By: Aaron Kirby
Louisville (42-10 overall; 5-0 week) slides back into the top spot after a perfect 5-0 week and have won 12 in a row. The Cardinals opened the week with 4-0 win at Eastern Kentucky Tuesday and a 4-3 win over Indiana Wednesday. In Big East play the Cardinals traveled to UCONN and allowed only 1 run all weekend in their 3 game sweep winning 8-0, 6-0 and 3-1.
Good Weeks
- South Alabama (39-14 overall; 3-1 week)-The Jaguars picked up a nice 9-0 non conference win over SE Louisiana Tuesday before traveling to Louisiana and taking 2 of 3 from the Ragin’ Cajuns, winning 9-6 Friday, 9-5 Saturday and lost Sunday 17-7. South Alabama now has a 1 game lead over 2nd place Troy and hosts the Trojans in next weekend’s regular season final series.
- Sam Houston St (33-18 overall; 2-1 week)-The Bearkats won 2 of 3 at SE Louisiana in SLC play and have a 2 game lead on 2nd place Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
- UNCW (36-16 overall; 2-2 week)-The Seahawks opened the week with a 7-2 loss at NC State before taking 2 of 3 from William & Mary in the CAA series of the year. UNCW won game one 7-2 behind Jr LHP Mat Batts 5th CG of year and William & Mary evened the series with a 5-1 win Friday. UNCW used a 6 run btm 8th on Saturday on way to a 11-4 win and series win. With the series win UNCW is 2.5 games up on William & Mary and clinched atleast top 2 seed and first round bye in CAA tourney.
- Florida Gulf Coast (34-17 overall; 4-1 week)-The Eagles have won 12 of 13 including 2 of 3 at North Florida this weekend. With the series win FGCU is tied with UNF for 2nd place in A-Sun at 16-8 with both clubs one game behind first place Mercer.
- Western Carolina (36-17 overall; 3-0 week)-The Catamounts have gone 19-2 since April 6th, won 14 SoCon games in row and won 9 in a row overall on route to their first regular season Southern Conference title since 2007 with their series sweep of Wofford.
- Florida Atlantic (31-20 overall; 3-1 week)-The Owls had fallen off the bubble after losing 3 Sun Belt series in row, may have gotten back into the mix with a big road series sweep at Western Kentucky (7-2, 10-3 and 12-6). Before traveling to WKU the Owls lost 7-1 at Florida on Tuesday.
- Pittsburgh (40-11 overall; 4-0 week)-The Panthers beat Ohio 6-5 Wednesday and swept Villanova in Big East play. Pitt is now alone in first place with a 1 game lead over Louisville and travels to Louisville in the final regular season weekend.
- Creighton (28-14 overall; 3-1 week)-The Blue Jays got back into the MVC and At Large race after taking 2 of 3 at 1st place Wichita St. Creighton is now in 3rd place 2.5 games behind Wichita St won the series opener 6-5 and won the series with a 3-1 win in game 2 Saturday. Wichita St avoided the sweep with a 4-1 win Sunday.
- Campbell (43-9 overall; 4-0 week)-The Camels clinched the Big South North Division with a sweep of Liberty winning 2-1(13 innings), 4-2, and 8-6. Tuesday Campbell traveled to Charleston and picked up a nice out of conference win beating CofC 6-2. Campbell’s 43 wins are good for 4th most in the country behind only LSU, UNC and Vanderbilt. With a RPI#29 (www.warrennolan.com) the Camels are in excellent position for a postseason bid with just one regular season weekend left.
- Seton Hall (33-16 overall; 3-0 week)-The Pirates have won 12 in a row including an impressive sweep of South Florida, who started the week tied for 1st, in Big East play this weekend. The sweep puts Seton Hall in 3rd place 2 games behind 1st place Pittsburgh and 1 game behind 2nd place Louisville. The Pirates have put themselves in pretty good position for an NCAA berth with a RPI#33.
Bad Weeks
- Gonzaga (32-16-1 overall; 1-2 week)-The Bulldogs who already clinched the WCC regular season title hosted Appalachian St and lost 2 of 3 to the Mountaineers. Gonzaga won game one 4-0 behind All American LHP Marco Gonzales (9 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K) CG shutout but dropped the final two games 6-2 and 13-3.
- Notre Dame (29-21 overall; 1-2 week)-The Irish continued to struggle in Big East play losing 2 of 3 at St John’s. With the series loss ND is now in 7th place in the Big East and should have to win the Big East tourney to get in a regional.
Enter Top 25
- UNLV (34-17 overall; 4-0 week)-The Runnin’ Rebels get back into the top 25 at #23 after beating San Diego 12-10 Monday and sweeping their MWC series at Nevada 12-2, 5-1 and 15-1.
- Belmont (36-15 overall; 4-1 week)-The Bruins split two mid week games at Mercer, winning 6-4 and losing 11-1, and sweeping Murray St (7-2, 5-4 and 12-1) in OVC play enter the rankings at #24. Belmont is one game behind first place Tennessee Tech and finishes the regular season at Tennessee Tech this weekend.
