
12. East Carolina – 83.50  (17 … 16 … 20 … 21 … 29 … 32 … 34 … 26 … 21 … 16)
13. Tennessee – 83.18  (18 … 24 … 25 … 27 … 23 … 13 … 16 … 45 … – … –)
14. Texas Tech – 82.79  (12 … 13 … 8 … 9 … 4 … 3 … 5 … 2 … 6 … 4)
15. Arizona State – 81.64  (11 … 9 … 5 … 8 … 6 … 17 … 30 … 40 … 49)
16. LSU – 80.76  (16 … 10 … 12 … 18 … 14 … 20 … 10 … 1 … 1 … 1)
17. North Carolina – 80.14  (19 … 21 … 17 … 16 … 19 … 17 … 6 … 6 … 4 … 7)
18. Oklahoma State – 78.96  (29 … 27 … 21 … 32 … 37 … 29 … 35 … 24 … 28 … 27)
19. Mississippi – 78.47  (14 … 15 … 23 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14 … 8 … 11 … 10)
20. North Carolina State – 78.10  (13 … 8 … 6 … 7 … 10 … 9 … 13 … 21 … 24 … 25)
21. West Virginia – 74.47  (21 … 29 … 40 … – … 36 … – … – … – … – … –)
22. Auburn – 73.31  (24 … 22 … 13 … 11 … 8 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 20 … 15)
23. UC Irvine – 72.69  (26 … 20 … 19 … 17 … 21 … 33 … 29 … 36 … 34 … 36)
24. Indiana – 72.30  (28 … 40 … 37 … 40 … 48 … – … 49 … – … 38 … 37)
25. Miami – 71.37  (25 … 41 … 47 … 48 … 40 … 26 … 33 … – … 39 … –)
26. Baylor – 71.36  (20 … 26 … 30 … 31 … 42 … 40 … 22 … 15 … 18 … 17)
27. BYU – 65.72  (33 … 28 … 32 … 42 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
28. Dallas Baptist – 64.53  (32 … 32 … 29 … 29 … 39 … 28 … 37 … 41 … 31 … 40)
29. Missouri – 64.04  (22 … 30 … 39 … 49 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
30. Creighton – 63.23  (37 … 37 … 44 … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)
31. California – 60.39  (39 … 42 … 50 … 47 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
32. Louisiana Tech – 59.65  (41 … 44 … – … – … – … 48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42)
33. Fresno State – 58.77  (42 … 50 … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)
34. Florida – 57.48  (30 … 31 … 24 … 22 … 15 … 11 … 11 … 10 … 7 … 5)
35. Texas State – 57.28 (43 … – … 46 … – … – … – … 42 … – … – … –)
36. Oklahoma – 57.01  (36 … 33 … 26 … 15 … 20 … 31 … 32 … 46 … 49 … –)
37. Clemson – 56.35  (23 … 14 … 16 … 24 … 24 … 10 … 21 … 14 … 17 … 19)
38. Indiana State – 52.55  (44 … 43 … 35 … 30 … 26 … 24 … 38 … – … – … –)
39. Texas – 52.17  (27 … 18 … 18 … 19 … 16 … 19 … 9 … 20 … 15 … 18)
40. Oregon – 51.93  (38 … 36 … 34 … 39 … 31 … 21 … 31 … 40 … – … –)
41. Nebraska – 51.90  (34 … 35 … 41 … 44 … 45 … – … – … – … – … –)
42. Michigan – 51.86  (50 … 34 … 42 … 46 … 35 … 36 … 24 … 25 … 29 … 31)
43. Connecticut – 51.55  (40 … 38 … 27 … 37 … 41 … 35 … 46 … 37 … 30 … 34)
44. Florida State – 60.76  (45 … – … 45 … 33 … 25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12)
45. Illinois – 49.84 (49 … – … 36 … 26 … 28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45)
46. TCU – 49.44  (31 … 25 … 31 … 28 … 33 … 37 … 27 … 13 … 16 … 20)
47. Duke – 49.31  (– … – … – … – … – … 42 … 26 … 23 … 25 … 26)
48. Texas-Arlington – 49.29  (– … – … – … – … – …– … – … – … – … – )
49. Florida Atlantic – 48.77  (47 … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … 50)
50. Coastal Carolina – 48.37  (35 … 23 … 22 … 13 … 11 … 8 … 12 … 16 … 19 … 22)
… Next-Five: Houston, Southern Miss., San Diego State, Washington & New Mexico State

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–10:
46. Liberty – 47.85  (46 … 48 … – … – … – … 50 … – … – … – … –)
48. New Mexico State – 47.36  (48 … 49 … – … – … – … 49 … 41 … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–9:
39. Southern Mississippi  (39 … 43 … 34 … – … – … 47 … 30 … 23 … 23)
45. Sam Houston State  (45 … 49 … 43 … 50 … 45 … 43 … 42 … 46 … 43)
46. San Diego  (46 … 48 … 38 … 32 … 30 … – … – … – … –)
47. Pepperdine  (47 … 38 … 35 … 38 … 43 … – … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–8:
33. Washington – 61.67 (33 … 25 … 27 … 44 … 28 … 38 … 36 … 33)
36. Illinois – 57.88 (36 … 26 … 28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45) – has returned to Top–50
45. Florida State – 48.52  (45 … 33 … 25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12) – has returned to Top–50
46. Texas State – 48.41 (46 … – … – … – … 42 … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–7:
41. Alabama – 51.60 (41 … 43 … 38 … – … – … – … –)
45. Virginia Tech – 48.07 (45 … 34 … 34 … – … – … – … –)
50. South Carolina – 45.37  (50 … 44 … 25 … 19 … 29 … 44 … 38)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–6:
36. West Virginia (36 … – … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50
39. UCF (39 … – … – … – … – … –)
46. Saint Mary’s (46 … – … – … – … – … –)
47. Arizona (47 … – … 40 … 32 … 27 … 29)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–5:
41. Cal State Fullerton – 51.73  (41 … 30 … 19 … 22 … 21)
42. Duke – 50.97  (42 … 26 … 23 … 25 … 26) – has returned to Top–50
46. Wright State – 49.12 (46 … – … – … – … –)
47. Penn – 49.06 ( 47 … – … – … – … –)
48. Louisiana Tech – 48.65 (48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42) – has returned to Top–50
49. New Mexico State – 48.31 (49 … 41 … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
50. Liberty – 47.93 (50 … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50 (now back out again)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–4:
40. Arizona – 52.94 (40 … 32 … 27 … 29) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
42. Texas State – 52.70 (42 … – … – … –) – returned to Top–50 (twice)
45. Tulane – 50.53 (45 … – … – … –)
47. Southern Mississippi – 48.93 (47 … 30 … 23 … 23) – has returned to Top–50
48. Georgia Tech – 48.79  (48 … 44 … 32 … 32) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Indiana – 48.34 (49 … – … 38… 37) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Wake Forest – 48.34  (50 … 35 … 35 … 37 … 41)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–3:
34. Houston – 56.02  (34 … 42 … 35)
39. Minnesota – 54.66 (39 … 24)
43. San Diego State – 51.86 (43 … – … 46)
47. South Alabama – 49.85 (47 … – … –)
48. Missouri State – 49.68  (48 … 41 … 30)
49. St. John’s – 48.97  (49 … 45 … 44)
50. Stetson – 48.91 (50 … 47 … 39)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–2:
38. Indiana – 53.45  (38 … 37) – has returned to Top–50 (twice)
39. Miami – 53.10 (39 … –) – has returned to current Top–50
48. Kentucky – 49.47  (48 … 47)
49. Saint Mary’s – 49.40 (50 … –) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Opening Week:
46. San Diego State – 47.35  (46) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
48. Tennessee Tech – 49.51 (48)
50. Florida Atlantic – 47.29 (50) – has returned to current Top–50

