We're already at the point in the IHSAA football playoffs that we can start to see how each bracket of the five classes are going to pan out and who will be advancing to next Friday's 40 sectional championships. There are storylines behind a majority of the 80 games slated to kickoff this Friday night around the state of Indiana. Of the 160 teams remaining in the Sectional Semifinals, 58 are ranked in their respective classes. Their are 134 of the 160 (84%) that have a .500 record or better.
More on playoff teams, by the numbers...
-- 13 undefeated teams (5A: Penn, Homestead, Warren Central, Castle; 4A: Leo, New Palestine; 2A: Wheeler, Bremen, Churubusco, Shenandoah, North Putnam; 1A: Lafayette Central Catholic, Linton-Stockton)
-- 25 under .500 teams (5A: Goshen (4-6), Lafayette Jeff (3-7); 4A: South Bend Riley (3-7), Hobart (3-7), Plymouth (3-7), Lebanon (4-6), Connersville (3-7), Evansville Harrison (2-8); 3A: Bellmont (4-6), North Montgomery (4-5), West Vigo (4-6), Salem (2-8), Gibson Southern (4-6); 2A: Manchester (3-7), Lewis Cass (4-6), Delphi (1-9), Park Tudor (3-7), Monrovia (3-7); 1A: North White (4-6), Fremont (3-7), Lapel (2-8), Cloverdale (3-7), North Decatur (3-6), Edinburgh (3-7), Wood Memorial (3-7).
More of the Inside the Numbers next week in my Sectional Championship predictions.
Sectional Semifinals predictions:
CLASS 5A
Sectional 1
Crown Point over Valparaiso
5A #12 Merrillville over Chesterton
Sectional 2
5A #3 Penn over Elkhart Memorial
Carroll (Allen) over Goshen
Sectional 3
Fort Wayne Snider over Fort Wayne North
5A #4 Homestead over Kokomo
Sectional 4
Fishers over Lafayette Jefferson
5A # 6 Hamilton Southeastern over Westfield
Sectional 5
5A #1 Warren Central over Indianapolis Tech
5A #2 Carmel over 5A # 8 Lawrence Central
Sectional 6
5A #5 Ben Davis over 5A #10 Brownsburg
5A # 9 Avon over Pike
Sectional 7
Columbus North over Martinsville
Center Grove over Bloomington North
Sectional 8
5A #7 Castle over Evansville North
5A #13 Floyd Central over Bedford North Lawrence
CLASS 4A
Sectional 9
Griffith over Hammond
4A # 5 Hammond Morton over East Chicago Central
Sectional 10
Mishawaka over South Bend Riley
4A #12 South Bend Washington over Hobart
Sectional 11
4A #16 Concord over East Noble
Northwood over Plymouth
Sectional 12
4A #9 Fort Wayne Dwenger over 4A #10 New Haven
4A #4 Leo over Marion
Sectional 13
4A #2 New Palestine over Delta
4A #6 Pendleton Heights over Greenfield-Central
Sectional 14
Greenwood over Lebanon
4A #1 Indianapolis Cathedral over 4A #8 Indianapolis Roncalli
Sectional 15
Franklin County over Connersville
4A #3 Columbus East over 4A #7 East Central
Sectional 16
4A #11 Jasper over Evansville Harrison
4A #13 Evansville Reitz over Evansville Central
CLASS 3A
Sectional 17
3A #4 South Bend St. Joe's over Culver Academy
3A #5 Mishawaka Marian over John Glenn
Sectional 18
Garrett over Whitko
3A #8 Jimtown over 3A #15 Lakeland
Sectional 19
Yorktown over Bellmont
3A #12 Western over Mississinewa
Sectional 20
3A #11 Hamilton Heights over North Montgomery
3A #3 West Lafayette over Western Boone
Sectional 21
3A #1 Indianapolis Chatard over Danville
Brebeuf Jesuit over West Vigo
Sectional 22
Edgewood over Greensburg
Indian Creek over Brown County
Sectional 23
3A #10 Heritage Hills over Salem
3A #13 Corydon Central over Charlestown
Sectional 24
Evansville Memorial over Washington
Vincennes Lincoln over Gibson Southern
CLASS 2A
Sectional 25
2A #13 Wheeler over Rensselaer Central
River Forest over North Newton
Sectional 26
2A #4 Bremen over Manchester
Rochester over Lewis Cass
Sectional 27
2A #6 Churubusco over Madison-Grant
2A #1 Fort Wayne Luers over Eastside
Sectional 28
2A #7 Northwestern over Delphi
Tipton over Benton Central
Sectional 29
2A #15 Guerin Catholic over Heritage Christian
2A #12 Shenandoah over Centerville
Sectional 30
South Putnam over Park Tudor
2A #3 North Putnam over 2A #11 Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter
Sectional 31
Paoli over Monrovia
Triton Central over Lawrenceburg
Sectional 32
2A #5 Evansville Mater Dei over Sullivan
2A #14 Southridge over South Spencer
CLASS 1A
Sectional 33
1A #8 South Newton over Winamac
Culver over West Central
Sectional 34
1A #15 Clinton Central over Caston
1A #1 Lafayette Central Catholic over North White
Sectional 35
1A #11 North Miami over Northfield
Adams Central over Fremont
Sectional 36
1A #12 Union City over 1A #4 South Adams
1A #6 Sheridan over Lapel
Sectional 37
Cambridge City Lincoln over Northeastern
1A #7 Indianapolis Scecina over Knightstown
Sectional 38
North Vermillion over Cloverdale
1A #10 Rockville over Covington
Sectional 39
North Decatur over Edinburgh
1A #9 Indianapolis Lutheran over 1A #5 Milan
Sectional 40
North Daviess over Wood Memorial
1A #3 Linton-Stockton over Eastern Greene
I would have to say that I was pretty impressed with my record for the Sectional First Round games. Going 128-27 is a pretty good number! Hopefully I can do better this week.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
IHSAA Sectional Predictions, First Round!
It's hard to believe it, but we're already at Week 10, which means Sectional Round 1 here in the state of Indiana!!!! There are a lot of good matchups throughout the state. Here's a look at some different matchups that should get the most attention statewide. After that, I've picked and predicted my winners of each sectional game tonight, followed by all 40 sectional champions, that will be crowned in two weeks.
5A Sectional 1: 5A #11 Lake Central (8-1) at Merrillville (6-3) 5A #12
5A Sectional 6: 5A #4 Ben Davis (7-2) at Zionsville
5A Sectional 8: Bedford North Lawrence (6-3) at Jennings County (5-4)
4A Sectional 10: Mishawaka (5-4) at Lowell (5-4)
4A Sectional 11: Wawasee (7-2) at Northwood (6-3)
4A Sectional 12: 4A #9 Fort Wayne Dwenger (5-4) at Columbia City (6-3)
4A Sectional 13: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (5-4) at Pendleton Heights (8-1) 4A #6
4A Sectional 14: Greenwood (6-3) at Northview (6-3)
4A Sectional 15: 4A #7 East Central (8-1) at South Dearborn (7-2)
4A Sectional 16: 4A #15 Boonville (7-2) at Evansville Reitz (6-3) 4A #13
3A Sectional 18: Garrett (7-2) at Tippecanoe Valley (6-3)
3A Sectional 20: 3A #9 Hamilton Heights (7-2) at Southmont (7-2) 3A #11
3A Sectional 21: 3A #1 Indpls. Chatard (7-2) at Greencastle (7-2)
3A Sectional 23: 3A #7 Brownstown Central (9-0) at Corydon Central (7-2) 3A #13
2A Sectional 25: 2A #13 Wheeler (9-0) at Andrean (9-0) 2A #2
2A Sectional 26: North Judson (6-3) at Rochester (6-3)
2A Sectional 28: 2A #7 Northwestern (8-1) at Fountain Central (9-0) 2A #8
2A Sectional 28: Eastern (Greentown) (7-2) at Tipton (5-4)
2A Sectional 30: 2A #3 North Putnam (9-0) at Speedway (8-1) 2A #9
2A Sectional 32: 2A #5 Evansville Mater Dei (8-1) at North Posey (8-1) 2A #10
1A Sectional 33: Whiting (6-3) at West Central (5-4)
1A Sectional 34: 1A #1 Lafayette Central Catholic (9-0) at Pioneer (9-0) 1A #2
1A Sectional 36: Southern Wells (5-4) at Sheridan (6-3) 1A #6
1A Sectional 37: Knightstown (6-3) at Hagerstown (5-4)
1A Sectional 38: 1A #10 Rockville (7-2) at North Central (Farmersburg) (8-1) 1A #13
1A Sectional 39: Springs Valley (6-3) at Milan (8-1) 1A #5
Sectional Rd. 1 winners:
5A
Valparaiso
Crown Point
Chesterton
Lake Central
Elkhart Central
Penn
LaPorte
Carroll (Allen)
FW Snider 43, FW South 0 (Thursday)
FW North
Kokomo
Homestead
Fishers
Anderson
Hamilton Southeastern
Westfield
Indpls. Tech over Lawrence North
Warren Central over North Central
Lawrence Central
Carmel
Brownsburg
Ben Davis
Avon
Pike
Martinsville
Columbus North
Center Grove
Bloomington North
Castle
Floyd Central
Bedford North Lawrence
4A
Hammond
Griffith
East Chicago Central
Hammond Morton
South Bend Riley
Lowell
South Bend Washington
South Bend Clay
Concord
East Noble
Northwood
Angola
FW Dwenger
New Haven
Leo
Jay County
New Palestine
Delta
Greenfield-Central
Pendleton Heights
Owen Valley
Northview
Indpls. Cathedral
Indpls. Roncalli
Franklin County
Connersville
East Central
Columbus East
Madison
Evansville Central
Evansville Reitz
3A
South Bend St. Joe's
Culver Academy
John Glenn
Mishawaka Marian
Whitko
Tippecanoe Valley
Lakeland
Jimtown
Eastbrook
Bellmont
Mississinewa
Western
Hamilton Heights
Western Boone
West Lafayette
Indpls. Chatard
Danville
Tri-West
West Vigo
Edgewood
Greensburg
Brown County
Indian Creek
Salem
Heritage Hills
Brownstown Central
Charlestown
Washington
Evansville Memorial
Gibson Southern
Vincennes Lincoln
2A
Rensselaer Central
