All Things College Baseball Stuff, Final Weekend of Regular Season

Here's how it looks going into the final weekend of the regular season. My hunch is the Gophers will receive an at-large bid for being the B1G regular-season champion, but clearly their resume is on shaky ground. Crunching the numbers, I think Maryland and Ohio State have the best resumes among the B1G's potential at-large candidates.

RPI Field of 64 (through May 26)
#1 Louisville (at-large 1)
#2 Miami (ACC auto)
#3 Florida (at-large 2)
#4 Texas A&M (at-large 3)
#5 Ole Miss (at-large 4)
#6 LSU (SEC auto)
#7 Vanderbilt (at-large 5)
#8 South Carolina (at-large 6)
#9 Clemson (at-large 7)
#10 Mississippi State (at-large 8)
#11 NC State (at-large 9)
#12 Texas Tech (at-large 10)
#13 Coastal Carolina (Big South auto)
#14 Florida State (at-large 11)
#15 TCU (Big XII auto)
#16 Louisiana (Sun Belt auto)
#17 **North Carolina (at-large 12)
#18 Virginia (at-large 13)
#19 Southern Miss (Conference USA auto)
#20 *Georgia Tech (at-large 14)
#21 UCSB (at-large 15)
#22 FAU (at-large 16)
#23 Rice (at-large 17)
#24 *Duke (at-large 18)
#25 Gonzaga (at-large 19)
#26 Arizona (at-large 20)
#27 *Wake Forest (at-large 21)
#28 Dallas Baptist (MVC auto)
#29 NC-Wilmington (CAA auto)
#30 Oklahoma State (at-large 22)
#31 Tulane (at-large 23)
#32 Bryant (NEC auto)
#33 Michigan (at-large 24)
#34 Arizona State (at-large 25)
#35 Louisiana Tech (at-large 26)
Last 8 In
#36 East Carolina (at-large 27)
#37 *Georgia (at-large 28)
#38 Creighton (at-large 29)
#39 Sam Houston State (Southland auto)
#40 *Boston College (at-large 30)
#41 Southeastern Louisiana (at-large 31)
#42 South Alabama (at-large 32)
#43 Nebraska (at-large 33/BUBBLE CUTLINE)
Rest of the Field
#44 Cal State Fullerton (Big West auto)
#47 North Florida (Atlantic Sun auto)
#49 Connecticut (AAC auto)
#50 Ohio State (B1G auto)
#53 Wright State (Horizon auto)
#58 New Mexico (Mountain West auto)
#61 Kent State (MAC auto)
#67 Saint Mary’s (WCC auto)
#72 Southeast Missouri State (OVC auto)
#85 Mercer (Southern auto)
#90 Xavier (Big East auto)
#101 Utah (Pac 12 auto)
#108 Princeton (Ivy automatic bid)
#109 Seattle (WAC auto)
#120 Rhode Island (Atlantic 10 auto)
#125 Binghamton (America East auto)
#146 Navy (Patriot automatic bid)
#155 Alabama State (SWAC automatic bid)
#163 Bethune-Cookman (MEAC automatic bid)
#191 Fairfield (MAAC auto)
#202 Fort Wayne (Summit auto)

First 8 Out
#45 Long Beach State
#46 Northwestern State
#48 Washington
#51 BYU
#52 Hartford
#54 *Oregon State
#55 GOPHERS
#56 Maryland

*Denotes under .500 in conference play
**Denotes did not qualify for conference tournament

B1G NCAA Candidates
Michigan by the Numbers
Record: 36-20
RPI: 33
From the Bubble Cutline: +10
Overall SOS: 101
Non-Conference SOS: 191
Road/Neutral Record: 20-16
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 4-6
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 10-15
Record vs. Projected Field: 4-4
NCAA Projection: B1G at-large
Projected Seed: #3
Projected Opponent: vs. #29 NC-Wilmington
Next Up: vs. Ohio State/Iowa loser, 9 p.m.

