By: Aaron Kirby
TCU (29-16) slides up 2 spots to take over #1 for week 12. The Horned Frogs went 3-1 on the week beating Oklahoma 4-3 Tuesday and winning 2 of 3 vs New Mexico in MWC play. TCU and New Mexico are now tied atop the MWC standings at 13-5 and having split their 6 games.
Purdue (35-9) fall’s just one spot to #2 after dropping 2 of 3 at UCLA. The Boilermakers lost Friday 5-1 and Saturday 3-2 and were down 10-5 heading to the 9th on Sunday. Purdue then scored 10 runs in the top of 9th inning and won 15-11.
Utah Valley (35-11) moves up one spot to #23 after going 5-0 (1-0 vs Utah, 4-0 at Houston Baptist) on the week and extending their win streak to 28 games. Their last lost was 45 days ago a 13-3 loss to Sacramento St Thursday March 22 and they were just 7-11 overall. The NCAA Division 1 record is 34 consecutive wins held by Texas in 1977 and Florida Atlantic in 1999.
RISING
Dallas Baptist (34-14) climbs 7 spots to #5 with a 5-0 week. The Patriots swept a home and home with UT-Arlington mid week before sweeping Evansville on the weekend.
Indiana St (36-12) moves up 4 spots to #11 after taking 2 of 3 from Wichita St in Missouri Valley play. The Sycamores now are just a ½ game behind Missouri St for 1st place in the MVC.
SE Louisiana (33-16) climbs 4 spots to #12 with a 3-1 week. The Lions picked up a 6-3 win at South Alabama Tuesday and won 2 of 3 vs Stephen F. Austin in SLC play. After splitting the first 2 games SE Louisiana could not afford to drop another series setting up a must win Sunday. SE Louisiana scored 7 runs in btm 6th to take a 10-9 lead only to see Stephen F. Austin score single runs in 7th and 8th to take an 11-10 lead to btm of 9th. SE Louisiana scored 2 runs in bottom of 9th on 3 errors and no hits to win 12-11.
Samford (32-17) slides up 2 places to #16 after a 3-1 week. The Bulldogs beat Troy 15-4 on Tuesday and won 2 of 3 at Georgia Southern in Southern Conference play. All 3 games at GSU were decided by a single run with Samford winning 5-4 Friday, 6-5 Saturday and Georgia Southern winning Sunday 3-2. The Bulldogs have won 12 of 15 games to get back in contention in the SOCON setting up big series vs App St next weekend.
SC Upstate(32-14) moves up 2 spots to #21 after a 3-2 week. The Spartans lost 7-6 at Wofford and won 15-3 at Georgia St mid week. The Spartans traveled to Stetson in big A-Sun series and won 2 of 3. SC Upstate is in 1st place in A-Sun 2 games in front of Belmont and 3 games in front of Stetson and Kennesaw St.
FALLING
College of Charleston (31-15) slides 2 spots to #9 losing the first games at Clemson. The Cougars dropped Saturday’s opener at Clemson 4-3 in 13 innings. CofC took a 3-2 lead in the top of 13th on Daniel Aldrich’s 3rd double of game. Clemson entered the btm of 13th without a hit since the 2nd inning. After a 1 out single, FC and intentional BB but runners on 1st and 3rd with 2 outs former CofC player Thomas Brittle hit a 0-2 pitch into left for single and tie ball game. A wild pitch to next batter brought home the winning run. After that heartbreaking loss Clemson won Sunday’s game 12-3.
Sam Houston St (32-15) falls 5 spots to #10 after a 1-3 week. The Bearkats lost 10-0 vs Texas A&M Tuesday and lost 2 of 3 at UT-Arlington in Southland Conference play. It was the first SLC series loss of the year and Sam Houston St still has a 3 game lead over SE Louisiana.
New Mexico St (30-17) drops 7 to #13 with a 0-4 week. The Aggies lost 12-7 to Texas St Tuesday before traveling to the island and getting swept by Hawaii in WAC play. They have now lost 6 games in a row and their once NCAA lock is not so much.
Stetson (31-17) falls 10 spots to #19 after a 1-3 week. The week started with a 5-4 loss in 13 innings to Central Florida on Wednesday and ended with an 11-6 loss to SC Upstate on Sunday. The Hatters lost Friday’s opener 8-4 and evened the series with 6-3 win on Saturday before the 11-6 loss Sunday. The preseason favorite is tied for 3rd in A-Sun at 12-9 and more than likely has to win the conference tourney to get in a regional.
DROPPED OUT
#22 New Mexico (27-21)
IN
Hawaii (28-18) enters the poll at #25 after sweeping New Mexico St by scores of 5-2, 14-2, and 1-0. Hawaii now has a 1 game lead on New Mexico St in the WAC
OTHER NOTABLES
Cornell (31-15) has earned the first bid to the NCAA tournament winning 2 of 3 vs Dartmouth to win the Ivy League title. The Big Red and Big Green split a double header on Saturday setting up one game for the title and bid. Cornell RF Chris Cruz hit a walk off 2 run HR in the bottom of the 11th inning for a 3-1 win and the Ivy League title.
