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Postseason Picture: Conference Rundown
by Aaron Fitt, D1Baseball.com
Conference RPI
1. ACC
2. SEC
3. Big 12
4. Pac-12
5. C-USA
6. American
7. Big Ten
8. Big West
9. Sun Belt
10. Missouri Valley
11. West Coast
12. Southland
13. Mountain West
14. Colonial Athletic Association
15. Atlantic Sun
16. Big East
17. Big South
18. Southern
19. Horizon League
20. America East
21. Ohio Valley
22. Summit League
23. MAC
24. Atlantic 10
25. Ivy League
26. Northeast
27. Patriot League
28. WAC
29. Metro Atlantic Athletic
30. Mid-Eastern
31. SWAC
Big Ten (No. 7 RPI Conference)
Minnesota already clinched the regular-season title on Friday, but the Gophers dropped the rubber game of their final series against Ohio State on Saturday 6-5. Thanks to the regular-season crown, Minnesota remains in very solid at-large shape despite a borderline No. 48 RPI, and Ohio State is playing its way right into serious at-large consideration. The Buckeyes finished the season with four straight series wins, capped by a sweep of Michigan and a road series win at Minnesota. They're up to No. 59 in the RPI and 15-9 in the conference, and their 7-4 record against the Top 50 is the best in the Big Ten. OSU is likely on the right side of the bubble right now.
Nebraska, meanwhile, just about locked up a regional spot by completing a three-game sweep of Indiana. The Huskers finished second in the Big Ten at 16-8, a half-game behind the Gophers, and their RPI is up to No. 37.
Michigan dropped its rubber game against Illinois to fall to 13-10 in the Big Ten, though its RPI is holding steady at No. 39. Will that RPI prop up a team that has lost seven of its last eight games to finish the regular season? The Wolverines probably need to help themselves with a decent showing in the conference tournament.
Speaking of which -- there was a three-way tie for eighth place between Illinois, Penn State and Iowa. Tiebreakers gave Iowa the eighth and final spot in the conference tournament, leaving the Illini and Nittany Lions out in the cold. But Iowa earned its way in by winning its last two series vs. Michigan State and Penn State.
Postseason Picture: Conference Rundown
by Aaron Fitt, D1Baseball.com
Conference RPI
1. ACC
2. SEC
3. Big 12
4. Pac-12
5. C-USA
6. American
7. Big Ten
8. Big West
9. Sun Belt
10. Missouri Valley
11. West Coast
12. Southland
13. Mountain West
14. Colonial Athletic Association
15. Atlantic Sun
16. Big East
17. Big South
18. Southern
19. Horizon League
20. America East
21. Ohio Valley
22. Summit League
23. MAC
24. Atlantic 10
25. Ivy League
26. Northeast
27. Patriot League
28. WAC
29. Metro Atlantic Athletic
30. Mid-Eastern
31. SWAC
Big Ten (No. 7 RPI Conference)
Minnesota already clinched the regular-season title on Friday, but the Gophers dropped the rubber game of their final series against Ohio State on Saturday 6-5. Thanks to the regular-season crown, Minnesota remains in very solid at-large shape despite a borderline No. 48 RPI, and Ohio State is playing its way right into serious at-large consideration. The Buckeyes finished the season with four straight series wins, capped by a sweep of Michigan and a road series win at Minnesota. They're up to No. 59 in the RPI and 15-9 in the conference, and their 7-4 record against the Top 50 is the best in the Big Ten. OSU is likely on the right side of the bubble right now.
Nebraska, meanwhile, just about locked up a regional spot by completing a three-game sweep of Indiana. The Huskers finished second in the Big Ten at 16-8, a half-game behind the Gophers, and their RPI is up to No. 37.
Michigan dropped its rubber game against Illinois to fall to 13-10 in the Big Ten, though its RPI is holding steady at No. 39. Will that RPI prop up a team that has lost seven of its last eight games to finish the regular season? The Wolverines probably need to help themselves with a decent showing in the conference tournament.
Speaking of which -- there was a three-way tie for eighth place between Illinois, Penn State and Iowa. Tiebreakers gave Iowa the eighth and final spot in the conference tournament, leaving the Illini and Nittany Lions out in the cold. But Iowa earned its way in by winning its last two series vs. Michigan State and Penn State.
