CB360 Composite National Rankings #11 (full release)

April 27, 2011
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The most recent update of College Baseball 360’s exclusive Composite National Rankings (CNR) now includes 13 different elements factored into the CNR formula.  front-page photo courtesy of Texas A&M

The CNR formula now breaks down as follows: six different polls/rankings (coaches, writers, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game & College Baseball Lineup) … four RPI-type calculations (NCAA RPI, Boyd Nation Pseudo-RPI, Warren Nolan RPI & Boyd Nation Iterative Strength Ratings) … and three NCAA field projections/listings (ESPN Bracketology, Perfect Game & SEbaseball.com).

Current #2 South Carolina (97.32) and #3 Vanderbilt (97.23) have virtually the same point total, likely the closest margin between top-5 teams in the three-year history of the CNR.

The CNR’s current top-10 includes three SEC teams and three from the ACC, plus two Pac-10 squads and one each from the Big 12 and Big West. Forecasting a hypothetical grouping of the 16 NCAA Tournament #1 seeds (based on the CNR), there would be four host teams from the ACC, three each out of the ACC and Big-12, and two Pac-10 (plus one each from the Big West, Conference USA, Mountain West Western Athletic).

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The CNR currently includes 13 ingredients (referenced below), with several other RPI-type raings – plus NCAA Tournament projections – set to be added to the CNR formula in the next few weeks.

Scroll to end of release for detailed description of the CNR, including direct links to current criteria.

CNR Contact: Pete LaFleur (pete@collegebaseball360.com)

CNR TOP-50 CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN (week-11)
SEC (10 … 3 top-10, 4 top-25) – #2 South Carolina, #3 Vanderbilt, #4 Florida, #21 Arkansas, #28 Auburn, #30 Georgia, #32 Mississippi State, #40 LSU, #42 Mississippi & #45 Alabama
ACC (7 … 3 top-10, 6 top-25) – #1 Virginia, #8 Georgia Tech, #9 Florida State, #11 North Carolina, #17 Miami, #22 Clemson & #31 North Carolina State
Pacific-10
(6 … 2 top-10, 5 top-25) – #5 Arizona State, #7 Oregon State, #18 Stanford, #24 California, #25 UCLA & #27 Arizona
Big 12 (5 … 1 top-10, 4 top-25) – #6 Texas A&M, #12 Texas, #16 Oklahoma, #20 Oklahoma State & #37 Kansas State
Conference USA (5 … 2 top-25) – #15 Southern Mississippi, #23 Rice,  #29 East Carolina, #34 Central Florida & #50 UAB
2 Each
– Atlantic Sun (#19 Stetson & #48 Jacksonville) … BIG EAST (#34 Connecticut & #43 St. John’s) … Big West (#10 Cal State Fullerton & #33 UC Irvine) … Southland (#36 Texas State & #47 Southeastern Louisiana) … Sunbelt (#26 Troy & #46 Florida International)
1 Each – Atlantic-10 (#49 Charlotte) … Big South (#41 Coastal Carolina … Mid-American (#39 Kent State) … Missouri Valley (#44 Creighton) … Mountain West (#14 TCU) … Southern (#38 Elon) … Western Athletic (#13 Fresno State)

BIGGEST JUMPS IN THE CNR – Central Florida (#47 to #34) … Connecticut (#46 to #34) … North Carolina State (#42 to #31) … Kent State (#50 to #39)

NEWCOMERS/RETURNERS TO THE CNR – #37 Kansas State … #43 St. John’s … #46 Florida International … #47 Southeastern Louisiana … #50 Alabama Birmingham (all but UAB were top-50 earlier this season)

DROPPED OUT OF THE CNR TOP-50 – #34 Gonzaga … #40 Cal State Bakersfield … #43 Baylor … #44 East Tennessee … #45 Texas Tech.

BIGGEST DROPS IN THE CNR – Creighton (#35 to #44) … Rice (#15 to #23) … LSU (#32 to #40) … Alabama (#37 to #45).

