Season long look at UL's trek through the Baseball RPI rankings

[El Sidonio]

We prolly should be higher than some of the teams that are ahead of us, and Robe definitely should receive props for #700, but I know Robe knows that he's got a good squad and that ratings don't win games.

However, if you put stock in ratings, etc... don't worry about the polls, worry about RPI, because that seems to be more important for teams that need at-large bids. Even if you hate the RPI, you at least have to agree that it is something that is looked at. At this point (still alot of ball to play, but..) we jumped from #28 in RPI before FAU to #15. (BOP, I got these figures from boydsworld instead of warrnennolan as per your advice).

anyhoo, just thought I'd throw that in.

God Bless

GEAUX UL RAGIN CAJUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CajunProud]

We prolly should be higher than some of the teams that are ahead of us, and Robe definitely should receive props for #700, but I know Robe knows that he's got a good squad and that ratings don't win games.

However, if you put stock in ratings, etc... don't worry about the polls, worry about RPI, because that seems to be more important for teams that need at-large bids. Even if you hate the RPI, you at least have to agree that it is something that is looked at. At this point (still alot of ball to play, but..) we jumped from #28 in RPI before FAU to #15. (BOP, I got these figures from boydsworld instead of warrnennolan as per your advice).

anyhoo, just thought I'd throw that in.

God Bless

GEAUX UL RAGIN CAJUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree with you 100% about the RPI. I just hate how we never get any respect. The reason I like the rankings is because it gives un national exposure and is one more tool that we can use to help with recruiting.

[GoneGolfin]

That is great.

We deserve to be there, and in my opinion, we deserve to be in the top 25.

Meanwhile, the morons at baseball america have teams with 7, 8, 9 and 10 losses in their top 25, yet the Cajuns are nowhere in sight. Whoever conducts their poll must live or be from the West coast. Complete BS.

C'mon guys. I would not have the Cajuns in my Top 25 either. They are not far away, probably Top 30. But I do not see any teams in the CB Top 25 or BA Top 25 that I would have behind the Cajuns at this point, except maybe Southern Cal (ranked #25 in BA). But there are also a few teams that I would slot in front of the Cajuns for that last spot in the BA poll.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

At this point (still alot of ball to play, but..) we jumped from #28 in RPI before FAU to #15. (BOP, I got these figures from boydsworld instead of warrnennolan as per your advice).

The below figures are the ones compiled by SEBaseball.com. They are going to be slightly different than that of Boyd Nation as the SEBaseball.com Adjusted RPI and Base RPI counts tie games (as does the official NCAA RPI formula). Hence, I have a slight preference to using this over Boyd's. But they are going to be close, unlike Warren Nolan's (which is significantly different).

The first column is the Adjusted RPI Rank followed by the Adjusted RPI Rating. After the team name you will see the Base RPI rank, followed by the Base RPI rating. For example, Louisiana has a Base RPI of (21, .6063) and an Adjusted RPI of (15, .6141).