Southern (24-14) has won 16 games in a row
Delaware St (31-14) has won 15 games in a row
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Mid-Major Top 25- Week 12 |
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RNK |
SCHOOL |
REC |
PVS |
WK |
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Weeks Results 4/30-5/6 |
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#1 |
TCU |
29-16 |
#3 |
3-1 |
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1-0 Oklahoma; 2-1 New Mexico; |
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#2 |
Purdue |
35-9 |
#1 |
1-2 |
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1-2 at UCLA; |
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#3 |
San Diego |
36-11 |
#4 |
3-0 |
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3-0 at BYU; |
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#4 |
Missouri St |
34-14 |
#8 |
3-0 |
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2-0 vs Air Force; 1-0 at Kansas |
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#5 |
Dallas Baptist |
34-14 |
#12 |
5-0 |
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1-0 at UT Arlington; 1-0 UT Arlington; 3-0 Evansville; |
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#6 |
Louisville |
33-15 |
#2 |
2-2 |
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0-1 at WKU; 2-1 at West Virginia; |
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#7 |
Texas St |
27-18 |
#10 |
2-1 |
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2-1 Lamar; |
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#8 |
Coastal Carolina |
32-14 |
#13 |
2-1 |
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2-1 Campbell; |
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#9 |
College of Charleston |
31-15 |
#7 |
0-2 |
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0-2 at Clemson; |
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#10 |
Sam Houston St |
32-15 |
#5 |
1-3 |
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0-1 Texas A&M; 1-2 at UT-Arlington; |
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#11 |
Indiana St |
36-12 |
#15 |
2-1 |
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2-1 Wichita St; |
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#12 |
SE Louisiana |
33-16 |
#16 |
3-1 |
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1-0 at South Alabama; 2-1 Stephen F. Austin; |
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#13 |
New Mexio St |
30-17 |
#6 |
0-4 |
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0-1 Texas Tech; 0-3 at Hawaii; |
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#14 |
Appalachian St |
34-11 |
#11 |
2-2 |
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0-1 at ETSU; 2-1 UNCG; |
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#15 |
Gonzaga |
29-17 |
#14 |
2-3 |
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0-2 Oregon; 2-1 at St Marys; |
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#16 |
Samford |
32-17 |
#18 |
3-1 |
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1-0 Troy; 2-1 at Georgia Southern; |
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#17 |
Pepperdine |
26-18 |
#17 |
2-2 |
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0-1 at Cal Poly; 2-1 San Francisco; |
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#18 |
Florida Atlantic |
28-18 |
#19 |
2-1 |
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2-1 Western Kentucky; |
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#19 |
Stetson |
31-17 |
#9 |
1-3 |
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0-1 UCF; 1-2 SC Upstate; |
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#20 |
UNCW |
29-18 |
#20 |
2-1 |
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2-1 Towson; |
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#21 |
USC Upstate |
32-14 |
#23 |
3-2 |
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0-1 Wofford; 1-0 at Georgia St; 2-1 at Stetson; |
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#22 |
UT-Arlington |
29-20 |
#21 |
2-3 |
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0-1 Dallas Baptist; 0-1 at Dallas Baptist; 2-1 Sam Houston St; |
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#23 |
Utah Valley |
35-11 |
#24 |
5-0 |
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1-0 BYU; 4-0 at Houston Baptist; |
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#24 |
Michigan St |
29-16 |
#25 |
2-1 |
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2-1 at Illinois; |
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#25 |
Hawaii |
28-18 |
NR |
3-0 |
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3-0 New Mexico St |
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dropped out |
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#22 |
New Mexico |
27-21 |
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others receiving votes |
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Western Carolina |
29-17 |
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Kent St |
30-17 |
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Portland |
23-16 |
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Stony Brook |
36-11 |
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St Johns |
31-17 |
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Army |
37-12 |
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St Louis |
33-15 |
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Campbell |
34-14 |
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Liberty |
34-15 |
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Cornell |
31-15-1 |
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Week 12 RPI Results |
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Rank |
Team |
Start |
End |
Change |
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#1 |
TCU |
40 |
33 |
-7 |
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#2 |
Purdue |
10 |
10 |
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#3 |
San Diego |
33 |
28 |
-5 |
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#4 |
Missouri St |
39 |
34 |
-5 |
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#5 |
Dallas Baptist |
37 |
24 |
-13 |
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#6 |
Louisville |
34 |
42 |
+8 |
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#7 |
Texas St |
51 |
56 |
+5 |
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#8 |
Coastal Carolina |
35 |
25 |
-10 |
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#9 |
College of Charleston |
28 |
36 |
+8 |
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#10 |
Sam Houston St |
47 |
51 |
+4 |
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#11 |
Indiana St |
56 |
50 |
-6 |
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#12 |
SE Louisiana |
53 |
54 |
+1 |
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#13 |
New Mexico St |
21 |
30 |
+9 |
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#14 |
Appalachian St |
24 |
32 |
+8 |
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#15 |
Gonzaga |
30 |
37 |
+7 |
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#16 |
Samford |
65 |
65 |
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#17 |
Pepperdine |
26 |
39 |
+13 |
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#18 |
FAU |
71 |
76 |
+5 |
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#19 |
Stetson |
46 |
48 |
+2 |
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#20 |
UNCW |
50 |
53 |
+3 |
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#21 |
SC Upstate |
72 |
68 |
-4 |
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#22 |
UT-Arlington |
66 |
59 |
-7 |
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#23 |
Utah Valley |
81 |
62 |
-19 |
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#24 |
Michigan State |
52 |
45 |
-7 |
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#25 |
Hawaii |
88 |
61 |
-17 |
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Campbell |
103 |
83 |
-20 |
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Western Carolina |
87 |
71 |
-16 |
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Wichita St |
54 |
44 |
-10 |
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St Johns |
68 |
63 |
-5 |
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Elon |
43 |
52 |
+9 |
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Nebraska |
73 |
82 |
+9 |
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****RPI RESULTS FROM WARRENNOLAN.COM****
