SEC
There’s only one week remaining in the college baseball regular season, and many SEC teams are currently vying for top national spots entering the postseason.
On Monday, the updated USA TODAY baseball poll came out, and eight SEC squads found themselves listed in the top-25.
As you can see below, Vanderbilt held onto the No. 2 spot, with Mississippi State moving up into the top-five after being at No. 6 last week:
- No. 2 — Vanderbilt
- No. 4 — Arkansas
- No. 5 — Mississippi State
- No. 7 — Georgia
- No. 16 — Ole Miss
- No. 19 — Texas A&M
- No. 20 — LSU
- No. 23 — Mizzou
Tennessee, which had been No. 24 last week, dropped out of the rankings despite winning two of three games at Florida this weekend.
This will be an important week, especially in the SEC standings, as teams will try to vie for position in the upcoming SEC Tournament.
LSU went from preseason #1 or 2 in all five preseason polls to not even hosting a regional. That’s a tough blow. I scoffed at Denny Crane when he stated that LSU would fall apart. We didn’t actually fall completely apart, but we did take quite a fall.
The talent is there no question, they’re just having a tough season in Baton Rouge this year.
Unlike your hogs who seem to be doing just fine.
What can I say Dave Van Horn is worth his weight in gold.
To support your impression, there is no doubt that “today” they should not be ranked ahead of Missouri after losing 2 games by multiple runs and only squeaking out a 10th inning win, in the recent weeks
If you compare the record of RANKED SEC TEAMS against each other does it make them look ranked too high or too low? :
Missouri 2019 record vs. LSU, 2 wins, 1 loss, Missouri should be ranked ahead of them
vs. aTm 1 win, 1 loss, 1 tie, Missouri should not be ranked below them
vs. OMiss 2 wins, 1 loss, Missouri should be ranked ahead of them
vs. Georgia 0 wins, 3 losses, correct ranking
vs. Arkansas, O wins, 3 losses, correct ranking
Conclusion, Missouri is ranked too low among these opponents, BUT Missouri also needs to win more games against unranked opponents early in the season. And probably practice weather in Columbia, MO affects the early season outcomes, Average high in Missouri in Feb. 47 average low 27. Missouri swept Northwestern early in the season, (how would you like to practice in Chicago February, Average high 35, average low 26. But they also swept South Carolina, April, who had the favorable weather = average high 80 (Col. MO 68), average low 53 (Col. MO 47) in April.
correction average high / low Columbia, MO April 53 / 47