Rank Rating Team RPI
Rank RPI #Bon #Pen ΔRank
1 0.6505 South Carolina 1 0.6481 1 0 0
2 0.6407 Long Beach State 3 0.6281 6 0 1
3 0.6299 Rice 5 0.6263 2 0 2
4 0.6294 Texas 4 0.6270 1 0 0
5 0.6289 Vanderbilt 2 0.6289 0 0 -3
6 0.6273 Arkansas 7 0.6237 2 0 1
7 0.6268 Southern Mississippi 9 0.6226 2 0 2
8 0.6260 Florida State 6 0.6242 1 0 -2
9 0.6259 Mississippi 8 0.6235 1 0 -1
10 0.6231 Pepperdine 10 0.6183 3 0 0
11 0.6207 San Diego 18 0.6081 6 0 7
12 0.6179 Texas A&M 12 0.6155 1 0 0
13 0.6178 Oklahoma 13 0.6154 2 0 0
14 0.6170 Coastal Carolina 11 0.6170 0 0 -3
15 0.6141 Louisiana-Lafayette 21 0.6063 5 0 6
16 0.6136 Minnesota 19 0.6070 4 0 3
17 0.6119 Clemson 14 0.6119 0 0 -3
18 0.6116 Louisiana State 17 0.6092 1 0 -1
19 0.6103 Stetson 15 0.6103 0 0 -4
20 0.6084 Cal State Fullerton 22 0.6060 2 0 2
21 0.6076 East Carolina 16 0.6094 0 1 -5
22 0.6068 Oregon State 20 0.6068 0 0 -2
23 0.6068 Arizona State 23 0.6050 1 0 0
24 0.6034 North Carolina State 25 0.5986 2 0 1
25 0.6027 Southern California 24 0.5991 2 0 -1
Rank Rating Team RPI
Rank RPI #Bon #Pen ΔRank
26 0.5956 UC Irvine 30 0.5896 4 0 4
27 0.5955 Missouri 27 0.5943 1 0 0
28 0.5952 Memphis 29 0.5928 1 0 1
29 0.5943 Virginia 26 0.5943 0 0 -3
30 0.5931 North Carolina 28 0.5931 0 0 -2
31 0.5902 Mississippi State 31 0.5884 1 0 0
32 0.5854 Wake Forest 32 0.5830 1 0 0
33 0.5846 Wichita State 34 0.5822 1 0 1
34 0.5828 Kansas State 33 0.5828 0 0 -1
35 0.5819 UC Riverside 37 0.5771 3 0 2
36 0.5800 Southern Illinois 36 0.5776 1 0 0
37 0.5800 Virginia Tech 35 0.5782 1 0 -2
38 0.5758 Auburn 38 0.5758 0 0 0
39 0.5755 Maryland 40 0.5731 2 0 1
40 0.5744 Kentucky 39 0.5744 0 0 -1
41 0.5701 Nebraska 44 0.5677 1 0 3
42 0.5695 South Florida 41 0.5695 0 0 -1
43 0.5690 Troy 42 0.5690 0 0 -1
44 0.5685 Miami Florida 43 0.5685 1 1 -1
45 0.5676 College of Charleston 47 0.5664 1 0 2
46 0.5668 Florida 48 0.5650 1 0 2
47 0.5664 The Citadel 45 0.5664 0 0 -2
48 0.5664 Baylor 46 0.5664 0 0 -2
49 0.5634 Tulane 52 0.5586 2 0 3
50 0.5620 Arizona 49 0.5596 1 0 -1
Rank Rating Team RPI
Rank RPI #Bon #Pen ΔRank
51 0.5612 Southeastern Louisiana 50 0.5594 2 1 -1
52 0.5611 Texas Christian 51 0.5587 2 0 -1
53 0.5602 Michigan 53 0.5584 1 0 0
54 0.5591 Eastern Michigan 55 0.5573 1 0 1
55 0.5578 Stanford 56 0.5566 1 1 1
56 0.5577 Louisiana-Monroe 54 0.5577 0 0 -2
57 0.5577 Evansville 57 0.5553 1 0 0
58 0.5536 Western Carolina 58 0.5524 1 0 0
59 0.5516 Louisville 59 0.5492 1 0 0
60 0.5487 Houston 60 0.5487 0 0 0
61 0.5460 Texas-San Antonio 61 0.5460 0 0 0
62 0.5449 Boston College 64 0.5437 1 0 2
63 0.5442 Texas Tech 62 0.5454 0 1 -1
64 0.5439 Sam Houston State 63 0.5439 0 0 -1
65 0.5435 UCLA 71 0.5387 2 0 6
66 0.5433 Central Florida 68 0.5409 1 0 2
67 0.5432 Central Michigan 75 0.5372 3 0 8
68 0.5428 Florida Atlantic 65 0.5428 0 0 -3
69 0.5418 Georgia Tech 66 0.5418 0 0 -3
70 0.5412 San Diego State 67 0.5412 0 0 -3
71 0.5412 UC Santa Barbara 70 0.5388 1 0 -1
72 0.5400 Ohio State 69 0.5400 0 0 -3
73 0.5399 Brigham Young 73 0.5375 2 0 0
74 0.5383 Missouri State 77 0.5359 1 0 3
75 0.5376 Dallas Baptist 72 0.5376 0 0 -3
Rank Rating Team RPI
Rank RPI #Bon #Pen ΔRank
76 0.5373 Georgia Southern 74 0.5373 0 0 -2
77 0.5373 Virginia Military 83 0.5319 3 0 6
78 0.5372 Alabama 76 0.5372 0 0 -2
79 0.5356 Liberty 84 0.5314 2 0 5
80 0.5349 East Tennessee State 79 0.5343 1 1 -1
81 0.5347 Cal Poly 78 0.5347 0 0 -3
82 0.5330 Michigan State 86 0.5288 2 0 4
83 0.5330 Georgia 80 0.5330 0 0 -3
84 0.5322 Kennesaw State 81 0.5322 1 1 -3
85 0.5319 Ball State 87 0.5283 2 0 2
86 0.5293 Illinois State 96 0.5239 3 0 10
87 0.5288 Virginia Commonwealth 89 0.5264 1 0 2
88 0.5283 Middle Tennessee State 82 0.5319 0 2 -6
89 0.5282 North Carolina-Charlotte 90 0.5264 1 0 1
90 0.5276 North Carolina-Wilmington 91 0.5258 1 0 1
91 0.5268 High Point 85 0.5304 0 2 -6
92 0.5268 Oral Roberts 92 0.5250 1 0 0
93 0.5268 Washington 88 0.5268 0 0 -5
94 0.5265 Miami Ohio 95 0.5241 1 0 1
95 0.5251 Appalachian State 94 0.5245 1 1 -1
96 0.5246 Texas State 93 0.5246 0 0 -3
97 0.5224 Fresno State 97 0.5224 0 0 0
98 0.5222 Northwestern State 99 0.5198 2 0 1
99 0.5215 Northern Illinois 102 0.5185 2 0 3
100 0.5212 Jacksonville State 98 0.5212 0 0 -2