- Illinois (31-15 overall; 3-0 week)-Illinois enters the top 25 at #25 after sweeping their Big 10 series vs Penn St.
Dropped out
- #17 Pepperdine (24-23 overall; 1-3 week)-The Waves have lost 6 of 7 including losing 5-3 to Long Beach St Tuesday and losing 2 of 3 to Saint Mary’s in WCC play over the weekend.
- #21 Michigan St (29-16 overall; 3-2 week)-The Spartans drop out of the rankings after losing 2 of 3 at Iowa and now sits in 7th place in the Big Ten.
- #22 South Florida (32-19 overall; 0-3 week)-The Bulls entered the week tied for first in the Big East and ended the week in 4th place after being swept at Seton Hall.
Active winning streaks
Louisville-12
Seton Hall-12
Western Carolina-9
Austin Peay-8
Charlotte-8
Sacred Heart-8
CBD Mid-Major Top 25 Week 13 | ||||
Rnk | School | Record | Pvs | Wk |
Weeks Results for 2/25-3/3 | ||||
#1 | Louisville | 42-10 | #2 | 5-0 |
1-0 at Eastern Kentucky; 1-0 Indiana; 3-0 at UCONN; | ||||
#2 | South Alabama | 39-14 | #4 | 3-1 |
1-0 SE Louisiana; 2-1 at Louisiana; | ||||
#3 | Mercer | 39-14 | #1 | 3-2 |
1-1 Belmont; 2-1 ETSU; | ||||
#4 | Indiana | 38-11 | #3 | 3-2 |
1-0 at Nebraska; 0-1 at Louisville; 2-1 Northwestern; | ||||
#5 | New Mexico | 32-18 | #6 | 2-1 |
2-1 at Fresno St; | ||||
#6 | Austin Peay | 38-13 | #7 | 3-0 |
3-0 at Tennessee Martin; | ||||
#7 | Coastal Carolina | 32-18 | #8 | 3-0 |
3-0 UNCA: | ||||
#8 | San Diego | 31-21 | #10 | 3-1 |
at UNLV; Portland; Portland; Portland | ||||
#9 | Sam Houston State | 33-18 | #12 | 2-1 |
2-1 at SE Louisiana; | ||||
#10 | Gonzaga | 32-16-1 | #5 | 1-2 |
1-2 Appalachian St | ||||
#11 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 35-17 | #9 | 1-2 |
1-2 South Alabama; | ||||
#12 | Florida Gulf Coast | 34-17 | #14 | 4-1 |
2-0 at Florida A&M; 2-1 at North Florida; | ||||
#13 | UNCW | 36-16 | #13 | 2-2 |
0-1 at NC State; 2-1 William & Mary; | ||||
#14 | Western Carolina | 36-17 | #15 | 3-0 |
3-0 Wofford; | ||||
#15 | Troy | 37-14 | #16 | 2-2 |
0-1 at Alabama; 2-1 Arkansas St; | ||||
#16 | Florida Atlantic | 31-20 | #18 | 3-1 |
0-1 at Florida; 3-0 at Western Kentucky; | ||||
#17 | Pittsburgh | 40-11 | #20 | 4-0 |
1-0 Ohio; 3-0 Villanova; | ||||
#18 | Campbell | 43-9 | #24 | 4-0 |
1-0 at College of Charleston; 3-0 Liberty; | ||||
#19 | Seton Hall | 33-16 | #25 | 3-0 |
3-0 South Florida; | ||||
#20 | Notre Dame | 29-21 | #11 | 1-2 |
1-2 at St Johns; | ||||
#21 | Creighton | 28-14 | #23 | 3-1 |
1-0 South Dakota St; 2-1 at Wichita St; | ||||
#22 | San Francisco | 31-21 | #19 | 2-2 |
1-0 Stanford; 1-2 at BYU; | ||||
#23 | UNLV | 34-17 | NR | 4-0 |
1-0 San Diego; 3-0 at Nevada; | ||||
#24 | Belmont | 36-15 | NR | 4-1 |
1-1 at Mercer; 3-0 Murray St; | ||||
#25 | Illinois | 31-15 | NR | 3-0 |
3-0 Penn St; | ||||
Dropped Out |
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#17 | Pepperdine | 24-23 |
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#21 | Michigan State | 29-16 |
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#22 | South Florida | 32-19 |
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Others Receiving Votes |
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CSU Bakersfield | 34-18 |
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BYU | 26-19 |
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Appalachian St | 27-19 |
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South Florida | 32-19 |
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Tennessee Tech | 36-14 |
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North Florida | 35-16 |
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Michigan State | 29-16 |
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Citadel | 30-22 |
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SE Louisiana | 31-21 |
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William & Mary | 32-19 |
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1 comment
Ohio St is 1-5 into their brutal 9 game home stand to end the season. They gonna need to take 2 of 3 from Indiana to get back in atlarge consideration in my opinion but my opinion doesnt have much weight with the NCAA committee. LOL
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