See information below for a quick rundown of the April 18 update to the CB360 Composite National Rankings Top–50.

(As always, be sure to join CB360’s 25,000-plus Twitter followers for regular updates throughout the 2019 season, via @CB360updates.)

________________________

Note that plenty of info. about the CNR can be found on the 2019 CNR Preseason release (including historical lists/archive; also listing of the CNR formula elements, etc.), and the weekly updates …
>> Update #2  |  Update #3  |  Update #4  |  Update #5
Update #6  |  Update #7  |  Update #8  |  Update #9
(see below for the season’s 10th set of rankings)

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>> CB360 Composite Top-50 Rankings #10 (April 18, 2019)
(rank) Team – voting pts/unavailable  (previous weeks)
1. UCLA – 95.36  (1 … 1 … 1 … 2 … 4 … 3 … 4 … 5 … #6 in 2019 preseason CNR)
2. Oregon State – 94.71  (2 … 3 … 3 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 5 … 2 … 2)
3. Stanford – 94.00  (3 … 2 … 2 … 3 … 2 … 2 … 7 … 8 … 8)
4. Mississippi State – 93.29  (5 … 7 … 5 … 5 … 7 … 4 … 9 … 12 … 13)
5. Vanderbilt – 92.83  (4 … 4 … 4 … 9 … 5 … 7 … 3 … 3 … 3)
6. Louisville – 89.60  (17 … 14 … 14 … 12 … 18 … 18 … 17 … 13 … 9)
7. Georgia – 89.06  (6 … 11 … 12 … 13 … 22 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14)
8. UC Santa Barbara – 88.43  (12 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 23 … 44 … – … – … –)
9. Arkansas – 87.04  (7 … 10 … 6 … 7 … 12 … 15 … 11 … 10 … 11)
10. Texas A&M – 85.58  (11 … 9 … 10 … 17 … 27 … 25 … 28 … 26 … 28)
11. Arizona State – 82.29  (9 … 5 … 8 … 6 … 17 … 30 … 40 … 49)
12. Texas Tech – 82.15  (13 … 8 … 9 … 4 … 3 … 5 … 2 … 6 … 4)
13. North Carolina State – 81.44  (8 … 6 … 7 … 10 … 9 … 13 … 21 … 24 … 25)
14. Mississippi – 81.32  (15 … 23 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14 … 8 … 11 … 10)
15. Georgia Tech – 80.68  (19 … 28 … 36 … 44 … – … 48 … 44 … 32 … 32)
16. LSU – 80.56  (10 … 12 … 18 … 14 … 20 … 10 … 1 … 1 … 1)
17. East Carolina – 78.84  (16 … 20 … 21 … 29 … 32 … 34 … 26 … 21 … 16)
18. Tennessee – 77.36  (24 … 25 … 27 … 23 … 13 … 16 … 45 … – … –)
19. North Carolina – 77.01  (21 … 17 … 16 … 19 … 17 … 6 … 6 … 4 … 7)
20. Baylor – 73.42  (26 … 30 … 31 … 42 … 40 … 22 … 15 … 18 … 17)
21. West Virginia – 73.30  (29 … 40 … – … 36 … – … – … – … – … –)
22. Missouri – 70.01  (30 … 39 … 49 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
23. Clemson – 68.18  (14 … 16 … 24 … 24 … 10 … 21 … 14 … 17 … 19)
24. Auburn – 67.37  (22 … 13 … 11 … 8 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 20 … 15)
25. Miami – 67.27  (41 … 47 … 48 … 40 … 26 … 33 … – … 39 … –)
26. UC Irvine – 66.54  (20 … 19 … 17 … 21 … 33 … 29 … 36 … 34 … 36)
27. Texas – 65.26  (18 … 18 … 19 … 16 … 19 … 9 … 20 … 15 … 18)
28. Indiana – 64.33  (40 … 37 … 40 … 48 … – … 49 … – … 38 … 37)
29. Oklahoma State – 63.24  (27 … 21 … 32 … 37 … 29 … 35 … 24 … 28 … 27)
30. Florida – 63.03  (31 … 24 … 22 … 15 … 11 … 11 … 10 … 7 … 5)
31. TCU – 61.58  (25 … 31 … 28 … 33 … 37 … 27 … 13 … 16 … 20)
32. Dallas Baptist – 61.31  (32 … 29 … 29 … 39 … 28 … 37 … 41 … 31 … 40)
33. BYU – 59.86  (28 … 32 … 42 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
34. Nebraska – 57.62  (35 … 41 … 44 … 45 … – … – … – … – … –)
35. Coastal Carolina – 57.10  (23 … 22 … 13 … 11 … 8 … 12 … 16 … 19 … 22)
36. Oklahoma – 56.56  (33 … 26 … 15 … 20 … 31 … 32 … 46 … 49 … –)
37. Creighton – 56.19  (37 … 44 … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)
38. Oregon – 55.41  (36 … 34 … 39 … 31 … 21 … 31 … 40 … – … –)
39. California – 55.20  (42 … 50 … 47 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
40. Connecticut – 54.66  (38 … 27 … 37 … 41 … 35 … 46 … 37 … 30 … 34)
41. Louisiana Tech – 53.93  (44 … – … – … – … 48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42)
42. Fresno State – 52.50  (50 … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)
43. Texas State – 50.27 (– … 46 … – … – … – … 42 … – … – … –)
44. Indiana State – 48.62  (43 … 35 … 30 … 26 … 24 … 38 … – … – … –)
45. Florida State – 48.32  (– … 45 … 33 … 25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12)
46. Liberty – 47.85  (48 … – … – … – … 50 … – … – … – … –)
47. Florida Atlantic – 47.45  (– … – … – … – … – … – … – … – … 50)
48. New Mexico State – 47.36  (49 … – … – … – … 49 … 41 … – … – … –)
49. Illinois – 47.32 (– … 36 … 26 … 28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45)
50. Michigan – 47.00  (34 … 42 … 46 … 35 … 36 … 24 … 25 … 29 … 31)
… Next-Five: Loyola Marymount, Tulane, Arizona, San Diego State & Alabama

