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Close series with Arkansas has Florida baseball moving up RPI report

Florida hasn’t done much winning on the weekend over the last month or so, but the Gators are still moving up the D1Baseball RPI report.

Florida has lost four weekend series in a row, but the Gators are somehow climbing the D1Baseball RPI report after a close three games with the Arkansas Razorbacks.

On Sunday, Florida landed in the No. 23 spot on the report, up seven spots in one day and 12 over the past week. Despite the way things played out, Florida had a chance to sweep the No. 3 ranked team on the list.

The first two games of the series were decided by one run, and Florida had scoring opportunities in timely situations during both. The Gators find new ways to lose games, including a botched sacrifice fly thanks to a brilliant deke from Arkansas’ centerfielder.

Still, Florida cruised to a win in the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday, securing the only win of the series with a run differential greater than one.

If Florida backs up its pitching when it needs to, this series plays out differently, but it’s hard to complain with a rise in the rankings after a series loss.

Here’s how Florida’s current win-loss breakdown plays out:

RPI Ranking Record
1-25 5-10
26-50 4-3
51-100 2-5
101-200 7-3
201+ 4-0

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Despite Struggles, Oklahoma Men’s Basketball team is far from the NCAA tournament bubble

Despite recent struggles, the Oklahoma Sooners are still in good shape to make the NCAA tournament.

The Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team has had an up-and-down go of it during Big 12 play. As things stand right now ahead of Saturday’s final conference Bedlam matchup, the Sooners are 18-8 overall and 6-7 in Big 12 play.

They’ve had opportunities to be better than their sub-.500 record. But such is life in the Big 12. Up 11 on Kansas one minute, suffering another disappointing loss the next.

And yet, the Oklahoma Sooners are still an improved basketball team from a year ago when they finished 5-13 in conference play and in last place. And despite the roller coaster ride they’ve been on in the toughest basketball conference in the country, Oklahoma is still on solid footing for to make the NCAA tournament for the first time under Porter Moser.

Even if they finish the season on a sour note, their strength of schedule will be enough for the Oklahoma Sooners to make the tournament. But let’s check in with where Oklahoma’s at in the latest NET ratings, RPI, and bracketologies from around the world of college hoops.

Auburn softball’s RPI, postseason outlook ahead of Mississippi State series

The postseason outlook is great for the No. 17 Tigers ahead of the regular season finale at home with Mississippi State.

The final regular season series of the season is upon us, which means that the postseason picture is beginning to truly take shape.

As for the No. 17 Auburn Tigers, they are in great shape to earn a favorable postseason bid, with plenty of opportunities to boost their resume.

Ahead of this weekend’s final SEC series, Auburn is currently in 4th place in the SEC standings, with a chance to climb to the No. 3 spot by the weekend’s end. D1Softball appears to be in favor of Auburn’s chances to increase its stock in the NCAA Tournament seeding, which means that they could potentially host a regional.

Ahead of the final SEC series of the season, here’s a look at where Auburn ranks in the RPI, as well as their projected NCAA Regional destination.

Auburn baseball’s RPI ranking ahead of major series with LSU

After winning last weekend’s series at No. 4 South Carolina, Auburn is back in the postseason picture.

Auburn baseball’s series win over No. 4 South Carolina did wonders for their resume.

Following the series win in Columbia, Auburn climbed back into the top 40 of the RPI and has also resurfaced in the postseason picture according to D1Baseball.

A series win, on the road, against a top-five team is great. It is even better when you have a chance to keep the energy going the following week. Auburn has a chance to do just that this weekend when No. 1 LSU comes to town for a three-game set.

As the calendar turns toward the back end, Auburn will need to keep playing at a high level in order to get a favorable seed at the SEC Tournament, as well as the NCAA Tournament. Playing well against LSU will do just that.

Here’s a look at where Auburn falls in major categories measured by RPI ahead of this weekend’s series with the Bayou Bengals.

Auburn softball’s place in the RPI ahead of South Carolina series

Auburn is in a good position to continue its hot streak this weekend at South Carolina.

The No. 17 Auburn Tigers are getting hot at the right time, and they look to continue their streak of good fortune this weekend at South Carolina.

Winners of two straight series against top 25 teams within the SEC, Auburn travels to Columbia this weekend in hopes of winning its’ third-straight series against a challenging foe. South Carolina enters the weekend with a 7-11 record in conference play, but they have shown signs of great play this season by winning series’ over No. 14 Florida and No. 25 Texas A&M.

In a series that has the makings to be unpredictable, it is important for the Tigers to continue backing up pitchers [autotag]Maddie Penta[/autotag] and [autotag]Shelby Lowe[/autotag] by playing great defense and recording timely hits.

