The final rankings before regionals have been released, and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons finished the year as the unanimous No. 1 team in the country.
They are one of 16 teams that earned the right to host a regional and one of eight teams with the right to host a super regional. The regional hosts were more decided by RPI rankings than baseball polls.
A lot of analysts and coaches believe that the RPI system is broken, but we have yet to find a fix for it. LSU finished the year as the No. 5 seed and as low as the No. 7 team in the country, depending on the poll.
Here’s how all the final national rankings look entering the Baton Rouge Regional this week.