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Post by ricke71 on Dec 20, 2022 18:45:00 GMT -8
For what it's worth (Collegiate Baseball, pre-season 2023)....OSU at 27th Nationally / 4th in PAC.
Beavs play #14 ranked UCSB in exactly 2 months !
Rank Team (2022 Final Record) Points
1. Louisiana St. (40-22) 498
2. Florida (42-24) 495
3. Stanford (47-18) 491
4. Texas A&M (44-20) 489
5. Tennessee (57-9) 485
6. Louisville (42-21-1) 482
7. Arkansas (46-21) 479
8. Miami, Fla. (40-20) 476
9. Vanderbilt (39-23) 475
10. Wake Forest (41-19-1) 472
11. North Carolina (44-22) 470
12. Oklahoma St. (42-22) 467
13. UCLA (40-24) 465
14. U.C. Santa Barbara (44-14) 463
15. Texas Christian (38-22) 460
16. Virginia (39-19) 457
17. Texas Tech. (39-22) 454
18. Southern Miss. (47-19) 452
19. Oregon (36-25) 450
20. East Carolina (46-21) 449
21. Maryland (48-14) 447
22. Mississippi St. (26-30) 444
23. Georgia Tech. (36-24) 440
24. Mississippi (42-23) 438
25. Texas (47-22) 435
26. Central Michigan (43-19) 433
27. Oregon St. (48-18) 432
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Post by beavheart on Dec 21, 2022 12:27:23 GMT -8
Must be nice to be team SEC. Half the conference starts the season ranked in the top 10. Unless they lose a bunch of games, that conference is basically assured the most national seeds, most host sites, most of everything.
Apparently SEC "dominance" is just baked into the cake now. Is it any wonder they do well in the post season when basically everything is tilted in their favor?
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Post by irimi on Dec 21, 2022 18:26:34 GMT -8
For what it's worth (Collegiate Baseball, pre-season 2023)....OSU at 27th Nationally / 4th in PAC. Beavs play #14 ranked UCSB in exactly 2 months ! Rank Team (2022 Final Record) Points 1. Louisiana St. (40-22) 498 2. Florida (42-24) 495 3. Stanford (47-18) 491 4. Texas A&M (44-20) 489 5. Tennessee (57-9) 485 6. Louisville (42-21-1) 482 7. Arkansas (46-21) 479 8. Miami, Fla. (40-20) 476 9. Vanderbilt (39-23) 475 10. Wake Forest (41-19-1) 472 11. North Carolina (44-22) 470 12. Oklahoma St. (42-22) 467 13. UCLA (40-24) 465 14. U.C. Santa Barbara (44-14) 463 15. Texas Christian (38-22) 460 16. Virginia (39-19) 457 17. Texas Tech. (39-22) 454 18. Southern Miss. (47-19) 452 19. Oregon (36-25) 450 20. East Carolina (46-21) 449 21. Maryland (48-14) 447 22. Mississippi St. (26-30) 444 23. Georgia Tech. (36-24) 440 24. Mississippi (42-23) 438 25. Texas (47-22) 435 26. Central Michigan (43-19) 433 27. Oregon St. (48-18) 432 I honestly can't understand the thinking here. Oh well. Luckily, these things are settled on the field, not in the dreams of fat sportswriters. |
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Post by 56chevy on Dec 21, 2022 21:16:35 GMT -8
Must be nice to be team SEC. Half the conference starts the season ranked in the top 10. Unless they lose a bunch of games, that conference is basically assured the most national seeds, most host sites, most of everything. Apparently SEC "dominance" is just baked into the cake now. Is it any wonder they do well in the post season when basically everything is tilted in their favor? Think that has anything to do with why it is so fun to beat them? Especially in Omaha! |
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Post by beavheart on Dec 22, 2022 8:34:57 GMT -8
Must be nice to be team SEC. Half the conference starts the season ranked in the top 10. Unless they lose a bunch of games, that conference is basically assured the most national seeds, most host sites, most of everything. Apparently SEC "dominance" is just baked into the cake now. Is it any wonder they do well in the post season when basically everything is tilted in their favor? Think that has anything to do with why it is so fun to beat them? Especially in Omaha! Sure, it's always fun to beat the teacher's pet. I'd still prefer a more equitable system. Way too much hype and opinion is driving the bus. Just for instance on this list - #2 Florida. The Gators were barely above .500 for the last month of the season last year, and went 2nQ in their own regional losing their last game to South Alabama badly, 1-19. Yeah, #2 makes sense? Top 25 is fun and all, but even late in the season it is still mostly just a beauty contest. It will never be possible to have enough games between all the teams to truly know which conference is better than the next. Especially when the "chosen conference" rarely leaves it's home stadiums. I would be just fine if there wasn't any top 25 lists that meant anything until at least conference play begins. