Here’s the CB360 Weekend Scoreboard (scroll down), tracking the Top–50 teams in the current update of the CB360 Composite National Rankings. This page to be updated throughout the weekend. … Saturday’s action produced a boatload of upsets within CB360 Top–50 games, as higher-ranked teams were only 22–20 (.524). Heading into Sunday’s 37 games, higher-ranked teams in CB360 Top–50 games have won at only a .598 clip (49–33) over the past three days (March 30–April 1), and as many as 26 of the 39 total Top–50 series could be won by the lower-ranked/unranked teams.
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The weekend series include 11 head-to-head matchups, including all of the top–4 teams playing other teams within the CB360 Top–50: [1] Oregon State at [25] Stanford (Beavs won Fri. and Sat.) … [2] Texas Tech at [14] Oklahoma (series tied heading into Sun.) … [3] North Carolina at [18] Florida State (UNC won Fri. and Sat.) … and [4] Louisville at [21] Virginia (series tied heading into Sun.).
Four series involving Top–50 teams concluded on Saturday, all of them producing upsets:
• [47] Texas A&M … at [13] LSU (4–0, 3–5, 4–3)
• [48] Mississippi State … at [27] Ole Miss (4–3, 5–3, 2–1 sweep)
• Southeastern Louisiana … at [40] McNeese State (10–2, 1–4, 5–4)
• UTSA (Texas-San Antonio) … at [44] Louisiana Tech (6–3, 8–4, 0–6)
Four other underdogs already have clinched series upsets vs. Top–50 teams and will be going for the sweep on Sunday:
• at Washington … vs. [19] Baylor (5–4, 6–0, tbd)
• at Tulane … vs. [20] South Florida (6–4, 4–3, tbd)
• Minnesota … at [31] Michigan State (3–2, 4–3, tbd)
• Connecticut … at [37] East Carolina (3–2, 3–2 in 10, tbd)
… And 16 other series will feature a decisive third game on Sunday:
• [2] Texas Tech … at [14] Oklahoma (OU won gm-1)
• [4] Louisville … at [21] Virginia (UVa won gm-2)
• [5] Clemson … at Georgia Tech (GT won gm-2)
• [6] South Carolina … at [28] Auburn (Tigers won gm-1)
• Jacksonville … at [7] Florida Gulf Coast (JU won gm-2)
• [11] Houston … at [41] UCF (Knights won gm-1)
• [15] Cal State Fullerton … at UC Riverside (UCR won gm-1)
• [16] Wake Forest … at Miami (‘Canes won gm-2)
• [17] Arkansas … at Alabama (Tide won gm-2)
• Fresno State … at [30] New Mexico (Fresno won gm-2)
• [32] Long Beach State … at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB won gm-1)
• [34] West Virginia … at [33] Oklahoma State (WVU won gm-2)
• Charlotte … at [35] Old Dominion (CHAR won gm-1)
• [36] Oregon … at Utah (Utes won gm-2)
• [38] Texas … at Kansas (KU won gm-2)
• Georgia … at [50] Tennessee (UGa won gm-2)
Finally, there are four head-to-head series between CB360 Top–50 teams that could be swept on Sunday by the higher-ranked teams: [1] Oregon State at [25] Stanford … [3] North Carolina at [18] Florida State … at [12] Kentucky vs. [26] Vanderbilt … and [23] Florida at [24] Missouri.
