College Baseball 360 Composite National Rankings #9

April 13, 2011
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This Week’s Top 50 Composite Top 50…

The top four spots in CB360’s exclusive Composite National Rankings – Virginia, Florida, Vanderbilt and South Carolina – remained unchanged (as did #6 Texas A&M), following the seasons’s eighth week of action. North Carolina surged from #8 to #35 in the CNR, with Cal State Fullerton returning to the top-10 (#12 to #7) while three teams slipped back in the top-10: Arizona State (#5 to #8), Florida State (#7 to #9) and Georgia Tech (#9 to #10). Fresno State was the only team to fall out of the top-10, dropping to #12.  front-page photo courtesy of North Carolina

Note that some teams – such as Vanderbilt and Texas – currently grade out lower in the CNR (compared to their typical polls rankings) due to an average RPI number that is lower in relation to their poll numbers. The current CNR formula now includes nine elements: six polls/rankings and three RPI calculations (with most recent addition being the official NCAA RPI).

CLICK HERE & then scroll down for previous CNR releases

The CNR currently includes nine ingredients (referenced below), with several other RPI-type raings – plus NCAA Tournament projections – set to be added to the CNR formula next 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-9)
SEC (10 … 3 top-10, 4 top-25) – #2 Florida, #3 Vanderbilt, #4 South Carolina, #14 Arkansas, #27 LSU, #29 Georgia, #30 Alabama, #33 Mississippi, #35 Auburn & #38 Mississippi State
Pacific-10 (6 … 1 top-10, 6 top-25) – #8 Arizona State, #13 Oregon State, #16 Stanford, #22 Arizona, #23 California & #25 UCLA
ACC (6 … 4 top-10, 4 top-25) – #1 Virginia, #5 North Carolina, #9 Florida State, #10 Georgia Tech, #26 Clemson & #28 Miami
Big 12 (5 … 1 top-10, 4 top-25) – #6 Texas A&M, #11 Texas, #15 Oklahoma, #21 Oklahoma State & #47 Baylor
Conference USA (4 … 2 top-25) – #18 Southern Mississippi, #24 Rice, #34 East Carolina & #40 Central Florida
Atlantic Sun
(3 … 1 top-25) – #19 Stetson & #32 East Tennessee & #50 Jacksonville)
2 Each
– BIG EAST (#36 Louisville & #45 Connecticut) … Big West (#7 Cal State Fullerton, #31 UC Irvine) … Southland (#37 Texas State & #46 Southeastern Louisiana)
1 Each – Atlantic-10 (#43 Charlotte) … Big South (#44 Coastal Carolina) … independent (#41 Cal State Bakersfield) … Mid-American (#33 Kent State) … Missouri Valley (#49 Creighton) … Mountain West (#17 TCU) … Southern (#48 Elon) … Sunbelt (#20 Troy) … West Coast (#39 Gonzaga) … Western Athletic (#12 Fresno State)

BIGGEST JUMPS IN THE CNR – Arkansas (#25 to #14) … Miami (#39 to #28) … Oregon State (#19 to #13)

NEWCOMERS/RETURNERS TO THE CNR – #33 Kent State … #38 Mississippi State … #40 Central Florida … #46 Southeastern Louisiana … #50 Jacksonville (all of these teams were top-50 earlier this season)

DROPPED OUT OF THE CNR TOP-50 –#43 Tulane … #45 College of Charleston … #46 Houston … #49 Long Beach State … #50 San Jose State

BIGGEST DROPS IN THE CNR – LSU (#16 to #27) … Alabama (#20 to #30) … Mississippi (#33 to #42) … Texas State (#30 to #37)

College Baseball 2011 Composite National Rankings #9 (CNR)
courtesy of CollegeBaseball360.com;  April 12, 2011

RANKTEAMPOINTSWeek-7Week-6Week-5Week-4Week-3Week-2Week-12011 Preseason
1Virginia98.17112411131415
2Florida97.3023111122
3Vanderbilt96.9232322234
4South Carolina96.8344654579
5North Carolina94.96810141516212330
6Texas A&M91.366681317151514
7Cal State Fullerton90.4412111711710118
8Arizona State90.21554867810
9Florida State89.077753561012
10Georgia Tech88.8298111920252423
11Texas87.741312710121166
12Fresno State85.99109121419193132
13Oregon State85.241920213036383944
14Arkansas83.922524261822262729
15Oklahoma82.591114963355
16Stanford81.251415131715121213
17TCU80.81171315129943
18Southern Mississippi80.3115162838-414546
19Stetson75.4123233637----
20Troy74.97263037344-47
21Oklahoma State74.032441403844--
22Arizona71.142218191614171718
23California69.661821232324202624
24Rice68.782829272418181817
25UCLA67.852119202110411
26Clemson65.3527221698897
27LSU64.85161710713141619
28Miami64.2639503046241920
29Georgia62.1834--50----
30Alabama61.352026--48393437
31UC Irvine60.202928242623222828
32East Tennessee56.3335474239----
33Kent State54.62-------42
34East Carolina54.5331383542-5047
35Auburn54.283831182721232222
36Louisville53.443236322825302527
37Texas State53.32303941----
38Mississippi State53.16-3349-----
39Gonzaga52.73364444-----
40Central Florida52.16-34384541434547
41Cal State Bakersfield51.9537---35---
42Mississippi51.373337343237323843
43Charlotte50.5140---454547
44Coastal Carolina48.8142333132352121
45Connecticut47.9944--2928282016
46Southeastern Louisiana47.60--4034-34--
47Baylor47.504125252030313025
48Elon47.224743-48----
49Creighton47.0648---42---
50Jacksonville46.47--50-----

COMPOSITE NATIONAL RANKINGS (CNR) CRITERIA: CB360′s 100-point Composite National Rankings formula currently is centered around nine core ingredients but 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 are not used in the CNR when RPI already are in the mix. For the NCAA field projections used later in the season, teams will be awarded CNR points based on their respective seedings, “last in” and “last out,” etc.

Currently, the nine 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 nine 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)

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