Andrean
North Newton
River Forest
Bremen
Wabash
Rochester
Lewis Cass
Madison-Grant
Churubusco
FW Luers
Eastside
Taylor
Fountain Central
Benton Central
Eastern (Greentown)
Guerin Catholic
Heritage Christian
Centerville
Shenandoah
Park Tudor
South Putnam
Indpls. Ritter
North Putnam
Paoli
Monrovia
Lawrenceburg
Triton Central
Evansville Mater Dei
Southridge
South Spencer
1A
South Central (Union Mills)
South Newton
West Central
Culver
Caston
Clinton Central
North White
Lafayette Central Catholic
Northfield
North Miami
Fremont
Adams Central
South Adams
Union City
Tri-Central
Sheridan
Northeastern
Cambridge City Lincoln
Knightstown
Indpls. Scecina
Cloverdale
Attica
North Central (Farmersburg)
Covington
South Decatur
Indpls. Lutheran
Milan
North Daviess
Union (Dugger)
North Knox
Linton-Stockton
Sectional Champions
Class 5A
Sect.1- Lake Central
Sect.2- Penn
Sect.3- Homestead
Sect.4- Hamilton Southeastern
Sect.5- Carmel
Sect.6- Avon
Sect.7- Columbus North
Sect.8- Castle
Class 4A
Sect.9- Hammond Morton
Sect.10- Lowell
Sect.11- Concord
Sect.12- FW Dwenger
Sect.13- New Palestine
Sect.14- Cathedral
Sect.15- Columbus East
Sect.16- Evansville Reitz
Class 3A
Sect.17- SB St. Joe's
Sect.18- Jimtown
Sect.19- Eastbrook
Sect.20- West Lafayette
Sect.21- Chatard
Sect.22- Edgewood
Sect.23- Brownstown Central
Sect.24- Evansville Memorial
Class 2A
Sect.25- Andrean
Sect.26- Bremen
Sect.27- FW Luers
Sect.28- Fountain Central
Sect.29- Shenandoah
Sect.30- North Putnam
Sect.31- Paoli
Sect.32- Evansville Mater Dei
Class 1A
Sect.33- South Newton
Sect.34- Lafayette Central Catholic
Sect.35- North Miami
Sect.36- Sheridan
Sect.37- Cambridge City Lincoln
Sect.38- North Central (Farmersburg)
Sect.39- Indpls. Lutheran
Sect.40- Linton-Stockton
Saturday, August 20, 2011
High School season is here! Coaches polls and State Finals predictions...
To say in a lot less words, I've missed high school football and obviously I'm not the only one out there! As I blog throughout the 2011 football season, you'll quickly see that I have a "northern Indiana bias," unlike our media that resides here in the greater Indianapolis area. Most of the media tends to favor more teams that are pretty much south of Kokomo. Call it what you will, but it's a straight-up bias against the northern part of this state. There are way too many teams from the northern half of Indiana that are almost ignored until they start making some noise midway through the regular season. Below is a look at the IFCA (Coaches poll) for all 5 classes here in the great football state of Indiana
Class 1A
1. Lafayette
2. Sheridan
3. Pioneer (10-2)
4. Linton-Stockton (9-3)
5. Indianapolis
6. Adams Central (7-3)
7. Indianapolis
8. Perry Central (9-4)
9. Southern Wells (8-3)
10. Milan
11.Rockville
12. Hagerstown
13. West Central (6-4)
14. North Daviess (8-3)
15. Culver (8-4)
16. South Central (Union Mills) (10-3)
17. Clinton
18. North White (7-4)
19. Winamac (7-3)
20. West Washington (9-3)
1A State Championship prediction: Lafayette Central Catholic (north) and Rockville (south)
Class 2A
1. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (14-1; 2010 2A State Champions)
2. Andrean (9-4)
3. North Putnam (14-1; 2010 2A State Runners-Up)
4. Evansville
5. Rensselaer Central (13-1)
6. Speedway
7. Bremen
8. Lewis Cass (7-4)
9. Heritage Christian (7-3)
10. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (9-2)
11. Tipton (8-5)
12. Guerin Catholic (8-6)
13. Northwestern (8-4)
14. Monrovia
15. Southridge (7-5)
16. Fairfield
17. Fountain Central (13-2; 2010 1A State Runners-Up)
18. North Posey (6-5)
19. Wheeler (11-1)
20. North Judson (3-7)
2A State Championship prediction: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (north) and Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (south)
Class 3A
1. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (11-4; 2010 3A State Champions)
2. West Lafayette
3. Hamilton Heights
4. South Bend St. Joe's (9-6; 2010 3A State Runners-Up)
5. Heritage Hills (8-3)
6. Jimtown (9-3)
7. Evansville
8. Eastbrook (11-1)
9. Brebeuf Jesuit (7-3)
10. Corydon Central (8-2)
11. Indian Creek (12-2)
12. Western (9-3)
13. John Glenn (9-3)
14. Tri-West (4-6)
15. Brownstown Central (11-2)
16. Mishawaka Marina
17. Evansville
18. Southmont (8-3)
19. Yorktown (3-8)
20. North Montgomery (7-3)
3A State Championship prediction: Eastbrook (north) and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (south)
Class 4A
1. Indianapolis
2. Columbus
3. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (13-1; 2010 4A State Runners-Up)
4. Evansville
5. Concord
6. Hammond
7. Mishawaka
8. Delta (10-2)
9. Indianapolis
10. East Central (11-2)
11. New Palestine
12. Lowell
13. Jasper (9-1)
14. South Bend Washington
15. New Haven
16. Evansville
17. South Bend
18. Plainfield
19. Shelbyville (4-7)
20. Columbia City
4A State Championship prediction: Concord (north) and Columbus East (south)
Class 5A
1. Warren Central (8-2)
2. Fishers (14-1; 2010 5A State Champions)
3. Carmel (9-2)
4. Valparaiso (13-1)
5. Ben Davis (6-4)
6. Hamilton Southeastern (10-2)
7. Center Grove (7-3)
8. Lawrence Central (13-2; 2010 5A State Runners-Up)
9. Penn (7-5)
10. Avon (9-4)
11. Merrillville (8-3)
12. Fort Wayne Snider (9-3)
13. Pike (9-3)
14. Chesterton (6-4)
15. Crown Point (8-4)
16. Columbus North (7-4)
17. Homestead (10-2)
18. Zionsville (7-3)
19. Lake Central (2-8)
20. Whiteland (9-3)
5A State Championship prediction: Penn (north) and Warren Central (south)
Sunday, August 7, 2011
College Football: I'm so glad it's just around the corner!!!
With the many different things that happened over the off-season, I couldn't be more excited that college football is within sight!
The whole Jim Tressel situation that led to his eventual resignation as head coach at Ohio State, seemed to be what made the most headlines recently, along with Terrell Pryor's unique exit from Ohio State, seemed to keep college football fans even more excited for this upcoming 2011 NCAA football season.
Alabama will reload at QB this year with Greg McElroy's departure, sophomore A.J. McCarron will take over the reigns in Tuscaloosa. McCarron backed up McElroy the past two years, so his experience in Nick Saban's system should be key for the Crimson Tide.
Some say that Oklahoma's Bob Stoops is possibly on the "hot seat" in Norman. I beg to differ with that, simply because of Stoops' track record. In his 12 years at OU, Stoops is 129-31 with one National Championship (2000) and 7 Big XII titles. He's not going anywhere.
Georgia's Mark Richt is another that I really don't think has much to worry about, despite a 6-7 record in 2010 and 7-9 in SEC play the past two years. Richt is 96-34 overall in his 10 seasons in Athens. They can't be too picky with his performance based on the top quality conference that the SEC is.
Butch Davis was fired at North Carolina a couple of weeks ago after going just 28-23 in four years.
Rick Neuheisel is for sure on the edge of being fired at UCLA for a 15-22 mark in three years. After he was 33-14 at Colorado and 33-16 at Washington in his previous coaching adventures prior to landing in LA, Neuheisel needs to push for 8 or 9 wins this year and that might be a tough task.
Ron Zook might be somewhat safe at Illinois after a 7-6 record last year, including a Texas Bowl thumping of Baylor, 38-14.
Texas A&M's Mike Sherman might be in the same boat as Zook. Sherman is only 19-19 in 3 years leading the Aggies. Last year's 9-4 record might have salvaged his job, even though he lost the Cotton Bowl to LSU, 41-24.
Dennis Erickson started his time in Tempe in 2007 just how the Sun Devil faithful was hoping, with a 10-3 record, share of the Pac-10 title and Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors. Since then, erickson has gone 15-24. He'll keep his job because he's been around and Arizona State will give him more of a chance than most would an older coach in this era.
From the looks of how the pre-season polls are rating teams with almost a month before the first kick, 2011 will definetely prove to be another highlight-packed season in the college ranks.
My preseason Top 25:
1. Oklahoma
2. Oregon
3. Alabama
4. Virginia Tech
5. Notre Dame
6. Florida State
7. LSU
8. Boise State
9. Ohio State
10. Nebraska
11. Stanford
12. Texas A&M
13. Oklahoma State
14. Georgia
15. West Virginia
16. Arkansas
17. TCU
18. Florida
19. Michigan State
20. South Carolina
21. Michigan
22. Wisconsin
23. Miami (FL)
24. Texas
25. USC
Outside my Top 25 and looking in...
