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Despite being picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference (behind Missouri State, Creighton and Wichita State), Indiana State has clinched the MVC regular-season title with two games still to play.
Indiana State (cb360 #31) – despite being picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference (behind Missouri State, Creighton and Wichita State) – clinched the MVC regular-season title with two games still to play, following Friday’s 6-3 win over visiting Missouri State (cb360 #39). Another conference-title showdown (#11 Rice at #18 UCF) was one of five games rained out or suspended on Thursday that involved top-50 teams in the CB360 Composite National Rankings, but 23 other top-50 games were played and the favorites won 70% (16-7). front-page photo courtesy of Indiana State
Thursday’s eight head-to-head matchups between cb360 top-50 teams produced yet another upset loss for #1 Florida State (10-5 vs. visiting #14 North Carolina State), as FSU now is 1-4 over the past 11 days.
Elsewhere in key matchups, Mississippi State ace Chris Stratton picked up his 10th win of the season in a 3-1 victory for the #36 Bulldogs over SEC regular-season title contender Kentucky (#9). Surging #49 Vanderbilt moved two games over .500 with a 3-0 win at #26 Mississippi.
#2 Florida’s 6-0 win at Auburn kept the SEC race a 4-team battle – as the Gators are 17-11 and Kentucky 18-10, while #8 LSU (17-10) now will open its series at #7 South Carolina (17-9) with a Friday doubleheader.
#24 Miami pulled off a stunning rally to win 5-4 at #33 Georgia Tech, with the Hurricanes scoring once in the 8th and three more in the 9th. Thursday’s other head-to-head results between cb360 top-50 squads included: #3 Baylor 16-5 vs. #37 Texas … #6 North Carolina 13-2 vs. #44 Virginia Tech … and #17 Virginia 7-6 at #48 Maryland.
The day’s four other top-50 upsets included Seton Hall winning 4- at #46 St. John’s to further tighten the BIG EAST race (StJ & Louisville are 17-8 while SHU & South Florida are 16-9). Other top-50 upsets on Thursday included: Wake Forest 5-2 vs. #28 Clemson … surging Samford 4-2 at #38 Oklahoma … and Penn State 3-2 at #50 Michigan State.
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Earlier Weeks – April 22 ... April 21 … April 19-20 … April 18 … April 16-17
April 15 … April 14 … April 12-13 … April 11 … April 10… April 9
April 8 … April 7 … April 6… April 5 … April 4 … April 2-3
April 1 … March 31 … March 30 … March 28 … March 26-27
Click Here for links to CB360 top-50 scoreboard pages from Feb. 26-March 25
The 12 CB360 top-50 teams that were idle on Thursday are primarily from the Pac-12 and West Coast conferences (which don’t sponsor conference tournaments and will close league play next weekend). The idle top-50 teams include: #4 Oregon, #5 UCLA, #12 Stanford, #15 Cal State Fullerton, #16 Arizona, #19 Oregon State, #21 San Diego, #22 TCU, #27-Arizona State, #3o East Carolina, #34 Pepperdine and #45 New Mexico State.
San Diego is taking a weekend off before returning for the huge WCC showdown at Pepperdine on March 25-27 … while ECU will be playing a final-weekend tournament at VCU (Sat. vs. VMI, Sun. vs. VCU). All the other idle teams listed above will be playing their usual Fri.-.Sat.-Sun. conference series.
Thursday’s 28 top-50 results are listed below, with photos and an assortment of postgame links. A pair of Wednesday top-50 results are listed at the bottom of this page (with postgame link).
A special dedicated Twitter feed also is included below, featuring team tweets from top-50 teams playing head-to-head and from the “Bakers dozen” top-13 …
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THURSDAY’S TOP-50 MATCHUPS (May 17, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
Josh Turley (Baylor)
upsets in italics
• #14 North Carolina State 10-11-3 … won at #1 Florida State 5-5-2
(NC-St. now 38-13, 19-9 ACC … FSU 41-12, 22-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NC-St. Recap | FSU Recap
• at #3 Baylor 16-19-1 … def. #37 Texas 5-8-1
(BAY now 41-11, 19-3 Big12 … TX 29-19, 13-9)
… Final Stats | BAY Recap | TX Recap | Quotes | Photos
Kent Emanuel (North Carolina)
• at #6 North Carolina 13-14-0 … def. #44 Virginia Tech 2-5-4
(UN now 40-13,20-8 ACC … VT 34-19. 11-17)
… Final Stats | UNC Recap | VT Recap | Photos
• #8 LSU at #7 South Carolina – rainout (Fri. DH, at 2:30 ET)
• at #36 Mississippi State 3-8-0 … def. #9 Kentucky 1-7-0
(MS now 32-21, 14-14 SEC … KY 41-13, 18-10)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | MS Recap | KY Recap | Notes | Video Highlights | Postgame Video
• #11 Rice at #18 Central Florida – suspended, UCF up 8-5, t5 (Fri. DH, 3 ET)
Colin Harrington (Virginia)
• #17 Virginia 7-10-1 … won at #48 Maryland 6-12-0
(UVa now 35-15, 17-11 ACC … MD 31-23, 9-19)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UVa Recap | MD Recap
• #24 Miami 5-7-1 … won at #33 Georgia Tech 4-6-4
(Miami now 33-18, 15-13 … GT 31-23, 11-17)
… Final Stats | Miami Recap | GT Recap
• at #49 Vanderbilt 3-3-1 … def. #26 Mississippi 0-5-1
(VAN now 27-25, 14-14 SEC … OleMiss 34-20, 14-14)
… Final Stats | VAN Recap (w/ video links) | OleMiss Recap | Photos
TJ Pecoraro (Vanderbilt)
• at #31 Indiana State 6-15-1 … def. #39 Missouri State 3-8-0
(ISU now 41-13, 14-5 MVC … MO-St. 35-18, 11-6)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ISU Recap (w/ video) | MO-St. Recap | Video Highlights
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THURSDAY’S OTHER TOP-50 GAMES (May 17, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• #2 Florida 6-10-1 … won at Auburn 0-3-0
(FL now 39-15, 17-11 SEC … AUB 29-25, 12-16)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | FL Recap | AUB Recap | Photos
• #10 Purdue 11-17-2 … won at Iowa 8-12-0
(PUR now 41-11, 17-5 BigTen … Iowa 21-27, 8-14)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | PUR Recap | Iowa Recap
• #13 Texas A&M 5-10-3 … won at Oklahoma State 2-10-0 (13 inn.)