>>> Friday’s results saw CB360 Top–50 higher-ranked teams go 27–11 (.711) vs. lower-ranked/unranked teams … here were the 11 upsets:
• [14] Oklahoma 6, [2] Texas Tech 2
• [28] Auburn 5, [6] South Carolina 4
• [41] UCF (Central Florida) 5, [11] Houston 2
• UC Riverside 3, [15] Cal State Fullerton 2
• Washington 5, [19] Baylor 4
• Tulane 7, [20] South Florida 4
• [48] Mississippi State 5, [27] Mississippi 3
• UC Santa Barbara 3, [32] Long Beach State 2
• Connecticut 3, [37] East Carolina 2
• Southeastern Louisiana 10, [40] McNeese State 2
• UTSA (Texas-San Antonio) 6, [44] Louisiana Tech 3
… In addition to four of the games noted above (Okla.>TT … Auburn>SC … UCF>Houston … and Miss. St.> Ole Miss), Friday’s other head-to-head results in the CB360 Top–50 included the following:
• [3] North Carolina 3, [18] Florida State 1
• [4] Louisville 5, [21] Virginia 2
• [23] Florida 4, [24] Missouri 3
• [1] Oregon State 3, [25] Stanford 1
• [12] Kentucky 10, [26] Vanderbilt 3
• [33] Oklahoma State 3, [34] West Virginia 2
• [13] LSU 7, [47] Texas A&M 4
• CB360 Top–50 Results (some links to be added):
March 31–April 2 (scroll down) | March 27–30 | March 24–26 | March 20–23
March 17–19 | March 13–16 | March 10–12 | March 6–9 | March 3–5
Feb. 27–March 2 | Feb. 23–27 | Feb. 21–23 | Feb. 16–20
• CB360 Top–50 Releases:
2017 Preseason Composite National Rankings – in-depth release, with historical/archival content
Week–2 Update
Week–3 Update
Week–4 and 5 Update
Week–6 and 7 Update
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TOP WEEKEND MATCHUPS (March 31–April 2, 2017)
(both teams in CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings)
• [1] Oregon State … at [25] Stanford
gm–1 (Fri.) – Beavs won, 3–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – Beavs won, 15–7 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Beavs won, 7–0 (swept series)
• [2] Texas Tech… at [14] Oklahoma
gm–1 (Fri.) – Sooners won, 6–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – TT won, 9–4 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Sooners won, 5–4 (won series, 2–1)
• [3] North Carolina … at [18] Florida State
gm–1 (Fri.) – UNC won, 3–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – UNC won, 5–1 (11 inn.; clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – UNC won, 9–7 (swept series)
• [4] Louisville … at [21] Virginia
gm–1 (Fri.) – Cards won, 5–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – UVa won, 11–2 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Cards won, 4–3 (won series, 2–1)
• [6] South Carolina … at [28] Auburn
gm–1 (Fri.) – Tigers won, 5–4
gm–2 (Sat.) – SC won, 7–0 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Tigers won, 6–5 (won series, 2–1)
• [41] UCF (Central Florida) … at [11] Houston
gm–1 (Fri.) – UCF won, 5–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – Coogs won, 3–1 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – UCF won, 6–1 (won series, 2–1)
• [26] Vanderbilt … at [12] Kentucky
gm–1 (Fri.) – ‘Cats won, 10–3
gm–2 (Sat.) – ‘Cats won, 7–4 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Vandy won, 6–4 (‘Cats won series, 2–1)
• [47] Texas A&M … at [13] LSU
gm–1 (Thur.) – A&M won, 4–0
gm–2 (Fri.) – Tigers won, 7–4 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sat.) – A&M won, 4–3 (won series/upset)
• [23] Florida … at [24] Missouri
gm–1 (Fri.) – Gators won, 4–3
gm–2 (Sat.) – Gators won, 2–1 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Gators won, 2–1 (swept series)
• [48] Mississippi State State … at [27] Mississippi
gm–1 (Thur.) – ‘Dogs won, 4–3
gm–2 (Fri.) – ‘Dogs won, 5–3 (clinched series/upset)
gm–3 (Sat.) – ‘Dogs won, 2–1 (series sweep/upset)
• [34] West Virginia … at [33] Oklahoma State
gm–1 (Fri.) – OK St. won, 3–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – WVU won, 5–3 (10 inn.; series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – WVU won, 9–8 (won series, 2–1/upset)
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OTHER KEY GAMES (March 31–April 2, 2017)
(based on CB360 Top–50 Composite National Rankings)
• [5] Clemson … at Georgia Tech
gm–1 (Fri.) – Tigers won, 11–6
gm–2 (Sat.) – GT won, 5–1 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Tigers won, 13–6 (won series, 2–1)
• at [7] Florida Gulf Coast … vs. Jacksonville
gm–1 (Fri.) – FGCU won, 4–0
gm–2 (Sat.) – Dolphins won, 10–5 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Dolphins won, 5–2 (11 inn.; won series, 2–1/upset)
• [8] TCU … at Kansas State
gm–1 (Fri.) – Frogs won, 5–0 (11 inn.)
