2013 A-Sun Baseball...Here's the breakdown with extra stats from warrennolan.com --

Current as of April 1, 2013

Atlantic Sun CONFERENCE RANK: 17th of 31 leagues

TEAMS by Conference Record: (bold team leads A-SUN standings)

1 Mercer // 23-8 (6-3)
1 Kennesaw State // 17-11 (6-3)
1 FGCU // 18-6 (4-2)
1 North Florida // 20-10 (4-2)
5 USC Upstate // 15-11 (4-5)
5 ETSU // 14-11 (4-5)
7 Jacksonville // 10-18 (3-3)
8 Stetson // 13-15 (2-4)
8 Lipscomb // 10-19 (2-4)
10 Northern Kentucky // 3-24 (1-5)

National Rankings:

FLORIDA GULF COAST:
Current: #25
High: #23
Weeks Ranked: 6

MERCER:
Current: ---
High: #28
Weeks Ranked: 1

Mid-Major Top 25:

#8 Mercer
#11 Florida Gulf Coast

RPI Ranking:

28 Mercer
42 FGCU
72 North Florida
110 Kennesaw State
121 ETSU
157 Jacksonville
215 Lipscomb
233 USC Upstate
237 Stetson
281 Northern Kentucky

We're gonna get freaking smoked come conference play... Maybe, MAYBE ETSU finishes 5th. FGCU is really good. It's just a matter of time for them before football is added and they're moving onto bigger and better things.

FGCU is looking really good, but this conference will have at least 1 at large bid. Plus, FGCU has not done well in the Conference Tournament in the past.

I think it will as long as teams keep winning OOC games. The ETSU loss at Tennessee yesterday was really bad. They pitched a freshman.

(02-27-2013 07:46 PM)Buccaneerlover Wrote:  I think it will as long as teams keep winning OOC games. The ETSU loss at Tennessee yesterday was really bad. They pitched a freshman.

They pitched three, and Eichler pitched well. That's the whole purpose of midweek games; ETSU and UT threw 13 pitchers between them. A loss in a one-off Tuesday game to Tennessee is not going to destroy our RPI and should not be used to weigh the team's chances for the year.

The freshman I would be concerned about is Griffin Kreig, who got hammered by Marist yesterday and is sporting an ERA north of 8. I wouldn't be shocked to see him supplanted by Logan Rice by mid-March. Regardless, ETSU should be okay in league play. They won't be great, but they'll make the tournament and should win a couple of games.

Updated RPI rankings from: http://warrennolan.com/baseball/2013/con...ntic%20Sun

1. Mercer 27
2. UNF 50
3. Kennesaw St. 107
4. Upstate 139
5. Jacksonville 149
6. Florida Gulf Coast 152
7. Northern Kentucky 164
8. ETSU 172
9. Stetson 285
10. Lipscomb 288
    

Well we learned a couple things this week... FL Gulf Coast is mostly a fraud. They are a solid team, but not a Top 50 team. Maybe not Top 100.

I'll try to update the main post every Monday when the new polls come out. Updated now as of March 4th.

- Florida Gulf Coast managed to stay ranked. I can't believe that, as they looked pretty average this week against some low end competition.

- North Florida made a big move up this week.

- Mercer has a monster test on Tuesday @ Georgia Tech.

(03-04-2013 03:43 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  I'll try to update the main post every Monday when the new polls come out. Updated now as of March 4th.

- Florida Gulf Coast managed to stay ranked. I can't believe that, as they looked pretty average this week against some low end competition.

- North Florida made a big move up this week.

- Mercer has a monster test on Tuesday @ Georgia Tech.

That would be great if you would do that. Look forward to seeing how rankings and rpi evolve over the season.

(03-04-2013 03:43 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  I'll try to update the main post every Monday when the new polls come out. Updated now as of March 4th.

- Florida Gulf Coast managed to stay ranked. I can't believe that, as they looked pretty average this week against some low end competition.

- North Florida made a big move up this week.

- Mercer has a monster test on Tuesday @ Georgia Tech.

No offense but two one run losses hardly say "fraud" to me. FAU is 6-5 with losses to Miami (FL), Alabama, NC State and Coastal Carolina. Manhattan is terrible, but no offense everyone can lose a game by a single run. Just for reference, Mercer was shut out at home by Alabama State and while Alabama State has a winning record...look who they have played. #2 Arkansas lost to Pacific (4-6) by a run, are they a fraud? (5-7) San Francisco beat #11 Arizona...is Arizona a fraud? I am just saying losing a one run game is hardly enough for "fraud" status...if they continually lose game after game...then maybe. Don't let a game here and there blur the vision especially in baseball.

(03-04-2013 04:39 PM)Statman101 Wrote:  

(03-04-2013 03:43 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  I'll try to update the main post every Monday when the new polls come out. Updated now as of March 4th.

- Florida Gulf Coast managed to stay ranked. I can't believe that, as they looked pretty average this week against some low end competition.

- North Florida made a big move up this week.

- Mercer has a monster test on Tuesday @ Georgia Tech.

No offense but two one run losses hardly say "fraud" to me. FAU is 6-5 with losses to Miami (FL), Alabama, NC State and Coastal Carolina. Manhattan is terrible, but no offense everyone can lose a game by a single run. Just for reference, Mercer was shut out at home by Alabama State and while Alabama State has a winning record...look who they have played. #2 Arkansas lost to Pacific (4-6) by a run, are they a fraud? (5-7) San Francisco beat #11 Arizona...is Arizona a fraud? I am just saying losing a one run game is hardly enough for "fraud" status...if they continually lose game after game...then maybe. Don't let a game here and there blur the vision especially in baseball.