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Dec 22, 2022 16:00:59 GMT -8
For what it's worth (Collegiate Baseball, pre-season 2023)....OSU at 27th Nationally / 4th in PAC. Beavs play #14 ranked UCSB in exactly 2 months ! Rank Team (2022 Final Record) Points 1. Louisiana St. (40-22) 498 2. Florida (42-24) 495 3. Stanford (47-18) 491 4. Texas A&M (44-20) 489 5. Tennessee (57-9) 485 6. Louisville (42-21-1) 482 7. Arkansas (46-21) 479 8. Miami, Fla. (40-20) 476 9. Vanderbilt (39-23) 475 10. Wake Forest (41-19-1) 472 11. North Carolina (44-22) 470 12. Oklahoma St. (42-22) 467 13. UCLA (40-24) 465 14. U.C. Santa Barbara (44-14) 463 15. Texas Christian (38-22) 460 16. Virginia (39-19) 457 17. Texas Tech. (39-22) 454 18. Southern Miss. (47-19) 452 19. Oregon (36-25) 450 20. East Carolina (46-21) 449 21. Maryland (48-14) 447 22. Mississippi St. (26-30) 444 23. Georgia Tech. (36-24) 440 24. Mississippi (42-23) 438 25. Texas (47-22) 435 26. Central Michigan (43-19) 433 27. Oregon St. (48-18) 432 Thanks for posting. Preseason polls are laughable. |
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Post by ricke71 on Dec 22, 2022 16:26:51 GMT -8
For what it's worth (Collegiate Baseball, pre-season 2023)....OSU at 27th Nationally / 4th in PAC. Beavs play #14 ranked UCSB in exactly 2 months ! Thanks for posting. Preseason polls are laughable. Agreed....a good laugh. The main thing I got out of the poll was a bit more excitement about seeing the OSU - UCSB game on Feb. 20, 2023 in Surprise. It's not every year that a game in Surprise involves a game against a team that is ranked higher than the Beavs. Plus, the anticipation of the PAC-12 season, and how the Beavs do against Stanford / UCLA / Ducks...all 3 of whom are ranked ahead of Beavs. |
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Post by irimi on Dec 22, 2022 18:02:11 GMT -8
Agreed....a good laugh. The main thing I got out of the poll was a bit more excitement about seeing the OSU - UCSB game on Feb. 20, 2023 in Surprise. It's not every year that a game in Surprise involves a game against a team that is ranked higher than the Beavs. Plus, the anticipation of the PAC-12 season, and how the Beavs do against Stanford / UCLA / Ducks...all 3 of whom are ranked ahead of Beavs. Memory is vague, but didn't we sweep the ducks last year? Pretty convincingly? Yet they make it to the top 20 and we're squeezing in the top 30? Go figure. Guess it all comes down to power. No respect for pitching or fielding. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Dec 22, 2022 20:25:29 GMT -8
Agreed....a good laugh. The main thing I got out of the poll was a bit more excitement about seeing the OSU - UCSB game on Feb. 20, 2023 in Surprise. It's not every year that a game in Surprise involves a game against a team that is ranked higher than the Beavs. Plus, the anticipation of the PAC-12 season, and how the Beavs do against Stanford / UCLA / Ducks...all 3 of whom are ranked ahead of Beavs. Memory is vague, but didn't we sweep the ducks last year? Pretty convincingly? Yet they make it to the top 20 and we're squeezing in the top 30? Go figure. Guess it all comes down to power. No respect for pitching or fielding. Oregon State did sweep Oregon in 2022: 4-2 and 2-0 in Eugene and 5-1, 8-7, and 4-0 in Corvallis. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Dec 22, 2022 21:22:19 GMT -8
s%#t pole. IDC what is happening but us below Oregon is just dumb.
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