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–9:
39. Southern Mississippi  (39 … 43 … 34 … – … – … 47 … 30 … 23 … 23)
45. Sam Houston State  (45 … 49 … 43 … 50 … 45 … 43 … 42 … 46 … 43)
46. San Diego  (46 … 48 … 38 … 32 … 30 … – … – … – … –)
47. Pepperdine  (47 … 38 … 35 … 38 … 43 … – … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–8:
33. Washington – 61.67 (33 … 25 … 27 … 44 … 28 … 38 … 36 … 33)
36. Illinois – 57.88 (36 … 26 … 28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45)
45. Florida State – 48.52  (45 … 33 … 25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12)
46. Texas State – 48.41 (46 … – … – … – … 42 … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–7:
41. Alabama – 51.60 (41 … 43 … 38 … – … – … – … –)
45. Virginia Tech – 48.07 (45 … 34 … 34 … – … – … – … –)
50. South Carolina – 45.37  (50 … 44 … 25 … 19 … 29 … 44 … 38)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–6:
36. West Virginia (36 … – … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50
39. UCF (39 … – … – … – … – … –)
46. Saint Mary’s (46 … – … – … – … – … –)
47. Arizona (47 … – … 40 … 32 … 27 … 29)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–5:
41. Cal State Fullerton – 51.73  (41 … 30 … 19 … 22 … 21)
42. Duke – 50.97  (42 … 26 … 23 … 25 … 26)
46. Wright State – 49.12 (46 … – … – … – … –)
47. Penn – 49.06 ( 47 … – … – … – … –)
48. Louisiana Tech – 48.65 (48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42) – has returned to Top–50
49. New Mexico State – 48.31 (49 … 41 … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50
50. Liberty – 47.93 (50 … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–4:
40. Arizona – 52.94 (40 … 32 … 27 … 29) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
42. Texas State – 52.70 (42 … – … – … –) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
45. Tulane – 50.53 (45 … – … – … –)
47. Southern Mississippi – 48.93 (47 … 30 … 23 … 23) – has returned to Top–50
48. Georgia Tech – 48.79  (48 … 44 … 32 … 32) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Indiana – 48.34 (49 … – … 38… 37) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Wake Forest – 48.34  (50 … 35 … 35 … 37 … 41)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–3:
34. Houston – 56.02  (34 … 42 … 35)
39. Minnesota – 54.66 (39 … 24)
43. San Diego State – 51.86 (43 … – … 46)
47. South Alabama – 49.85 (47 … – … –)
48. Missouri State – 49.68  (48 … 41 … 30)
49. St. John’s – 48.97  (49 … 45 … 44)
50. Stetson – 48.91 (50 … 47 … 39)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–2:
38. Indiana – 53.45  (38 … 37) – has returned to Top–50 (twice)
39. Miami – 53.10 (39 … –) – has returned to current Top–50
48. Kentucky – 49.47  (48 … 47)
49. Saint Mary’s – 49.40 (50 … –) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Opening Week:
46. San Diego State – 47.35  (46) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
48. Tennessee Tech – 49.51 (48)
50. Florida Atlantic – 47.29 (50)

See information below for a quick rundown of the April 11 update to the CB360 Composite National Rankings Top–50.

(As always, be sure to join CB360’s 25,000-plus Twitter followers for regular updates throughout the 2019 season, via @CB360updates.)

________________________

Note that plenty of info. about the CNR can be found on the 2019 CNR Preseason release (including historical lists/archive; also listing of the CNR formula elements, etc.), and the weekly updates …
>> Update #2  |  Update #3  |  Update #4
Update #5  |  Update #6  |  Update #7  |  Update #8
(see below for the season’s 8th set of rankings)