Missouri, Penn State, Auburn, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, North Carolina, Illinois, Northwestern, South Florida, Arizona, Arizona State, Mississippi State, Iowa.
There are a lot of talented players to watch this Fall as college football takes the stage. These players are not ranked in any particular order. Below are my Top 15 Quarterbacks, Running Backs and Wide Receivers...
Quarterbacks:
Andrew Luck/jr/Stanford
Kellen Moore/sr/Boise State
Landry Jones/jr/Oklahoma
Case Keenum/sr/Houston
Dayne Crist/sr/Notre Dame
Darron Thomas/jr/Oregon
Brandon Weeden/jr/Oklahoma State
Taylor Martinez/so/Nebraska
Jordan Jefferson/sr/LSU
Garrett Gilbert/jr/Texas
Denard Robinson/jr/Michigan
Jacory Harris/sr/Miami (FL)
Stephen Garcia/sr/South Carolina
Aaron Murray/so/Georgia
John Brantley/sr/Florida
Running Backs:
LaMichael James/jr/Oregon
Marcus Lattimore/so/South Carolina
Trent Richardson/jr/Alabama
Daniel Herron/sr/Ohio State
Ray Graham/jr/Pittsburgh
Silas Redd/so/Penn State
James White/so/Wisconsin
Edwin Baker/jr/Michigan State
Knile Davis/jr/Arkansas
Jeff Demps/sr/Florida
Tauren Poole/sr/Tennessee
Michael Dyer/so/Auburn
Vick Ballard/sr/Mississippi State
Cierre Wood/so/Notre Dame
Wide Receivers:
Michael Floyd/sr/Notre Dame
Ryan Broyles/sr/Oklahoma
Justin Blackmon/jr/Oklahoma State
Alshon Jeffery/jr/South Carolina
Demarlo Belcher/sr/Indiana
Juron Criner/sr/Arizona
Jeff Fuller/sr/Texas A&M
Mike Shanahan/jr/Pittsburgh
DeVier Posey/sr/Ohio State
Derek Moye/sr/Penn State
Roy Roundtree/jr/Michigan
Lance Lewis/sr/East Carolina
Patrick Edwards/sr/Houston
Jordan White/sr/Western Michigan
Conner Vernon/jr/Duke
Tight Ends (Top 8):
Tyler Eifert/jr/Notre Dame
Michael Egnew/sr/Missouri
Orson Charles/jr/Georgia
James Hanna/sr/Oklahoma
Drake Dunsmore/sr/Northwestern
Jordan Reed/so/Florida
Coby Fleenor/sr/Stanford
Jacob Pederson/so/Wisconsin
The Heisman trophy is going to be an interesting race all season long. I would probably guess that the list of 10 that are the front-running candidates are:
LaMichael James/RB/Oregon
Andrew Luck/QB/Stanford
Kellen Moore/QB/Boise State
Landry Jones/QB/Oklahoma
Trent Richardson/RB/Alabama
Michael Floyd/WR/Notre Dame
Justin Blackmon/WR/Oklahoma State
Ryan Broyles/WR/Oklahoma
Marcus Lattimore/RB/South Carolina
Case Keenum/QB/Houston
Look for more on the 2011 college football season as August progresses. Also, soon I'll be making my predictions and giving an Indiana High School football outlook before the regular season begins on August 19th.
The whole Jim Tressel situation that led to his eventual resignation as head coach at Ohio State, seemed to be what made the most headlines recently, along with Terrell Pryor's unique exit from Ohio State, seemed to keep college football fans even more excited for this upcoming 2011 NCAA football season.
Alabama will reload at QB this year with Greg McElroy's departure, sophomore A.J. McCarron will take over the reigns in Tuscaloosa. McCarron backed up McElroy the past two years, so his experience in Nick Saban's system should be key for the Crimson Tide.
Some say that Oklahoma's Bob Stoops is possibly on the "hot seat" in Norman. I beg to differ with that, simply because of Stoops' track record. In his 12 years at OU, Stoops is 129-31 with one National Championship (2000) and 7 Big XII titles. He's not going anywhere.
Georgia's Mark Richt is another that I really don't think has much to worry about, despite a 6-7 record in 2010 and 7-9 in SEC play the past two years. Richt is 96-34 overall in his 10 seasons in Athens. They can't be too picky with his performance based on the top quality conference that the SEC is.
Butch Davis was fired at North Carolina a couple of weeks ago after going just 28-23 in four years.
Rick Neuheisel is for sure on the edge of being fired at UCLA for a 15-22 mark in three years. After he was 33-14 at Colorado and 33-16 at Washington in his previous coaching adventures prior to landing in LA, Neuheisel needs to push for 8 or 9 wins this year and that might be a tough task.
Ron Zook might be somewhat safe at Illinois after a 7-6 record last year, including a Texas Bowl thumping of Baylor, 38-14.
Texas A&M's Mike Sherman might be in the same boat as Zook. Sherman is only 19-19 in 3 years leading the Aggies. Last year's 9-4 record might have salvaged his job, even though he lost the Cotton Bowl to LSU, 41-24.
Dennis Erickson started his time in Tempe in 2007 just how the Sun Devil faithful was hoping, with a 10-3 record, share of the Pac-10 title and Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors. Since then, erickson has gone 15-24. He'll keep his job because he's been around and Arizona State will give him more of a chance than most would an older coach in this era.
From the looks of how the pre-season polls are rating teams with almost a month before the first kick, 2011 will definetely prove to be another highlight-packed season in the college ranks.
My preseason Top 25:
1. Oklahoma
2. Oregon
3. Alabama
4. Virginia Tech
5. Notre Dame
6. Florida State
7. LSU
8. Boise State
9. Ohio State
10. Nebraska
11. Stanford
12. Texas A&M
13. Oklahoma State
14. Georgia
15. West Virginia
16. Arkansas
17. TCU
18. Florida
19. Michigan State
20. South Carolina
21. Michigan
22. Wisconsin
23. Miami (FL)
24. Texas
25. USC
Outside my Top 25 and looking in...
Missouri, Penn State, Auburn, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, North Carolina, Illinois, Northwestern, South Florida, Arizona, Arizona State, Mississippi State, Iowa.
There are a lot of talented players to watch this Fall as college football takes the stage. These players are not ranked in any particular order. Below are my Top 15 Quarterbacks, Running Backs and Wide Receivers...
Quarterbacks:
Andrew Luck/jr/Stanford
Kellen Moore/sr/Boise State
Landry Jones/jr/Oklahoma
Case Keenum/sr/Houston
Dayne Crist/sr/Notre Dame
Darron Thomas/jr/Oregon
Brandon Weeden/jr/Oklahoma State
Taylor Martinez/so/Nebraska
Jordan Jefferson/sr/LSU
Garrett Gilbert/jr/Texas
Denard Robinson/jr/Michigan
Jacory Harris/sr/Miami (FL)
Stephen Garcia/sr/South Carolina
Aaron Murray/so/Georgia
John Brantley/sr/Florida
Running Backs:
LaMichael James/jr/Oregon
Marcus Lattimore/so/South Carolina
Trent Richardson/jr/Alabama
Daniel Herron/sr/Ohio State
Ray Graham/jr/Pittsburgh
Silas Redd/so/Penn State
James White/so/Wisconsin
Edwin Baker/jr/Michigan State
Knile Davis/jr/Arkansas
Jeff Demps/sr/Florida
Tauren Poole/sr/Tennessee
Michael Dyer/so/Auburn
Vick Ballard/sr/Mississippi State
Cierre Wood/so/Notre Dame
Wide Receivers:
Michael Floyd/sr/Notre Dame
Ryan Broyles/sr/Oklahoma
Justin Blackmon/jr/Oklahoma State
Alshon Jeffery/jr/South Carolina
Demarlo Belcher/sr/Indiana
Juron Criner/sr/Arizona
Jeff Fuller/sr/Texas A&M
Mike Shanahan/jr/Pittsburgh
DeVier Posey/sr/Ohio State
Derek Moye/sr/Penn State
Roy Roundtree/jr/Michigan
Lance Lewis/sr/East Carolina
Patrick Edwards/sr/Houston
Jordan White/sr/Western Michigan
Conner Vernon/jr/Duke
Tight Ends (Top 8):
Tyler Eifert/jr/Notre Dame
Michael Egnew/sr/Missouri
Orson Charles/jr/Georgia
James Hanna/sr/Oklahoma
Drake Dunsmore/sr/Northwestern
Jordan Reed/so/Florida
Coby Fleenor/sr/Stanford
Jacob Pederson/so/Wisconsin
The Heisman trophy is going to be an interesting race all season long. I would probably guess that the list of 10 that are the front-running candidates are:
LaMichael James/RB/Oregon
Andrew Luck/QB/Stanford
Kellen Moore/QB/Boise State
Landry Jones/QB/Oklahoma
Trent Richardson/RB/Alabama
Michael Floyd/WR/Notre Dame
Justin Blackmon/WR/Oklahoma State
Ryan Broyles/WR/Oklahoma
Marcus Lattimore/RB/South Carolina
Case Keenum/QB/Houston
Look for more on the 2011 college football season as August progresses. Also, soon I'll be making my predictions and giving an Indiana High School football outlook before the regular season begins on August 19th.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
As the MLB All-Star break approaches...
As the month of July is upon us now, we're pretty much right around the "halfway" point in the 2011 MLB season. At this point, it's more than likely that the last place losers of each division are already determined, for the most part. Injuries unfortunately happen and teams play better than others in different parts of the year. These and many other factors are what make baseball the interesting game that it is for all of us to watch from late March through October.
AL East...