[Mineshaft]

C'mon guys. I would not have the Cajuns in my Top 25 either. They are not far away, probably Top 30. But I do not see any teams in the CB Top 25 or BA Top 25 that I would have behind the Cajuns at this point, except maybe Southern Cal (ranked #25 in BA). But there are also a few teams that I would slot in front of the Cajuns for that last spot in the BA poll.

Brian

You are correct brian they are Top 30 but you have to remember cajuns fan are very fickle. They sweep over the weekend and now they think they are a Top 10 team. bear with them...

[GoneGolfin]

You are correct brian they are Top 30 but you have to remember cajuns fan are very fickle. They sweep over the weekend and now they think they are a Top 10 team. bear with them...

Sounds like the core fan base of most every university in the country. And BTW, I am a Cajun fan.

Brian

[Zeebart21]

Sounds like the core fan base of most every university in the country. And BTW, I am a Cajun fan.

Brian

Thanks, Brian. That Cat doesnt have a clue! LOL

[CajunGuru]

Sounds like the core fan base of most every university in the country. And BTW, I am a Cajun fan.

Brian

Meanwhile, MineShaft and LSU are still trying to beat Kentucky Sunday 9-9? What the hell is wrong with the SEC that they can't get the game in on time before a time deadline?

[GoneGolfin]

C'mon guys. I would not have the Cajuns in my Top 25 either. They are not far away, probably Top 30. But I do not see any teams in the CB Top 25 or BA Top 25 that I would have behind the Cajuns at this point, except maybe Southern Cal (ranked #25 in BA). But there are also a few teams that I would slot in front of the Cajuns for that last spot in the BA poll.

Brian

Just so some of you do not get too down on BA with respect to the rankings, the Cajuns were considered by at least Aaron Fitt (one of the three that decides the rankings).

That said, I am not a fan of the criteria they use. But I think that they have the Cajuns slotted correctly right now.

From the Chat ...

Q: Joe from CA asks:
How close is Maryland in your ranking of top 25, they took 2 of 3 from Clemson this weekend, should of taken 2 of 3 at Miami prior weekend and took 2 of 3 AT NC State?
A:

Aaron Fitt: If we had an open spot in our Top 25 this week, Maryland would have been a leading contender to fill it, along with Missouri, Arizona, Louisiana-Lafayette, Tulane, Ohio State, Stetson and College of Charleston. I think all of those have worthy cases for the rankings.

[Zeebart21]

Hey Brian, the bad blood with respect to BA comes from 2000. Dont know the other dudes, but John Manuel is a goober.

Z.

[GoneGolfin]

Hey Brian, the bad blood with respect to BA comes from 2000. Dont know the other dudes, but John Manuel is a goober.

Z.

I know about 2000. I had a conversation with Manuel myself concerning 2000.

Brian

[Zeebart21]

I know about 2000. I had a conversation with Manuel myself concerning 2000.

Brian

Kind of like talking to a rock? LOL

Z.