________________________

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>> CB360 Composite Top-50 Rankings #9 (April 11, 2019)
(rank) Team – voting pts/unavailable  (previous weeks)
1. UCLA  (1 … 1 … 2 … 4 … 3 … 4 … 5 … #6 in 2019 preseason CNR)
2. Oregon State  (3 … 3 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 5 … 2 … 2)
3. Stanford  (2 … 2 … 3 … 2 … 2 … 7 … 8 … 8)
4. Vanderbilt  (4 … 4 … 9 … 5 … 7 … 3 … 3 … 3)
5. Mississippi State  (7 … 5 … 5 … 7 … 4 … 9 … 12 … 13)
6. Georgia  (11 … 12 … 13 … 22 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14)
7. Arkansas  (10 … 6 … 7 … 12 … 15 … 11 … 10 … 11)
8. North Carolina State  (6 … 7 … 10 … 9 … 13 … 21 … 24 … 25)
9. Arizona State  (5 … 8 … 6 … 17 … 30 … 40 … 49)
10. LSU  (12 … 18 … 14 … 20 … 10 … 1 … 1 … 1)
11. Texas A&M  (9 … 10 … 17 … 27 … 25 … 28 … 26 … 28)
12. UC Santa Barbara  (15 … 20 … 22 … 23 … 44 … – … – … –)
13. Texas Tech  (8 … 9 … 4 … 3 … 5 … 2 … 6 … 4)
14. Clemson  (16 … 24 … 24 … 10 … 21 … 14 … 17 … 19)
15. Mississippi  (23 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14 … 8 … 11 … 10)
16. East Carolina  (20 … 21 … 29 … 32 … 34 … 26 … 21 … 16)
17. Louisville  (14 … 14 … 12 … 18 … 18 … 17 … 13 … 9)
18. Texas  (18 … 19 … 16 … 19 … 9 … 20 … 15 … 18)
19. Georgia Tech  (28 … 36 … 44 … – … 48 … 44 … 32 … 32)
20. UC Irvine  (19 … 17 … 21 … 33 … 29 … 36 … 34 … 36)
21. North Carolina  (17 … 16 … 19 … 17 … 6 … 6 … 4 … 7)
22. Auburn  (13 … 11 … 8 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 20 … 15)
23. Coastal Carolina – 72.43  (22 … 13 … 11 … 8 … 12 … 16 … 19 … 22)
24. Tennessee  (25 … 27 … 23 … 13 … 16 … 45 … – … –)
25. TCU  (31 … 28 … 33 … 37 … 27 … 13 … 16 … 20)
26. Baylor  (30 … 31 … 42 … 40 … 22 … 15 … 18 … 17)
27. Oklahoma State  (21 … 32 … 37 … 29 … 35 … 24 … 28 … 27)
28. BYU  (32 … 42 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
29. West Virginia  (40 … – … 36 … – … – … – … – … –)
30. Missouri  (39 … 49 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
31. Florida  (24 … 22 … 15 … 11 … 11 … 10 … 7 … 5)
32. Dallas Baptist  (29 … 29 … 39 … 28 … 37 … 41 … 31 … 40)
33. Oklahoma  (26 … 15 … 20 … 31 … 32 … 46 … 49 … –)
34. Michigan  (42 … 46 … 35 … 36 … 24 … 25 … 29 … 31)
35. Nebraska  (41 … 44 … 45 … – … – … – … – … –)
36. Oregon  (34 … 39 … 31 … 21 … 31 … 40 … – … –)
37. Creighton  (44 … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)
38. Connecticut  (27 … 37 … 41 … 35 … 46 … 37 … 30 … 34)
39. Southern Mississippi  (43 … 34 … – … – … 47 … 30 … 23 … 23)
40. Indiana  (37 … 40 … 48 … – … 49 … – … 38 … 37)
41. Miami  (47 … 48 … 40 … 26 … 33 … – … 39 … –)
42. California  (50 … 47 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
43. Indiana State  (35 … 30 … 26 … 24 … 38 … – … – … –)
44. Louisiana Tech  (– … – … – … 48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42)
45. Sam Houston State  (49 … 43 … 50 … 45 … 43 … 42 … 46 … 43)
46. San Diego  (48 … 38 … 32 … 30 … – … – … – … –)
47. Pepperdine  (38 … 35 … 38 … 43 … – … – … – … –)
48. Liberty  (– … – … – … 50 … – … – … – … –)
49. New Mexico State  (– … – … – … 49 … 41 … – … – … –)
50. Fresno State  (– … – … – … – … – … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–8:
33. Washington – 61.67 (33 … 25 … 27 … 44 … 28 … 38 … 36 … 33)
36. Illinois – 57.88 (36 … 26 … 28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45)
45. Florida State – 48.52  (45 … 33 … 25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12)
46. Texas State – 48.41 (46 … – … – … – … 42 … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–7:
41. Alabama – 51.60 (41 … 43 … 38 … – … – … – … –)
45. Virginia Tech – 48.07 (45 … 34 … 34 … – … – … – … –)
50. South Carolina – 45.37  (50 … 44 … 25 … 19 … 29 … 44 … 38)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–6:
36. West Virginia (36 … – … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50
39. UCF (39 … – … – … – … – … –)
46. Saint Mary’s (46 … – … – … – … – … –)
47. Arizona (47 … – … 40 … 32 … 27 … 29)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–5:
41. Cal State Fullerton – 51.73  (41 … 30 … 19 … 22 … 21)
42. Duke – 50.97  (42 … 26 … 23 … 25 … 26)
46. Wright State – 49.12 (46 … – … – … – … –)
47. Penn – 49.06 ( 47 … – … – … – … –)
48. Louisiana Tech – 48.65 (48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42) – has returned to Top–50
49. New Mexico State – 48.31 (49 … 41 … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50
50. Liberty – 47.93 (50 … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–4:
40. Arizona – 52.94 (40 … 32 … 27 … 29) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
42. Texas State – 52.70 (42 … – … – … –) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
45. Tulane – 50.53 (45 … – … – … –)
47. Southern Mississippi – 48.93 (47 … 30 … 23 … 23) – has returned to Top–50
48. Georgia Tech – 48.79  (48 … 44 … 32 … 32) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Indiana – 48.34 (49 … – … 38… 37) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Wake Forest – 48.34  (50 … 35 … 35 … 37 … 41)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–3:
34. Houston – 56.02  (34 … 42 … 35)
39. Minnesota – 54.66 (39 … 24)
43. San Diego State – 51.86 (43 … – … 46)
47. South Alabama – 49.85 (47 … – … –)
48. Missouri State – 49.68  (48 … 41 … 30)
49. St. John’s – 48.97  (49 … 45 … 44)
50. Stetson – 48.91 (50 … 47 … 39)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–2:
38. Indiana – 53.45  (38 … 37) – has returned to Top–50 (twice)
39. Miami – 53.10 (39 … –) – has returned to current Top–50
48. Kentucky – 49.47  (48 … 47)
49. Saint Mary’s – 49.40 (50 … –) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Opening Week:
46. San Diego State – 47.35  (46) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
48. Tennessee Tech – 49.51 (48)
50. Florida Atlantic – 47.29 (50)

See information below for a quick rundown of the early-April update to the CB360 Composite National Rankings Top–50.

(As always, be sure to join CB360’s 25,000-plus Twitter followers for regular updates throughout the 2019 season, via @CB360updates.)