(A&M now 39-14, 14-8 Big12 … OK-St. 32-21, 13-9)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | A&M Recap | OK-St. Recap
• #20 Arkansas 8-12-1 … won at Tennessee 0-2-1
(ARK now 37-17, 14-14 SEC … TN 24-29, 8-20)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | ARK Recap | TN Recap | Photos | Video Highlights
• #23 Appalachian State at Western Carolina – suspended (WCU up 5-0, t7; Fri. DH, 4 ET)
• #25 Louisville 6-6-1 … won at Pittsburgh 5-13-2 (12 inn.)
(LOU now 37-17, 17-8 BE … Pittt 27-25, 9-16)
… Final Stats | LOU Recap | Pitt Recap
Tim Cooney (Wake Forest)
• at Wake Forest 5-6-0 … def. #28 Clemson 2-7-1
(WFU now 30-22, 11-17 ACC … CLEM 32-22, 16-12)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | WFU Recap (w/ video) | CLEM Recap
• #29 Dallas Baptist 5-9-3 … won at Bradley 4-7-2
(DB now 38-16 … BRAD 25-24-1)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | DB Recap | BRAD Recap
• #32 Coastal Carolina at Charleston Southern – rainout (Fri. DH at 11:30 ET)
• #35 Georgia 8-14-1 … won at Alabama 4-10-1
(UGa now 31-22, 14-13 SEC … AL 19-34, 7-21)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | UGa Recap | AL Recap
Saxon Butler (Samford)
• Samford 4-6-1 … won at #38 Oklahoma 2-9-1
(SAM now 35-19 … OU 33-21
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SAM Recap | OU Recap (w/ video)
• #40 Sam Houston State 12-12-0 … won at Central Arkansas 2-6-1
(SHSU now 35-17, 23-8 SLC … UCA 24-27, 15-16)
… Final Stats | SHSU Recap | UCA Recap
• George Mason at #41 UNC Wilmington – suspended (2-2, t7; Fri. DH, 4 ET)
• #42 College of Charleston 11-11-1 … won at UNC Greensboro 6-10-1
(CofC now 36-17, 20-8 SoCon … UNCG 24-26, 9-19)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | CofC Recap | UNCG Recap
Kyle Grimm (Seton Hall)
• at #43 Utah Valley 5-14-11 … def. Northern Colorado 3-7-0
(UVU now 40-12, 25-0 GW … No.-Colo.25-28, 15-10)
… Final Stats | UVU Recap | No.-Colo. Recap
• Seton Hall 4-7-0 … won at #46 St. John’s 1-6-4
(SHU now 32-21, 16-9 BigEast … StJ 32-20, 17-8)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | SHU Recap | StJ Recap
• at #47 Tulane 3-6-0 … def. Marshall 1-9-0
(Tulane now 36-17, 13-9 CUSA … Herd 16-36, 4-18)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | Tulane Recap (W/ video) | Herd Recap | Quotes
Dave Walkling (Penn State)• Penn State 3-9-1 … won at #50 Michigan State 2-10-0
(PSU now 28-24, 14-8 BigTen … MSU 34-18, 12-10)
… Final Stats | PSU Recap | MSU Recap
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WEDNESDAY’S TOP-50 GAMES (May 16, 2012)
based on the CB360 Composite National Rankings
upsets in italics
• #16 Arizona 10-10-0 … won at #25 Arizona State 2-7-3 (non-conf.)
(AZ now 34-15 … ASU 32-18)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | AZ Recap | ASU Recap (w/ video)
Bobby Brown (Arizona)
• #45 New Mexico State 5-10-1 … won at Cal State Bakersfield 3-6-0
(NMSU now 32-20 … CSB 20-27)
… Final Stats: HTML & PDF | NMSU Recap | CSB Recap