Current status:
June 12: Super Regionals are complete.
Part of this is an initial DRAFT. Conference standings appear complete.
RPI and ISR data and polls and statistics are also up to date.
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, 27 May 2019, 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. We also have the official NCAA RPI available but that information is still only used in my discussion area.
The average (mean) ISR for the field is 112.3,
plus or minus a standard deviation of 9.6.
The median ISR is 113.6.
The highest pseudo-RPI ranking without a bid was Missouri (32), who
finished 10th overall in the SEC.
The lowest pseudo-RPI with an at-large bid was TCU (55),
followed by FSU (50), Michigan (45), and Duke (39).
It is clear that TCU was lowest (at 59) in the NCAA's official RPI
and reports often mentioned that FSU and Duke were among the last four in.
The highest ISR without a bid was BYU (115.9 with 42 pRPI),
UC Irvine (115.7 with 54 pRPI), and Missouri (115.4 with 32 pRPI).
The lowest ISR with an at-large bid was Duke (109.4 with 39 pRPI),
the Florida State (111.2 with 50 pRPI) and Illinois State (111.3 with 25 pRPI),
plus TCU (111.8 with 55 pRPI) and several others around and ISR of 112.
See the table at the bottom of this page to see details about other teams
that did not get into the tournament.
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. The regional names are also my own, carrying on a tradition started by Craig Gowens (aka the perpetual "Commissioner of the SWC") on Usenet.
Super Regional Summary:
Will appear here after the regionals are over.
Complete Results:
Note: All series start on Friday, 30 May. 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 seemingly random order resulting from alphabetizing them by the host city.
NCAA Record Polls Boyd Nation
Seed Team Result W L T CB BA RPI ISR etc....
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Region 1 [Pacific I] - Los Angeles, CA
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N1 * UCLA WLWWW 47- 8 1 1 2 132 Pac-12 champ (#1)
3 Loyola Marymnt WW LL 32-23 . . 75 112 West Coast champ (#4t)
2 Baylor LWL 34-17 17 22 31 117 Big 12 (#2)
4 Nebraska-Omaha LL 31-22-1 . . 194 97 Summit champ (#1)
Region 1a [Pacific II] - Corvallis, OR
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3 * Michigan WW LW 41-18 . . 45 114 Big Ten (#2)
2 Creighton LWWWL 38-11 27 23 23 116 Big East champ (#1)
4 Cincinnati WLL 30-29 . . 95 104 American champ (#2)
1 Oregon St LL 36-18-1 12 16 22 122 Pac-12 (#3)
===> Super Regional 1: Michigan 3 4(12) 4 ==> meets 8
at UCLA 2 5 2
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Region 2 [Mideast ?] - Nashville, TN
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N1 * Vanderbilt WW W 49-10 2 2 1 130 SEC champ (East#1, #1)
2 Indiana St WLWL 41-16 30 25 24 116 Mo Valley champ (#3)
4 Ohio St LWL 35-25 . . 126 104 Big Ten champ (#6t)
3 McNeese St LL 35-24 . . 85 107 Southland champ (#5t)
Region 2a [.] - Morgantown, WV
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3 * Duke WW W 31-25 . . 39 109 ACC (Coast#4, #7t)
2 Texas A&M LWWL 37-21-1 25 20 15 119 SEC (West#4, #6)
1 West Virginia WLL 37-20 22 17 11 118 Big 12 (#4)
4 Fordham LL 38-22 . . 137 98 Atl 10 champ (#4)
===> Super Regional 2: Duke 18 0 2
at Vanderbilt 5 3* 13 ==> meets 7
* No hitter pitched by Rocker (19 K, 1 HBP, 2 BB on 131 pitches)
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Region 3 [South ?] - Atlanta, GA
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2 * Auburn WW W 33-25 . . 17 116 SEC (West#6, #8t)