Nebraska by the Numbers
Record: 37-20
RPI: 43
From the Bubble Cutline: On It
Overall SOS: 96
Non-Conference SOS: 68
Road/Neutral Record: 16-14
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 4-7
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 14-13
Record vs. Projected Field: 3-5
NCAA Projection: B1G at-large
Projected Seed: #3
Projected Opponent: vs. #22 FAU
Next Up: Season complete

Ohio State by the Numbers
Record: 39-17-1
RPI: 50
From the Bubble Cutline: -7
Overall SOS: 143
Non-Conference SOS: 166
Road/Neutral Record: 16-13-1
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 6-3
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 13-11
Record vs. Projected Field: 10-4
NCAA Projection: B1G automatic bid
Projected Seed: #3
Projected Opponent: vs. #15 TCU
Next Up: vs. Iowa, 1 p.m.

GOPHERS by the Numbers
Record: 32-20
RPI: 55
From the Bubble Cutline: -12
Overall SOS: 108
Non-Conference SOS: 100
Road/Neutral Record: 21-14
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 3-3
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 12-11
Record vs. Projected Field: 6-6
NCAA Projection: 7th team out
Projected Seed: n/a
Projected Opponent: n/a
Next Up: Season complete

Maryland by the Numbers
Record: 29-25
RPI: 56
From the Bubble Cutline: -13
Overall SOS: 25
Non-Conference SOS: 6
Road/Neutral Record: 14-15
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 8-3
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 18-13
Record vs. Projected Field: 10-4
NCAA Projection: 8th team out
Projected Seed: n/a
Projected Opponent: n/a
Next Up: vs. Michigan State, 9 a.m.
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2015 RPI At-Large Bids
1 Miami
2 Dallas Baptist
5 LSU
6 Texas A&M
8 TCU
10 Vanderbilt
11 Oklahoma State
12 Louisville
13 Illinois
14 Houston
16 FAU
17 College of Charleston
18 Coastal Carolina
19 Bradley
20 UCSB
21 Virginia
22 Auburn
23 USC
26 NC State
29 Iowa
30 USF
31 Ole Miss
32 Indiana
33 Rice
34 Arizona State
Last 8 In
35 Arkansas
36 Oregon State
39 Cal
40 Notre Dame
42 Maryland
43 Tulane
54 Clemson
62 Oregon

Michigan State stays in winner's bracket with 4-3 win over Maryland

MSU, Iowa, and Indiana are the three teams the Gophers least want to win the B1G Tournament. They're the remaining teams in the tournament who would have no shot to receive an at-large bid.

Next up #4 Ohio State vs. #8 Iowa at 1 p.m. in the other winner's bracket game, followed by #3 Indiana vs. #6 Maryland at 1 p.m. in an elimination game, then Michigan vs. the OSU/Iowa loser at 9 p.m. in another elimination game.

Bubblicious Friday -- RPI Bubble Range At #36-56; Gophers precarious at #55

Last 8 In Range
36. East Carolina (season complete)
37. Georgia (season complete)
38. Creighton
39. Sam Houston State (Southland top remaining undefeated team)
40. Boston College (season complete)
41. Southeastern Louisiana
42. South Alabama
43. Nebraska (last at-large team in; season complete)

First 8 Out Range
45. Long Beach State
46. Northwestern State (season complete)
48. Washington
51. BYU (season complete)
52. Hartford
54. Oregon State
55. GOPHERS (season complete)
56. Maryland

***Note: In 2015, the breakdown of the final 8 at-large bids were as follows: 3 teams in the 30s (35-Arkansas, 36-Oregon State, 39-Cal) , 3 in the 40s (40-Notre Dame, 42-Maryland, 43-Tulane), 1 in the 50s (54-Clemson), and 1 in the 60s (62-Oregon).

