CB360 Composite National Rankings #3 (3/1/18)

March 1, 2018
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The current CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) are detailed below. The current tabulation reflects polls/ratings and results as of March 1 (prior to March 2 games). A Top–50 Weekend Scoreboard (for March 1–5) also will be posted, as a rundown of results involving these teams.

The eight newcomers/returners to the CB360 Top–50 include: [27] Alabama, [32] California, [36] Georgia, [40] Minnesota, [45] Oregon, [46] Wichita State, [47] Georgia Tech and [49] UNLV (Cal and GT were in the preseason Top–50). Long Beach State has dropped outside the current Top–50 for early March, as have: Louisiana (Lafayette), West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Rice, Stetson and Michigan.

With Alabama and Georgia cycling into the current Top–50, the Southeastern Conference now has 13 of its 14 total teams in the CB360 Top–50 (all but Tennessee). The Atlantic Coast Conference is next with nine teams, after the return of Georgia Tech to the Top–50 while Wake Forest slipped outside the Top–50.

The other current conference counts in the CB360 Top–50 include: 6 Pac-12 (Cal back in, plus addition of Oregon) … 5 American Athletic Conf. (adding Wichita) … 4 Big 12 (OK State and WVU out) … 2 Big Ten (Minnesota in; Michigan out) … 2 Mountain West (adding UNLV) … 2 Missouri Valley … 2 Sun Belt (ULL out), 1 each: Big West (LBSU out), Conference USA (Rice out), Southland, Big East and West Coast.

>> CLICK HERE  for CB360 Preseason Top–50 in-depth release
>> CLICK HERE  for CB360 Top–50 #2 (after opening week)
>> 
CLICK HERE  for CB360 Top–50 Week–2 Scoreboard
>> 
CLICK HERE  for CB360 Top–50 Opening Week Scoreboard
… also will be posting Top–50 week–3 scoreboards 
(will be linked here)

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COMPOSITE NATIONAL RANKINGS (CNR) CRITERIA:  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 various RPI-type 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 only are used early in the season (SOS are not used in the CNR when RPI already are in the mix). For the NCAA field projections, teams are awarded CNR points based on their respective seedings, “last in” and “last out,” etc.

The polls/ratings/projections are averaged, with 40 points typically then added to each total in order to yield the 100-point benchmark. Early in the season (projected SOS; and preseason conference coaches polls) and late in the season (final-10 games), a maximum bonus/penalty of 2.0 (SOS & conf. poll) or 0.5 points (final-10) is factored into the formula (in that case, 38.0, or 39.5, rather than 40, is added to the poll/rating/projection avg.).

CB360’s CNR FORMULA currently includes the following 13 elements:
• National Coaches Poll (USA Today/ESPN; 58 total teams; preseason/no update)
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers poll (55 total teams)
• DIBaseball.com top-25, in conjunction with projected NCAA Tournament field (48 teams)
• Baseball America top-25 poll
• Collegiate Baseball magazine rankings (top-30)
• Perfect Game rankings (25 teams)
• Massey computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• Bennett Rank computerized rankings (top-60 teams; preseason/no update)
• Moore computerized rankings (top-60 teams)
• DISportsNet computerized rankings (top-60 teams; preseason/no update)
• Preseason projected season strength of schedule (per Massey; bonus points, max. 1.0)
• Assorted Conference preseason coaches polls (bonus points, max. 1.0)
SEC … ACC … Pac-12 … Big 12 … Big Ten … Big West … C-USA
AAC … MVC … Mt West … Sun Belt … WCC  … Southland … A-Sun

(keep scrolling down for CNR archive, some preseason and final regular-season, dating back to 2010)

