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Posted on 4/7/09 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 4/7/09 at 5:29 pm
How can Arkansas be #1 in one poll, but 9th and 12th in the other ones?
Baseball America Top 25
April 6, 2009
Rk. Team W-L Last Week Prev.
1. Arizona State 23-5 4-1 3
2. LSU 23-8 2-2 2
3. Rice 21-7 4-0 4
4. North Carolina 24-7 4-1 5
5. UC Irvine 19-8 3-1 8
6. Cal State Fullerton 20-7 2-3 1
7. Baylor 20-8 3-2 7
8. Georgia 25-5 3-2 6
9. Texas 20-8 3-1 9
10. Miami 23-8 3-1 11
11. Oklahoma 25-7 3-1 12
12. Arkansas 22-6 3-1 13
13. Georgia Tech 19-6 1-2 10
14. Mississippi 22-8 6-0 15
15. East Carolina 25-5 5-0 16
16. Oregon State 18-6 3-0 19
17. Texas A&M 20-11 2-2 14
18. San Diego State 22-11 4-2 21
19. Texas Christian 19-9 4-0 22
20. Oklahoma State 21-10 2-3 17
21. Cal Poly 21-7 4-0 23
22. Virginia 26-5 4-1 24
23. Hawaii 19-10 3-1 NR
24. Coastal Carolina 24-7 5-0 NR
25. San Diego 22-11 3-1 NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Poll
April 6, 2009
Rank School (Record) Points Previous
1. Arkansas (22-6) 493 4
2. Arizona St. (23-5) 492 7
3. North Carolina (24-7) 490 6
4. LSU (23-8) 487 5
5. Georgia (25-5) 486 1
6. Rice (21-7) 483 8
7. U.C. Irvine (19-8) 480 12
8. Cal. St. Fullerton (20-7) 479 2
9. Georgia Tech. (19-6) 478 3
10. Miami, Fla. (23-8) 477 9
11. Virginia (26-5) 475 10
12. Oklahoma (25-7) 473 13
13. Baylor (20-8) 469 11
14. Texas (20-8) 468 14
15. Mississippi (22-8) 466 17
16. Cal Poly (21-7) 463 16
17. Oregon St. (18-6) 459 23
18. Texas Christian (19-9) 457 27
19. Coastal Carolina (24-7) 452 —
20. Oklahoma St. (21-10) 449 15
21. Texas A&M (20-11) 442 21
22. Florida (19-11) 438 19
23. New Mexico St. (28-4) 437 24
24. East Carolina (25-5) 434 29
25. George Mason (24-5) 430 —
26. Georgia Southern (21-7) 429 —
27. Eastern Illinois (21-5) 427 —
28. San Diego St. (22-11) 425 25
29. San Diego (22-11) 424 30
30. Minnesota (16-9) 422 —
USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll
April 6, 2009
Rank School (first-place votes) Record Points Last week
1 Arizona State (14) 23-5 737 3
2 North Carolina (3) 24-7 685 6
3 Georgia (7) 25-5 678 1
4 LSU (5) 23-8 670 5
5 Miami (Fla.) 23-8 614 7
6 Cal State-Fullerton (2) 20-7 586 2
7 Rice 21-7 547 9
8 Georgia Tech 19-6 538 4
9 Arkansas 22-6 534 8
10 UC-Irvine 19-8 506 13
11 Oklahoma 25-7 495 10
12 Texas 20-8 397 14
13 Baylor 20-8 390 12
14 Virginia 26-5 331 16
15 Texas A&M 20-11 311 11
16 East Carolina 25-5 267 18
17 Mississippi 22-8 263 20
18 Oklahoma State 21-10 260 15
19 Coastal Carolina 24-7 207 19
20 Clemson 20-10 171 17
21 San Diego 22-11 146 25
22 Oregon State 18-6 115 NR
23 TCU 19-9 112 NR
24 Cal Poly 21-7 106 NR
25 Florida State 18-10 69 23
Baseball America Top 25
April 6, 2009
Rk. Team W-L Last Week Prev.