Baltimore looks to keep its spot at the bottom of the AL East. Toronto will keep itself afloat for the most part with the big bats of Jose Bautista and Adam Lind, but with their lack of quality arms on the mound, the Blue Jays will be the mainstay in 4th place for the rest of 2011. Tampa Bay will get no further than their current 3rd place spot. James Shields is good in their rotation, but he doesn't have enough behind him in the rotation to make a push for the AL Wild Card. As per every year, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will fight to the end for the AL East crown. The Yankees currently have a 2.5 game lead, but I honestly look for the Red Sox to have a better second half and overtake them for the division. Regardless, whichever doesn't win the division will represent the AL as the Wild Card.
AL Central...
Kansas City took a big nose dive to the cellar of the AL Central after starting the season confidently in first place. Minnesota's having a difficult time being in 4th place after being atop the division in recent years. The Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox are within 3.5 games of each other and it will only get to be a tighter AL Central race from here on out.
AL West...
Oakland will more than likely stay in 4th place in the AL West. They are one of many teams that lack good starting pitching and good run-producing hitters in their lineup. Seattle will probably stay right where they are, just above Oakland for 3rd place. Texas and the LA Angels will be neck-and-neck until one edges the other and stays ahead. I expect that Texas will win this division and try to get back to the World Series for the 2nd straight year.
NL East...
The Florida Marlins are the current doormat of the NL East, but they're not the worst team in the National League or the rest of Major League Baseball. The did have one of the worst months by any team, ever. The Marlins started out the month of June at 1-19. With the re-hiring of former skipper in 80 year-old Jack McKeon, Florida ended June on a much better note with a 4-4 record, but still going 5-23 in June.
The New York Mets are starting to play better baseball, but they're missing the bats of David Wright (on DL til after the All-Star break) and Ike Davis, along with pitching ace Johan Santana. The Washington Nationals are surprising everyone in baseball by winning more games and they're doing it by growing as a club. With first-time all-stars in Relief Pitcher Tyler Clippard and 1B Michael Morse leading the way, it makes things a lot easier for Closer Drew Storen (Brownsburg, IN), who has a 5-2 record with 20 saves in 40 appearances. Atlanta will probably make a push, but Philadelphia is just much too strong with their bats and arms to take the NL East title again.
NL Central...
Houston has etched its role in the 2011 season. They're currently 29-55 and sitting in a not-so-comfortable place below the Chicago Cubs in the basement of the NL Central. The Chicago Cubs are struggling again and this might possibly be 103 years straight without a World Series title. Looks like that'll be the case, because Cubs management is much too afraid to spend big money in the middle of the season. Cincinnati is probably not going to repeat as NL Central champs, unless they make a hug surge in the second half. Pittsburgh hasn't played this well since they're winning ways back in the late 80's and early 90's. Who knows if they'll be able to keep it up the whole year, but it's a much improved Pirate team for sure. Milwaukee and St. Louis share the division lead at 45-39. Milwaukee has the edge all over at this time of the year. With Pujols out for another month and pitching being the question mark, look for St. Louis to slide backwards in the second half.
NL West...
As expected, the defending World Champion San Francisco Giants are leading the NL West, but only by 3 games over Arizona. The Diamondbacks are playing well and it should be pretty interesting down the stretch. Don't count out the Colorado Rockies for a second half run of their own. They're only 6.5 games out with a week and a half until the All-Star break. San Diego was predicted to have a better year than they're having. I'm not sure what's worse, they're pitching inconsistencies or sub-par pitching. The LA Dodgers were also supposed to be a lot better than they currently are as well, but you can't expect a few bats and a couple arms to get the job done all the time.
Stay tuned toward the middle of August for more on these tight AL and NL division races.
Standings as of July 3, 2011
AL East Record GB
New York Yankees 50-31 ----
Boston Red Sox 48-24 2.5
Tampa Bay Rays 46-37 5.0
Toronto Blue Jays 40-44 11.5
Baltimore Orioles 35-45 14.5
AL Central
Cleveland Indians 44-37 ----
Detroit Tigers 44-40 1.5
Chicago White Sox 42-42 3.5
Minnesota Twins 35-46 9.0
Kansas City Royals 33-50 12.0
AL West
Texas Rangers 44-40 ----
Los Angeles Angels 43-41 1.0
Seattle Mariners 40-43 3.5
Oakland Athletics 37-47 7.0
NL East
Philadelphia Phillies 53-31 ----
Atlanta Braves 49-35 4.0
Washington Nationals 42-42 11.0
New York Mets 41-42 11.5
Florida Marlins 37-46 15.5
NL Central
Milwaukee Brewers 45-39 ----
St. Louis Cardinals 45-39 ----
Pittsburgh Pirates 42-41 2.5
Cincinnati Reds 42-42 3.0
Chicago Cubs 34-50 11.0
Houston Astros 29-55 16.0
NL West
San Francisco Giants 48-36 ----
Arizona Diamondbacks 45-39 3.0
Colorado Rockies 41-42 6.5
San Diego Padres 38-46 10.0
Los Angeles Dodgers 37-47 11.0
AL East...
Baltimore looks to keep its spot at the bottom of the AL East. Toronto will keep itself afloat for the most part with the big bats of Jose Bautista and Adam Lind, but with their lack of quality arms on the mound, the Blue Jays will be the mainstay in 4th place for the rest of 2011. Tampa Bay will get no further than their current 3rd place spot. James Shields is good in their rotation, but he doesn't have enough behind him in the rotation to make a push for the AL Wild Card. As per every year, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will fight to the end for the AL East crown. The Yankees currently have a 2.5 game lead, but I honestly look for the Red Sox to have a better second half and overtake them for the division. Regardless, whichever doesn't win the division will represent the AL as the Wild Card.
AL Central...
Kansas City took a big nose dive to the cellar of the AL Central after starting the season confidently in first place. Minnesota's having a difficult time being in 4th place after being atop the division in recent years. The Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox are within 3.5 games of each other and it will only get to be a tighter AL Central race from here on out.
AL West...
Oakland will more than likely stay in 4th place in the AL West. They are one of many teams that lack good starting pitching and good run-producing hitters in their lineup. Seattle will probably stay right where they are, just above Oakland for 3rd place. Texas and the LA Angels will be neck-and-neck until one edges the other and stays ahead. I expect that Texas will win this division and try to get back to the World Series for the 2nd straight year.
NL East...
The Florida Marlins are the current doormat of the NL East, but they're not the worst team in the National League or the rest of Major League Baseball. The did have one of the worst months by any team, ever. The Marlins started out the month of June at 1-19. With the re-hiring of former skipper in 80 year-old Jack McKeon, Florida ended June on a much better note with a 4-4 record, but still going 5-23 in June.
The New York Mets are starting to play better baseball, but they're missing the bats of David Wright (on DL til after the All-Star break) and Ike Davis, along with pitching ace Johan Santana. The Washington Nationals are surprising everyone in baseball by winning more games and they're doing it by growing as a club. With first-time all-stars in Relief Pitcher Tyler Clippard and 1B Michael Morse leading the way, it makes things a lot easier for Closer Drew Storen (Brownsburg, IN), who has a 5-2 record with 20 saves in 40 appearances. Atlanta will probably make a push, but Philadelphia is just much too strong with their bats and arms to take the NL East title again.
NL Central...
Houston has etched its role in the 2011 season. They're currently 29-55 and sitting in a not-so-comfortable place below the Chicago Cubs in the basement of the NL Central. The Chicago Cubs are struggling again and this might possibly be 103 years straight without a World Series title. Looks like that'll be the case, because Cubs management is much too afraid to spend big money in the middle of the season. Cincinnati is probably not going to repeat as NL Central champs, unless they make a hug surge in the second half. Pittsburgh hasn't played this well since they're winning ways back in the late 80's and early 90's. Who knows if they'll be able to keep it up the whole year, but it's a much improved Pirate team for sure. Milwaukee and St. Louis share the division lead at 45-39. Milwaukee has the edge all over at this time of the year. With Pujols out for another month and pitching being the question mark, look for St. Louis to slide backwards in the second half.
NL West...
As expected, the defending World Champion San Francisco Giants are leading the NL West, but only by 3 games over Arizona. The Diamondbacks are playing well and it should be pretty interesting down the stretch. Don't count out the Colorado Rockies for a second half run of their own. They're only 6.5 games out with a week and a half until the All-Star break. San Diego was predicted to have a better year than they're having. I'm not sure what's worse, they're pitching inconsistencies or sub-par pitching. The LA Dodgers were also supposed to be a lot better than they currently are as well, but you can't expect a few bats and a couple arms to get the job done all the time.
Stay tuned toward the middle of August for more on these tight AL and NL division races.
Standings as of July 3, 2011
AL East Record GB
New York Yankees 50-31 ----
Boston Red Sox 48-24 2.5
Tampa Bay Rays 46-37 5.0
Toronto Blue Jays 40-44 11.5
Baltimore Orioles 35-45 14.5
AL Central
Cleveland Indians 44-37 ----
Detroit Tigers 44-40 1.5
Chicago White Sox 42-42 3.5
Minnesota Twins 35-46 9.0
Kansas City Royals 33-50 12.0
AL West
Texas Rangers 44-40 ----
Los Angeles Angels 43-41 1.0
Seattle Mariners 40-43 3.5
Oakland Athletics 37-47 7.0
NL East
Philadelphia Phillies 53-31 ----
Atlanta Braves 49-35 4.0
Washington Nationals 42-42 11.0
New York Mets 41-42 11.5
Florida Marlins 37-46 15.5
NL Central
Milwaukee Brewers 45-39 ----
St. Louis Cardinals 45-39 ----
Pittsburgh Pirates 42-41 2.5
Cincinnati Reds 42-42 3.0
Chicago Cubs 34-50 11.0
Houston Astros 29-55 16.0
NL West
San Francisco Giants 48-36 ----
Arizona Diamondbacks 45-39 3.0
Colorado Rockies 41-42 6.5
San Diego Padres 38-46 10.0
Los Angeles Dodgers 37-47 11.0
Thursday, June 9, 2011
NCAA Regionals: Many upsets over the weekend, but that's why it's the NCAA Tournament!
