D1Baseball Weekly Chat: May 1 • D1Baseball
Have questions about the very latest D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings and the overall postseason picture? Ask the experts.
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As usual...Big Ten and relevant national questions are what I will post
Andrew Willsly: What is Michigan State's chances at a regional?
Aaron Fitt: The Spartans just keep hanging around the at-large race -- the RPI has kept them out of our projected field, but at No. 66, they're really still in striking distance, with solid opportunities to boost the RPI over the next three weekends (road series at Illinois and Iowa, then home vs. Indiana). If Michigan State wins two of those three series, gets inside the top 50 or so in the RPI and finishes second or third in the league, I think they've got a real chance. The path is there.
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Evan: If Maryland keeps up the momentum is there a chance they can host another regional this year? Seems like their last three series are pretty winnable.
Kendall Rogers: Evan -- Maryland will be on the road unless something drastic changes. Right now, the Terps have no pathway to be in the Top 32 of the RPI. If that holds, there's zero shot Maryland is hosting a regional. The worst RPI to host in the Top 16 era was a team that finished around No. 23-24.
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BFalS Brendan: My sick fascination with Big Ten baseball continues. After Maryland routed Indiana, everyone in the top half seems to have RPI issues, gaudy records and are within a series of each other in the conference standings. Last year Michigan saved the league from being a 1-bid league, this year it seems safe to have three at-large bids in Maryland, Indiana and Iowa. Can you see a Michigan State and/or Rutgers sneak in? Will Michigan win the tournament yet again?
Kendall Rogers: Right now, I would definitely have Maryland and Indiana in the Field of 64. I also would have Iowa in the field, but it would be close. That series against Michigan State in a couple of weekends could loom pretty large.