There were 42 midweek games played from March 3-6, 2014, involving top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings – and eight of those games (19%) resulted in upsets, including two of the five head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams.
None of the midweek upsets knocked off CB360 top-10 teams, although four of the upsets came against the top-25: Loyola Marymount won 6-1 at (11) UCLA … (45) Western Carolina scored a boatload of runs in its 18-10 win at (17) Clemson … (39) Memphis was a 4-1 winner at (19) Ole Miss … and Sacramento State won a 2-1 pitchers duel vs. a (23) Fresno State team coming off its sweep of Texas A&M.
The four other midweek upsets within the CB360 top-50 included:
• at San Diego State 8-5 vs. crosstown rival (27) San Diego
• Toledo 5-2 at (30) College of Charleson
• Stanford 11-1 at arch-rival (40) California (non-conf. game)
• and UC Irvine 6-4 at (42) USC
In addition to the Memphis-Ole Miss and WCU-Clemson games, the other midweek head-to-head matchups between CB360 top-50 teams included: (5) Vanderbilt 4-0 vs. (42) Tennessee Tech … (34) Texas Tech 9-3 vs. (46) New Mexico … and (18) Rice 8-5 at (25) Sam Houston State, avenging a loss at SHSU from the previous midweek.
The 42 midweek results in the CB360 top-50 are listed below.
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THURSDAY’s TOP-50 GAMES (March 6, 2014)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings) upsets in italics
• (8) LSU (11-2) 8–10–0 … won at Northwestern (La.) State (6-5) 1–6–1
• at (34) Texas Tech (11-3) 5–4–0 … def. New Mexico State (7-6) 3–7–0
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WEDNESDAY’s TOP-50 GAMES (March 5, 2014)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings) upsets in italics
• (1) Florida State (10-1) 4–8–2 … won at South Florida (9-4) 1–6–1
• Old Dominion at (2) Virginia – ppd
• at (3) South Carolina (12-0) 4–10–1 … def. Stetson (2-11) 2–8–0
• (5) Vanderbilt (12-2) 4–8–1 … won at Middle Tennessee State (4-7) 3–8-1
• at (7) North Carolina State (10-2) 17–18–0 … def. North Carolina A&T (6-4) 4–10–7
• at (8) LSU (10-2) 8–9-1 … def. Sacred Heart (2-2) 1–5-1
• at (10) Mississippi State (11-4) 3–5–0 … def. South Alabama (5-7) 0–8–3
• Southeastern Louisiana at (12) Louisiana-Lafayette – ppd
• at (15) North Carolina (8-3) 10–9–0 … def. Davidson (3-6) 3–10–3
• (18) Rice (8-5) 8–7–2 … won at (25) Sam Houston State (10-3) 5–12–5
• (39) Memphis (11-1) 4–9–1 … won at (19) Mississippi (11-2) 1–9–0
• at (20) Miami (7-5) 7–12–0 … def. Villanova (2-9) 2–5–1
• at (21) Kentucky (10-2) 7–7–0 … def. Cincinnati (2-8) 0–3–0
• Grambling at (22) Oklahoma State – canc.
• Sacramento State (7-6) 2–8–0 … def. (23) Fresno State (9-3) 1–9–2 (West Sacramento, CA; Raley Field)
• at (24) Indiana (5-5) 2–6–1 … def. Xavier (5-4) 1–7–3
• (28) Florida International (12-1) 6–9–0 … won at Bethune-Cookman (7-5) 0–2–0
• Georgia Southern at (30) College of Charleston – ppd
• at (31) Tennessee (12-0) 10–6–0 … def. La Salle (1-11) 2–8–4
• at (33) Florida Atlantic (10-3) 6–11–2 … def. Boston College (6-6) 2–11–2
• (35) Seton Hall at Rutgers – ppd
• at (37) Texas A&M (9-4) 6–7–1 … def. Texas Southern (5-9) 0–5–3
• (38) Alabama (6-6) 4–11–3 … def. Auburn (6-5) 3–3–2 (Montgomery, AL)
• (48) Maryland at (41) VCU – ppd
• at (42) Houston (9-2) 10–17–1 … def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5-9) 0–6–0 (8 inn.)
• Rider at (48) Maryland – canc.
• (50) Mercer (12-2) 8–10–0 … won at Florida A&M (3-10) 5–11–1
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TUESDAY’s TOP-50 GAMES (March 4, 2014)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings) upsets in italics
• (1) Florida State (9-1) 5–9–0 … won at South Florida (9-3) 1–7–1
• George Washington at (2) Virginia – ppd
• at (3) South Carolina (11-0) 7–12–2 … def. Stetson (2-10) 1–7–1
• at (5) Vanderbilt (11-2) 4–6–0 … def. (42) Tennessee Tech (11-2) 0–3–0
• at (6) Oregon State (10-3) 5–7–0 … def. Portland (2-10) 0–2–1
• (8) LSU at Northwestern (La.) State – ppd
• at (9) Oregon (9-3) 10–12–0 … def. Seattle (5-7) 2–4–2
• Loyola Marymount (5-7) 6–9–0 … won at (11) UCLA (7-5) 1–7–2
• at (13) Cal Poly (9-2) 6–14–0 … def. Santa Clara (6-7) 0-5-5 (7 inn.)
• at (45) Western Carolina (8-2) 18–16–4 … def. (17) Clemson (6-5) 10–12–3
• at (20) Miami (6-5) 17–12–0 … def. Villanova (2-8) 0–0–3
• (21) Kentucky at Cincinnati – canc.
• at (26) TCU (8-4) 5–8–2 … def. Dallas Baptist (9-3) 4–12–6 (15 inn.)
• at San Diego State (9-3) 8–12–4 … def. (27) San Diego (8-3) 5–7–0
• Toledo (3-6) 5–11–2 … won at (30) College of Charleston (10-2) 2–4–2
• at (31) Tennessee (11-0) 14–14–1 … def. La Salle (1-10) 0–3–1
• Creighton at (32) Kansas – ppd
• at (33) Florida Atlantic (9-3) 3–9–1 … def. Boston College (6-4) 2–10–1 (11 inn.)
• at (34) Texas Tech (10-3) 9–17–0 … def. (46) New Mexico (8-4-1) 3–11–0
• (37) Texas A&M (8-4) 5–6–1 … won at Texas Arlington (3-8) 4–11–1
• (38) Alabama vs. Auburn – ppd (Montgomery, AL)
• Stanford (5-7) 11–12–1 … won at (40) California (8-3) 1–5–2
• (48) Maryland at (41) VCU – ppd
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at (42) Houston – ppd
• at UC Irvine (9-3) 6–10–0 … def. (42) USC (8-3) 4–10–0
• (50) Mercer (11-2) 3–4–0 … won at Florida A&M (3-9) 0–6–2
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MONDAY’s TOP-50 GAMES (March 3, 2014)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings) upsets in italics
• IFPW at (29) Arkansas – canc.
• (40) California (7-2) 5–9–0 … def. Baylor (5-6) 3–8–2 (at Univ. of San Diego)
• (40) California (8-2) 5–6–0 … def. (27) San Diego (8-2) 2–11–1