gm–2 (Sat.) – Frogs won, 1–0 (10 inn.; clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Frogs won, 12–4 (swept series)
• at [9] Arizona … vs. USC
gm–1 (Fri.) – ‘Cats won, 9–4
gm–2 (Sat.) –’Cats won, 5–1 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – ‘Cats won, 8–1 (swept series)
• [10] St. John’s … vs. Hofstra
gm–1 (Fri.) – canceled
gm–1 (Sat.; at Hofstra) – SJU won, 4–1
gm–2 (Sun.; at SJU) – SJU won, 14–3 (swept 2-gm series)
• [15] Cal State Fullerton … at UC Riverside
gm–1 (Fri.) – UCR won, 3–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – Titans won, 6–1 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Titans won, 15–2 (won series, 2–1)
• at [16] Wake Forest … at Miami
gm–1 (Fri.) – WFU won, 2–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – ‘Canes won, 5–1 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – WFU won, 9–0 (won series, 2–0)
• [17] Arkansas … at Alabama
gm–1 (Fri.) – Hogs won, 7–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – Tide won, 7–1 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Hogs won, 8–5 (won series, 2–1)
• [19] Baylor … at Washington
gm–1 (Fri.) – Huskies won, 5–4
gm–2 (Sat.) – Huskies won, 6–0 (clinched series/upset)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Bears won, 6–3 (Huskies won series, 2–1/upset)
• at [20] South Florida … at Tulane
gm–1 (Fri.) – Wave won, 6–4
gm–2 (Sat.) – Wave won, 4–3 (clinched series/upset)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Bulls won, 7–5 (Wave won series, 2–1)
• [22] Southern Mississippi … at Western Kentucky
gm–1 (Fri.) – So. Miss. won, 6–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – So. Miss. won, 5–0 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – So. Miss. won, 13–1 (swept series)
• at [29] Michigan … vs. Penn State
gm–1 (Fri.) – MICH won, 10–6
gm–2 (Sat.) – MICH won, 15–2
gm–3 (Sun.) – MICH won, 14–1 (swept series)
• at [30] New Mexico … vs. Fresno State
gm–1 (Fri.) – UNM won, 24–4
gm–2 (Sat.) – Fresno won, 2–1 (11 inn.)
gm–3 (Sun.) – UNM won, 6–2 (won series, 2–1)
• at [31] Michigan State … vs. Minnesota
gm–1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm–1 (Sat.) – Gophers won, 3–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – Gophers won, 4–3 (clinched series/upset)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Gophers won, 9–4 (series sweep)
• [32] Long Beach State … at UC Santa Barbara
gm–1 (Fri.) – UCSB won, 3–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – LBSU won, 9–3 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – LBSU won, 5–2 (won series, 2–1)
• at [35] Old Dominion … vs. Charlotte
gm–1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm–1 (Sat.) – CHAR won, 3–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – ODU won, 2–0 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – ODU won, 3–0 (won series, 2–1)
• [36] Oregon … at Utah
gm–1 (Thur.) – postponed
gm–1 (Fri.) – Ducks won, 11–1
gm–2 (Sat.) – Utes won, 11–5 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) –
• at [37] East Carolina … vs. Connecticut
gm–1 (Fri.) – UConn won, 3–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – UConn won, 3–2 (10 inn.; clinched series/upset)
gm–3 (Sun.) – UConn won, 5–1 (swept series)
• [38] Texas … at Kansas State
gm–1 (Fri.) – ‘Horns won, 5–3
gm–2 (Sat.) – KU won, 2–1 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – KU won, 5–4 (won series, 2–1/upset)
• at [39] Kent State … vs. Buffalo
gm–1 (Fri.) – postponed
gm–1 (Sat.) – Flashes won, 9–1
gm–2 (Sun.) – Bulls won, 9–2 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Flashes won, 14–0 (won series, 2–1)
• [40] McNeese State … at Southeastern Louisiana
gm–1 (Fri.) – SE La. won, 10–2
gm–2 (Sat.) – McNeese won, 4–1
gm–3 (Sun.) – SE La. won, 5–4 (won series, 2–1)
• at [42] Wright State … vs. Oakland
gm–1 (Fri.) – Raiders won, 8–3
gm–2 (Sat.) – Raiders won, 13–9 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Raiders won, 7–0 (swept series)
• at [43] San Diego … vs. San Francisco
gm–1 (Fri.) – USD won, 6–4
gm–2 (Sat.) – USD won, 8–4 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – USD won, 8–2 (swept series)
• at [44] Louisiana Tech … vs. UTSA (Texas-San Antonio)
gm–1 (Fri.) – UTSA won, 6–3
gm–2 (Sat.) – UTSA won, 8–4 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sat.) – LT won, 6–0 (UTSA won series, 2–1/upset)
• at [45] Missouri State … vs. Bradley
gm–1 (Fri.) – Mo. St. won, 5–3 (11 inn.)
gm–2 (Sat.) – Mo. St. won, 13–3 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Mo. St. won, 9–2 (swept series)
• [46] Binghamton … at Central Connecticut State
gm–1 (Sat.; at Binghamton) – canceled
gm–1 (Sun.) – BING won, 3–0
gm–2 (Sun.) – CCSU won, 2–1 (10 inn.; split DH)
• [49] Mercer … at Furman
gm–1 (Fri.) – Bears won, 5–4
gm–2 (Sat.) – Bears won, 5–3 (clinched series)
gm–3 (Sun.) – Bears won, 7–6 (10 inn.; swept series)
• at [50] Tennessee … vs. Georgia
gm–1 (Fri.) – Vols won, 6–5
gm–2 (Sat.) – UGa won, 7–5 (series tied)
gm–3 (Sun.) – UGa won, 3–1 (won series, 2–1/upset)