Bubblicious Friday Slate
#56 Maryland vs. Michigan State (Michigan State wins 4-3)
#52 Hartford vs. Binghamton (Binghamton wins 9-6)
#48 Washington @ Utah (Washington wins 5-4)
#51 BYU vs. Pepperdine (Pepperdine wins 7-2)
#42 South Alabama vs. Texas-Arlington, 3
#41 Southeastern Louisiana vs. McNeese State, 4
#38 Creighton vs. Xavier, 6
UCLA @ #54 Oregon State, 6
#39 Sam Houston State vs. Central Arkansas/Stephen F. Austin winner, 7:30
Cal State Fullerton @ #45 Long Beach State, 8

SECURED NCAA TOURNAMENT AUTOMATIC BIDS (4)
1. Princeton (Ivy Playoff champion)
2. Bethune-Cookman (MEAC Tournament champion)
3. Navy (Patriot Playoff champion)
4. Alabama State (SWAC Tournament champion)

SelectionSunday said:

Last 8 In Range
36. East Carolina (season complete)
37. Georgia (season complete)
38. Creighton
39. Sam Houston State (Southland Tournament top remaining undefeated team)
40. Boston College (season complete)
41. Southeastern Louisiana
42. South Alabama
43. Nebraska (last at-large team in; season complete)

First 8 Out Range
45. Long Beach State
46. Northwestern State (season complete)
48. Washington
51. BYU
52. Hartford
54. Oregon State
55. GOPHERS (season complete)
56. Maryland

***Note: In 2015, the breakdown of the final 8 at-large bids were as follows: 3 teams in the 30s (35-Arkansas, 36-Oregon State, 39-Cal) , 3 in the 40s (40-Notre Dame, 42-Maryland, 43-Tulane), 1 in the 50s (54-Clemson), and 1 in the 60s (62-Oregon).

Bubblicious Friday Slate
#56 Maryland vs. Michigan State (Michigan State wins 4-3)
#52 Hartford vs. Binghamton (Binghamton wins 9-6)
#48 Washington @ Utah, 1
#51 BYU vs. Pepperdine, 2
#42 South Alabama vs. Texas-Arlington, 3
#41 Southeastern Louisiana vs. McNeese State, 4
#38 Creighton vs. Xavier, 6
UCLA @ #54 Oregon State, 6
#39 Sam Houston State vs. Central Arkansas/Stephen F. Austin winner, 7:30
Cal State Fullerton @ #45 Long Beach State, 8

SECURED NCAA TOURNAMENT AUTOMATIC BIDS (4)
1. Princeton (Ivy Playoff champion)
2. Bethune-Cookman (MEAC Tournament champion)
3. Navy (Patriot Playoff champion)
4. Alabama State (SWAC Tournament champion)

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SS, With Georgia finishing the season with a below .500 record are they even eligible for the NCAA tournament?

Goldy Gopher said:

SS, With Georgia finishing the season with a below .500 record are they even eligible for the NCAA tournament?

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I don't think so. Bulldogs certainly one of the teams on the right side of the "RPI range" that won't receive an at-large bid. Would expect there'll be quite a few others. Also have to believe at least 1 of the 11 ACC teams currently in the RPI Field of 64 will be left out, as well. Will be interesting to see who doesn't make it (if any) among North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, and Boston College.

Iowa stuns OSU 5-4 to remain in winners bracket

Hawkeyes score 4 in the bottom of the 9th to tie it, then score the game-winner in bottom of 10th.

Next Up: Indiana vs. Maryland elimination game at 5:15, followed by Ohio State vs. Michigan in another elimination game around 9.

Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes and Michigan State sit back and hope both games go 15 innings with a lot of pitchers being used.

Latest D1BASEBALL projections have the Gophers in as a #2 still. Other B1G teams in are Michigan, Nebraska, and Ohio State as #3 seeds while Maryland is listed as one of the next 5 teams out right now.

Goldy Gopher said:

Latest D1BASEBALL projections have the Gophers in as a #2 still. Other B1G teams in are Michigan, Nebraska, and Ohio State as #3 seeds while Maryland is listed as one of the next 5 teams out right now.

