Each of the top-10 teams inCB360’s exclusive Compositional National Rankings remains in the same spot from the previous week (click on above link for CNR archive), led by Arizona State making its eighth straight appearance in the CNR #1 position. ASU-Texas-Virginia have been 1-2-3 for each of the past four weeks, with UVa the only team to be 4th or higher in the CNR throughout the 2010 season.
The remainder of the CNR top-10 remains as follows: #4 Florida, #5 Coastal Carolina, #6 Louisville, #7 Arkansas, #8 UCLA, #9 Florida State and #10 Georgia Tech. The four teams rotating into this week’s CNR top-50 update include a surging Southern Mississippi team that is “back from the dead” and has returned to the top-50 for the first time in seven weeks. (front-page photo courtesy of Southern Miss)
The CNR’s all-inclusive ranking formula currently includes 15 different “ingredients:” six national polls (coaches, writers, BA, CB, Rivals, & Ping), five RPI-type calcuations (NCAA RPI, Boyds World Pseudo-RPI & ISR, W-Nolan RPI & NRPI) and four NCAA Tournament field projections (BA, SE-Baseball, Rivals and new addition ESPN.com bracketology).
(Note – scroll to end of this release for detailed description of the CNR, including direct links to all 14 criteria).
CNR Contact: Pete LaFleur (pete@collegebaseball360.com)
CNR TOP-50 CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN (May 12)
SEC (9 … 2 top-10, 7 top-25) – #4 Florida, #7 Arkansas, #14 South Carolina, #15 Mississippi, #16 Vanderbilt, #18 Auburn, #24 LSU, #34 Alabama & #45 Kentucky
Pacific-10 (8 … 2 top-10, 3 top-25) – #1 Arizona St., #8 UCLA, #25 Oregon, #26 California, #27 Arizona, #28 Stanford, #35 Oregon St. & #48 Washington St.
ACC (7 … 3 top-10, 6 top-25) – #3 Virginia, #9 Florida St., #10 Georgia Tech, #13 Miami, #20 Virginia Tech, #23 Clemson & #36 North Carolina
Big 12 (5 … 1 top-10, 2 top-25) – #2 Texas, #17 Oklahoma, #38 Kansas St., #41 Texas A&M & #43 Texas Tech
BIG EAST (3) – #6 Louisville, #19 Connecticut & #30 Pittsburgh
Southern (3) – #31 College of Charleston, #42 Citadel & #49 Elon
Sunbelt (3) – #37 Florida Atlantic, #44 Western Kentucky & #46 Louisiana-Lafayette
2 Each – Big South (#5 Coastal Carolina & #39 Liberty) … Big West (#12 Cal State Fullerton & #29 UC Irvine) … Conference USA (#21 Rice & #49 Southern Mississippi) … Mountain West (#11 TCU & #33 New Mexico) … Southland (#32 Texas St. & #47 SE Louisiana)
1 Each – Atlantic Sun (#50 Florida Gulf Coast) … West Coast (#22 San Diego)
BIGGEST JUMPS IN THE CNR – Oregon St. (#47 to #35) … Vanderbilt (#25 to #16) … Stanford (#35 to #28) … San Diego (#27 to #22)
BIGGEST DROPS IN THE CNR – Western Kentucky (#34 to #44) … LSU (#16 to #24) … Arizona (#21 to #27) … Oregon (#20 to #25) … Alabama (#29 to #34)
NEWCOMERS/RETURNERS TO THE CNR – #40 Southern Mississippi … #48 Washington St. … #49 Elon … #50 Florida Gulf Coast (all but Elon were ranked in CNR previously this season)
DROPPED OUT OF THE CNR TOP-50 – #43 Portland … #44 Appalachian State … #48 New Mexico State … and #50 Washington
College Baseball 2010 Composite National Rankings #13 (CNR)
courtesy of CollegeBaseball360.com; May 12, 2010
(tailor the below tables as needed … also scroll down beyond automated table to see each team’s week-by-week ranking)
Rank Team Points May 5 April 28 Debut Rank
1 Arizona State 99.06 1 1 10
2 Texas 97.54 2 2 1
3 Virginia 97.42 3 3 4
