Super Regionals complete. (12 June 2007)
Updated Dec 2010:
Records and results now reflect the wins vacated by Florida State
(4 wins, 3 in the regular season, involving an athlete ineligible as a consequence
of an academic cheating scandal directed by a tutor employed by the university)
and Arizona State (44 wins, 38 in the regular season, involving an athlete
who was illegally recruited by former coach Pat Murphy) as a result of NCAA sanctions.
I have corrected the records and inserted a "v" to indicate a vacated win.
Normally a team will just leave a blank where the W would be, but my notational
scheme sometimes includes a blank so that could lead to confusion.
I have also corrected the conference standings when appropriate, but
nothing else (such as the ISR values) has changed.
New readers should consult a separate page that gives some general background information on the records, polls, RPI, ISR, etc information included in the table below. (An "N" indicates a "national" seed.) As usual, the polls and data are from from Monday, 28 May 2007, when the regional pairings and seedings were announced. Again, many thanks to Boyd Nation for the pseudo-RPI and ISR information generated from his database. A separate page breaks down the performance by conference.
The average (mean) ISR for the field is 111.7,
plus or minus a standard deviation of 7.4.
The median ISR is 112.8.
The highest pseudo-RPI rankings without a bid were Oklahoma (27) and Georgia Tech (29). [This year we also know that the NCAA's official RPI had these at 23 and 28, respectively.] The lowest pseudo-RPI rankings with an at-large bid were Troy (54) and Oklahoma State (53), followed by St. John's (51), Memphis (50), and Minnesota (49). [This year we also know that the NCAA's official RPI has the bottom at-large teams in the same order with only minor differences in ranking: Troy (54), Okla. St (53), St. John's (52), Memphis (51), and Minnesota (49).] The highest ISR without a bid was held by Oklahoma (113.7) along with Cal Poly (113.7). The lowest ISR with an at-large bid was St. Johns (NY) (108.3), just behind Troy (109.0) and Louisville (109.0).
Note: The NCAA identified the regions only by location, so the region numbering scheme is my own creation, reflecting the seeding of the associated super regional and identifying which of the two paired regionals has a top-8 nationally seeded team.
Super Regional Summary:
I order these results in almost the same way the NCAA does (they use 1-8, 5-4, 2-7, 6-3), reflecting the pairings in the CWS brackets.
Super Regional 1: Michigan 0* 2
at Oregon St 1 8* ==> meets 8
Super Regional 8: UCLA 2* 1
at CSU,Fullerton 12 2* ==> meets 1
Super Regional 4: UC Irvine 1 3* ==> meets 5
at Wichita St 0* 2
Super Regional 5: Mississippi 3 1*
at Arizona St v* v ==> meets 4
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Super Regional 2: Texas A+M 2 2*
at Rice 3* 5 ==> meets 7
Super Regional 7: Okla. St 0* 3 2
at Louisville 9 2* 20* ==> meets 2
Super Regional 3: S. Carolina 6 8* 4*
at N. Carolina 9* 6 9 ==> meets 6
Super Regional 6: Clemson 6 5*
at Miss. St 8* 8 ==> meets 3
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The annotation * indicates that this team was the home team in that game of the series.
Complete Results:
Note: The regional names in square brackets are currently my own invention; they have not yet been "officially" determined by Craig Gowens, now and forever the "Commissioner of the SWC". All series started on Friday, 1 June. The order here is by national seed, not by future CWS pairing (which is the 1-8, 5-4, 2-7, 6-3 order used in NCAA brackets) or the alphabetical list by city used for NCAA score summaries.
NCAA Record Polls Boyd Nation
Seed Team Result W L T CB BA RPI ISR etc....
