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Baseball Polls & RPI (5/13)

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Link: NCAA RPI (5/13)

1. Vanderbilt
2. UCLA
3. Mississippi State
4. Georgia
5. East Carolina
6. Arkansas
7. Georgia Tech
8. Louisville
9. Texas Tech
10. Tennessee
11. Oklahoma State
12. Miami (FL)
13. Texas A&M
14. Missouri
15. UC-Santa Barbara
16. Stanford
17. West Virginia
18. Oregon State
19. Auburn
20. North Carolina
21. Illinois
22. LSU
23. Creighton
24. North Carolina State
25. Dallas Baptist
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26. Indiana
38. Nebraska
42. Michigan
70. Minnesota
79. Iowa
83. Maryland
94. Northwestern
152. Ohio State
161. Michigan State
176. Rutgers
177. Penn State
199. Purdue

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Link: D1Baseball.com Top 25 (5/13)

1. UCLA (41-8)
2. Vanderbilt (41-10)
3. Stanford (37-9)
4. Arkansas (39-13)
5. Mississippi State (42-10)
6. Georgia Tech (35-15)
7. Georgia (39-14)
8. East Carolina (39-12)
9. Louisville (40-12)
10. Texas Tech (34-14)
11. Oregon State (33-15-1)
12. Baylor (32-13)
13. Oklahoma State (30-17)
14. UC-Santa Barbara (40-7)
15. Mississippi (32-20)
16. Texas A&M (34-18-1)
17. North Carolina State (39-14)
18. Miami (FL) (36-15)
19. LSU (31-21)
20. North Carolina (36-15)
21. West Virginia (31-18)
22. Florida State (34-18)
23. Illinois (34-16)
24. Missouri (34-18-1)
25. Indiana (33-18)

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Link: Baseball America Top 25 (5/13)

1. UCLA (41-8)
2. Vanderbilt (41-10)
3. Stanford (37-9)
4. Arkansas (39-13)
5. Mississippi State (42-10)
6. Georgia (39-14)
7. East Carolina (39-12)
8. Georgia Tech (35-15)
9. Texas Tech (34-14)
10. Louisville (40-12)
11. Oregon State (33-15-1)
12. UC-Santa Barbara (40-7)
13. North Carolina State (39-14)
14. Miami (FL) (36-15)
15. Baylor (32-13)
16. Oklahoma State (30-17)
17. Mississippi (32-20)
18. Texas A&M (34-18-1)
19. West Virginia (31-18)
20. North Carolina (36-15)
21. Missouri (34-18-1)
22. LSU (31-21)
23. Dallas Baptist (36-15)
24. BYU (33-14)
25. Fresno State (32-14-1)

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Link: Perfect Game USA Top 25 (5/13)

1. UCLA (41-8)
2. Vanderbilt (41-10)
3. Stanford (37-9)
4. Arkansas (39-13)
5. Mississippi State (42-10)
6. East Carolina (39-12)
7. UC-Santa Barbara (40-7)
8. Georgia Tech (35-15)
9. Georgia (39-14)
10. Louisville (40-12)
11. Texas Tech (34-14)
12. Oregon State (33-15-1)
13. North Carolina State (39-14)
14. Miami (FL) (36-15)
15. Texas A&M (34-18-1)
16. Baylor (32-13)
17. West Virginia (31-18)
18. Oklahoma State (30-17)
19. North Carolina (36-15)
20. LSU (31-21)
21. Mississippi (32-20)
22. UC-Irvine (31-15)
23. BYU (33-14)
24. Illinois (34-16)
25. Missouri (34-18-1)

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Link: College Baseball Newspaper Top 30 (5/13)

1. UCLA (41-8)
2. Vanderbilt (41-10)
3. Stanford (37-9)
4. Arkansas (39-13)
5. Mississippi State (42-10)
6. UC-Santa Barbara (40-7)
7. Louisville (40-12)
8. East Carolina (39-12)
9. Georgia (39-14)
10. Oregon State (33-15-1)
11. Georgia Tech (35-15)
12. Miami (FL) (36-15)
13. North Carolina (36-15)
14. Baylor (32-13)
15. Texas Tech (34-14)
16. Oklahoma State (30-17)
17. Florida State (34-18)
18. Mississippi (32-20)
19. Arizona State (35-14)
20. LSU (31-21)
21. Indiana (33-18)
22. Michigan (37-13)

23. Texas A&M (34-18-1)
24. Central Michigan (39-12)
25. North Carolina State (39-14)
26. West Virginia (31-18)
27. Dallas Baptist (36-15)
28. Fresno State (32-14-1)
29. Florida Atlantic (34-17)
30. BYU (33-14)

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Link: USA Today Coaches Top 25 (5/13)

