NCAA Baseball Tournament Projections ...
Folks,
The following are my 2003 NCAA Baseball Regional Projections. New Mexico State snuck in as my last team. Hence, the Aggies are truly a team on the bubble and there is no telling what the NCAA will decide to do. I have the Sun Belt, Southland, and the Atlantic Sun Conferences all getting three teams. The SEC leads the way with seven selections, followed by the ACC and Big XII both with six. My National Seeds changed slightly from earlier Sunday.
National Seeds:
(1) Florida State (50-10-1)
(2) Stanford (41-15)
(3) Rice (48-10)
(4) LSU (40-19-1)
(5) Miami (39-14-1)
(6) Nebraska (44-16)
(7) Georgia Tech (44-16)
(8) California State-Fullerton (43-13)
Remaining #1 Seeds:
Texas (43-17)
Auburn (40-19)
Arizona State (50-12)
Long Beach State (38-18)
Texas A&M (43-17)
North Carolina State (42-16)
Southern Mississippi (45-14)
Baylor (41-21)
Tallahassee, FL Regional
#1 Florida State (50-10-1) (#1 NS)
#2 Rutgers (36-20)
#3 Ohio State (41-19)
#4 Murray State (25-29)
vs.
Starkville, MS Regional
#1 Baylor (41-21)
#2 Mississippi State (40-18-1)
#3 Southern (43-5)
#4 Middle Tennessee State (33-25)
Palo Alto, CA Regional
#1 Stanford (41-15) (#2 NS)
#2 California-Riverside (40-15)
#3 Oklahoma State (34-24)
#4 San Diego (31-28)
vs.
Hattiesburg, MS Regional
#1 Southern Mississippi (45-14)
#2 South Alabama (40-17)
#3 Mississippi (34-25)
#4 Jacksonville (32-28)
Houston, TX Regional
#1 Rice (48-10) (#3 NS)
#2 Virginia Commonwealth (45-11)
#3 Houston (32-27)
#4 Central Connecticut State (31-15-2)
vs.
Wilson, NC Regional
#1 North Carolina State (42-16)
#2 South Carolina (39-20)
#3 Coastal Carolina (45-16)
#4 Western Carolina (41-19)
Baton Rouge, LA Regional
#1 LSU (40-19-1) (#4 NS)
#2 Tulane (43-17)
#3 Lamar (37-16)
#4 Northeastern (27-22)
vs.
College Station, TX Regional
#1 Texas A&M (43-17)
#2 Clemson (38-20)
#3 Texas Christian (35-22)
#4 McNeese State (31-28)
Coral Gables, FL Regional
#1 Miami (39-14-1) (#5 NS)
#2 Richmond (46-13)
#3 Stetson (39-22)
#4 Bethune Cookman (30-26)
vs.
Long Beach, CA Regional
#1 Long Beach State (38-18)
#2 Nevada-Las Vegas (45-15)
#3 Arizona (35-21)
#4 Wichita State (47-25)
Lincoln, NE Regional
#1 Nebraska (44-16) (#6 NS)
#2 Minnesota (39-20)
#3 Arkansas (34-20)
#4 Illinois-Chicago (39-16)
vs.
Tempe, AZ Regional
#1 Arizona State (50-12)
#2 Notre Dame (42-16)
#3 New Mexico State (42-16)
#4 Princeton (27-21)
Atlanta, GA Regional
#1 Georgia Tech (44-16) (#7 NS)
#2 Florida Atlantic (46-14)
#3 Virginia (29-25)
#4 LeMoyne (33-15)
vs.
Auburn, AL Regional
#1 Auburn (40-19)
#2 North Carolina (39-21)
#3 West Virginia (36-19)
#4 Eastern Michigan (32-16)
Fullerton, CA Regional
#1 California State-Fullerton (43-13) (#8 NS)
#2 Washington (40-16)
#3 Missouri (35-20)
#4 Oral Roberts (40-18)
vs.
#1 Texas (43-17)
#2 Alabama (37-22)
#3 Texas-Arlington (37-25)
#4 Bucknell (27-14)
Last Five In:
1. New Mexico State (42-16)
2. West Virginia (36-19)
3. Oklahoma State (34-24)
4. Virginia (29-25)
5. Texas-Arlington (37-25)
Last Five Out:
1. Kent State (36-18)
2. Southwest Missouri State (35-23)
3. North Carolina-Wilmington (38-21)
4. Florida International (36-23)
5. East Carolina (33-25-1)
Brian
Update to NCAA Tournament Projections ...