CB360 Preseason Composite Top-50 Rankings for 2018
(rank) Team – voting pts  (final 2017 CNR, at end of reg. season)  [2017 preseason CNR]
1. Oregon State – 98.45  (1–#2 in 2018 preseason CNR)
2. Texas Tech – 96.51  (3–3)
3. Florida – 95.06  (2–1)
4. Florida State – 94.25  (3–4)
5. Vanderbilt – 90.41  (10–12)
6. Arkansas – 89.85  (5–7)
7. TCU – 88.84  (6–5)
8. Kentucky – 88.70  (7–8)
9. Stanford – 88.25 (8–11)
10. Texas A&M – 87.55  (13–13)
11. Clemson – 84.08 (17–18)
12. Louisville – 83.30  (11–10)
13. UCLA – 82.86  (12–14)
14. Mississippi – 82.14  (18–20)
15. Indiana – 78.06  (25–35)
16. LSU – 76.55  (14–9)
17. Southern Mississippi – 76.09 (15–21)
18. South Alabama – 75.45  (20–22)
19. Texas – 72.72  (16–17)
20. North Carolina – 71.03  (9–6)
21. Auburn – 70.66  (29–36)
22. North Carolina State – 69.63  (22–24)
23. St. John’s – 69.56  (33–43)
24. East Carolina – 64.78 (40–x)
25. San Diego – 64.10  (42–38)
26. Virginia – 63.93  (19–16)
27. Alabama – 62.17 (x–x)
28. Sam Houston State – 61.36 (30–30)
29. South Carolina – 60.47  (28–26)
30. Houston – 60.43  (26–23)
31. Miami – 57.39  (27–28)
32. California – 56.71 (x–48)
33. Dallas Baptist – 56.45  (24–27)
34. Coastal Carolina – 55.11  (39–48)
35.  Duke – 55.07  (41–47)
36. Georgia – 54.56 (x–x)
37. Mississippi State – 53.87  (32–19)
38. Arizona – 52.41 (23–25)
39. San Diego State – 51.83  (38–50)
40. Minnesota – 51.47 (x–x)
41. Connecticut – 50.96 (47–x)
42. Oklahoma – 50.33  (36–40)
43. Missouri State – 49.62  (31–29)
44. UCF (Central Florida) – 49.39  (37–32)
45. Oregon – 49.27 (x–x)
46. Wichita State –49.26 (x–x)
47. Georgia Tech – 48.75 (x–42)
48. Cal State Fullerton – 48.69  (21–15)
49. UNLV – 48.54 (x–x)
50. Missouri – 47.87 (48–x)
– next five: Indiana State, Louisiana (Lafayette), Stetson, Notre Dame & Oklahoma State

• Dropped out Of CNR Top–50 after week–2:
34. Long Beach State – 53.81  (34–31)
35. Louisiana-Lafayette – 52.90 (35–34)
43. West Virginia – 48.82  (43–33)
44. Oklahoma State – 48.33  (44–37)
45. Wake Forest – 47.77  (45–39)
46. Rice – 47.70  (46–46)
49. Stetson – 46.51 (49–x)
50. Michigan 46.34  (50–41)

• Dropped out Of CNR Top–50 after week–1:
42. Georgia Tech – 50.33 (now back in Top–50)
44. Nebraska – 49.16
45. BYU – 48.43  
48. California – 47.43 (not back in Top–50)

> These nine teams were in final 2017 regular-season CNR top-50 but not in 2018 preseason top-50:
(20) South Florida
(32) Baylor
(34) LMU
(37) Louisiana Tech
(38 Maryland
(39) Southeastern Louisiana
(41) New Mexico
(42) Old Dominion
(49) Washington

> These 15 teams were in the 2017 CNR preseason top-50 but not in 2018 preseason top-50:
East Carolina [2017 CNR preseason #18]
UC Santa Barbara [23]
Washington [24]
Maryland [31]
Arizona State [34]
Tulane [36]
UNC Wilmington [37]
Florida Atlantic [38]
Gonzaga [39]
New Mexico [41]
USC [44]
Oregon [47]
Wright State [48]
Southeastern Louisiana [49]
Cal Poly [50]

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