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Baseball polls, March 8: #2 BBA, #1 CB, #1 Coaches
Posted on 3/8/10 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 3/8/10 at 12:34 pm
Baseball America
Collegiate Baseball
USA Today Coaches poll (thanx grasshopper)
Collegiate Baseball
USA Today Coaches poll (thanx grasshopper)
This post was edited on 3/8/10 at 1:32 pm
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Posted on 3/8/10 at 12:36 pm to tss22h8
SLU (11-1) ranked #26 by Collegiate Baseball!
Roar, Lion, Roar.
Roar, Lion, Roar.
Posted on 3/8/10 at 12:41 pm to Doc Fenton
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9. Rice
Posted on 3/8/10 at 12:42 pm to iknowmorethanyou
How can Rice be 9 in one poll and not listed in the other? Or am I missing something?
Posted on 3/8/10 at 12:47 pm to Python
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How can Rice be 9 in one poll and not listed in the other? Or am I missing something?
Done independently. Some see them as worthy, others don't.
Posted on 3/8/10 at 12:48 pm to tss22h8
8 SEC schools in the top 30. Ranaudo can't get back soon enough!!! 
Posted on 3/8/10 at 1:15 pm to Python
Baseball America really, REALLY doesn't like giving much credence to early season games. They are quite stubborn about their preseason rankings, and thus don't care as much about Rice's 7-5 start ( RPI = #53).
In part, this is because Baseball America is not devoted solely to the college game, and their concentration has historically been about reporting on individual talent. Collegiate Baseball, on the other hand, is all about the college game in and of itself.
That's why many people prefer the coaches' poll (done by ESPN/USA Today) or the NCBWA poll, which is the closest to the AP poll for football.
In part, this is because Baseball America is not devoted solely to the college game, and their concentration has historically been about reporting on individual talent. Collegiate Baseball, on the other hand, is all about the college game in and of itself.
That's why many people prefer the coaches' poll (done by ESPN/USA Today) or the NCBWA poll, which is the closest to the AP poll for football.
Posted on 3/8/10 at 1:18 pm to Doc Fenton
Also, Rice is on a 7-2 tear since dropping their first 3 games of the season on the road at Stanford. To be fair to both polls, it really is quite subjective how much you weigh a season-opening trip on the road at a historical national power. Also, the fact that Rice is now a national baseball power also plays a subjective role.
Posted on 3/8/10 at 1:19 pm to Python
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How can Rice be 9 in one poll
and Stanford be 23 in that same poll?
Posted on 3/8/10 at 1:22 pm to tss22h8
How can Virginia remain the #1 team in Baseball America's poll after a loss to Wright State? Doesn't make a lot of sense.
This post was edited on 3/8/10 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 3/8/10 at 1:24 pm to LSU NO Tigah
I wonder how many games VA has to lose before BA moves LSU up to #1??? 
Posted on 3/8/10 at 1:28 pm to LSU NO Tigah
Posted on 3/8/10 at 1:34 pm to LSUgrasshopper
I also think that Baseball America ranking FSU #5 is sort of ridiculous. Jokes about FSU collapsing in the CWS aside, what the Noles did to UF & UGA last week/weekend was just nasty.
Posted on 3/8/10 at 2:22 pm to Doc Fenton
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I also think that Baseball America ranking FSU #5 is sort of ridiculous. Jokes about FSU collapsing in the CWS aside, what the Noles did to UF & UGA last week/weekend was just nasty.
+1 Great points. It's not just that they're winning. They had Florida 10-1 after 8 and that was there closest game all year (10-5)
Posted on 3/8/10 at 3:22 pm to Doc Fenton
Rice lost a series to Texas over the weekend 2 games to 1. In the USA Toay poll, Texas falls one spot from 5th to 6th, and Rice gains a spot to 19th. Go figure. Rice's overall record is 7-5.
Posted on 3/8/10 at 4:07 pm to LSU2NO
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Rice lost a series to Texas
It was the houston college classic.
Texas went 2-1 (lost to Houston, beat Rice and Mizzu)
Rice went 2-1 (lost to Texas, beat TCU, and TxTech)
Posted on 3/8/10 at 4:14 pm to tss22h8
Posted on 3/8/10 at 4:38 pm to Doc Fenton
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SLU (11-1) ranked #26 by Collegiate Baseball!
#35 by USA Today
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