4 Florida 95.30 4 7 9
5 Coastal Carolina 93.44 5 6 18
6 Louisville 92.42 6 9 19
7 Arkansas 91.31 7 5 15
8 UCLA 90.44 8 4 25
9 Florida State 90.19 9 10 7
10 Georgia Tech 89.78 10 8 8
11 TCU 89.04 12 11 11
12 Cal St. Fullerton 88.02 14 15 3
13 Miami 87.64 13 14 14
14 South Carolina 86.48 11 12 20
15 Mississippi 83.60 17 15 22
16 Vanderbilt 79.97 25 24 31
17 Oklahoma 79.82 17 19 28
18 Auburn 79.44 18 26 NR
19 Connecticut 78.65 19 18 NR
20 Virginia Tech 75.53 22 23 NR
21 Rice 75.30 23 21 6
22 San Diego 74.09 27 33 21
23 Clemson 73.51 25 27 12
24 LSU 71.89 16 13 2
25 Oregon 70.54 20 20 NR
26 Cal 67.39 24 25 NR
27 Arizona 63.46 21 16 41
28 Stanford 63.07 35 22 29
29 UC Irvine 62.57 28 30 5
30 Pittsburgh 62.00 35 31 NR
31 College of
Charleston61.73 33 38 NR
32 Texas State 61.65 30 35 NR
33 New Mexico 58.92 32 36 NR
34 Alabama 57.44 29 32 34
35 Oregon State 57.09 47 29 16
36 North Carolina 57.07 38 41 14
37 Florida Atlantic 56.65 36 43 NR
38 Kansas State 56.18 37 31 36
39 Liberty 53.33 41 47 NR
40 Southern
Mississippi53.18 NR NR 26
41 Texas A&M 53.04 40 39 30
42 The Citadel 52.03 39 37 NR
43 Texas Tech 51.79 42 45 NR
44 Western Kentucky 51.78 34 28 NR
45 Kentucky 51.42 44 40 38
46 Louisiana
Lafayette51.38 49 NR NR
47 Southeastern
Louisiana50.22 46 44 NR
48 Washington St. 48.81 NR NR NR
49 Elon 48.03 NR NR NR
50 Florida
Gulf Coast46.90 NR NR 48
1. Arizona State – 99.06 (1…1…1…1…1…1…1…3…6…6…9…10)
2. Texas – 97.54 (2…2…2…5…8…10…10…4…3…3…2…1)
3. Virginia – 97.42 (3…3…3…3…3…3…2…1…2…2…3…4)
4. Florida – 95.30 (4…7…9…7…9…9…6…11…10…5…8…9)
5. Coastal Carolina – 93.44 (5…6…8…9…13…13…11…14…5…10…18…18)
6. Louisville – 92.42 (6…9…10…11…5…7…8…8…7…11…14…19)
7. Arkansas – 91.31 (7…5…4…4…6…8…18…13…16…14…16…15)
8. UCLA – 90.44 (8…4…6…2…2…2…3…2…8…17…24…25)
9. Florida State – 90.19 (9…10…13…8…10…4…5…7…4…4…6…7)
10. Georgia Tech – 89.78 (10…8…5…6…4…5…14…12…17…7…7…8)
11. TCU – 89.04 (12…11…14…13…17…14…13…9…13…8…10…11)
12. Cal St. Fullerton – 88.02 (14…15..15..17..23..30..26..36..42..23..4..3)
13. Miami – 87.64 (13…14…11…15…14…17…17…20…21…12…13…14)
14. South Carolina – 86.48 (11…12..12..12..15..19..20..27..24..19..19..20)
15. Mississippi – 83.60 (15…17…22…20…16…12…15…18…18…20…23…22)
16. Vanderbilt – 79.97 (25…24…17…21…18…18…19…17…15…28…33…31)
17. Oklahoma – 79.82 (17…19…21…19…20…16…16…15…20…26…28…28)
18. Auburn – 79.44 (18…26…28…24…36…31…33…x…49…x…x…x)
19. Connecticut – 78.65 (19…18…23…30…39…38…47…38…x…x…x…x)
20. Virginia Tech – 75.53 (22…23…30…25…43…x…x…x…48…x…x…x)
21. Rice – 75.30 (23…21…27…28…30…43…24…22…23…21…17…6)
22. San Diego – 74.09 (27…33…40…46…49…x…x…x…x…37…22…21)
23. Clemson – 73.51 (25…27…19…16…12…11…4…5…9…9…11…12)
24. LSU – 71.89 (16…13…7…10…7…6…7…6…1…1…1…2)
25. Oregon – 70.54 (20…20…20…31…34…34…44…45…45…40…30…x)
26. California – 67.39 (24…25…18…22…31…x…x…x…44…x…x…x)
27. Arizona – 63.46 (21…16…16…23…25…21…25…x…x…x…41…41)
28. Stanford – 63.07 (35…22…29…45…24…23…21…16…22…25…20…29)
29. UC Irvine – 62.57 (28…30…38…33…21…28…26…31…28…13…5…5)
30. Pittsburgh – 62.00 (31…34…36…43…x…35…x…x…x…x…x…x)
31. Coll. of Charleston – 61.73 (33…38..39..39..28..33..30..x..47..50..x..x)
32. Texas State – 61.65 (30…35…45…37…42…39…x…47…x…x…x…x)
33. New Mexico – 58.92 (32…36…32…34…37…42…36…29…32…31…31…x)
34. Alabama – 57.44 (29…32…35…26…22…25…12…21…25…33…39…34)
35. Oregon St. – 57.09 (47…29…24…14…11…15…9…10…14…16…15…16)
36. North Carolina – 57.07 (38…41..42..36..32..29..27..19..11..15..12..13)
