2018 College Baseball Polls

[Guapo]

I find it interesting that D1 says UConn has an intriguing host resume despite not cracking their Top 25 once this year.

I think it's more a projection of how they expect the rest of our season to play out

 

[dbmill]

>>Connecticut - The Huskies welcomed UCF to frigid Storrs and won two out of three in the AAC showdown series. UConn is quietly building an intriguing host resume, with a No. 19 RPI ranking, a 17-10 overall record, and series wins over UCF, St. John’s and Southeastern Louisiana, along with single wins over Georgia Tech and Coastal Carolina.<<

Interesting. I doubt UConn is on target for hosting, but given the strength of the AAC, UConn could have a shot at hosting if they finish first or second in the conference. That would mean a lot series wins inside the conference.

Other item. If UConn takes care of business against Bryant (they have an RPI of 93 and always seem to have one of the better baseball teams in the northeast, so it won't be an easy game) and then wins an AAC road series over a well regarded Wichita State team, the Huskies could find themselves back in the top 25 of some polls.

 

[huskymedic]

Kendall Rogers‏ @KendallRogers 7m 7 minutes ago
Welcome, @TexasBaseball @GopherBaseball @UConnBSB!

NCAA/D1Baseball.com Top 25 (4/16)
ECU@#12
UConn @#24

Baseball America Top 25 (4/16)
ECU@#11

USA Today Coaches Poll (4/16)
ECU@#11
Wichita State@#24

Others Receiving Votes: Florida Atlantic 49; Louisville 42; Dallas Baptist 30; Michigan 28; Tennessee Tech 26; Missouri 16; Minnesota 14; Connecticut 14; UNLV 14; Mississippi State 11; Stetson 10; Louisiana Tech 8; Arizona 8; Oklahoma State 6; Central Florida 6; College of Charleston 4; Texas Christian 4; Nevada 4; Missouri State 4; South Florida 4; Ohio State 3; St. John's 3; Illinois 3; Saint Louis 2; San Diego State 1.

 

[huskymedic]

Dang, thought there was a chance we could be ranked.

Patience grasshopper - on mobile. Updating as we speak.

 

[Baseballguy]

College Baseball Central Top 25: 4/16/2018
UConn comes in at 23

 

[huskymedic]

Kendall Rogers‏ @KendallRogers 7m 7 minutes ago
Welcome, @TexasBaseball @GopherBaseball @UConnBSB!

NCAA/D1Baseball.com Top 25 (4/16)
ECU@#12
UConn @#24

Baseball America Top 25 (4/16)
ECU@#11

USA Today Coaches Poll (4/16)
ECU@#11
Wichita State@#24

Others Receiving Votes: Florida Atlantic 49; Louisville 42; Dallas Baptist 30; Michigan 28; Tennessee Tech 26; Missouri 16; Minnesota 14; Connecticut 14; UNLV 14; Mississippi State 11; Stetson 10; Louisiana Tech 8; Arizona 8; Oklahoma State 6; Central Florida 6; College of Charleston 4; Texas Christian 4; Nevada 4; Missouri State 4; South Florida 4; Ohio State 3; St. John's 3; Illinois 3; Saint Louis 2; San Diego State 1.

NCBWA Poll (4/16)
ECU@#13
Wichita State@24
UConn@#29

Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Arizona (22-12), Cal State Fullerton (17-17), California (21-12), College of Charleston (27-10), Florida Gulf Coast (25-9), Illinois (22-8), Iowa (17-11), Louisiana Tech (25-13), Louisville (24-11), Mercer (26-12), Michigan (21-10), Missouri (24-12), Missouri State (22-10), Northeastern (19-13), Ohio State (24-10), Oklahoma State (20-13-1), Saint John's (22-10), Sam Houston State (25-11), Samford (23-14), Stetson (28-8), TCU (18-13), UC Irvine (20-14), UCF (25-12), UNC Greensboro (26-9), UNLV (26-12), USF (23-13).

 

[Baseballguy]

I was just looking at D1’s “How They Fared” it looks like UConn should jump up a couple spots

 

[kris1]

Baseball America Top 25 (4/23)
ECU@#7 Week in a sentence: The Pirates have still dropped just one series on the season—to a skilled South Florida team—and look like the team to beat in a highly competitive conference.
Coastal Carolina@#16
USF@#20

NCAA/D1Baseball.com Top 25 Poll (4/23)
TBA

USA Today Coaches Poll (4/23)
TBA

Certainly doesn't hurt....

 

[businesslawyer]

I think it's more a projection of how they expect the rest of our season to play out

The NCAA is conscious about how regional NCAA baseball is. They love opportunities to get the tournament into the Rust Belt and Northeast. One of the recent times we hosted in Norwich, we were not the one seed.

Plus, RPI matters more than polls.

 

[huskymedic]

Updated:

Baseball America Top 25 (4/23)
ECU@#7
USF@#20

NCAA/D1Baseball.com Top 25 Poll (4/23)
ECU@#8
UConn@#20
USF@#24

USA Today Coaches Poll (4/23)
ECU@#8
UConn@#24

Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 59; Oklahoma State 50; Florida Atlantic 49; South Florida 37; Michigan 33; Jacksonville 19; Missouri 18; Louisiana State 14; Wichita State 14; Louisville 14; Dallas Baptist 14; St. John's 10; Stetson 9; Missouri State 8; UNLV 6; Houston 3; Northeastern 3; Ohio State 1; UC Irvine 1; San Diego State 1.