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My brother keeps yelling at me that a conference title has to count for something!

Bubblicious Saturday -- RPI Bubble Range Remains #36-56; Gophers improve to #53

Last 8 In Range
36. East Carolina (season complete)
37. Georgia (season complete)
38. Sam Houston State (Southland top remaining unbeaten team)
39. Boston College (season complete)
40. South Alabama
41. Southeastern Louisiana
42. Creighton
43. Long Beach State (last at-large team in)

First 8 Out Range
44. Nebraska (season complete)
46. Northwestern State (season complete)
50. Oregon State
51.Maryland
52. North Florida
53. GOPHERS (season complete)
55. Illinois (season complete)
56. BYU (season complete)

***Note: In 2015, the breakdown of the final 8 at-large bids were as follows: 3 teams in the 30s (35-Arkansas, 36-Oregon State, 39-Cal) , 3 in the 40s (40-Notre Dame, 42-Maryland, 43-Tulane), 1 in the 50s (54-Clemson), and 1 in the 60s (62-Oregon).

Bubblicious Saturday Slate
#51 Maryland vs. Iowa, 9
#40 South Alabama vs. Georgia Southern, 9
#41 Southeastern Louisiana vs. McNeese State, 9
#38 Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin, 12:30
#52 North Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 1
#42 Creighton vs. Saint John's, 2
Cal State Fullerton @ #43 Long Beach State, 3 (LBSU win secures Big West automatic bid)
UCLA @ #50 Oregon State, 6

SECURED NCAA TOURNAMENT AUTOMATIC BIDS (4)
1. Princeton (Ivy Playoff champion)
2. Bethune-Cookman (MEAC Tournament champion)
3. Navy (Patriot Playoff champion)
4. Alabama State (SWAC Tournament champion)

American Conference likely a bid-stealer

Will get an extra bid with neither Tulane or East Carolina earning the automatic bid.

West Virginia in the Big XII one win away from being another bid-stealer. Gopher fans need to pull for TCU to win Big XII.

Penultimate RPI Field of 64 (through May 28): Ohio State the bubble cutline at #44

Here's how it looks going into the final day of the regular season. My hunch is the #52 Gophers and #44 Ohio State (if it doesn't win B1G Tournament) will receive at-large bids. Iowa/MSU would become the 3rd B1G bid if they earn the automatic bid, leaving #37 Michigan and #46 Nebraska to truly sweat out Selection Monday.

There are 5 sure-fire potential bid-stealers in the 13 conference tournaments yet to be completed. Gopher fans want the following teams to lose today: Georgia Southern (Sun Belt finalist), Iowa (B1G finalist), Michigan State (potential B1G finalist), West Virginia (Big XII finalist), and William & Mary (CAA).

