South Florida extended its climb up the BIG EAST standings by upsetting St. John’s (cb360 #43) for the third straight day (2-1; 11 inn.), in one of Sunday’s key games involving the CB360 top-50. Three other teams – Missouri, Tulane and #45 Alabama – came up one win shy of completing upset series sweeps. front-page photo courtesy of South Florida
One day after nearly 50% of Saturday’s CB360 top-50 games resulted in upsets, most of the higher-ranked teams won their games in Sunday’s CB360 top-50 action (24-9; 73%). Six of those games were top-50 head-to-head matchups: #25 UCLA 5-2 vs. #7 Oregon State (Beavers won series) … #22 Clemson 3-1 vs. #8 Georgia Tech (series-clincher) … #17 Miami 5-1 vs. #9 Florida State (FSU won series) … #16 Oklahoma 5-2 at #12 Texas (‘Horns won series) … #29 East Carolina 7-6 vs. #15 Southern Mississippi (USM won series) … and #30 Georgia 6-5 vs. #21 Arkansas (series-clincher).
Sunday’s two other top-50 upsets included Florida Atlantic besting Troy, 7-1 (series-clincher) and Houston posting a 5-3, series-clinching win at #34 Central Florida.
There were 37 series contested over the weekend featuring CB360 top-50 teams – with seven of the series won by the lower-ranked teams: South Florida, Clemson, Georgia, Florida Atlantic and Houston, plus Missouri (vs. #6 Texas A&M), Tulane (vs. #50 UAB) and #45 Alabama (at #32 Mississippi State).
In the clash between the Western Athletic Conference top contenders, #13 Fresno State bounced back from a pair of losses to beat Hawaii (4-2) in a 4-game series that will conclude on Monday.
There were 10 head-to-head games played on Sunday between CB360 top-50 teams: the six upsets mentioned above, plus #2 South Carolina 7-3 vs. #28 Auburn (sweep) … #4 Florida 6-2 vs. #42 Mississippi (sweep) … #5 Arizona State‘s series-clinching win vs. #18 Stanford (7-1) … and #32 Mississippi State 8-5 vs. #45 Alabama (Tide won series).
All but five of the CB360 top-50 teams were scheduled to play on Sunday. #14 TCU earlier won its series at BYU (2-0; Sat. canc. due to weather) and #40 LSU swept Kentucky, in a series that wrapped up on Sat. (#39 Kent State also finished a sweep on Sat., at Ohio Univ.). #11 North Carolina will return to action on Tues., May 3, vs. Gardner Webb, while #23 Rice is slated to play next on May 4 vs. Stephen F. Austin.
SUNDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (5/1/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
at #2 South Carolina 7-12-0 def. #28 Auburn 3-8-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | SC Recap (w/ video) | AUB Recap | Photos | Quotes
at #4 Florida 7-11-1 def. #42 Mississippi 2-5-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | FL Recap | OleMiss Recap
at #5 Arizona State 7-11-2 def. #18 Stanford 1-7-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | ASU Recap | STAN Recap
at #25 UCLA 5-7-0 def. #7 Oregon State 2-14-1 … OR-St. won series (2-1)
Final Stats | UCLA Recap | OR-St. Recap
at #22 Clemson 3-4-1 def. #8 Georgia Tech 1-4-0 … CLEM won series (2-1)
Final Stats | CLEM Recap | GT Recap
at #17 Miami 5-10-0 def. #9 Florida State 1-7-1 … FSU won series (2-1)
Final Stats | MIA Recap (w/ video) | FSU Recap | Notes
#16 Oklahoma 5-9-0 won at #12 Texas 2-6-1 … TX won series (2-1)
Final Stats | OU Recap | TX Recap | Photos
at #29 East Carolina 7-10-0 def. #15 Southern Mississippi 6-10-1 … So.Miss. won series (2-1)
Final Stats | ECU Recap | So.-Miss. Recap
#37 Kansas State at #20 Oklahoma State – rainout (no makeup) … OK-St. won series (2-0)
at #30 Georgia 6-9-2 def. #21 Arkansas 5-10-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | GA Recap (w/ video) | ARK Recap
at #32 Mississippi State 8-13-2 def. #45 Alabama 5-10-2 … AL won series (2-1)
Final Stats | Miss.-St. Recap | AL Recap
SUNDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (5/1/11)
(based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings … upsets in italics)
#1 Virginia 4-8-0 won at Boston College 0-4-0 … series-clncher
Final Stats | VA Recap | BC Recap
at #3 Vanderbilt 19-21-3 def. Tennessee 3-7-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video) | TN Recap (w/ video)
#6 Texas A&M 3-8-2 won at Missouri 2-3-1 (7 inn.) … MO won series (2-1)
Final Stats | A&M Recap | MO Recap
at #10 Cal State Fullerton 6-6-0 def. Univ. of the Pacific 4-8-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CSF Recap | UOP Recap
at #13 Fresno State 4-9-0 def. Hawaii 2-9-1 … UH leads 4-gm series (2-1)
Final Stats | FS Recap | UH Recap
at #19 Stetson 6-8-1 def. North Florida 0-2-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | STET Recap | UNF Recap
at #24 California 5-12-1 def. Oregon 4-11-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | Cal Recap | ORE Recap
at Florida Atlantic 7-8-0 def. #26 Troy 1-11-0 … series-clincher
Final Stats | FAU Recap | Troy Recap
at #27 Arizona 8-12-1 def. USC 5-11-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | AZ Recap | USC Recap
at #31 North Carolina State 7-11-0 def. Maryland 5-13-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | NC-St. Recap | MD Recap
#33 UC Irvine 7-15-1 won at Cal State Bakersfield 0-4-4 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UCI Recap | CSB Recap
Houston 5-10-0 won at #34 Central Florida 3-8-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | HOU Recap | UCF Recap
#34 Connecticut 6-12-1 won at Rutgers 2-6-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | UConn Recap | RU Recap
at #36 Texas State 14-17-3 def. McNeese State 7-9-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | TS Recap | McN Recap
at #38 Elon 8-12-1 def. Davidson 3-9-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | Elon Recap | DAV Recap
at #41 Coastal Carolina 5-9-1 def. VMI 0-6-0 … series sweep
Final Stats | CC Recap | VMI Recap
at South Florida 2-8-1 def. #43 St. John’s 1-6-1 (11 inn.) … series sweep
Final Stats | SF Recap (w/ video) | SJU Recap
at #44 Creighton 16-12-2 def. Bradley 6-10-0 (7 inn.) … series sweep
Final Stats | CU Recap | BRAD Recap
at #46 Florida International 4-10-3 def. South Alabama 2-5-1 … series sweep
Final Stats | FIU Recap | SA Recap
#47 Southeastern Louisiana 4-4-2 won at Sam Houston State 2-7-1 … series-clincher
Final Stats | SL Recap | SHSU Recap
#48 Jacksonville 6-9-0 won at Florida Gulf Coast 0-6-3 … series-clincher
Final Stats | JU Recap | FGCU Recap
#49 Charlotte 17-18-0 won at Massachusetts 6-10-2 … series-clincher
Final Stats | CHAR Recap | UMass Recap
#50 UAB 7-9-0 won at Tulane 1-5-1 … TUL won series (2-1)
Final Stats | UAB Recap | TUL Recap