Sports enthusiasts could probably come up with a nickname for the NCAA Baseball tournament that is comparable to that of that NCAA men's basketball tournament's March Madness, but it may or may not catch on like the interest that college basketball has. I have no idea exactly what I would call it, but I honestly think that there needs to be some sort of moniker that screams to the die-hard college baseball fans out there.
The excitement of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament keeps getting more and more exciting every year. There is more and more coverage televised nationally. Depending on where games are being played throughout the country, games range from starting around Noon or 1pm to some games starting at 11pm, since they're on the West coast. Great games are occuring all across the country. The format is somewhat similar to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. There are 64 teams. The opening weekend are the Regionals, which pit four schools at one site, in a double-elimination format. The four teams at each site are seeded 1-4. The #'s 2 and 3 seeds play Game 1 and seeds 1 and 4 play Game 2. After that, it becomes a double-elimination format until the Regional Champion is crowned on Sunday or possibly Monday at the latest. Champions of Regionals move on the following weekend in a two-team Super Regional.
There are eight schools that are the Top 8 National seeds:
1-Virginia, 2-Florida, 3-North Carolina, 4-South Carolina, 5-Florida State, 6-Vanderbilt, 7-Texas, 8-Rice
The remaining 8 hosts schools:
#12 Georgia Tech, #14 Clemson, #7 Texas A&M, #15 Oregon State, #11 TCU, #8 Cal State Fullerton, #17 UCLA and #10 Arizona State
Atlanta Regional - GEORGIA TECH
(3) Mississippi State 3, (2) Southern Mississippi 0
(4) Austin Peay 2, (1) Georgia Tech 1
(1) Georgia Tech 6, (2) Southern Mississippi 2 (Southern Mississippi eliminated: 39-19)
(3) Mississippi State 8, (4) Austin Peay 3
(1) Georgia Tech 12, (4) Austin Peay 2 (Austin Peay eliminated: 34-24)
(3) Mississippi State 7, (1) Georgia Tech 3 (Georgia Tech eliminated: 42-21)
Atlanta Regional Champion: (3) Mississippi State (37-23)
The excitement of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament keeps getting more and more exciting every year. There is more and more coverage televised nationally. Depending on where games are being played throughout the country, games range from starting around Noon or 1pm to some games starting at 11pm, since they're on the West coast. Great games are occuring all across the country. The format is somewhat similar to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. There are 64 teams. The opening weekend are the Regionals, which pit four schools at one site, in a double-elimination format. The four teams at each site are seeded 1-4. The #'s 2 and 3 seeds play Game 1 and seeds 1 and 4 play Game 2. After that, it becomes a double-elimination format until the Regional Champion is crowned on Sunday or possibly Monday at the latest. Champions of Regionals move on the following weekend in a two-team Super Regional.
There are eight schools that are the Top 8 National seeds:
1-Virginia, 2-Florida, 3-North Carolina, 4-South Carolina, 5-Florida State, 6-Vanderbilt, 7-Texas, 8-Rice
The remaining 8 hosts schools:
#12 Georgia Tech, #14 Clemson, #7 Texas A&M, #15 Oregon State, #11 TCU, #8 Cal State Fullerton, #17 UCLA and #10 Arizona State
Atlanta Regional - GEORGIA TECH
(3) Mississippi State 3, (2) Southern Mississippi 0
(4) Austin Peay 2, (1) Georgia Tech 1
(1) Georgia Tech 6, (2) Southern Mississippi 2 (Southern Mississippi eliminated: 39-19)
(3) Mississippi State 8, (4) Austin Peay 3
(1) Georgia Tech 12, (4) Austin Peay 2 (Austin Peay eliminated: 34-24)
(3) Mississippi State 7, (1) Georgia Tech 3 (Georgia Tech eliminated: 42-21)
Atlanta Regional Champion: (3) Mississippi State (37-23)
Austin Regional - TEXAS
(3) Kent State 4, (2) Texas State 2
(1) Texas 5, (4) Princeton 3
(2) Texas State 3, (4) Princeton 1 (Princeton eliminated: 23-24)
(3) Kent State 7, (1) Texas 5
(1) Texas 4, (2) Texas State 3 (Texas State eliminated: 41-23)
(1) Texas 9, (3) Kent State 3
(1) Texas 5, (3) Kent State 0 (Kent State eliminated: 45-16)
Austin Regional Champion: (1) Texas (47-16)
Chapel Hill Regional - NORTH CAROLINA
(3) James Madison 11, (2) FIU 7
(1) North Carolina 4, (4) Maine 0
(4) Maine 4, (2) FIU 1 (FIU eliminated: 40-20-1)
(1) North Carolina 14, (3) James Madison 0
(3) James Madison 5, (4) Maine 2 (Maine eliminated: 33-24)
(1) North Carolina 9, (3) James Madison 3 (James Madison eliminated: 42-19)
Chapel Hill Regional Champ: (1) North Carolina (48-14)
Charlottesville Regional - VIRGINIA
(1) Virginia 6, (4) Navy 0
(3) St. John's 2, (2) East Carolina 0
(2) East Carolina 6, (4) Navy 1 (Navy eliminated: 33-25-1)
(1) Virginia 10, (3) St. John's 2
(2) East Carolina 6, (3) St. John's 4 (St. John's eliminated: 36-22)
(1) Virginia 13, (2) East Carolina 1 (East Carolina eliminated: 41-21)
Charlottesville Regional Champion: (1) Virginia (52-9)
Clemson Regional - CLEMSON
(3) Coastal Carolina 13, (2) Connecticut 1
(1) Clemson 11, (4) Sacred Heart 1
(2) Connecticut 13, (4) Sacred Heart 3 (Sacred Heart eliminated: 34-23)
(1) Clemson 12, (3) Coastal Carolina 7
(2) Connecticut 12, (3) Coastal Carolina 6 (Coastal Carolilna eliminated: 42-20)
(2) Connecticut 7, (1) Clemson 6
(2) Connecticut 14, (1) Clemson 1 (Clemson eliminated: 43-20)
Clemson Regional Champion: (2) Connecticut (45-18-1)
College Station Regional - TEXAS A&M
(3) Seton Hall 4, (2) Arizona 0
(1) Texas A&M 11, (4) Wright State 0
(2) Arizona 13, (4) Wright State 0 (Wright State eliminated: 36-19)
(1) Texas A&M 6, (3) Seton Hall 3
(2) Arizona 6, (3) Seton Hall 0 (Seton Hall eliminated: 34-25)
(2) Arizona 7, (1) Texas A&M 4
(1) Texas A&M 3, (2) Arizona 0 (Arizona eliminated: 39-19)
College Station Regional Champion: (1) Texas A&M (45-19)
Columbia Regional - SOUTH CAROLINA
(2) Stetson 8, (3) North Carolina State 7
(1) South Carolina 2, (4) Georgia Southern 1
(3) North Carolina State 5, (4) Georgia Southern 2 (Georgia Southern eliminated: 36-26)
(1) South Carolina 11, (2) Stetson 5
(2) Stetson 5, (3) North Carolina State 3 (North Carolina State eliminated: 35-27)
(1) South Carolina 8, (2) Stetson 2 (Stetson eliminated: 43-20)
Columbia Regional Champion: (1) South Carolina (48-14)
Corvallis Regional - OREGON STATE
(2) Creighton 2, (3) Georgia 1
(1) Oregon State 7, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 4
(3) Georgia 7, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 3 (Arkansas-Little Rock elimintated: 24-34)
(1) Oregon State 5, (2) Creighton 1
(3) Georgia 5, (2) Creighton 4 (Creighton eliminated: 45-17)
(1) Oregon State 6, (3) Georgia 4 (Georgia eliminated: 33-32)
Corvallis Regional Champion: (1) Oregon State (41-17)
Fort Worth Regional - TEXAS CHRISTIAN
(3) Dallas Baptist 3, (2) Oklahoma 2
(1) TCU 10, (4) Oral Roberts 2
(4) Oral Roberts 7, (2) Oklahoma 0 (Oklahoma eliminated: 41-19)
(3) Dallas Baptist 3, (1) TCU 2
(4) Oral Roberts 8, (1) TCU 4 (TCU eliminated: 43-19)
(4) Oral Roberts 7, (3) Dallas Baptist 2
(3) Dallas Baptist 11, (4) Oral Roberts 9 (Oral Roberts eliminated: 39-22)
Fort Worth Regional Champion: (3) Dallas Baptist (42-18)
Fullterton Regional - CAL ST. FULLERTON
(2) Stanford 10, (3) Kansas State 3
(1) Cal St. Fullerton 10, (4) Illinois 4
(4) Illinois 5, (3) Kansas State 3 (Kansas State eliminated: 36-25)
(2) Stanford 1, (1) Cal St. Fullerton 0
(4) Illinois 7, (1) Cal St. Fullerton 5 (Cal St. Fullerton eliminated: 41-17)