I'll post the final one of these Monday morning before the Selection Show

RPI Field of 64 (through May 26)
#1 Florida (at-large 1) -- season complete
#2 Louisville (at-large 2) -- season complete
#3 Miami (at-large 3) -- season complete
#4 Texas A&M (SEC auto)
#5 Ole Miss (at-large 4) -- season complete
#6 Clemson (at-large 5)
#7 LSU (at-large 6) -- season complete
#8 South Carolina (at-large 7) -- season complete
#9 Vanderbilt (at-large 8) -- season complete
#10 NC State (at-large 9) -- season complete
#11 Mississippi State (at-large 10) -- season complete
#12 Florida State (ACC auto)
#13 Coastal Carolina (Big South auto) -- season complete
#14 Texas Tech (at-large 11) -- season complete
#15 Louisiana (Sun Belt auto)
#16 Virginia (at-large 12) -- season complete
#17 **North Carolina (at-large 13) -- season complete
#18 TCU (Big XII auto)
#19 Southern Miss (Conference USA auto)
#20 *Georgia Tech (at-large 14) -- season complete
#21 Rice (at-large 15) -- season complete
#22 Dallas Baptist (MVC auto) -- season complete
#23 Arizona (at-large 16) -- season complete
#24 UCSB (at-large 17) -- season complete
#25 *Duke (at-large 18) -- season complete
#26 *Wake Forest (at-large 19) -- season complete
#27 NC-Wilmington (CAA auto)
#28 FAU (at-large 20) -- season complete
#29 Bryant (NEC auto) -- season complete
#30 Tulane (at-large 21) -- season complete
#31 Gonzaga (at-large 22) -- season complete
#32 Louisiana Tech (at-large 23) -- season complete
#33 Oklahoma State (at-large 24) -- season complete
#34 Southeastern Louisiana (at-large 25)
#35 East Carolina (at-large 26) -- season complete
#36 *Georgia (at-large 27) -- season complete; Bulldogs ineligible for at-large bid, below .500
Last 8 In
#37 Michigan (at-large 28) -- season complete
#38 Arizona State (at-large 29)
#39 *Boston College (at-large 30) -- season complete
#40 Creighton (at-large 31)
#41 Sam Houston State (Southland auto)
#42 South Alabama (at-large 32) -- season complete
#43 Cal State Fullerton (Big West auto) -- season complete
#44 Ohio State (at-large 33/BUBBLE CUTLINE)
Rest of the Field
#45 Wright State (Horizon auto) -- season complete
#49 New Mexico (Mountain West auto) -- season complete
#56 Saint Mary’s (WCC auto) -- season complete
#59 Connecticut (AAC auto)
#63 Oral Roberts (Summit auto) -- season complete
#64 Kent State (MAC auto)
#71 Iowa (B1G auto)
#84 Jacksonville State (OVC auto)
#88 Mercer (Southern auto)
#89 Xavier (Big East auto)
#98 Utah (Pac 12 auto)
#106 Binghamton (America East auto) -- season complete
#107 Rhode Island (Atlantic 10 auto) -- season complete
#108 Princeton (Ivy automatic bid) -- season complete
#130 Utah Valley (WAC auto) -- season complete
#148 Stetson (Atlantic Sun) -- season complete
#150 Navy (Patriot automatic bid) -- season complete
#156 Alabama State (SWAC automatic bid) -- season complete
#163 Bethune-Cookman (MEAC automatic bid) -- season complete
#183 Fairfield (MAAC auto) -- season complete

First 8 Out
#46 Nebraska -- season complete
#47 Northwestern State -- season complete
#48 Oregon State
#50 Washington
#51 Long Beach State -- season complete
#52 GOPHERS -- season complete
#53 Houston
#54 BYU -- season complete

*Denotes under .500 in conference play
**Denotes did not qualify for conference tournament
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2015 RPI Last 8 In At-Large Bids
35 Arkansas
36 Oregon State
39 Cal
40 Notre Dame
42 Maryland
43 Tulane
54 Clemson
62 Oregon

Couple of other games to watch with teams that might find themselves on the bubble if they lose today. Washington and Utah play for the Pac 12 title Washington probably still gets in without it but Utah needs the auto bid. Creighton is a bubble team and they play Xavier who has to have the auto bid and think Creighton would have to win twice. Another one is the AAC Championship as both teams seem to be right around the bubble but more of the projections I've seen have UCONN in and Houston out so go UCONN I guess. Another is Sam Houston State and Southeastern Louisiana as most projections have Sam Houston in and Southeastern one of the first teams out. The UNCW and William & Mary game is interesting as they still have to finish game 1 from yesterday after UNCW blew a 8-1 lead in the 9th and then the rains came so UNCW would have to be beat twice today.

My Beavers hopefully get in after taking the first two from UCLA. A sweep should lock them in. The loss to Iowa in the tourney could really put us in jeopardy.

Ohio State wins the B10 tourney title. Iowa season over.

Only real bid stealer so far is Utah as they beat Washington to claim the Pac 12 auto bid. Only one chance left as William & Mary beat UNC Wilmington in the completion of their game from yesterday and they will now face each other for the CAA auto bid.