37. Florida Atlantic – 56.65 (36…43…44…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x)
38. Kansas St. – 56.18 (37…31…26…27…29…24…39…33…35…x…45…36)
39. Liberty – 53.33 (41…47…47…x…x…x…x…44…46…49…x…x)
40. Southern Mississippi – 53.18 (x…x…x…x…x…x…40…39…38…44…26…26)
41. Texas A&M – 53.04 (40…39..37..32..26..22..22..23..27..38..29..30)
42. The Citadel – 52.03 (39…37…33…29…33…32…27…32…35…x…x…x)
43. Texas Tech – 51.79 (42…45…48…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x)
44. Western Kentucky – 51.78 (34…28..25..18..19..20..28..37..41..32..x..x)
45. Kentucky – 51.42 (44…40…34…40…48…49…31…28…19…22…32…38)
46. Louisiana-Lafayette – 51.38 (49…x…x…x…x…x…x…49…x…x…x…x)
47. Southeastern Louisiana – 50.22 (46…44..31..35..27..26..23..24..37..36..x..x)
48. Washington State – 48.81 (x…x ..x…44…x…40…34…30…29…35…x…x)
49. Elon – 48.03 (x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x)
50. Florida Gulf Coast – 46.90 (x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…x…44…50…48)
COMPOSITE NATIONAL RANKINGS (CNR) CRITERIA: CB360’s 100-point Composite National Rankings formula currently is centered around 15 core ingredients – 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 2010 NCAA Championship field (hypothetically 50 teams, plus 14 others from lower-rated automatic-bid conferences – those teams will be projected in upcoming CNR updates). Later in the season, other factors – such as “last-10-games” records – will be included in the CNR formula, with CollegeBaseball360 soon to begin generating its own projection of the NCAA field (based on the CNR formula).
Here’s the breakdown of the current “15-ingredient” CNR formula (three main areas):
• Six National Polls/Rankings – USA Today/ESPN (coaches poll) … NCBWA (writers) … Baseball America … Collegiate Baseball … Rivals and Ping!Baseball
• Five RPI-Type Ratings: Official NCAA RPI … Boyds World ISR and Pseudo-RPI … and Warren Nolan’s RPI and NRPI
• Five NCAA Tournament Field Projections: from Baseball America, Rivals, SEBaseball.com and ESPN.com bracketology
Teams receive points based on their standings in each poll/rating/projection (60 pts for #1, 59 for #2, etc.). For polls involving voting points (coaches and CB) and the RPI ratings, the CNR adjusts to reward teams that have larger margins in the voting/point totals (whereas two teams with nearly the same voting-point total will be closer in the CNR allotment for that poll). Note that strength-of-schedule typically is factored into RPI formulations … thus the actual SOS numbers are not used in the CNR when RPI already are in the mix. For the NCAA field projections, teams are awarded CNR points based on their respective seedings, “last in” and “last out,” etc.
The 15 core factors are averaged, with 40 points then added to each total in order to yield the 100-point benchmark.
Here are links to the 15 criteria used in the CNR:
• National Coaches Poll (USA Today/ESPN)
• Nat’l Collegiate Baseball Writers poll
• Baseball America poll
• Colllegiate Baseball magazine rankings
• Rivals.com rankings
• Ping!Baseball.com rankings
• Official NCAA RPI
• Boyds World Pseudo-RPI
• Boyds World Iterative Strength Ratings
• Warren Nolan RPI
• Warren Nolan N-RPI
• Baseball America NCAA field projection
• SE Baseball NCAA field projection
• Rivals NCAA field projection
• ESPN.com bracketology projection