(2) Stanford 14, (4) Illinois 2 (Illinois eliminated: 30-27)
Fullerton Regional Champion: (2) Stanford (35-20)
Gainesville Regional - FLORIDA
(2) Miami (FL) 7, (3) Jacksonville 2
(1) Florida 17, (4) Manhatten 3
(3) Jacksonville 5, (4) Manhatten 4 (Manhatten eliminated: 34-19)
(1) Florida 5, (2) Miami (FL) 4
(2) Miami (FL) 6, (3) Jacksonville 3 (Jacksonville eliminated: 37-24)
(1) Florida 11, (2) Miami (FL) 4 (Miami FL eliminated: 38-23)
Gainesville Regional Champion: (1) Florida (48-16)
Houston Regional - RICE
(2) Baylor 6, (3) California 4
(1) Rice 14, (4) Alcorn State 2
(3) California 10, (4) Alcorn State 6 (Alcorn State eliminated: 27-30)
(2) Baylor 3, (1) Rice 2
(3) California 6, (1) Rice 3 (Rice eliminated: 42-21)
(3) California 8, (2) Baylor 0
(3) California 9, (2) Baylor 8 (Baylor eliminated: 31-28)
Houston Regional Champion: (3) California (35-21)
Los Angeles Regional - UCLA
(3) UC-Irvine 12, (2) Fresno State 6
(4) San Francisco 3, (1) UCLA 0
(1) UCLA 3, (2) Fresno State 1 (Fresno State eliminated: 40-16)
(3) UC-Irvine 4, (4) San Francisco 3
(1) UCLA 4, (4) San Francisco 1 (San Francisco eliminated: 32-25)
(3) UC-Irvine 4, (1) UCLA 3 (UCLA eliminated: 35-24)
Los Angeles Regional Champion: (3) UC-Irvine (42-16)
Nashville Regional - VANDERBILT
(3) Troy 9, (2) Oklahoma State 2
(1) Vanderbilt 10, (4) Belmont 0
(4) Belmont 3, (2) Oklahoma State 0 (Oklahoma State eliminated: 35-25)
(1) Vanderbilt 10, (3) Troy 2
(4) Belmont 5, (3) Troy 2 (Troy eliminated: 43-19)
(1) Vanderbilt 6, (4) Belmont 1 (Belmont eliminated: 38-26)
Nashville Regional Champion: (1) Vanderbilt (50-10)
Tallahassee Regional - FLORIDA STATE
(3) Alabama 5, (2) Central Florida 3
(1) Florida State 6, (4) Bethune-Cookman 5
(2) Central Florida 16, (4) Bethune-Cookman 5 (Bethune-Cookman eliminated: 36-25)
(1) Florida State 9, (3) Alabama 5
(3) Alabama 12, (2) Central Florida 5 (Central Florida eliminated: 39-22)
(1) Florida State 11, (3) Alabama 1 (Alabama eliminated: 35-27)
Tallahassee Regional Champion: (1) Florida State
Tempe Regional - ARIZONA STATE
(3) Charlotte 3, (2) Arkansas 2
(1) Arizona State 4, (4) New Mexico 2
(2) Arkansas 3, (4) New Mexico 0 (New Mexico eliminated: 20-41)
(1) Arizona State 16, (3) Charlotte 1
(2) Arkansas 11, (3) Charlotte 3 (Charlotte eliminated: 43-15)
(1) Arizona State 13, (2) Arkansas 4 (Arkansas eliminated: 40-22)
Tempe Regional Champion: (1) Arizona State (42-17)
College Station Regional - TEXAS A&M
(3) Seton Hall 4, (2) Arizona 0
(1) Texas A&M 11, (4) Wright State 0
(2) Arizona 13, (4) Wright State 0 (Wright State eliminated: 36-19)
(1) Texas A&M 6, (3) Seton Hall 3
(2) Arizona 6, (3) Seton Hall 0 (Seton Hall eliminated: 34-25)
(2) Arizona 7, (1) Texas A&M 4
(1) Texas A&M 3, (2) Arizona 0 (Arizona eliminated: 39-19)
College Station Regional Champion: (1) Texas A&M (45-19)
Columbia Regional - SOUTH CAROLINA
(2) Stetson 8, (3) North Carolina State 7
(1) South Carolina 2, (4) Georgia Southern 1
(3) North Carolina State 5, (4) Georgia Southern 2 (Georgia Southern eliminated: 36-26)
(1) South Carolina 11, (2) Stetson 5
(2) Stetson 5, (3) North Carolina State 3 (North Carolina State eliminated: 35-27)
(1) South Carolina 8, (2) Stetson 2 (Stetson eliminated: 43-20)
Columbia Regional Champion: (1) South Carolina (48-14)
Corvallis Regional - OREGON STATE
(2) Creighton 2, (3) Georgia 1
(1) Oregon State 7, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 4
(3) Georgia 7, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 3 (Arkansas-Little Rock elimintated: 24-34)
(1) Oregon State 5, (2) Creighton 1
(3) Georgia 5, (2) Creighton 4 (Creighton eliminated: 45-17)
(1) Oregon State 6, (3) Georgia 4 (Georgia eliminated: 33-32)
Corvallis Regional Champion: (1) Oregon State (41-17)
Fort Worth Regional - TEXAS CHRISTIAN
(3) Dallas Baptist 3, (2) Oklahoma 2
(1) TCU 10, (4) Oral Roberts 2
(4) Oral Roberts 7, (2) Oklahoma 0 (Oklahoma eliminated: 41-19)
(3) Dallas Baptist 3, (1) TCU 2
(4) Oral Roberts 8, (1) TCU 4 (TCU eliminated: 43-19)
(4) Oral Roberts 7, (3) Dallas Baptist 2
(3) Dallas Baptist 11, (4) Oral Roberts 9 (Oral Roberts eliminated: 39-22)
Fort Worth Regional Champion: (3) Dallas Baptist (42-18)
Fullterton Regional - CAL ST. FULLERTON
(2) Stanford 10, (3) Kansas State 3
(1) Cal St. Fullerton 10, (4) Illinois 4
(4) Illinois 5, (3) Kansas State 3 (Kansas State eliminated: 36-25)
(2) Stanford 1, (1) Cal St. Fullerton 0
(4) Illinois 7, (1) Cal St. Fullerton 5 (Cal St. Fullerton eliminated: 41-17)
(2) Stanford 14, (4) Illinois 2 (Illinois eliminated: 30-27)
Fullerton Regional Champion: (2) Stanford (35-20)
Gainesville Regional - FLORIDA
(2) Miami (FL) 7, (3) Jacksonville 2
(1) Florida 17, (4) Manhatten 3
(3) Jacksonville 5, (4) Manhatten 4 (Manhatten eliminated: 34-19)
(1) Florida 5, (2) Miami (FL) 4
(2) Miami (FL) 6, (3) Jacksonville 3 (Jacksonville eliminated: 37-24)
(1) Florida 11, (2) Miami (FL) 4 (Miami FL eliminated: 38-23)
Gainesville Regional Champion: (1) Florida (48-16)
Houston Regional - RICE
(2) Baylor 6, (3) California 4
(1) Rice 14, (4) Alcorn State 2
(3) California 10, (4) Alcorn State 6 (Alcorn State eliminated: 27-30)
(2) Baylor 3, (1) Rice 2
(3) California 6, (1) Rice 3 (Rice eliminated: 42-21)
(3) California 8, (2) Baylor 0
(3) California 9, (2) Baylor 8 (Baylor eliminated: 31-28)
Houston Regional Champion: (3) California (35-21)
Los Angeles Regional - UCLA
(3) UC-Irvine 12, (2) Fresno State 6
(4) San Francisco 3, (1) UCLA 0
(1) UCLA 3, (2) Fresno State 1 (Fresno State eliminated: 40-16)
(3) UC-Irvine 4, (4) San Francisco 3
(1) UCLA 4, (4) San Francisco 1 (San Francisco eliminated: 32-25)
(3) UC-Irvine 4, (1) UCLA 3 (UCLA eliminated: 35-24)
Los Angeles Regional Champion: (3) UC-Irvine (42-16)
Nashville Regional - VANDERBILT
(3) Troy 9, (2) Oklahoma State 2
(1) Vanderbilt 10, (4) Belmont 0
(4) Belmont 3, (2) Oklahoma State 0 (Oklahoma State eliminated: 35-25)
(1) Vanderbilt 10, (3) Troy 2
(4) Belmont 5, (3) Troy 2 (Troy eliminated: 43-19)
(1) Vanderbilt 6, (4) Belmont 1 (Belmont eliminated: 38-26)
Nashville Regional Champion: (1) Vanderbilt (50-10)
Tallahassee Regional - FLORIDA STATE
(3) Alabama 5, (2) Central Florida 3
(1) Florida State 6, (4) Bethune-Cookman 5
(2) Central Florida 16, (4) Bethune-Cookman 5 (Bethune-Cookman eliminated: 36-25)
(1) Florida State 9, (3) Alabama 5
(3) Alabama 12, (2) Central Florida 5 (Central Florida eliminated: 39-22)
(1) Florida State 11, (3) Alabama 1 (Alabama eliminated: 35-27)
Tallahassee Regional Champion: (1) Florida State
Tempe Regional - ARIZONA STATE
(3) Charlotte 3, (2) Arkansas 2
(1) Arizona State 4, (4) New Mexico 2
(2) Arkansas 3, (4) New Mexico 0 (New Mexico eliminated: 20-41)
(1) Arizona State 16, (3) Charlotte 1
(2) Arkansas 11, (3) Charlotte 3 (Charlotte eliminated: 43-15)
(1) Arizona State 13, (2) Arkansas 4 (Arkansas eliminated: 40-22)
Tempe Regional Champion: (1) Arizona State (42-17)
NCAA Regionals, by the Numbers...
I picked 11 of the 16 Regional Champions correctly, which I honestly think is pretty tough, considering that there are four teams in each Regional. It's also no guarantee that the #1 seed in each Regional will be he champion.
Number one seeds knocked out of the Regional: UCLA, TCU, Rice, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Cal St. Fullerton. TCU, Cal St. Fullerton and Rice were all three knocked out before the Regional Championship game.
Another stat that is not-so-surprising is that 41 of the 64 teams in the NCAA Regional field are from "warm weather states." They play baseball all year, I would hope that they would be well-represented!