Gophers are going to get in to join Ohio State. B1G probably gets a 3rd bid, but not a certainty. I'd take Maryland over either Nebraska or Michigan. A lot more quality wins and played much tougher schedule than both. It's a joke if Michigan gets a bid. They were terrible down the stretch.

The 16 regional hosts were announced tonight (the full field will be revealed tomorrow at 12 ET on ESPNU)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana – LSU (42-18)
Charlottesville, Virginia – Virginia (37-20)
Clemson, South Carolina – Clemson (42-18)
College Station, Texas – Texas A&M (45-14)
Columbia, South Carolina – South Carolina (42-15)
Coral Gables, Florida – Miami (FL) (45-11)
Fort Worth, Texas – TCU (42-15)
Gainesville, Florida – Florida (47-13)
Lafayette, Louisiana – UL Lafayette (41-19)
Louisville, Kentucky – Louisville (47-12)
Lubbock, Texas – Texas Tech (41-16)
Nashville, Tennessee – Vanderbilt (43-17)
Oxford, Mississippi – Ole Miss (43-17)
Raleigh, North Carolina – North Carolina State (35-20)
Starkville, Mississippi – Mississippi State (41-16)
Tallahassee, Florida – Florida State (37-20)

William & Mary beats UNCW 14-9 scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 8th stealing another bid. Looking at UNCW's resume they look to be in but they didn't look very good at all watching them tonight.

Final RPI Field of 64: I'll differ with the RPI on 4 at-large selections

This is if teams were selected for the NCAA Tournament based only on RPI, which they're not. The Gophers just miss out here, but as you'll see in my thoughts below I think they'll get an at-large bid. Not real worried about the Gophers getting left out.

RPI Field of 64 (through May 29)
The Automatics (31)
#4 Texas A&M (SEC)
#6 Clemson (ACC)
#12 Coastal Carolina (Big South)
#15 Louisiana (Sun Belt)
#16 TCU (Big XII)
#19 Southern Miss (Conference USA)
#22 Dallas Baptist (MVC)
#28 Bryant (NEC)
#34 Sam Houston State (Southland)
#35 Ohio State (B1G)
#42 Cal State Fullerton (Big West)
#44 Wright State (Horizon)
#49 New Mexico (Mountain West)
#51 Connecticut (AAC)
#54 Southeast Missouri State (OVC)
#57 Saint Mary’s (WCC)
#64 Oral Roberts (Summit)
#79 Xavier (Big East)
#93 Utah (Pac 12)
#97 William & Mary (CAA)
#103 Western Carolina (Southern)
#108 Binghamton (America East)
#110 Princeton (Ivy)
#111 Rhode Island (Atlantic 10)
#129 Utah Valley (WAC)
#148 Stetson (Atlantic Sun)
#150 Navy (Patriot)
#158 Alabama State (SWAC)
#163 Bethune-Cookman (MEAC)
#183 Fairfield (MAAC)
#215 Western Michigan (MAC)

The At-Larges (33)
#1 Florida
#2 Louisville
#3 Miami
#5 Ole Miss
#7 LSU
#8 South Carolina
#9 Vanderbilt
#10 NC State
#11 Mississippi State
#13 Florida State
#14 Texas Tech
#17 Virginia
#18 **North Carolina
#20 *Georgia Tech
#21 Arizona
#23 Rice
#24 UCSB
#25 *Wake Forest
#26 *Duke
#27 FAU
#29 Tulane
#30 Gonzaga
#31 Louisiana Tech
#32 Oklahoma State
#33 NC-Wilmington

Last 8 In
#36 East Carolina
#37 *Georgia
#38 Michigan
#39 *Boston College
#40 Southeastern Louisiana
#41 South Alabama
#43 Arizona State
#45 Oregon State (last at-large in)

First 8 Out
#46 Creighton
#47 Northwestern State
#48 Nebraska
#50 GOPHERS
#52 Long Beach State
#53 BYU
#55 Washington
#56 Illinois

*Denotes under .500 in conference play
**Denotes did not qualify for conference tournament

Thoughts?
Of the 33 at-larges the RPI produces, I'll say 4 of those won't be selected: #20 Georgia Tech, #37 Georgia, #38 Michigan, and #41 South Alabama.