 

[UConNick]

Which of these carries the most weight? Like in CBB we all know the AP Poll and Coaches are the most respected (i personally trust the AP a bit more). Should the Coaches baseball poll also be considered the best?

 

[uconnbaseball]

I trust Aaron Fitt to accurarely judge us against Minnesota, Texas, Stetson, etc vs. some random coach at San Francisco or Marist.

 

[Guapo]

It's always been my understanding that the most important ranking is simply the RPI, is that correct?

 

[UConNick]

It's always been my understanding that the most important ranking is simply the RPI, is that correct?

That's my understanding, too, considering there aren't widespread sabermetric ranking systems like in basketball.

 

[huskymedic]

Updated:

Baseball America Top 25 (4/23)
ECU@#7
USF@#20

NCAA/D1Baseball.com Top 25 Poll (4/23)
ECU@#8
UConn@#20
USF@#24

USA Today Coaches Poll (4/23)
ECU@#8
UConn@#24

Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 59; Oklahoma State 50; Florida Atlantic 49; South Florida 37; Michigan 33; Jacksonville 19; Missouri 18; Louisiana State 14; Wichita State 14; Louisville 14; Dallas Baptist 14; St. John's 10; Stetson 9; Missouri State 8; UNLV 6; Houston 3; Northeastern 3; Ohio State 1; UC Irvine 1; San Diego State 1.

NCBWA Poll (4/23/18)
ECU@#8
UConn@#26
USF@#29
Wichita State@#30

Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Baylor (22-17), Cal State Fullerton (19-19), California (23-14), Creighton (23-11), Dallas Baptist (24-12), Florida Gulf Coast University (27-11), Illinois (23-10), Jackson State (23-13), Jacksonville (28-13), Louisiana Tech (29-13), Louisville (26-13), LSU (24-17), Mercer (28-14), Michigan (24-10), Mississippi State (22-19), Missouri (27-13), Missouri State (25-11), Nevada (21-14), Northeastern (23-13), Ohio State (27-11), Saint John's (26-10), South Alabama (24-14), Stetson (30-11), Troy (28-12), UC Irvine (23-14), UCF (27-14), UNC Greensboro (29-10), UNLV (29-14).

 

[Guapo]

Baseball America Top 25 (4/30)
ECU#14
Houston#21
USF#23

NCAA/D1Baseball.com Top 25 Poll (4/30)

USA Today Coaches Poll (4/30)

NCBWA Poll (4/30)

It seems like BA is the most reluctant to rank us, yet is most bullish on our post season chances

 

[huskymedic]

Updated:

Baseball America Top 25 (4/30)
ECU#14
Houston#21
USF#23

NCAA/D1Baseball.com Top 25 Poll (4/30)
ECU#12
UConn#19
USF#22

USA Today Coaches Poll (4/30)
ECU#14
UConn#23

Others Receiving Votes: Auburn 82; South Florida 66; Houston 49; Stetson 43; Michigan 34; Jacksonville 15; Louisville 12; South Carolina 12; Missouri 11; Oklahoma 8; UNLV 7; St. John's 7; Dallas Baptist 7; Florida Atlantic 3; San Diego State 3; Louisiana Tech 2; Northeastern 2; North Carolina Greensboro 1; Central Florida 1; Sam Houston State 1; Texas Christian 1; Wichita State 1.

NCBWA Poll (4/30)
ECU#14
UConn#25
USF#26
Houston#29

Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Baylor (26-17), Cal State Fullerton (22-20), California (24-17), Dallas Baptist (27-14), Florida Gulf Coast University (30-12), Iowa (22-14), Jackson State (25-14), Jacksonville (30-14), Louisiana Tech (31-15), Louisville (29-14), LSU (26-19), Mercer (31-15), Michigan (25-12), Missouri (29-15), Missouri State (27-13), New Mexico State (27-16), Northeastern (26-13), Ohio State (28-13), Oklahoma (28-18), Saint John's (28-11), San Diego State (30-14), South Carolina Upstate (22-24-1), Troy (30-14), UCF (29-15), UNC Greensboro (31-11), West Virginia (22-19), Wichita State (28-14).

 

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[Baseballguy]

I was worried about UConn slipping but a lot of teams had bad weeks. UConn may be rising again

 

[BaseballDog]

College Top 25: May 7 | Perfect Game USA
#24 on PG

 

[BaseballDog]

College Baseball Central Top 25: 5/7/2018
#19 on CBC

 

[uconnbaseball]

Looks like we are consensus top 25 this week!

 

[HuskyHawk]

Looks like we are consensus top 25 this week!

Does anyone know why Baseball America is so down on UConn compared to the others?

 

[Baseballguy]

Does anyone know why Baseball America is so down on UConn compared to the others?

They mentioned it on their chat last week
College Baseball Rankings Top 25 Chat (4/30/18)