Ok maybe "fraud" was too strong of a word. I just wasn't impressed with their Manhattan series. Could have easily gone 2-2 at home. Scored an average of 3 runs a game. You're right that baseball can change drastically in the short term, so let's see how they do this week.

Had to add Mercer's first ever National Ranking. Checking in at #28 in the Top 30 poll. FGCU is #29 in the same poll. http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2013...march-4th/

It is an impressive stat for the A-SUN: Only 8 conferences are represented in the Top 30. The Atlantic Sun has 2 teams in it.

2013 A-Sun Baseball...Here's the breakdown with extra stats from warrennolan.com --

Current as of March 11, 2013

Atlantic Sun CONFERENCE RANK: 16th of 31 leagues

TEAMS by Overall Record:

1 Mercer 14-3
2 FGCU 13-3
3 ETSU 9-3
4 USC Upstate 10-4
5 North Florida 11-5
6 Kennesaw State 9-7
7 Stetson 7-7
8 Lipscomb 6-10
9 Jacksonville 5-11
10 Northern Kent. 2-12

National Rankings:

FLORIDA GULF COAST:
Current: #23
High: #23
Weeks Ranked: 3

MERCER:
Current: ---
High: #28
Weeks Ranked: 1

Mid-Major Top 25:

#6 Florida Gulf Coast
#7 Mercer

RPI Ranking:

10 Mercer
29 North Florida
93 FGCU
137 Kennesaw State
140 USC Upstate
142 ETSU
209 Jacksonville
235 Lipscomb
271 Northern Kentucky
281 Stetson

March 11 --

- Gulf Coast is firmly in the national rankings as they appeared in all major polls.

- This is the first week the RPI is considered somewhat reliable.

- Conference play starts this upcoming weekend

2013 A-Sun Baseball...Here's the breakdown with extra stats from warrennolan.com --

Current as of March 18, 2013

Atlantic Sun CONFERENCE RANK: 18th of 31 leagues

TEAMS by Overall Record: (bold team leads A-SUN standings)

1 FGCU 13-4.....0-0
2 Mercer 16-5.....2-1
3 North Florida 15-6.....0-0
4 ETSU 12-5.....2-1
5 USC Upstate 11-7.....1-2
6 Stetson 10-9......0-0
7 Kennesaw State 10-10....1-2
8 Lipscomb 7-14......0-0
9 Jacksonville 6-14......0-0
10 Northern Kent. 2-18......0-0

National Rankings:

FLORIDA GULF COAST:
Current: #26
High: #23
Weeks Ranked: 4

MERCER:
Current: ---
High: #28
Weeks Ranked: 1

Mid-Major Top 25:

#8 Mercer
#11 Florida Gulf Coast

RPI Ranking:

23 Mercer
49 North Florida
62 FGCU
111 ETSU
119 Kennesaw State
168 USC Upstate
214 Jacksonville
257 Lipscomb
276 Stetson
283 Northern Kentucky

March 18 --

- Florida Gulf Coast played 1 game last week, and lost to an NAIA school.
--- Even so, FGCU remains ranked at #26. Interesting to note, the mid major poll places Mercer 3 spots ahead of FGCU.

- ETSU's RPI has been gradually on the rise.

- Stetson's record isn't too bad, but their RPI is BAD.

2013 A-Sun Baseball...Here's the breakdown with extra stats from warrennolan.com --

Current as of April 1, 2013

Atlantic Sun CONFERENCE RANK: 17th of 31 leagues

TEAMS by Conference Record: (bold team leads A-SUN standings)

1 Mercer // 23-8 (6-3)
1 Kennesaw State // 17-11 (6-3)
1 FGCU // 18-6 (4-2)
1 North Florida // 20-10 (4-2)
5 USC Upstate // 15-11 (4-5)
5 ETSU // 14-11 (4-5)
7 Jacksonville // 10-18 (3-3)
8 Stetson // 13-15 (2-4)
8 Lipscomb // 10-19 (2-4)
10 Northern Kentucky // 3-24 (1-5)

National Rankings:

FLORIDA GULF COAST:
Current: #25
High: #23
Weeks Ranked: 6

MERCER:
Current: ---
High: #28
Weeks Ranked: 1

Mid-Major Top 25:

#8 Mercer
#11 Florida Gulf Coast

RPI Ranking:

28 Mercer
42 FGCU
72 North Florida
110 Kennesaw State
121 ETSU
157 Jacksonville
215 Lipscomb
233 USC Upstate
237 Stetson
281 Northern Kentucky

I missed an update, but here's the April 1st. FGCU was ranked this week and the week I missed, so that means they've been in the polls 6 weeks now. Yet they continue to rank below Mercer in the Mid-Major poll. A-Sun standings are tight as they usually are. These teams seem to "beat up" on each other and not allow a single team or two to run away with it.

Mercer sweeps FGCU. It will be interesting to see how this impacts rankings. All season FGCU has had the nod over Mercer. I can't see how they justify that now.

(04-14-2013 12:48 PM)MercerFan Wrote:  Mercer sweeps FGCU. It will be interesting to see how this impacts rankings. All season FGCU has had the nod over Mercer. I can't see how they justify that now.

As a baseball fan, what about UNF? They are first place with the league's best offense and a pitching staff that from my understanding has been missing two weekend starters for the majority of the year (I think they actually pitched in relief this weekend). The Ospreys already have series wins over Mercer and ETSU so that's essentially an extra game in their pocket.

This league could have multiple teams this year.