N1 Georgia Tech WLWL 41-17 11 7 8 120 ACC (Coast#1, #2)
3 Coastal Carol. LWL 35-24 . . 59 111 Sun Belt champ (East#2, #5)
4 Florida A&M LL 27-32 . . 233 86 MEAC champ (South#2, #4)
Region 3a [.] - Chapel Hill, NC
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1 * N. Carolina WW W 42-17 14 14 13 118 ACC champ (Coast#3, #5t)
2 Tennessee LWWL 38-19 . . 12 120 SEC (East#3, #8t)
3 Liberty WLL 42-19 . . 43 110 Atl Sun champ (#2)
4 NC-Wilmington LL 32-29 . . 146 99 Colonial champ (#3t)
===> Super Regional 3: Auburn 11 0 13 ==> meets 6
at N Carolina 7 2 7
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Region 4 [Southeast ?] - Athens, GA
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3 * Florida St WW W 36-21 20 -- 50 111 ACC (Atl#3, #5t) Mike Martin's last
N1 Georgia WLWL 44-15 6 6 3 124 SEC (East#2, #2)
2 Florida Atl. LWL 40-19 . . 37 113 Conf USA (#1)
4 Mercer LL 35-27 . . 106 102 Southern champ (#3t)
Region 4a [Gulf] - Baton Rouge, LA
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1 * Louisiana St WW W 37-24 19 15 19 117 SEC (West#3, #5)
3 Southern Miss. WLWL 38-19 28 -- 40 113 Conf USA champ (#2)
2 Arizona St LWL 37-17 21 -- 34 120 Pac-12 (#5)
4 Stony Brook LL 31-21 . . 144 98 America East champ (#1)
===> Super Regional 4: Florida St 6 5(12) ==> meets 5
at Louisiana St 4 4
Mike Martin and FSU get to the CWS in his last season as head coach.
As a result, his teams have made the tournament 40 times in 40 years.
The first tournament win gave Martin 40 wins in each of his 40 seasons.
Martin's record stands at 2028-734-4 after this Super Regional.
This is his 17th trip to the CWS, the most ever without a win.
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Region 5 [Midwest] - Fayetteville, AR
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N1 * Arkansas WW W 41-17 4 4 6 122 SEC (West#1t, #3t)
3 Texas Christian WLWL 32-26 . . 55 112 Big 12 (#6t)
4 Central Conn. LWL 30-21 . . 177 92 Northeast champ (#2)
2 California LL 32-18 26 -- 30 120 Pac-12 (#4)
Region 5a [.] - Oxford, MS
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1 * Mississippi WW W 37-25 29 12 21 117 SEC (West#5, #7)
4 Jacksonville St LWWL 37-21 . . 89 106 Ohio Valley champ (#1)
3 Clemson WLL 34-24 . . 38 112 ACC (Atl#4, #7t)
2 Illinois LL 36-19 . . 28 114 Big Ten (#3t)
===> Super Regional 5: Mississippi 2 13 1
at Arkansas 11 5 14 ==> meets 4
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Region 6 [.] - Starkville, MS
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N1 * Miss. State WW W 46-13 5 5 4 125 SEC (West#1t, #3t)
2 Miami, FL LWWL 39-18 18 19 18 116 ACC (Coast#2, #3t) back after 2 yrs
3 Central Mich WLL 46-12 16 -- 69 110 MAC champ (#1)
4 Southern LL 32-22 . . 208 95 SWAC champ (West#1, #2)
Region 6a [West] - Stanford, CA
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1 * Stanford WLWWW 41-11 3 3 9 127 Pac-12 (#2)
3 Fresno St WW LL 38-14-1 23 21 35 120 Mtn West champ (#1)
4 Sacramento St LWL 39-23 . . 118 106 WAC champ (#4t)
2 UC SantaBarbara LL 45- 9 8 13 20 122 Big West champ (#1)
===> Super Regional 6: Stanford 2 1
at Miss. State 6 8 ==> meets 3
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Region 7 [.] - Louisville, KY
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N1 * Louisville WLWWW 43-15 7 11 10 120 ACC (Atl#1, #1)
3 Illinois St WW LL 34-24 . . 25 111 Mo Valley (#1t)
2 Indiana LWL 36-21 24 24 36 113 Big Ten (#1)
4 U Ill-Chicago LL 29-21 . . 189 99 Horizon champ (#2t)
Region 7a [.] - Greenville, NC
