re: We are now 7th in RPI passing USCe

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Miss State won the SEC. They are more of a lock than Florida

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Hey, I'll defer to you guys because I don't follow college baseball all that intensely. That said, does conference standing matter more than the overall metrics? I know in basketball the committee uses a "nitty gritty" report for the numbers and conference standings aren't even listed. I can't imagine college baseball would be all that different

compare UF to MSU:

Florida has a better RPI (2 vs. 9); better overall SOS (3 vs. 15); a significantly better non-conf RPI and SOS ranking; and 5 more wins vs. the RPI top 50.

Compare LSU to MSU:

LSU has a better RPI (7 vs. 9); better overall SOS (7 vs. 15); a significantly better non-conf RPI and SOS ranking; a win tonight would give LSU just as many wins away from home as MSU and would also give LSU a better record against the RPI top 50 than MSU.

Obviously MSU winning the SEC is a big deal. But I suspect (much like basketball) the committee looks at the season as a whole, not just the conf. standings. Looking at all the REALLY important metrics: SOS, wins away from home; wins against the best teams in the country, with a win tonight, LSU would edge out MSU in pretty much all of them.