College Baseball 2011 Composite National Rankings #11 (CNR)
courtesy of CollegeBaseball360.com;  April 27, 2011

RANKTEAMPOINTSWEEK-9WEEK-8Week-7Week-6Week-5Week-4Week-3Week-2Week-12011 Preseason
1Virginia99.3311112411131415
2South Carolina97.322444654579
3Vanderbilt97.234332322234
4Florida96.553223111122
5Arizona State94.25128554867810
6Texas A&M92.43766681317151514
7Oregon State92.228131920213036383944
8Georgia Tech90.96111098111920252423
9Florida State90.761097753561012
10Cal State Fullerton89.375712111711710118
11North Carolina88.0065810141516212330
12Texas87.639111312710121166
13Fresno State85.551312109121419193132
14TCU84.551917171315129943
15Southern Mississippi84.42161815162838-414546
16Oklahoma82.2918151114963355
17Miami82.25212839503046241920
18Stanford79.6126161415131715121213
19Stetson78.97201923233637----
20Oklahoma State78.0217212441403844--
21Arkansas75.5714142524261822262729
22Clemson73.37252627221698897
23Rice73.1115242829272418181817
24California71.3522231821232324202624
25UCLA70.2624252119202110411
26Troy70.203320263037344-47
27Arizona66.8623222218191614171718
28Auburn65.7327353831182721232222
29East Carolina64.18303431383542-5047
30Georgia62.78292934--50----
31North Carolina State58.774248
32Mississippi State58.293638-3349-----
33UC Irvine58.0428312928242623222828
34Central Florida57.994740-34384541434547
35Connecticut57.01464544--2928282016
36Texas State57.013137303941----
37Kansas State56.23-----4439464240
38Elon54.1138484743-48----
39Kent State53.885033-------42
40LSU53.083227161710713141619
41Coastal Carolina52.75414442333132352121
42Mississippi52.5639423337343237323843
43St. John's52.38---48---483231
44Creighton52.22354948---42---
45Alabama51.6137302026--48393437
46Florida International51.15------49---
47Southeastern Louisiana48.43-46--4034-34--
48Jacksonville48.274850--50-----
49Charlotte48.05494340---454547
50Alabama Birmingham47.18----------

 

COMPOSITE NATIONAL RANKINGS (CNR) CRITERIA: CB360′s 100-point Composite National Rankings formula currently is centered around 13 core ingredients and in upcoming weeks will include upwards of 20 different factors – ultimately combining a diverse collection of “experts” (ranging from coaches, various media, computer calculations and projections) – to help provide a preview of teams that could be in the running for the 2011 NCAA Championship field (hypothetically 50 teams, plus 14 others from lower-rated automatic-bid conferences – those teams will be projected in upcoming CNR updates).

Teams receive points based on their standings in each poll/rating/projection (60 pts for #1; 59 for #2, etc.). For polls involving voting points (coaches and CB) and the RPI ratings, the CNR adjusts to reward teams that have larger margins in the voting/point totals (whereas two teams with nearly the same voting-point total will be closer in the CNR allotment for that poll). Note that strength-of-schedule typically is factored into RPI formulations … thus the actual SOS numbers currently are not used in the CNR when RPI already are in the mix. For the NCAA field projections, teams are awarded CNR points based on their respective seedings, “last in” and “last out,” etc.

Currently, the 13 polls/ratings listed below are averaged, with 40 points then are added to each total in order to yield the 100-point benchmark. The CB360 Composite National Rankings will add factors to the formula throughout the 2011 season, with the additions to include various RPI/power rankings, NCAA Tournament projections and a late-season bonus/penalty for record over the past-10 games.

Here are links to the 11 criteria currently used in the CNR:
• National Coaches Poll (USA Today/ESPN)
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers poll
• Baseball America poll
• Colllegiate Baseball magazine rankings
• Perfect Game rankings
• College Baseball Lineup rankings
• Official NCAA RPI
• Boyd’s World “Pseudo-RPI” (this page updated daily)
• Warren Nolan RPI (updated daily)
• Boyd’s World Iterative Strength Ratings (ISR; updated daily)
• ESPN Bracketology NCAA Tournament projection (4/27)
• SEbaseball.com NCAA field-of-64 (4/26)
Perfect Game NCAA Tournament projection (4/27)

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