Tuesday presents one of the better opportunities for CUSA teams for a single day of action. Some RPIs will change slightly before Tuesday but it's a start.
FAU (51) at Florida (1)
MT (86) host Vanderbilt (21)
USM (13) vs Tulane (70) - game in Biloxi, MS
UTSA (83) at Texas (111)
Rice (37) at Houston (36)
UAB (161) host Alabama (39)
ODU (17) host VMI (242)
Marshall (130) host EKU (171)
Charlotte (221) at Wake Forest (65)
WKU (48) host Austin Peay (170)
La Tech (118) at UL Monroe (74)
FIU (174) only team not in action
Usually I group midweek games together but with this many games I'll do it a day at a time.
A lot of opportunities here to make some statements.
(03-20-2016 07:52 PM)EagNBran Wrote: [ -> ]A lot of opportunities here to make some statements.
Agreed. Here's a tidbit or two about each opponent:
Florida was #1 in RPI and coaches poll going into this past weekend
Vanderbilt was #2 in coaches poll going into the weekend
Tulane took 2 of 3 at Texas over the weekend. Texas is down this year but it's still Texas
Texas lost 2 of 3 at home to Tulane, has lost 4 of last 5 and 9 of 12
Houston has won 9 of last 10, lost to UTSA earlier in season
Alabama took 2 of 3 at LSU over the weekend and LSU was #7 in polls
VMI has won 6 of last 8 but lost all 3 games vs top 100 RPI
EKU won at RPI #28 Mississippi St last Tuesday
Wake Forest has lost 5 of 7 including last Wednesday at Charlotte
Austin Peay is 5-5 in last 10 and 0-6 against top 100 RPI
UL Monroe has lost 6 of last 8 and has split both midweek series they've played so far
What's a good RPI for baseball in terms of beneficial to conference teams at the top. I mean the whole conference slate looks pretty solid by those numbers and I assume that being the case conference play will tend to boost everyone's numbers. But I guess I'm asking how many Div 1 teams are there? We're an average team and sitting at 130 RPI, is that respectable? Since it's near the bottom of CUSA? I just don't know much about it.
(03-20-2016 08:58 PM)MUther Wrote: [ -> ]What's a good RPI for baseball in terms of beneficial to conference teams at the top. I mean the whole conference slate looks pretty solid by those numbers and I assume that being the case conference play will tend to boost everyone's numbers. But I guess I'm asking how many Div 1 teams are there? We're an average team and sitting at 130 RPI, is that respectable? Since it's near the bottom of CUSA? I just don't know much about it.
http://warrennolan.com/baseball/2016/rpi-live
EKU gets a solo HR in T5 to take a 3-2 lead. All other games start at 6:00 PM CST or later
Marshall and EKU tied at 4 going to the 8th
Marshall gets the day started off with a 5-4 win
ODU leads VMI 4-0 in the bottom of the 1st. In what must be a very rare event ODU's first four batters combined to hit for the cycle. Myers (d), Rutherford (s), Walker (t), Beam (hr).
UTSA Roadrunners at UT-Austin Longhorns starting right now
Roadrunners 2-2 Longhorns B5
charlotte tied with wake forest in the bottom of the 9th.
Good 6
Evil 0
B7 in the 'ham.