Florida has 8: Florida International, Jacksonville, Miami (FL), Florida, Florida State, Central Florida, Stetson and Bethune-Cookman.
Texas has 6: Texas, Texas State, Texas A&M, TCU, Rice, Baylor and Dallas Baptist.
California is represented by 7 schools: California, Cal St. Fullerton, Stanford, UCLA, San Francisco, Fresno State and UC-Irvine.
Three-seeds that advanced to the Super Regionals:
Dallas Baptist (42-18), UC-Irvine (42-16), Mississippi State (37-23) and California (35-21)
Two-seeds moving on to Super Regionals:
Stanford (35-20) and Connecticut (45-18-1)
Check back Monday or late Sunday night as I analyze that Super Regionals from over the weekend. And who knows, I might be attending the Nashville Super Regional for one game. My friend coached Vanderbilt freshman DH/1B Conrad Gregor. I know that I only posted mainly scores and little facts, but when not all the Regionals were televised in the Indianapolis area, it's a little hard to break down games you really didn't see!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
NCAA Regionals: Many upsets over the weekend, but that's why it's the NCAA Tournament!
Sports enthusiasts could probably come up with a nickname for the NCAA Baseball tournament that is comparable to that of that NCAA men's basketball tournament's March Madness, but it may or may not catch on like the interest that college basketball has. I have no idea exactly what I would call it, but I honestly think that there needs to be some sort of moniker that screams to the die-hard college baseball fans out there.
The excitement of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament keeps getting more and more exciting every year. There is more and more coverage televised nationally. Depending on where games are being played throughout the country, games range from starting around Noon or 1pm to some games starting at 11pm, since they're on the West coast. Great games are occuring all across the country. The format is somewhat similar to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. There are 64 teams. The opening weekend are the Regionals, which pit four schools at one site, in a double-elimination format. The four teams at each site are seeded 1-4. The #'s 2 and 3 seeds play Game 1 and seeds 1 and 4 play Game 2. After that, it becomes a double-elimination format until the Regional Champion is crowned on Sunday or possibly Monday at the latest. Champions of Regionals move on the following weekend in a two-team Super Regional.
There are eight schools that are the Top 8 National seeds:
1-Virginia, 2-Florida, 3-North Carolina, 4-South Carolina, 5-Florida State, 6-Vanderbilt, 7-Texas, 8-Rice
The remaining 8 hosts schools:
#12 Georgia Tech, #14 Clemson, #7 Texas A&M, #15 Oregon State, #11 TCU, #8 Cal State Fullerton, #17 UCLA and #10 Arizona State
Atlanta Regional - GEORGIA TECH
(3) Mississippi State 3, (2) Southern Mississippi 0
(4) Austin Peay 2, (1) Georgia Tech 1
(1) Georgia Tech 6, (2) Southern Mississippi 2 (Southern Mississippi eliminated: 39-19)
(3) Mississippi State 8, (4) Austin Peay 3
(1) Georgia Tech 12, (4) Austin Peay 2 (Austin Peay eliminated: 34-24)
(3) Mississippi State 7, (1) Georgia Tech 3 (Georgia Tech eliminated: 42-21)
Austin Regional - TEXAS
(3) Kent State 4, (2) Texas State 2
(1) Texas 5, (4) Princeton 3
(2) Texas State 3, (4) Princeton 1 (Princeton eliminated: 23-24)
(3) Kent State 7, (1) Texas 5
(1) Texas 4, (2) Texas State 3 (Texas State eliminated: 41-23)
(1) Texas 9, (3) Kent State 3
(1) Texas 5, (3) Kent State 0 (Kent State eliminated: 45-16)
Austin Regional Champ: Texas (47-16)
Chapel Hill Regional - NORTH CAROLINA
(3) James Madison 11, (2) FIU 7
(1) North Carolina 4, (4) Maine 0
(4) Maine 4, (2) FIU 1 (FIU eliminated: 40-20-1)
(1) North Carolina 14, (3) James Madison 0
(3) James Madison 5, (4) Maine 2 (Maine eliminated: 33-24)
(1) North Carolina 9, (3) James Madison 3 (James Madison eliminated: 42-19)
Chapel Hill Regional Champ: North Carolina (48-14)
Charlottesville Regional - VIRGINIA
Clemson Regional - CLEMSON
College Station Regional - TEXAS A&M
(3) Seton Hall 4, (2) Arizona 0
(1) Texas A&M 11, (4) Wright State 0
(2) Arizona 13, (4) Wright State 0 (Wright State eliminated: 36-19)
(1) Texas A&M 6, (3) Seton Hall 3
(2) Arizona 6, (3) Seton Hall 0 (Seton Hall eliminated: 34-25)
(2) Arizona 7, (1) Texas A&M 4
(1) Texas A&M 3, (2) Arizona 0 (Arizona eliminated: 39-19)
College Station Regional Champion: (1) Texas A&M (45-19)
Columbia Regional - SOUTH CAROLINA
(2) Stetson 8, (3) North Carolina State 7
(1) South Carolina 2, (4) Georgia Southern 1
(3) North Carolina State 5, (4) Georgia Southern 2 (Georgia Southern eliminated: 36-26)
(1) South Carolina 11, (2) Stetson 5
(2) Stetson 5, (3) North Carolina State 3 (North Carolina State eliminated: 35-27)
(1) South Carolina 8, (2) Stetson 2 (Stetson eliminated: 43-20)
Columbia Regional Champion: (1) South Carolina (48-14)
Corvallis Regional - OREGON STATE
(2) Creighton 2, (3) Georgia 1
(1) Oregon State 7, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 4
(3) Georgia 7, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 3 (Arkansas-Little Rock elimintated: 24-34)
(1) Oregon State 5, (2) Creighton 1
(3) Georgia 5, (2) Creighton 4 (Creighton eliminated: 45-17)
(1) Oregon State 6, (3) Georgia 4 (Georgia eliminated: 33-32)
Corvallis Regional Champion: (1) Oregon State (41-17)
Fort Worth Regional - TEXAS CHRISTIAN
(3) Dallas Baptist 3, (2) Oklahoma 2
(1) TCU 10, (4) Oral Roberts 2
(4) Oral Roberts 7, (2) Oklahoma 0 (Oklahoma eliminated: 41-19)
(3) Dallas Baptist 3, (1) TCU 2
(4) Oral Roberts 8, (1) TCU 4 (TCU eliminated: 43-19)
(4) Oral Roberts 7, (3) Dallas Baptist 2
(3) Dallas Baptist 11, (4) Oral Roberts 9 (Oral Roberts eliminated: 39-22)
Fort Worth Regional Champion: (3) Dallas Baptist (42-18)
Fullterton Regional - CAL ST. FULLERTON
(2) Stanford 10, (3) Kansas State 3
(1) Cal St. Fullerton 10, (4) Illinois 4
(4) Illinois 5, (3) Kansas State 3 (Kansas State eliminated: 36-25)
(2) Stanford 1, (1) Cal St. Fullerton 0
(4) Illinois 7, (1) Cal St. Fullerton 5 (Cal St. Fullerton eliminated: 41-17)
(2) Stanford 14, (4) Illinois 2 (Illinois eliminated: 30-27)
Fullerton Regional Champion: (2) Stanford (35-20)
Gainesville Regional - FLORIDA
(2) Miami (FL) 7, (3) Jacksonville 2
(1) Florida 17, (4) Manhatten 3
(3) Jacksonville 5, (4) Manhatten 4 (Manhatten eliminated: 34-19)
(1) Florida 5, (2) Miami (FL) 4
(2) Miami (FL) 6, (3) Jacksonville 3 (Jacksonville eliminated: 37-24)
(1) Florida 11, (2) Miami (FL) 4 (Miami FL eliminated: 38-23)
Gainesville Regional Champion: (1) Florida (48-16)
Houston Regional - RICE
(2) Baylor 6, (3) California 4
(1) Rice 14, (4) Alcorn State 2
(3) California 10, (4) Alcorn State 6 (Alcorn State eliminated: 27-30)
(2) Baylor 3, (1) Rice 2
(3) California 6, (1) Rice 3 (Rice eliminated: 42-21)
(3) California 8, (2) Baylor 0
(3) California 9, (2) Baylor 8 (Baylor eliminated: 31-28)
Houston Regional Champion: (3) California (35-21)
Los Angeles Regional - UCLA
(3) UC-Irvine 12, (2) Fresno State 6
(4) San Francisco 3, (1) UCLA 0
(1) UCLA 3, (2) Fresno State 1 (Fresno State eliminated: 40-16)
(3) UC-Irvine 4, (4) San Francisco 3
(1) UCLA 4, (4) San Francisco 1 (San Francisco eliminated: 32-25)
(3) UC-Irvine 4, (1) UCLA 3 (UCLA eliminated: 35-24)
Los Angeles Regional Champion: (3) UC-Irvine (42-16)
Nashville Regional - VANDERBILT
(3) Troy 9, (2) Oklahoma State 2
(1) Vanderbilt 10, (4) Belmont 0
(4) Belmont 3, (2) Oklahoma State 0 (Oklahoma State eliminated: 35-25)
(1) Vanderbilt 10, (3) Troy 2
(4) Belmont 5, (3) Troy 2 (Troy eliminated: 43-19)
(1) Vanderbilt 6, (4) Belmont 1 (Belmont eliminated: 38-26)
Nashville Regional Champion: (1) Vanderbilt (50-10)
Tallahassee Regional - FLORIDA STATE
(3) Alabama 5, (2) Central Florida 3
(1) Florida State 6, (4) Bethune-Cookman 5
(2) Central Florida 16, (4) Bethune-Cookman 5 (Bethune-Cookman eliminated: 36-25)
(1) Florida State 9, (3) Alabama 5
(3) Alabama 12, (2) Central Florida 5 (Central Florida eliminated: 39-22)
(1) Florida State 11, (3) Alabama 1 (Alabama eliminated: 35-27)
Tallahassee Regional Champion: (1) Florida State
Tempe Regional - ARIZONA STATE
(3) Charlotte 3, (2) Arkansas 2
(1) Arizona State 4, (4) New Mexico 2
(2) Arkansas 3, (4) New Mexico 0 (New Mexico eliminated: 20-41)
(1) Arizona State 16, (3) Charlotte 1
(2) Arkansas 11, (3) Charlotte 3 (Charlotte eliminated: 43-15)
(1) Arizona State 13, (2) Arkansas 4 (Arkansas eliminated: 40-22)
Tempe Regional Champion: Arizona State (42-17)
The excitement of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament keeps getting more and more exciting every year. There is more and more coverage televised nationally. Depending on where games are being played throughout the country, games range from starting around Noon or 1pm to some games starting at 11pm, since they're on the West coast. Great games are occuring all across the country. The format is somewhat similar to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. There are 64 teams. The opening weekend are the Regionals, which pit four schools at one site, in a double-elimination format. The four teams at each site are seeded 1-4. The #'s 2 and 3 seeds play Game 1 and seeds 1 and 4 play Game 2. After that, it becomes a double-elimination format until the Regional Champion is crowned on Sunday or possibly Monday at the latest. Champions of Regionals move on the following weekend in a two-team Super Regional.