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Note that plenty of info. about the CNR can be found on the 2019 CNR Preseason release (including historical lists/archive; also listing of the CNR formula elements, etc.).
>> Update #2  |  Update #3  |  Update #4
Update #5  |  Update #6  |  Update #7
(see below for the season’s 8th set of rankings)

… And here were early-season CB360 Top–50 Scoreboard pages (the result listings also include games involving conference favorites for leagues outside the Top–50):
• Opening Week Top–50 Scoreboard (Feb. 15–18)
• Midweek #1 Top–50 Scoreboard (Feb. 19–20)
• Weekend #2 Top–50 Scoreboard (Feb. 21–25)
• Midweek #2 Top–50 Scoreboard (Feb. 26–28)
• Weekend #3 Top–50 Scoreboard (March 1–4)
• Weekend #4 Top–50 Scoreboard (March 8–10)

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• These 15 teams were in the CB360 Preseason Top–50 but currently sit outside the Top–50:
(21) Cal State Fullerton
(24) Minnesota
(26) Duke
(29) Arizona
(30) Missouri State
(35) Houston
(38) South Carolina
(39) Stetson
(41) Wake Forest
(42) Louisiana Tech
(44) St. John’s
(46) San Diego State
(47) Kentucky
(48) Tennessee Tech
(50) Florida Atlantic
… and only 32 teams have remained within the CNR Top–50 all season (current Top–50 teams Southern Miss., Georgia Tech & Indiana have been in-and-out of the Top–50 this season).

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CONFERENCE CALL – Here is the breakdown, by conference, of the current CNR top-50 (14 of the top-25 are from the SEC or ACC) … two-thirds (32) are from the SEC/ACC/Big 12/Pac-12 … and 47 of the 50 (82%) are from these 10 leagues: SEC/ACC/B12/P12/Big Ten/Big West/AAC/MVC/WCC/Sun Belt … the current Top–50 includes only 13 conferences represented:

• 11 SEC teams (2 top-8; 4 top-10; 7 top-16; 10 top-25) – (4) Vanderbilt…(7) Mississippi State…(9) Texas A&M…(10) Arkansas…(11) Georgia…(12) LSU…(13) Auburn…(23) Ole Miss…(24) Florida…(25) Tennessee & (39) Missouri
• 7 Pac-12 teams (3 top-4; 4 top-8): – (1) UCLA…(2) Stanford…(3) Oregon State…(5) Arizona State…(33) Washington…(34) Oregon & (50) California.
• 7 ACC teams (1 top-8; 3 top-16; 4 top-25) – (6) NC State…(14) Louisville…(16) Clemson…(17) North Carolina…(28) Georgia Tech…(45) Florida State & (47) Miami
• 7 Big 12 teams (1 top-8; 3 top-25): – (8) Texas Tech…(18) Texas…(21) Oklahoma State…(26) Oklahoma…(30) Baylor…(31) TCU & (40) West Virginia
• 4 Big Ten teams – (36) Illinois…(37) Indiana…(41) Nebraska & (42) Michigan
• 3 West Coast Conf. teams – (32) BYU…(38) Pepperdine & (48) San Diego
• 2 Big West teams (1 top-16; 2 top-25) – (15) UC Santa Barbara & (20) UC Irvine
• 2 American Athletic Conf. teams – (20) East Carolina & (27) Connecticut
• 2 Sun Belt Conf. teams – (22) Coastal Carolina & (48) Texas State
• 2 Missouri Valley Conf. teams – (29) Dallas Baptist & (35) Indiana State
• 1 each (3 teams) – Conference USA (#43 Southern Miss.) … Big East (#44 Creighton) … and Southland (#49 Sam Houston State).

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CB360’s CNR FORMULA currently includes the following 20 elements:
• National Coaches Poll (USA Today/ESPN; 43 total teams)
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers poll (50 total teams)
• DIBaseball.com top-25
• Baseball America top-25 poll
• Collegiate Baseball magazine top-30 rankings
• Perfect Game top-25 rankings
• Massey computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• NCAA official RPI (top-60 teams)
• Boyd’s World Iterative Strength Ratings (top-60 teams)
• Warren Nolan ELO computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Donchess Inference computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Fleming TFS computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Kislanko computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Roundtable computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Moore Power Rankings, computerized (top-60 teams)
• Mangels computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• DISportsNet computerized rankings (preseason top-60 teams)
• Bennett Rank computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Projected season strength of schedule (per Massey; bonus points, max. 1.0)
• Assorted Conference preseason coaches polls (bonus points, max. 1.0):
> SEC … ACC … Pac-12 … Big 12 … Big Ten … AAC … C-USA …
Big West … MVC … Sun Belt … A-Sun … Southland … Big East …
Mt. West … Ohio Valley … CAA … WCC