In their place, I will have the #50 Gophers, #52 Long Beach State, #55 Washington, and, going completely off the "first 8 out" at-large board, I'll take a flyer on #59 Maryland.

Not real comfortable that I have 5 teams in the field from the Pac 12, but that's the way it worked out. Won't be surprised if 1 or 2 of Arizona State/Oregon State/Washington get left out.

I didn't put West Virginia in, but if there's a team with a RPI in the 60s getting an at-large bid it'll be the surging Mountaineers.

I think Nebraska and Michigan are a package deal. Either they both get in or they both get left out. I'm going with the latter.

Think it's very rare when a team that doesn't make its conference tournament receives an at-large bid, but I think it happens this year. North Carolina will make the field, but most likely at the expense of another ACC team. Thinking it'll be Georgia Tech crying in their beer.

Teams I'd really like to see get at-large bids? Boston College and West Virginia.

Teams who may get at-large bids, but absolutely don't deserve one? Michigan and Creighton.
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2015 RPI Last 8 In At-Large Bids
35 Arkansas
36 Oregon State
39 Cal
40 Notre Dame
42 Maryland
43 Tulane
54 Clemson
62 Oregon

Gophers "in" in D1Baseball final projection

https://twitter.com/d1baseball/status/737158641736921088

My last 4 in are: #59 Maryland (last team in), #55 Washington, #52 Long Beach State, and #50 Gophers.

My first 4 out are: #20 Georgia Tech (first team out), #41 South Alabama, #63 West Virginia, and #48 Nebraska.

Why are Terrapins my last team in?

Why do I have Maryland as my last team in? 9-5 vs. RPI top 50, 17 wins vs. RPI top 100, #24 overall SOS, #6 non-conference SOS, 4-2 vs. the B1G's 2 champions (Gophers & OSU), and an 11-6 record vs. teams projected into the field.

The 9 top-50 wins ties Maryland with OSU for the most in the B1G. As a reference point the Gophers have only 3. The only thing holding the Terps back is the 30-27 overall record.

Some specifics on the Terps resume?

Swept B1G tourney champion Ohio State.

Won 2 of 3 @ Big West champ Cal State Fullerton.

Beat likely at-large qualifier Southeastern Louisiana. (also own a loss to likely qualifier East Carolina)

Won 2 of 3 from NEC regular season and tourney champ Bryant.

Won 1 of 3 @ B1G regular season champ Gophers.

Won 2 of 3 from Atlantic 10 regular season and tourney champ Rhode Island.

Minnesota is in they play Wake Foroest in Texas A&M regionals.

Nebrasks make it.

Last 3 in were Nebraska, SE Louisiana, and South Alabama while the first 3 out were North Carolina, Oregon State, and West Virginia. I thought Oregon State would have been in probably would have took them over a few of the teams that got in.

A couple of jobs opened up today as both Texas and Alabama are looking for new coaches. Gotta think the Texas one especially will draw some of the top coaches in the country.

RPI produced all but 4 of the at-large selections.

I missed 3. Had North Carolina, Oregon State, and Maryland in. Georgia Tech, South Alabama, and Nebraska made it instead.

Maryland certainly should have been in over Nebraska, and it's not even close. Nevertheless, glad the B1G got 3 bids.

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RPI produced all but 4 of the at-large selections.

I missed 3. Had North Carolina, Oregon State, and Maryland in. Georgia Tech, South Alabama, and Nebraska made it instead.

Maryland certainly should have been in over Nebraska, and it's not even close. Nevertheless, glad the B1G got 3 bids.

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I am shocked with the 2 seed for the Gophers, did not see that coming.