There are eight schools that are the Top 8 National seeds:
1-Virginia, 2-Florida, 3-North Carolina, 4-South Carolina, 5-Florida State, 6-Vanderbilt, 7-Texas, 8-Rice
The remaining 8 hosts schools:
#12 Georgia Tech, #14 Clemson, #7 Texas A&M, #15 Oregon State, #11 TCU, #8 Cal State Fullerton, #17 UCLA and #10 Arizona State
Atlanta Regional - GEORGIA TECH
(3) Mississippi State 3, (2) Southern Mississippi 0
(4) Austin Peay 2, (1) Georgia Tech 1
(1) Georgia Tech 6, (2) Southern Mississippi 2 (Southern Mississippi eliminated: 39-19)
(3) Mississippi State 8, (4) Austin Peay 3
(1) Georgia Tech 12, (4) Austin Peay 2 (Austin Peay eliminated: 34-24)
(3) Mississippi State 7, (1) Georgia Tech 3 (Georgia Tech eliminated: 42-21)
Austin Regional - TEXAS
(3) Kent State 4, (2) Texas State 2
(1) Texas 5, (4) Princeton 3
(2) Texas State 3, (4) Princeton 1 (Princeton eliminated: 23-24)
(3) Kent State 7, (1) Texas 5
(1) Texas 4, (2) Texas State 3 (Texas State eliminated: 41-23)
(1) Texas 9, (3) Kent State 3
(1) Texas 5, (3) Kent State 0 (Kent State eliminated: 45-16)
Austin Regional Champ: Texas (47-16)
Chapel Hill Regional - NORTH CAROLINA
(3) James Madison 11, (2) FIU 7
(1) North Carolina 4, (4) Maine 0
(4) Maine 4, (2) FIU 1 (FIU eliminated: 40-20-1)
(1) North Carolina 14, (3) James Madison 0
(3) James Madison 5, (4) Maine 2 (Maine eliminated: 33-24)
(1) North Carolina 9, (3) James Madison 3 (James Madison eliminated: 42-19)
Chapel Hill Regional Champ: North Carolina (48-14)
Charlottesville Regional - VIRGINIA
Clemson Regional - CLEMSON
College Station Regional - TEXAS A&M
(3) Seton Hall 4, (2) Arizona 0
(1) Texas A&M 11, (4) Wright State 0
(2) Arizona 13, (4) Wright State 0 (Wright State eliminated: 36-19)
(1) Texas A&M 6, (3) Seton Hall 3
(2) Arizona 6, (3) Seton Hall 0 (Seton Hall eliminated: 34-25)
(2) Arizona 7, (1) Texas A&M 4
(1) Texas A&M 3, (2) Arizona 0 (Arizona eliminated: 39-19)
College Station Regional Champion: (1) Texas A&M (45-19)
Columbia Regional - SOUTH CAROLINA
(2) Stetson 8, (3) North Carolina State 7
(1) South Carolina 2, (4) Georgia Southern 1
(3) North Carolina State 5, (4) Georgia Southern 2 (Georgia Southern eliminated: 36-26)
(1) South Carolina 11, (2) Stetson 5
(2) Stetson 5, (3) North Carolina State 3 (North Carolina State eliminated: 35-27)
(1) South Carolina 8, (2) Stetson 2 (Stetson eliminated: 43-20)
Columbia Regional Champion: (1) South Carolina (48-14)
Corvallis Regional - OREGON STATE
(2) Creighton 2, (3) Georgia 1
(1) Oregon State 7, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 4
(3) Georgia 7, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 3 (Arkansas-Little Rock elimintated: 24-34)
(1) Oregon State 5, (2) Creighton 1
(3) Georgia 5, (2) Creighton 4 (Creighton eliminated: 45-17)
(1) Oregon State 6, (3) Georgia 4 (Georgia eliminated: 33-32)
Corvallis Regional Champion: (1) Oregon State (41-17)
Fort Worth Regional - TEXAS CHRISTIAN
(3) Dallas Baptist 3, (2) Oklahoma 2
(1) TCU 10, (4) Oral Roberts 2
(4) Oral Roberts 7, (2) Oklahoma 0 (Oklahoma eliminated: 41-19)
(3) Dallas Baptist 3, (1) TCU 2
(4) Oral Roberts 8, (1) TCU 4 (TCU eliminated: 43-19)
(4) Oral Roberts 7, (3) Dallas Baptist 2
(3) Dallas Baptist 11, (4) Oral Roberts 9 (Oral Roberts eliminated: 39-22)
Fort Worth Regional Champion: (3) Dallas Baptist (42-18)
Fullterton Regional - CAL ST. FULLERTON
(2) Stanford 10, (3) Kansas State 3
(1) Cal St. Fullerton 10, (4) Illinois 4
(4) Illinois 5, (3) Kansas State 3 (Kansas State eliminated: 36-25)
(2) Stanford 1, (1) Cal St. Fullerton 0
(4) Illinois 7, (1) Cal St. Fullerton 5 (Cal St. Fullerton eliminated: 41-17)
(2) Stanford 14, (4) Illinois 2 (Illinois eliminated: 30-27)
Fullerton Regional Champion: (2) Stanford (35-20)
Gainesville Regional - FLORIDA
(2) Miami (FL) 7, (3) Jacksonville 2
(1) Florida 17, (4) Manhatten 3
(3) Jacksonville 5, (4) Manhatten 4 (Manhatten eliminated: 34-19)
(1) Florida 5, (2) Miami (FL) 4
(2) Miami (FL) 6, (3) Jacksonville 3 (Jacksonville eliminated: 37-24)
(1) Florida 11, (2) Miami (FL) 4 (Miami FL eliminated: 38-23)
Gainesville Regional Champion: (1) Florida (48-16)
Houston Regional - RICE
(2) Baylor 6, (3) California 4
(1) Rice 14, (4) Alcorn State 2
(3) California 10, (4) Alcorn State 6 (Alcorn State eliminated: 27-30)
(2) Baylor 3, (1) Rice 2
(3) California 6, (1) Rice 3 (Rice eliminated: 42-21)
(3) California 8, (2) Baylor 0
(3) California 9, (2) Baylor 8 (Baylor eliminated: 31-28)
Houston Regional Champion: (3) California (35-21)
Los Angeles Regional - UCLA
(3) UC-Irvine 12, (2) Fresno State 6
(4) San Francisco 3, (1) UCLA 0
(1) UCLA 3, (2) Fresno State 1 (Fresno State eliminated: 40-16)
(3) UC-Irvine 4, (4) San Francisco 3
(1) UCLA 4, (4) San Francisco 1 (San Francisco eliminated: 32-25)
(3) UC-Irvine 4, (1) UCLA 3 (UCLA eliminated: 35-24)
Los Angeles Regional Champion: (3) UC-Irvine (42-16)
Nashville Regional - VANDERBILT
(3) Troy 9, (2) Oklahoma State 2
(1) Vanderbilt 10, (4) Belmont 0
(4) Belmont 3, (2) Oklahoma State 0 (Oklahoma State eliminated: 35-25)
(1) Vanderbilt 10, (3) Troy 2
(4) Belmont 5, (3) Troy 2 (Troy eliminated: 43-19)
(1) Vanderbilt 6, (4) Belmont 1 (Belmont eliminated: 38-26)
Nashville Regional Champion: (1) Vanderbilt (50-10)
Tallahassee Regional - FLORIDA STATE
(3) Alabama 5, (2) Central Florida 3
(1) Florida State 6, (4) Bethune-Cookman 5
(2) Central Florida 16, (4) Bethune-Cookman 5 (Bethune-Cookman eliminated: 36-25)
(1) Florida State 9, (3) Alabama 5
(3) Alabama 12, (2) Central Florida 5 (Central Florida eliminated: 39-22)
(1) Florida State 11, (3) Alabama 1 (Alabama eliminated: 35-27)
Tallahassee Regional Champion: (1) Florida State
Tempe Regional - ARIZONA STATE
(3) Charlotte 3, (2) Arkansas 2
(1) Arizona State 4, (4) New Mexico 2
(2) Arkansas 3, (4) New Mexico 0 (New Mexico eliminated: 20-41)
(1) Arizona State 16, (3) Charlotte 1
(2) Arkansas 11, (3) Charlotte 3 (Charlotte eliminated: 43-15)
(1) Arizona State 13, (2) Arkansas 4 (Arkansas eliminated: 40-22)
Tempe Regional Champion: Arizona State (42-17)
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