1. UCLA (28) (41-8)
2. Vanderbilt (3) (41-10)
3. Stanford (37-9)
4. Arkansas (39-13)
5. Mississippi State (42-10)
6. Georgia Tech (35-15)
7. Georgia (39-14)
8t. East Carolina (39-12)
8t. Louisville (40-12)
10. Texas Tech (34-14)
11. UC-Santa Barbara (40-7)
12. Oregon State (33-15-1)
13. Baylor (32-13)
14. North Carolina State (39-14)
15. North Carolina (36-15)
16. Mississippi (32-20)
17. Miami (FL) (36-15)
18. Oklahoma State (30-17)
19. Texas A&M (34-18-1)
20. LSU (31-21)
21. West Virginia (31-18)
22t. Florida State (34-18)
22t. Missouri (34-18-1)
24. Illinois (34-16)
25. Arizona State (35-14)

Others Receiving Votes
Tennessee, Michigan, BYU, Indiana, Dallas Baptist, Florida Atlantic, Creighton, Central Michigan, Southern Mississippi, UC-Irvine, California, Texas State, Navy, Auburn, Indiana State, Houston, Iowa, New Mexico State

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Link: NCBWA Top 30 (5/13)

1. UCLA (41-8)
2. Vanderbilt (41-10)
3. Stanford (37-9)
4. Mississippi State (42-10)
5. Arkansas (39-13)
6. East Carolina (39-12)
7. Georgia Tech (35-15)
8. Texas Tech (34-14)
9. Georgia (39-14)
10. Louisville (40-12)
11. UC-Santa Barbara (40-7)
12. Oregon State (33-15-1)
13. Baylor (32-13)
14. Oklahoma State (30-17)
15. Miami (FL) (36-15)
16. Texas A&M (34-18-1)
17. North Carolina (36-15)
18. North Carolina State (39-14)
19. Mississippi (32-20)
20. West Virginia (31-18)
21. LSU (31-21)
22. Florida State (34-18)
23. Tennessee (35-17)
24. Missouri (34-18-1)
25. Illinois (34-16)
26. Arizona State (35-14)
27t. Dallas Baptist (36-15)
27t. Michigan (37-13)
29. BYU (33-14)
30. Indiana (33-18)

Others Receiving Votes (listed alphabetically)
Auburn (30-21), California (29-17), Clemson (30-22), Creighton (31-11), Florida (30-23), Florida Atlantic (34-17), Fresno State (32-14-1), Gonzaga (28-20), Houston (31-19), Illinois State (30-21), Indiana State (34-14), Iowa (28-19), Jackson State (22-22), Liberty (35-16), Louisiana Tech (32-20), Miami (OH) (36-14), Navy (38-15), Nebraska (26-19), New Mexico State (36-12), North Carolina A&T (28-22), Northwestern (23-24), Pepperdine (23-22), St. Mary's (30-19), Sam Houston State (29-20), Southern (28-21), Southern Mississippi (32-17), TCU (28-21), UC-Irvine (31-15), Virginia (29-21), Washington (27-19), Wright State (35-15)
 
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Earlier today and without the "benefit" of a potential 17 RPI points with a win against WIU, Warren Nolan's prediction tab for Iowa suggested:

RPI with three losses to Maryland: 90
RPI with a 1-2 record against Maryland: 73

EDIT: Had the game gone forward yesterday, Iowa would have been #76 instead of #79 if they had won. They would have been #85 or #86 if they had lost.
 
Earlier today and without the "benefit" of a potential 17 RPI points with a win against WIU, Warren Nolan's prediction tab for Iowa suggested:

RPI with three losses to Maryland: 90
RPI with a 1-2 record against Maryland: 73

EDIT: Had the game gone forward yesterday, Iowa would have been #76 instead of #79 if they had won. They would have been #85 or #86 if they had lost.
What's the RPI projection if they go 2-1 or sweep the Terps? And where do I find these options on the Warren Nolan site? Thanks!
 
What's the RPI projection if they go 2-1 or sweep the Terps? And where do I find these options on the Warren Nolan site? Thanks!

http://warrennolan.com/baseball/2019/team-impact?team=Iowa

Click on the "Predicted Results" Tab near top of page. If you come back to the site periodically during the day, it will give you projected RPI with different results.

EDIT: Interestingly, it appears that the Predicted RPI changes with what games Iowa wins and loses. Earlier, it predicted a RPI of 73 if Iowa won the first game and lost the last two. Now it predicts a RPI of 75 if Iowa loses game 1, wins game 2 and loses game 3.
 
http://warrennolan.com/baseball/2019/team-impact?team=Iowa

Click on the "Predicted Results" Tab near top of page. If you come back to the site periodically during the day, it will give you projected RPI with different results.