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1 * E. Carolina LWWWW 43-15 10 8 5 120 American (#1)
3 Campbell WW LL 35-19 . . 57 106 Big South champ (#1)
4 Quinnipiac WLL 29-27 . . 186 92 Metro Atl champ (#1t)
2 N. Carolina St LL 42-17 15 18 16 117 ACC (Atl#2, #3t)
===> Super Regional 7: E Carolina 1 0
at Louisville 14 12* ==> meets 2
* Combined 1-hitter by Miller (1 hit in 8 ip, 5 K, 3 BB, 90 pitches) and Kirian
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Region 8 [Central I] - Lubbock, TX
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N1 * Texas Tech WW W 39-17 13 9 14 122 Big 12 (#1)
2 Dallas Baptist WLWL 41-18 . . 27 117 Mo Valley (#1t)
3 Florida LWL 33-24 . . 26 115 SEC (East#5, #11)
4 Army LL 35-24 . . 153 98 Patriot champ (#2t)
Region 8a [Central II] - Oklahoma City, OK [moved from Stillwater due to flooding rain]
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1 * Oklahoma St WW LW 36-18 9 10 7 121 Big 12 champ (#3)
2 Connecticut LWWWL 36-23 . . 29 113 American (#4)
3 Nebraska WLL 31-22 . . 33 113 Big Ten (#3t)
4 Harvard LL 27-14 . . 100 103 Ivy champ (#1)
===> Super Regional 8: Okla State 6 6 6
at Texas Tech 8 5 8 ==> meets 1
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Related information:
In addition, I include the usual list of "bridesmaid" teams. Several of these were obvious, others stood out in Boyd's rankings, and some (like the bottom 25 in both rankings) were picked to provide perspective. There are none missing with an ISR of 110 or above, or a pRPI below 64. I also try to include all of the teams that led their conference in the regular season but lost out in the conference tournament because their conference only rates a single bid, as well as some teams that move in and out of the cellar. You can see how the NCAA thinks the various conferences measure up on my conference ranking page.
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.
Examination of past tournaments suggested 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 ???? This is clearly the case for all such teams this year, since all of them finished below 0.500 for the season in their conference or lost their conference tournament.
It would appear that TCU (pRPI=55, isr=112) and Florida State (pRPI=50, isr=111) were the last teams added to the field. Media reports say that Duke (pRPI=39, isr=109) and Michigan (pRPI=45, isr=114) were among the "last 4 to get in" list along with FSU. As you see below, they were chosen over Missouri (pRPI=32, isr=115) and BYU (pRPI=42, isr=116), among others.
... 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* Brigham Young 36-17 . . 42 116 West Coast (#1)
X UC Irvine 37-17 . . 54 116 Big West (#2t)
X* Missouri 34-22 . . 32 115 SEC (East#4, #10)
X Arizona 32-24 . . 47 114 Pac-12 (#6)
X Oklahoma 33-23 . . 44 114 Big 12 (#6t)
X St. Mary's 35-22 . . 64 114 West Coast (#3)
Texas State 36-20 . . 52 113 Sun Belt (West#1, #1)
Washington 28-24 . . 79 112 Pac-12 (#8)
Gonzaga 31-24 . . 73 112 West Coast (#2)
So. California 25-29 . . 60 112 Pac-12 (#7)
Oregon 27-29 . . 61 112 Pac-12 (#9)
San Diego St 32-25 . . 81 112 Mtn West (#2)
* Alabama 30-26 . . 41 111 SEC (West#7, #13t)
Houston 32-24 . . 46 111 American (#4t)
Central Fla 36-22 . . 48 111 American (#6)
Texas 27-27 . . 66 110 Big 12 (#9) -- Texas not what it was
Pepperdine 24-25 . . 65 110 West Coast (#6t)
San Diego 32-21 . . 92 110 West Coast (#6t)
Kentucky 26-29 . . 51 110 SEC (East#7, #13t)
Louisiana Tech 34-24 . . 63 110 Conf USA (#3)
Georgia Southrn 35-24 . . 68 110 Sun Belt (East#1, #3)