As I demoted Texas from a national seed and awarded CSF the #8 NS, Oral Roberts (40-18) needs to be switched to the Austin regional and Bucknell (27-14) sent to the Fullerton regional.
National Seeds
(1) Florida State (50-10-1)
(2) Stanford (41-15)
(3) Rice (48-10)
(4) LSU (40-19-1)
(5) Miami (39-14-1)
(6) Nebraska (44-16)
(7) Georgia Tech (44-16)
(8) California State-Fullerton (43-13)
Remaining #1 Seeds
Texas (43-17)
Auburn (40-19)
Arizona State (50-12)
Long Beach State (38-18)
Texas A&M (43-17)
North Carolina State (42-16)
Southern Mississippi (45-14)
Baylor (41-21)
Tallahassee, FL Regional
#1 Florida State (50-10-1) (#1 NS)
#2 Rutgers (36-20)
#3 Ohio State (41-19)
#4 Murray State (25-29)
vs.
Starkville, MS Regional
#1 Baylor (41-21)
#2 Mississippi State (40-18-1)
#3 Southern (43-5)
#4 Middle Tennessee State (33-25)
Palo Alto, CA Regional
#1 Stanford (41-15) (#2 NS)
#2 California-Riverside (40-15)
#3 Oklahoma State (34-24)
#4 San Diego (31-28)
vs.
Hattiesburg, MS Regional
#1 Southern Mississippi (45-14)
#2 South Alabama (40-17)
#3 Mississippi (34-25)
#4 Jacksonville (32-28)
Houston, TX Regional
#1 Rice (48-10) (#3 NS)
#2 Virginia Commonwealth (45-11)
#3 Houston (32-27)
#4 Central Connecticut State (31-15-2)
vs.
Wilson, NC Regional
#1 North Carolina State (42-16)
#2 South Carolina (39-20)
#3 Coastal Carolina (45-16)
#4 Western Carolina (41-19)
Baton Rouge, LA Regional
#1 LSU (40-19-1) (#4 NS)
#2 Tulane (43-17)
#3 Lamar (37-16)
#4 Northeastern (27-22)
vs.
College Station, TX Regional
#1 Texas A&M (43-17)
#2 Clemson (38-20)
#3 Texas Christian (35-22)
#4 McNeese State (31-28)
Coral Gables, FL Regional
#1 Miami (39-14-1) (#5 NS)
#2 Richmond (46-13)
#3 Stetson (39-22)
#4 Bethune Cookman (30-26)
vs.
Long Beach, CA Regional
#1 Long Beach State (38-18)
#2 Nevada-Las Vegas (45-15)
#3 Arizona (35-21)
#4 Wichita State (47-25)
Lincoln, NE Regional
#1 Nebraska (44-16) (#6 NS)
#2 Minnesota (39-20)
#3 Arkansas (34-20)
#4 Illinois-Chicago (39-16)
vs.
Tempe, AZ Regional
#1 Arizona State (50-12)
#2 Notre Dame (42-16)
#3 New Mexico State (42-16)
#4 Princeton (27-21)
Atlanta, GA Regional
#1 Georgia Tech (44-16) (#7 NS)
#2 Florida Atlantic (46-14)
#3 Virginia (29-25)
#4 LeMoyne (33-15)
vs.
Auburn, AL Regional
#1 Auburn (40-19)
#2 North Carolina (39-21)
#3 West Virginia (36-19)
#4 Eastern Michigan (32-16)
Fullerton, CA Regional
#1 California State-Fullerton (43-13) (#8 NS)
#2 Washington (40-16)
#3 Missouri (35-20)
#4 Bucknell (27-14)
vs.
Austin, TX Regional
#1 Texas (43-17)
#2 Alabama (37-22)
#3 Texas-Arlington (37-25)
#4 Oral Roberts (40-18)
Last Five In:
1. New Mexico State (42-16)
2. West Virginia (36-19)
3. Oklahoma State (34-24)
4. Virginia (29-25)
5. Texas-Arlington (37-25)
Last Five Out:
1. Kent State (36-18)
2. Southwest Missouri State (35-23)
3. North Carolina-Wilmington (38-21)
4. Florida International (36-23)
5. East Carolina (33-25-1)