EDIT: Interestingly, it appears that the Predicted RPI changes with what games Iowa wins and loses. Earlier, it predicted a RPI of 73 if Iowa won the first game and lost the last two. Now it predicts a RPI of 75 if Iowa loses game 1, wins game 2 and loses game 3.
Great thanks..just who is the Warren Nolan guy anyway...:)
 
http://warrennolan.com/baseball/2019/team-impact?team=Iowa

Click on the "Predicted Results" Tab near top of page. If you come back to the site periodically during the day, it will give you projected RPI with different results.

EDIT: Interestingly, it appears that the Predicted RPI changes with what games Iowa wins and loses. Earlier, it predicted a RPI of 73 if Iowa won the first game and lost the last two. Now it predicts a RPI of 75 if Iowa loses game 1, wins game 2 and loses game 3.
Wish you could "change" the predict results to see the RPI impact vs. just looking at one person plugged in, now I see they have Iowa predicted to lose 2/3 vs. Maryland, who I noticed isn't exactly setting the world on fire pitching wise but it seemed Iowa was the perfect elixir for a struggling MSU team, especially hitting with 2 outs!
 
As of 1:53 p.m. CDT, the prediction tab has Iowa winning games 1 and 2 and losing game 3 and ending up at #66 RPI.
 
As of 1:53 p.m. CDT, the prediction tab has Iowa winning games 1 and 2 and losing game 3 and ending up at #66 RPI.
Does that prediction tab just keep constantly updating after it runs various algorithms and simulations? I think a 60-ish RPI and a decent showing in Omaha punches our regional ticket given a weak bubble and hopefully not a bunch of bid stealers!
 
Does that prediction tab just keep constantly updating after it runs various algorithms and simulations? I think a 60-ish RPI and a decent showing in Omaha punches our regional ticket given a weak bubble and hopefully not a bunch of bid stealers!

No clue. But, as of 2:20 p.m., the prediction tab had Iowa winning games 1 and 2 and losing game 3 but finishing at #69 RPI. Who the "f" knows how it works?
 
No clue. But, as of 2:20 p.m., the prediction tab had Iowa winning games 1 and 2 and losing game 3 but finishing at #69 RPI. Who the "f" knows how it works?
Which is why I have tried multiple times to get everyone to quit treating these sites (and the RPI as a stand alone) as gospel.
 
^^^^^^
This.

I'm still wondering who is claiming that RPI that the Warren Nolan site is "gospel" to a team earning a NCAA at-large berth. From what I can tell, it is wholly consistent with the NCAA website's posting of RPI ratings.

From what I understand, RPI is a factor that is considered by the committee along with a number of other factors. Thus, any discussion regarding RPI, trends in the RPI and how games may impact a team's final RPI would appear to be relevant.
 
I'm still wondering who is claiming that RPI that the Warren Nolan site is "gospel" to a team earning a NCAA at-large berth. From what I can tell, it is wholly consistent with the NCAA website's posting of RPI ratings.

From what I understand, RPI is a factor that is considered by the committee along with a number of other factors. Thus, any discussion regarding RPI, trends in the RPI and how games may impact a team's final RPI would appear to be relevant.
I was responding across the board. Especially after reading nearly non-stop posts that are focused on RPI and almost nothing else. If a new fan with no knowledge of the sport were to read this board they would most likely think that RPI is the compass to follow.

It is a factor. It is not the only factor. RPI is relevant as one piece of the over picture. I posted some information in the UC-Irvine thread that gives good background on the selection process.

Having had the opportunity to speak with some current and former selection committee members, to a person they say the same thing: It is way more than just computer analytics.

College baseball is a different beast when it comes to selecting at-large teams than it is for college basketball.

Iowa does need to boost it's RPI to help its resume, but at this point if they finish #65 or #60 in the final standings it will not be the sole deal breaker for the selection committee.
 
I was responding across the board. Especially after reading nearly non-stop posts that are focused on RPI and almost nothing else. If a new fan with no knowledge of the sport were to read this board they would most likely think that RPI is the compass to follow.

It is a factor. It is not the only factor. RPI is relevant as one piece of the over picture. I posted some information in the UC-Irvine thread that gives good background on the selection process.

Having had the opportunity to speak with some current and former selection committee members, to a person they say the same thing: It is way more than just computer analytics.

College baseball is a different beast when it comes to selecting at-large teams than it is for college basketball.

Iowa does need to boost it's RPI to help its resume, but at this point if they finish #65 or #60 in the final standings it will not be the sole deal breaker for the selection committee.

Understood. I think that it generates the most postings here because it fluctuates on a daily basis and is not only impacted by Iowa's games but others being played. It is, by far, the most fluid factor that will be considered by the selection committee. Considering some of the significant fluctuations, it has been interesting to see how it is calculated and what plays into those significant fluctuations.
 
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