Virginia 32-24 . . 49 109 ACC (Coast#5, #9t)
Cal.St.Fullertn 27-26 . . 109 109 Big West (#4)
Wright St 42-17 . . 88 108 Horizon (#1)
New Mexico St 38-17 . . 113 108 WAC (#1t)
S. Carolina 28-28 . . 80 108 SEC (East#6, #12)
Minnesota 29-27 . . 58 108 Big Ten (#3t)
Samford 41-19 . . 71 108 Southern (#1)
Wake Forest 31-26 . . 56 108 ACC (Atl#5, #9t)
Sam Houston St 31-25 . . 74 108 Southland (#1)
Tulane 32-26 . . 96 108 American (#3)
Kansas 32-26 . . 77 107 Big 12 (#5)
San Francisco 30-26 . . 120 107 West Coast (#4t)
Tx-Arlingtion 32-26 . . 93 107 Sun Belt (West#3, #4)
Bradley 31-19 . . 103 107 Mo Valley (#4t)
Cal Poly 28-28 . . 124 107 Big West (#2t)
Iowa 31-24 . . 99 106 Big Ten (#6t)
SE Louisiana 33-27 . . 84 106 Southland (#2t)
Va Commonwealth 39-19 . . 62 106 Atl 10 (#1)
Wichita St 28-31 . . 82 106 American (#8)
Col. Charleston 36-21 . . 91 106 Colonial (#2)
Morehead St 40-21 . . 87 105 Ohio Valley (#2)
Central Ark 32-27 . . 129 104 Southland (#2t)
Jacksonville 32-27 . . 76 104 Atl Sun (#4)
S. Florida 26-27 . . 116 103 American (#9)
Ball State 38-19 . . 117 103 MAC (#2)
Fla Gulf Coast 34-21 . . 131 103 Atl Sun (#1)
Xavier 27-31 . . 70 103 Big East (#2)
Bryant 40-20 . . 86 102 Northeast (#1)
Notre Dame 24-30 . . 111 102 ACC (Atl6#, #11)
Elon 33-24 . . 102 102 Colonial (#1)
St. John's (NY) 31-23 . . 107 102 Big East (#3t)
Radford 30-27 . . 133 100 Big South (#2)
Navy 39-17 . . 145 99 Patriot (#1)
Michigan St 20-34 . . 176 98 Big Ten (#11)
Presbyterian 30-29 . . 160 97 Big South (#4)
South Dakota St 28-22 . . 182 97 Summit (#2)
Oral Roberts 29-26 . . 190 97 Summit (#3)
Columbia 19-23 . . 154 96 Ivy (#2)
Yale 18-23 . . 151 95 Ivy (#3)
NC A&T 29-24 . . 195 92 MEAC (South#1, #2)
Canisius 24-29 . . 199 92 Metro Atl (#1t)
Albany 28-23 . . 209 90 America East (#2)
Alabama St 28-26 . . 267 86 SWAC (East#1, #1)
Princeton 14-26 . . 241 86 Ivy (#6)
Norfolk St 24-26 . . 266 80 MEAC (North#1, #1)
Villanova 13-38 . . 282 80 Big East (#7)
Chicago St 10-41 . . 288 79 WAC (#10)
Eastern Michigan 11-43 . . 287 78 MAC (#9)
Iona 14-38 . . 284 77 Metro Atl (#10)
Longwood 11-41 . . 289 75 Big South (#10)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8-42 . . 292 74 SWAC (West#5, #10)
Fairleigh Dickinson 15-37 . . 293 74 Northeast (#6)
Mount St. Mary's 15-35 . . 294 73 Northeast (#7)
Alcorn St 14-31 . . 295 71 SWAC (East#4, #8)
Miss Valley St 8-27 . . 296 69 SWAC (East#5, #9)
IuPu-Fort Wayne 7-45 . . 298 68 Summit (#6)
UMd Eastern Shore 10-45 . . 297 66 MEAC (North#4, #9)
St. Peter's 5-46 . . 299 65 Metro Atl (#11)
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X - denotes team with Boyd's computer ranking above the 113.6
median for regional tournament teams. The lowest ISR of an
at-large team was 109.4 (Duke).
* - denotes team with a higher pseudo-RPI than the natural cutoff
for a 64-team tournament after automatic bids are used up [43].
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Move the following to the top when regionals are over.
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: .... . .
at .... . . ==> meets 8
Super Regional 8: .... . .
at .... . . ==> meets 1
Super Regional 4: .... . . .
at .... . . . ==> meets 5
Super Regional 5: .... . . .
at .... . . . ==> meets 4
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Super Regional 2: .... . .
at .... . . ==> meets 7
Super Regional 7: .... . .
at .... . . ==> meets 2
Super Regional 3: .... . .
at .... . . ==> meets 6
Super Regional 6: .... . . .
at .... . . . ==> meets 3
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