re: March 25th Baseball Rankings

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They have recent history and the season has yet to reach its halfway point. They’re going to get the benefit of the doubt.

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I don’t disagree, I just think it’s gone too far. Like I said, their résumé at this point is probably not even top 35.

If you want to keep them in the Top 20 because of their reputation, I’m fine with that. Reputations certainly matter.

However, if they are going to be ranked higher than they deserve for the first several weeks, that should be something that is kept in mind as we go further into the season.

For example, UNC had a better résumé than Wake coming into the weekend.

UNC swept GT (#44 ELO), while Wake took 2 of 3 from a bad Louisville team.

If you are already giving Wake the benefit of the doubt and they are ranked higher than their résumé calls for, they should not get to move up 4 spots for winning a series against a bad team.

Teams like UNC, who continue to have a better résumé than Wake should jump them as the season goes on.