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>> CB360 Composite Top-50 Rankings #8 (April 3 2019)
(rank) Team – voting pts  (previous weeks)
1. UCLA – 96.30  (1 … 2 … 4 … 3 … 4 … 5 … #6 in 2019 preseason CNR)
2. Stanford – 94.66 (2 … 3 … 2 … 2 … 7 … 8 … 8)
3. Oregon State – 94.57  (3 … 1 … 1 … 1 … 5 … 2 … 2)
4. Vanderbilt – 93.36  (4 … 9 … 5 … 7 … 3 … 3 … 3)
5. Arizona State – 92.12 (8 … 6 … 17 … 30 … 40 … 49)
6. North Carolina State – 90.17  (7 … 10 … 9 … 13 … 21 … 24 … 25)
7. Mississippi State – 88.42  (5 … 5 … 7 … 4 … 9 … 12 … 13)
8. Texas Tech – 87.02  (9 … 4 … 3 … 5 … 2 … 6 … 4)
9. Texas A&M – 86.47 (10 … 17 … 27 … 25 … 28 … 26 … 28)
10. Arkansas – 85.30  (6 … 7 … 12 … 15 … 11 … 10 … 11)
11. Georgia – 83.76 (12 … 13 … 22 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14)
12. LSU – 83.02  (18 … 14 … 20 … 10 … 1 … 1 … 1)
13. Auburn – 80.60  (11 … 8 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 20 … 15)
14. Louisville – 80.53  (14 … 12 … 18 … 18 … 17 … 13 … 9)
15. UC Santa Barbara – 78.11 (20 … 22 … 23 … 44 … – … – … –)
16. Clemson – 77.88 (24 … 24 … 10 … 21 … 14 … 17 … 19)
17. North Carolina – 76.97  (16 … 19 … 17 … 6 … 6 … 4 … 7)
18. Texas – 76.81  (19 … 16 … 19 … 9 … 20 … 15 … 18)
19. UC Irvine – 75.91 (17 … 21 … 33 … 29 … 36 … 34 … 36)
20. East Carolina – 75.44 (21 … 29 … 32 … 34 … 26 … 21 … 16)
21. Oklahoma State – 73.41  (32 … 37 … 29 … 35 … 24 … 28 … 27)
22. Coastal Carolina – 72.43  (13 … 11 … 8 … 12 … 16 … 19 … 22)
23. Mississippi – 71.11  (23 … 18 … 14 … 14 … 8 … 11 … 10)
24. Florida – 71.00  (22 … 15 … 11 … 11 … 10 … 7 … 5)
25. Tennessee – 70.25 (27 … 23 … 13 … 16 … 45 … – … –)
26. Oklahoma – 65.68 (15 … 20 … 31 … 32 … 46 … 49 … –)
27. Connecticut – 65.30 (37 … 41 … 35 … 46 … 37 … 30 … 34)
28. Georgia Tech – 64.56 (36 … 44 … – … 48 … 44 … 32 … 32)
29. Dallas Baptist – 64.58  (29 … 39 … 28 … 37 … 41 … 31 … 40)
30. Baylor – 63.87 (31 … 42 … 40 … 22 … 15 … 18 … 17)
31. TCU – 63.68  (28 … 33 … 37 … 27 … 13 … 16 … 20)
32. BYU – 63.61 (42 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
33. Washington – 61.67 (25 … 27 … 44 … 28 … 38 … 36 … 33)
34. Oregon – 58.87 (39 … 31 … 21 … 31 … 40 … – … –)
35. Indiana State – 58.19 (30 … 26 … 24 … 38 … – … – … –)
36. Illinois – 57.88 (26 … 28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45)
37. Indiana – 55.20 (40 … 48 … – … 49 … – … 38 … 37)
38. Pepperdine – 54.08 (35 … 38 … 43 … – … – … – … –)
39. Missouri – 52.85 (49 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
40. West Virginia – 52.64 (– … 36 … – … – … – … – … –)
41. Nebraska – 52.09 (44 … 45 … – … – … – … – … –)
42. Michigan – 51.56  (46 … 35 … 36 … 24 … 25 … 29 … 31)
43. Southern Mississippi – 50.77 (34 … – … – … 47 … 30 … 23 … 23)
44. Creighton – 49.33  (– … – … – … – … – … – … –)
45. Florida State – 48.52  (33 … 25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12)
46. Texas State – 48.41 (– … – … – … 42 … – … – … –)
47. Miami – 48.29 (48 … 40 … 26 … 33 … – … 39 … –)
48. San Diego – 47.70 (38 … 32 … 30 … – … – … – … –)
49. Sam Houston State – 47.53 (43 … 50 … 45 … 43 … 42 … 46 … 43)
50. California – 47.25 (47 … – … – … – … – … – … –)
– next five: Liberty, New Mexico State, Florida Atlantic, Gonzaga & Loyola Marymount

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–7:
41. Alabama – 51.60 (41 … 43 … 38 … – … – … – … –)
45. Virginia Tech – 48.07 (45 … 34 … 34 … – … – … – … –)
50. South Carolina – 45.37  (50 … 44 … 25 … 19 … 29 … 44 … 38)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–6:
36. West Virginia (36 … – … – … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50
39. UCF (39 … – … – … – … – … –)
46. Saint Mary’s (46 … – … – … – … – … –)
47. Arizona (47 … – … 40 … 32 … 27 … 29)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–5:
41. Cal State Fullerton – 51.73  (41 … 30 … 19 … 22 … 21)
42. Duke – 50.97  (42 … 26 … 23 … 25 … 26)
46. Wright State – 49.12 (46 … – … – … – … –)
47. Penn – 49.06 ( 47 … – … – … – … –)
48. Louisiana Tech – 48.65 (48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42)
49. New Mexico State – 48.31 (49 … 41 … – … – … –)
50. Liberty – 47.93 (50 … – … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–4:
40. Arizona – 52.94 (40 … 32 … 27 … 29) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
42. Texas State – 52.70 (42 … – … – … –) – has returned to Top–50
45. Tulane – 50.53 (45 … – … – … –)
47. Southern Mississippi – 48.93 (47 … 30 … 23 … 23) – has returned to Top–50
48. Georgia Tech – 48.79  (48 … 44 … 32 … 32) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Indiana – 48.34 (49 … – … 38… 37) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Wake Forest – 48.34  (50 … 35 … 35 … 37 … 41)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–3:
34. Houston – 56.02  (34 … 42 … 35)
39. Minnesota – 54.66 (39 … 24)
43. San Diego State – 51.86 (43 … – … 46)
47. South Alabama – 49.85 (47 … – … –)
48. Missouri State – 49.68  (48 … 41 … 30)
49. St. John’s – 48.97  (49 … 45 … 44)
50. Stetson – 48.91 (50 … 47 … 39)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–2:
38. Indiana – 53.45  (38 … 37) – has returned to Top–50 (twice)
39. Miami – 53.10 (39 … –) – has returned to current Top–50
48. Kentucky – 49.47  (48 … 47)
49. Saint Mary’s – 49.40 (50 … –) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Opening Week:
46. San Diego State – 47.35  (46) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
48. Tennessee Tech – 49.51 (48)
50. Florida Atlantic – 47.29 (50)

As the 2019 college baseball season heads into the final days of March, CB360’s exclusive Composite National Rankings (CNR) have expanded to now include 20 different elements in the CNR formula, an assortment of human polls and computerized metrics. The Pac-12 Conference again features the top-3 teams but in a new order: UCLA, Stanford & Oregon State … a week ago, Oregon State had occupied the No. 1 position (for the third straight week), followed by UCLA and Stanford (two weeks ago, the Cardinal were #2 and Bruins #3).

As always, be sure to join CB360’s 25,000-plus Twitter followers for regular updates throughout the 2019 season, via @CB360updates.

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Note that plenty of info. about the CNR can be found on the 2019 CNR Preseason release (including historical lists/archive; also listing of the CNR formula elements, etc.).
>> Update #2  |  Update #3  |  Update #4  |  Update #5  |  Update #6
(see below for the season’s 7th set of rankings)

… And here are CB360 Top–50 Scoreboard pages (the result listings also include games involving conference favorites for leagues outside the Top–50):
• Opening Week Top–50 Scoreboard (Feb. 15–18)
• Midweek #1 Top–50 Scoreboard (Feb. 19–20)
• Weekend #2 Top–50 Scoreboard (Feb. 21–25)
• Midweek #2 Top–50 Scoreboard (Feb. 26–28)
• Weekend #3 Top–50 Scoreboard (March 1–4)
• Weekend #4 Top–50 Scoreboard (March 8–10)

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… And these four teams now find themselves on the outside of the CNR Top–50: [36] West Virginia … [39]. UCF… [46] Saint Mary’s … and [47] Arizona.