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Region 1 [East I] - Nashville, TN
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2 * Michigan WW LW 39-16 -- -- 46 112 Big Ten #1
N1 Vanderbilt WLWWL 51-11 1 1 2 123 SEC champ (#1,E1)
4 Austin Peay LWL 39-20 -- -- 83 106 OhioV champ (#1)
3 Memphis LL 36-25 -- -- 50 110 C-USA (#4t)
Region 1a [Northeast] - Charlottesville, VA
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3 * Oregon St WLWWW 38-17 29 -- 34 118 Pac-10 #6t
1 Virginia WW LL 43-14 5 8 10 116 ACC #3 (Coast-2)
2 Rutgers LWL 41-19 26 23 39 109 Big East champ (#1t)
4 Lafayette LL 33-18 -- -- 128 99 Patriot champ (#1)
===> Super Regional 1: Michigan 0 2
at Oregon St 1 8 ==> meets 8
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Region 2 [Mideast I] - Houston, TX
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N1 * Rice WW W 49-12 2 2 1 124 Conf.USA champ (#1)
2 TX Christian WLWL 46-12 23 16 30 116 Mtn West champ (#1)
3 Baylor LWL 34-25 -- -- 23 113 Big 12 #6
4 Prairie View LL 34-23 -- -- 201 94 SWAC champ (#1t,W-1)
Region 2a [Mideast II] - College Station, TX
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1 * Texas A+M WLWWW 44-16 19 13 9 120 Big 12 champ (#5)
2 U.LA-La WW LL 43-15 21 -- 14 117 Sun Belt (#1)
3 Ohio St LWL 37-22 -- -- 72 107 Big Ten champ (#6)
4 Le Moyne LL 34-17 -- -- 100 102 MetroAtl champ (#1)
===> Super Regional 2: Texas A+M 2 2
at Rice 3 5 ==> meets 7
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Region 3 [Atlantic I] - Chapel Hill, NC
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N1 * N. Carolina WW W 48-12 4 3 4 120 ACC champ (#2,Coast-1)
3 Western Car. LWWL 40-18 -- -- 40 111 Southern #1t
2 E. Carolina WLL 39-21 -- -- 26 114 ConfUSA (#2)
4 Jacksonville LL 34-26 -- -- 104 102 Atl Sun champ (#4)
Region 3a [Atlantic II] - Columbia, SC
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1 * S. Carolina WW W 42-18 10 12 11 117 SEC #3 (E-2)
3 UNC-Charlotte WLWL 47-10 25 22 43 112 Atl-10 champ (#1)
2 N.C. State LWL 37-21 -- -- 18 113 ACC #6 (Atl-3)
4 Wofford LL 30-31 -- -- 140 97 Southern champ (#9t)
===> Super Regional 3: S. Carolina 6 8 4
at N. Carolina 9 6 9 ==> meets 6
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Region 4 [Central I] - Round Rock, TX (north of Austin, TX)
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2 * UC Irvine WW W 40-15-1 15 9 28 120 Big West #2t
N1 Texas WLWL 44-15 7 5 3 122 Big 12 #1
3 Wake Forest LWL 33-27 -- -- 22 111 ACC runnerup (#8,Atl-4)
4 Brown LL 27-19 -- -- 145 99 Ivy champ (Rolfe#1)
Region 4a [Central II] - Wichita, KS
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1 * Wichita St LWWWW 49-19 17 15 20 115 MoValley #1
2 Arizona WW LL 40-15 11 17 21 118 Pac-10 #2
4 New Orleans WLL 37-24 -- -- 87 107 SunBelt champ (#2t)
3 Oral Roberts LL 40-15 24 -- 38 112 MidCont champ (#1)
===> Super Regional 4: UC Irvine 1 3 ==> meets 5
at Wichita St 0 2
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Region 5 [West] - Tempe, AZ
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N1 * Arizona St vv v 5-13 8 6 5 122 Pac-10 (vacated)
3 Nebraska LWWL 30-25 -- -- 32 112 Big 12 #4
2 UCRiverside WLL 37-19 14 19 48 117 Big West champ (#1)
4 Monmouth LL 36-22-1 -- -- 119 98 Northeast champ (#3)
Region 5a [South II] - Oxford, MS
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1 * Mississippi WW W 37-23 20 25 13 116 SEC #5 (W-3)
4 SamHoustonSt LWWL 38-22 -- -- 69 108 Southland champ (#3)
2 So. Miss. WLL 38-21 -- -- 25 114 ConfUSA (#3)
3 Troy LL 34-25 -- -- 54 109 SunBelt (#2)
===> Super Regional 5: Mississippi 3 1
at Arizona St v v ==> meets 4
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Region 6 [Swamp] - Tallahassee, FL
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2 * Miss. St WW W 33-20 27 -- 24 114 SEC #4 (W-2)
N1 Florida St WLvL 44-11 3 7 8 119 ACC #1 (Atl-1)
3 Stetson LWL 41-19 -- -- 36 110 Atl Sun (#1)
4 Bethune-Cookmn LL 33-25 -- -- 124 99 MEAC champ (#1)
Region 6a [East II] - Conway, SC (played at Myrtle Beach, SC)
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2 * Clemson WW W 38-21 13 18 19 114 ACC #4 (Atl-2)
1 Coastal Car. WLWL 48-11 12 10 6 118 Big South champ (#1)
3 St.Johns (NY) LWL 40-17 -- -- 51 108 Big East #1t
4 Va.Commonwlth LL 37-21 -- -- 71 105 Colonial champ (#1)
===> Super Regional 6: Clemson 6 5
at Miss. St 8 8 ==> meets 3
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Region 7 [South I] - Fayetteville, AR
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3 * Okla St WW W 38-19 -- -- 53 113 Big 12 #3