1. Arizona State 23-5 4-1 3
2. LSU 23-8 2-2 2
3. Rice 21-7 4-0 4
4. North Carolina 24-7 4-1 5
5. UC Irvine 19-8 3-1 8
6. Cal State Fullerton 20-7 2-3 1
7. Baylor 20-8 3-2 7
8. Georgia 25-5 3-2 6
9. Texas 20-8 3-1 9
10. Miami 23-8 3-1 11
11. Oklahoma 25-7 3-1 12
12. Arkansas 22-6 3-1 13
13. Georgia Tech 19-6 1-2 10
14. Mississippi 22-8 6-0 15
15. East Carolina 25-5 5-0 16
16. Oregon State 18-6 3-0 19
17. Texas A&M 20-11 2-2 14
18. San Diego State 22-11 4-2 21
19. Texas Christian 19-9 4-0 22
20. Oklahoma State 21-10 2-3 17
21. Cal Poly 21-7 4-0 23
22. Virginia 26-5 4-1 24
23. Hawaii 19-10 3-1 NR
24. Coastal Carolina 24-7 5-0 NR
25. San Diego 22-11 3-1 NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Poll
April 6, 2009
Rank School (Record) Points Previous
1. Arkansas (22-6) 493 4
2. Arizona St. (23-5) 492 7
3. North Carolina (24-7) 490 6
4. LSU (23-8) 487 5
5. Georgia (25-5) 486 1
6. Rice (21-7) 483 8
7. U.C. Irvine (19-8) 480 12
8. Cal. St. Fullerton (20-7) 479 2
9. Georgia Tech. (19-6) 478 3
10. Miami, Fla. (23-8) 477 9
11. Virginia (26-5) 475 10
12. Oklahoma (25-7) 473 13
13. Baylor (20-8) 469 11
14. Texas (20-8) 468 14
15. Mississippi (22-8) 466 17
16. Cal Poly (21-7) 463 16
17. Oregon St. (18-6) 459 23
18. Texas Christian (19-9) 457 27
19. Coastal Carolina (24-7) 452 —
20. Oklahoma St. (21-10) 449 15
21. Texas A&M (20-11) 442 21
22. Florida (19-11) 438 19
23. New Mexico St. (28-4) 437 24
24. East Carolina (25-5) 434 29
25. George Mason (24-5) 430 —
26. Georgia Southern (21-7) 429 —
27. Eastern Illinois (21-5) 427 —
28. San Diego St. (22-11) 425 25
29. San Diego (22-11) 424 30
30. Minnesota (16-9) 422 —
USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll
April 6, 2009
Rank School (first-place votes) Record Points Last week
1 Arizona State (14) 23-5 737 3
2 North Carolina (3) 24-7 685 6
3 Georgia (7) 25-5 678 1
4 LSU (5) 23-8 670 5
5 Miami (Fla.) 23-8 614 7
6 Cal State-Fullerton (2) 20-7 586 2
7 Rice 21-7 547 9
8 Georgia Tech 19-6 538 4
9 Arkansas 22-6 534 8
10 UC-Irvine 19-8 506 13
11 Oklahoma 25-7 495 10
12 Texas 20-8 397 14
13 Baylor 20-8 390 12
14 Virginia 26-5 331 16
15 Texas A&M 20-11 311 11
16 East Carolina 25-5 267 18
17 Mississippi 22-8 263 20
18 Oklahoma State 21-10 260 15
19 Coastal Carolina 24-7 207 19
20 Clemson 20-10 171 17
21 San Diego 22-11 146 25
22 Oregon State 18-6 115 NR
23 TCU 19-9 112 NR
24 Cal Poly 21-7 106 NR
25 Florida State 18-10 69 23
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Posted on 4/8/09 at 1:05 am to LSUAce007
I guess they haven't proven enough to those poll voters. I'd have them ranked top 5 if I did a poll for sure. Especially after tonight's win.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 1:12 am to Froman
Who'd they beat today?
Posted on 4/8/09 at 2:07 am to LSUtoOmaha
Arizona State
Posted on 4/8/09 at 9:29 am to LSUAce007
How can UGA still be ranked ahead of LSU in a poll.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 2:00 pm to Geauxtigers468
Because they don't want to give us any respect!
Posted on 4/8/09 at 2:16 pm to LSUAce007
One of my fellow Hog fans asked this question to the one of the guys at Baseball America and this is his explaination of why we are still ranked so low.
Aaron Fitt: The teams ahead of Arkansas keep winning games. Even Georgia, which lost a series to LSU this weekend, still went 3-2, earning two quality wins against a good Clemson team. We weren't going to hammer the Bulldogs after that week. Arkansas deserves to be in the top 10 based on what it has done this season, but so do the teams ahead of it. And at the end of the day, as much as I like Arkansas (I'll remind you that we were just about the only outlet to rank the Hogs in the preseason), I still think LSU and Georgia will finish better in the end. Both those teams are more secure on the mound.
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So, from what I can gather, they rank the teams on how they expect them to finish instead of the product that has been played on the field already.
Aaron Fitt: The teams ahead of Arkansas keep winning games. Even Georgia, which lost a series to LSU this weekend, still went 3-2, earning two quality wins against a good Clemson team. We weren't going to hammer the Bulldogs after that week. Arkansas deserves to be in the top 10 based on what it has done this season, but so do the teams ahead of it. And at the end of the day, as much as I like Arkansas (I'll remind you that we were just about the only outlet to rank the Hogs in the preseason), I still think LSU and Georgia will finish better in the end. Both those teams are more secure on the mound.
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So, from what I can gather, they rank the teams on how they expect them to finish instead of the product that has been played on the field already.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 2:22 pm to HogFeezy
That's understandable.
I don't get this comment, though.... when was this chat done?
I don't get this comment, though.... when was this chat done?
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For instance, Arkansas is 0-0 against the top 25, but the Hogs have played a very solid, challenging schedule against many quality opponents.
This post was edited on 4/8/09 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 4/8/09 at 2:29 pm to DC RaiseHerBack
Hate to say it, but if Arkansas had "LSU" or "Texas" across its jersey, it would be top 5 in all the major polls. It is a shame that polls work in this fashion and I think Arky should be in the top 5.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 2:31 pm to spslayto
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Hate to say it, but if Arkansas had "LSU" or "Texas" across its jersey, it would be top 5 in all the major polls.
I agree. It's always been that way... no matter the sport. I don't mind it, however.
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