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• An Historic Pac-12 Trio? – Some combination of UCLA, Stanford and Oregon State has held down the top-3 (or top-4) spots in the CB360 Composite National Rankings for three straight weeks. Could this be the first year since 1988 with three Pac-12 teams in the College World Series (it also happened in 1976)? It should be noted that, for many years, the inherent NCAA Tournament structure likely precluded most conferences from featuring more than two CWS teams in any given season, because the earlier NCAA rounds were geographically based for many years.

> Here are the two historic seasons when three teams from the conference advanced to the CWS:
1976 – Arizona 5-1 (1st) … Arizona State 3-2 (semifinals) … Washington State 1-2
1988 – Stanford 5-1 (1st) … Arizona State 4-2 (2nd) … California 0-2

Over the past 65 yrs, there have been 31 CWS with multiple Pac-12 teams: 1954 Arizona/Oregon … 1955 Ariz./USC … ’56 Arizona/Washington St … ’58+’60+’63 USC/Ariz. … ’64 USC/Arizona St … ’65 ASU/WSU … ’66 USC/Ariz. … ’67 ASU/Stanford … ’69 ASU/UCLA … ‘ 70 USC/Ariz. …  ’72+’73 USC/ASU … ’76 Ariz./ASU/WSU … ’78 USC/ASU .. ’80 Ariz./Cal … ’83 ASU/Stanford … ’85 Stanford/Ariz. … ’87 Stanford/ASU … ’88 Stanford/ASU/Cal … ’95 USC/Stanford … ’97 Stanford/UCLA … ’98 USC/ASU … 2000 Stanford/USC … ’01 Stanford/USC … ’05 ASU/Oregon St … ’07 ASU/Oregon St … ’10 ASU/UCLA … ’12 UCLA/Ariz. … ’13 UCLA/Oregon St.
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• These 15 teams were in the CB360 Preseason Top–50 but currently sit outside the Top–50:
(21) Cal State Fullerton
(24) Minnesota
(26) Duke
(29) Arizona
(30) Missouri State
(35) Houston
(37) Indiana
(39) Stetson
(41) Wake Forest
(42) Louisiana Tech
(44) St. John’s
(46) San Diego State
(47) Kentucky
(48) Tennessee Tech
(50) Florida Atlantic
… and only 32 teams have remained within the CNR Top–50 all season (current Top–50 teams Southern Miss., Georgia Tech & Indiana have been in-and-out of the Top–50 this season).

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CONFERENCE CALL – Here is the breakdown, by conference, of the current CNR top-50 (21 alone are from the SEC or ACC; and 13 of the top-25 are from those two leagues) … nearly 70% (34) are from the SEC/ACC/Big 12/Pac-12 … and 47 of the 50 (82%) are from these nine leagues: SEC/ACC/B12/P12/Big Ten/Big West/AAC/MVC/WCC … the current Top–50 includes only 12 conferences represented:

• 13 SEC teams (3 top-8; 4 top-10; 6 top-16; 9 top-25) – (4) Vanderbilt … (5) Mississippi State…(6) Arkansas…(10) Texas A&M…(11) Auburn…(12) Georgia…(18) LSU…(22) Florida…(23) Ole Miss…(27) Tennessee…(41) Alabama…(49) Missouri & (50) South Carolina
• 8 ACC teams (1 top-8; 3 top-16; 4 top-25) – (7) NC State…(14) Louisville…(16) North Carolina…(24) Clemson…(33) Florida State…(36) Georgia Tech…(45) Virginia Tech & (48) Miami
• 7 Pac-12 teams (3 top-4; 4 top-8; 5 top-25): – (1) UCLA…(2) Stanford…(3) Oregon State…(8) Arizona State…(25) Washington…(38) Oregon & (47) California.
• 6 Big 12 teams (1 top-10; 2 top-16; 3 top-25): – (9) Texas Tech…(15) Oklahoma…(19) Texas…(28) TCU…(31) Baylor & (32) Oklahoma State
• 4 Big Ten teams – (26) Illinois…(40) Indiana…(44) Nebraska & (46) Michigan
• 3 West Coast Conf. teams – (35) Pepperdine, (38) San Diego & (42) BYU
• 2 Big West teams – (17) UC Irvine & (20) UC Santa Barbara
• 2 Missouri Valley Conf. teams – (29) Dallas Baptist & (30) Indiana State & 
• 2 American Athletic Conf. teams – (21) East Carolina & (37) Connecticut
• 1 each (3 teams) – Sun Belt (#13 Coastal Carolina) … Conference USA (#34 Southern Miss.) … Southland (#43 Sam Houston State).

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CB360’s CNR FORMULA currently includes the following 20 elements:
• National Coaches Poll (USA Today/ESPN; 43 total teams)
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers poll (50 total teams)
• DIBaseball.com top-25
• Baseball America top-25 poll
• Collegiate Baseball magazine top-30 rankings
• Perfect Game top-25 rankings
• Massey computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• NCAA official RPI (top-60 teams)
• Boyd’s World Iterative Strength Ratings (top-60 teams)
• Warren Nolan ELO computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Donchess Inference computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Fleming TFS computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Kislanko computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Roundtable computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Moore Power Rankings, computerized (top-60 teams)
• Mangels computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• DISportsNet computerized rankings (preseason top-60 teams)
• Bennett Rank computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Projected season strength of schedule (per Massey; bonus points, max. 1.0)
• Assorted Conference preseason coaches polls (bonus points, max. 1.0):
> SEC … ACC … Pac-12 … Big 12 … Big Ten … AAC … C-USA …
Big West … MVC … Sun Belt … A-Sun … Southland … Big East …
Mt. West … Ohio Valley … CAA … WCC