N1 Arkansas WLWL 41-19 9 11 16 117 SEC #2 (W-1)
2 Creighton LWL 44-14 22 20 33 115 MoValley champ (#2)
4 Albany (NY) LL 29-27 -- -- 194 94 AmEast champ (#3)
Region 7a [Midwest] - Columbia, MO
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3 * Louisville WLWWW 40-20 -- -- 44 109 Big East #3
1 Missouri WW LL 40-16 18 14 15 118 Big 12 #2
2 Miami (FL) LWL 36-22 28 -- 17 113 ACC #5 (Coast-3)
4 Kent St LL 33-24 -- -- 115 102 MAC champ (E-1)
===> Super Regional 7: Okla. St 0 3 2
at Louisville 9 2 20 ==> meets 2
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Region 8 [Pacific I] - San Diego, CA
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2 * Cal St. Full. WW W 33-23 -- -- 31 116 Big West #5
4 Fresno St WLWL 36-27 -- -- 97 108 WAC champ (#1)
3 Minnesota LWL 40-16 -- -- 49 112 Big Ten #3
N1 San Diego LL 43-16 6 4 12 121 West Coast champ (#1)
Region 8a [Pacific II] - Long Beach, CA
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2 * UCLA WW W 30-26 -- -- 45 114 Pac-10 #3
1 Long Beach St LWWL 37-18 16 21 7 121 Big West #2t
4 Ill-Chicago WLL 34-19 -- -- 107 103 Horizon champ (#1)
3 Pepperdine LL 35-20 30 24 37 116 West Coast #3
===> Super Regional 8: UCLA 2 1
at CSU,Fullerton 12 2 ==> meets 1
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Related information:
In addition, I include the usual list of "bridesmaid" teams. Several of these were obvious and proposed by many newsgroup readers, others stood out in Boyd's rankings, and some were picked just to placate or annoy regular newsgroup readers. (There are none missing with an ISR of 111 or above.) I also continue to include the bottom feeders and top independents, to put the entire system in perspective. It may also be of interest that the Florida A+M coach has been a member of the selection committee for quite a few years.
Teams that exceed plausible thresholds in the pseudo-RPI and ISR which lead me to think they deserve consideration are flagged in the table below. However, it is important to note that these numeric scores from computer rating formulae are not the only criteria used by the selection committee, nor should they be the only criteria used.
Decisive criteria listed by the NCAA selection committee in the past have included strength of non-conference schedule and performance in the conference tournament in addition to the overall season performance numbers we tabulate here.
Careful examination of the 2001 seeds showed that conference finish was undoubtedly the reason every team with a pseudo-RPI high enough to make the field strictly by the numbers (those marked with an "*") was left out by the committee. This is clearly the case for Oklahoma and Georgia Tech and Kansas State ????
..... was clearly the last team added to the field.
... RPI analysis NOT YET COMPLETE ...
Overlooked ? (ordered by ISR, records may not be accurate)
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Record Polls Boyd Nation
Seed Team W L T CB BA RPI ISR etc....
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X* Oklahoma 34-24 . . 27 114 Big 12 #7 (of 10)
X Cal Poly 32-24 . . 60 114 Big West #4
* Kansas State 34-24 . . 35 112 Big 12 #8
So. Calif. 27-29 . . 58 112 Pac-10 #9 (of 9)
California 29-26 . . 66 111 Pac-10 #4
Gonzaga 33-25 . . 75 111 West Coast #2
Auburn 31-25 . . 47 110 SEC #12 (W-6)
* Georgia Tech 32-25 . . 29 110 ACC #7 (Coast-4)
* C. of Charleston 39-19 . . 41 109 Southern #1t
Louisiana State 29-26 . . 52 109 SEC #10 (W-5)
* Florida 29-30 . . 42 108 SEC #6 (E-3)
Penn State 31-26 . . 62 106 Big Ten #2
Dallas Baptist 30-26 . . 113 106 Independent #4
UC Davis 24-32 . . 173 104 Independent #7
Michigan State 25-26 . . 112 102 Big Ten #7
S. Dakota State 34-19 . . 215 100 Independent #1t
Notre Dame 28-28 . . 127 99 Big East #8
Longwood 34-19 . . 176 97 Independent #1t
Hawaii Hilo 12-35 . . 286 84 Independent #12
FAMU 16-36 . . 276 82 MEAC #2t
Air Force 2-42 . . 291 78 Mtn West #7
UMES 10-45 . . 290 74 MEAC #6
Alabama St 12-25 . . 287 74 SWAC #9 (E-4)
Alabama A+M 10-29 . . 292 72 SWAC #10 (E-5)
Coppin State 0-44 . . 293 68 MEAC #7
Note: UC Davis will be in the Big West next year now that it has completed
the four-year process of being reclassified to Division I status.
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X - denotes team with Boyd's computer ranking above the 112.8
median for regional tournament teams. The lowest ISR of an
at-large team was 108.
* - denotes team with a higher pseudo-RPI than the natural cutoff
for a 64-team tournament after automatic bids are used up [46].
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