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>> CB360 Composite Top-50 Rankings #7 (March 28, 2019)
(rank) Team – voting pts  (previous weeks)
1. UCLA – 95.86  (2 … 4 … 3 … 4 … 5 … #6 in 2019 preseason CNR)
2. Stanford – 93.94 (3 … 2 … 2 … 7 … 8 … 8)
3. Oregon State – 93.15  (1 … 1 … 1 … 5 … 2 … 2)
4. Vanderbilt – 91.01  (9 … 5 … 7 … 3 … 3 … 3)
5. Mississippi State – 90.76  (5 … 7 … 4 … 9 … 12 … 13)
6. Arkansas – 90.51  (7 … 12 … 15 … 11 … 10 … 11)
7. North Carolina State – 89.02  (10 … 9 … 13 … 21 … 24 … 25)
8. Arizona State – 87.39 (6 … 17 … 30 … 40 … 49)
9. Texas Tech – 87.30  (4 … 3 … 5 … 2 … 6 … 4)
10. Texas A&M – 84.71 (17 … 27 … 25 … 28 … 26 … 28)
11. Auburn – 83.80  (8 … 15 … 20 … 22 … 20 … 15)
12. Georgia – 83.29 (13 … 22 … 23 … 18 … 14 … 14)
13. Coastal Carolina – 81.98  (11 … 8 … 12 … 16 … 19 … 22)
14. Louisville – 76.75  (12 … 18 … 18 … 17 … 13 … 9)
15. Oklahoma – 75.96 (20 … 31 … 32 … 46 … 49 … –)
16. North Carolina – 75.40  (19 … 17 … 6 … 6 … 4 … 7)
17. UC Irvine – 74.49 (21 … 33 … 29 … 36 … 34 … 36)
18. LSU – 74.34  (14 … 20 … 10 … 1 … 1 … 1)
19. Texas – 73.16  (16 … 19 … 9 … 20 … 15 … 18)
20. UC Santa Barbara – 70.12 (22 … 23 … 44 … – … – … –)
21. East Carolina – 69.24 (29 … 32 … 34 … 26 … 21 … 16)
22. Florida – 68.99  (15 … 11 … 11 … 10 … 7 … 5)
23. Mississippi – 68.83  (18 … 14 … 14 … 8 … 11 … 10)
24. Clemson – 68.00 (24 … 10 … 21 … 14 … 17 … 19)
25. Washington – 67.87 (27 … 44 … 28 … 38 … 36 … 33)
25. Illinois – 67.87 (28 … 39 … 36 … 27 … 43 … 45)
27. Tennessee – 67.31 (23 … 13 … 16 … 45 … – … –)
28. TCU – 66.03  (33 … 37 … 27 … 13 … 16 … 20)
29. Dallas Baptist – 64.58  (39 … 28 … 37 … 41 … 31 … 40)
30. Indiana State – 62.32 (26 … 24 … 38 … – … – … –)
31. Baylor – 61.98 (42 … 40 … 22 … 15 … 18 … 17)
32. Oklahoma State – 60.62  (37 … 29 … 35 … 24 … 28 … 27)
33. Florida State – 59.83  (25 … 16 … 8 … 12 … 9 … 12)
34. Southern Mississippi – 59.79 (– … – … 47 … 30 … 23 … 23)
35. Pepperdine – 59.54 (38 … 43 … – … – … – … –)
36. Georgia Tech – 58.90 (44 … – … 48 … 44 … 32 … 32)
37. Connecticut – 56.83 (41 … 35 … 46 … 37 … 30 … 34)
38. San Diego – 56.81 (32 … 30 … – … – … – … –)
39. Oregon – 56.16 (31 … 21 … 31 … 40 … – … –)
40. Indiana – 56.01 (48 … – … 49 … – … 38 … 37)
41. Alabama – 51.60 (43 … 38 … – … – … – … –)
42. BYU – 50.66 (– … – … – … – … – … –)
43. Sam Houston State – 49.38 (50 … 45 … 43 … 42 … 46 … 43)
44. Nebraska – 49.36 (45 … – … – … – … – … –)
45. Virginia Tech – 48.07 (34 … 34 … – … – … – … –)
46. Michigan – 46.67  (35 … 36 … 24 … 25 … 29 … 31)
47. California – 46.61 (– … – … – … – … – … –)
48. Miami – 46.24 (40 … 26 … 33 … – … 39 … –)
49. Missouri – 45.88 (– … – … – … – … – … –)
50. South Carolina – 45.37  (44 … 25 … 19 … 29 … 44 … 38)
– next five: West Virginia, Gonzaga, New Mexico State, Texas State & Cal State Fullerton

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–6:
36. West Virginia (36 … – … – … – … – … –)
39. UCF (39 … – … – … – … – … –)
46. Saint Mary’s (46 … – … – … – … – … –)
47. Arizona (47 … – … 40 … 32 … 27 … 29)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–5:
41. Cal State Fullerton – 51.73  (41 … 30 … 19 … 22 … 21)
42. Duke – 50.97  (42 … 26 … 23 … 25 … 26)
46. Wright State – 49.12 (46 … – … – … – … –)
47. Penn – 49.06 ( 47 … – … – … – … –)
48. Louisiana Tech – 48.65 (48 … 39 … 33 … 35 … 42)
49. New Mexico State – 48.31 (49 … 41 … – … – … –)
50. Liberty – 47.93 (50 … – … – … – … –)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–4:
40. Arizona – 52.94 (40 … 32 … 27 … 29) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
42. Texas State – 52.70 (42 … – … – … –)
45. Tulane – 50.53 (45 … – … – … –)
47. Southern Mississippi – 48.93 (47 … 30 … 23 … 23) – has returned to Top–50
48. Georgia Tech – 48.79  (48 … 44 … 32 … 32) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Indiana – 48.34 (49 … – … 38… 37) – has returned to Top–50
t-49. Wake Forest – 48.34  (50 … 35 … 35 … 37 … 41)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–3:
34. Houston – 56.02  (34 … 42 … 35)
39. Minnesota – 54.66 (39 … 24)
43. San Diego State – 51.86 (43 … – … 46)
47. South Alabama – 49.85 (47 … – … –)
48. Missouri State – 49.68  (48 … 41 … 30)
49. St. John’s – 48.97  (49 … 45 … 44)
50. Stetson – 48.91 (50 … 47 … 39)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Week–2:
38. Indiana – 53.45  (38 … 37) – has returned to Top–50 (twice)
39. Miami – 53.10 (39 … –) – has returned to current Top–50
48. Kentucky – 49.47  (48 … 47)
49. Saint Mary’s – 49.40 (50 … –) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)

> Dropped Out of Top-50 After Opening Week:
46. San Diego State – 47.35  (46) – returned to Top–50 (now back out again)
48. Tennessee Tech – 49.51 (48)
50. Florida Atlantic – 47.29 (50)