Although history and numbers are not the most reliable indicator of how a series will shake out, it usually provides some clarity as to how each team has performed in several situations during a season. Ahead of this weekend’s series between Auburn and South Carolina, here is a look at the Tigers’ place in the RPI, provided by D1Softball.

Where Auburn stands in the RPI ahead of South Carolina series

A series win in Columbia over the RPI’s top team would do wonders for Auburn’s postseason chances.

Auburn baseball got back on the winning track last weekend by taking two of three games from Mississippi State in what turned out to be an amazing display of offensive skill.

Auburn, however, fell to in-state foe Troy on Tuesday, which caused the Tigers to stumble in the rating power index ahead of this weekend’s series at No. 3 South Carolina.

According to the latest projection from D1Baseball, Auburn is still included in the “first five out” cluster, but a successful weekend against the Gamecocks could change their path. It will be a challenge, as South Carolina has built an impressive resume to this point in the season.

Here’s a look at Auburn’s place in the RPI ahead of a laborious series at South Carolina.

Auburn softball surges in RPI following series win over LSU

The Tigers are heating up at the right time.

The No. 21 Auburn Tigers needed a series win over a top-25 team to pad their resume and did so last weekend by taking two-of-three games from No. 13 LSU at Jane B. Moore Field.

Auburn got the job done thanks to stellar pitching and defense. Auburn held LSU to just six runs on 15 hits over the weekend. Auburn pitchers [autotag]Maddie Penta[/autotag], [autotag]Annabelle Widra[/autotag], and [autotag]Shelby Lowe[/autotag] also combined to strike out 21 batters.

The most impressive performance of the weekend from the Auburn pitching staff came Sunday in Auburn’s 1-0 extra-inning win. Penta allowed four hits while striking out seven batters in 8.2 innings of work. Lowe recorded the final out by striking out LSU’s Danieca Coffey on five pitches.

The series win over a top 25 team in LSU was impressive, which boosted their numbers in the latest Ratings Power Index from D1Softball. Auburn now sits in the top 25 and has a chance to improve their stock this weekend at No. 16 Alabama.

Here’s a look at where Auburn sits in the RPI ahead of this week’s games with Jacksonville State and Alabama.

What is Auburn baseball’s RPI ranking following loss to Georgia Tech?

The Tigers will have a chance to improve their ranking this weekend in Tuscaloosa.

Auburn baseball made things interesting on Tuesday night by erasing a 7-2 deficit to force extra innings with Georgia Tech at Ross Chandler Stadium in Atlanta.

However, a walk-off grand slam by Georgia Tech’s Jackson Finley in the 10th inning ended the Tigers’ comeback bid and led the Yellow Jackets to a 12-8 victory.

The loss was Auburn’s sixth over the last eight games, which has caused the Tigers to take a hit in the Ratings Power Index. Auburn, now 19-13-1, checks in at No. 43 in D1Baseball’s RPI rankings.

According to information from D1Baseball, the loss to Georgia Tech was Auburn’s first against teams ranked in the third tier, as they now stand at 3-1-1. The win pushes Georgia Tech to 7-7 overall against tier-two teams and moves them up four spots to No. 60 in the latest RPI.

Following the loss to Georgia Tech, here’s a look at where Auburn ranks in several categories measured by the RPI:

  • Overall: No. 43
  • Strength of Schedule: No. 16
  • One-day RPI change: dropped 4 spots
  • Seven-day RPI change: dropped 12 spots
  • Record vs. top 25 in RPI: 3-6
  • Record vs. 26-50 in RPI: 3-3
  • Record vs. 51-100 in RPI: 3-1-1
  • Record vs. 101-200 in RPI: 8-3
  • Record vs. 200+ in RPI: 2-0

Auburn now awaits a challenge this weekend in Tuscaloosa, as they are set to face bitter rival Alabama for a three-game series. Entering Wednesday, Alabama is No. 19 in D1Baseball’s RPI.

The Crimson Tide has a decent home record of 19-6 but lacks experience against second-tier teams in the RPI as they sit at 2-0.

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Revisiting some of Mike Brey’s local media day comments

Do you think Mike is regretting any of these preseason quotes?

Back in October, Fighting Irish Wire was lucky to attend Notre Dame’s media day for South Bend outlets. [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag] spoke with the assembled reporters before the players entered the room, and every answer he gave was a clue into the workings of his team. The atmosphere was an optimistic one as the Irish were coming off a couple of NCAA Tournament wins in the spring. Why couldn’t it happen again with all of these older players returning?

Well, the Irish have reached a crossroads much sooner than they would have liked. They are 8-7 and have lost their first four ACC games, tying with Louisville for last in the conference. The fun of last March has given way to frustration and bafflement as to how things have gone so wrong. Even most of the nonconference victories have not been very satisfying, and there is no reason to think this season will last beyond the ACC Tournament.

So how have some of Brey’s preseason words held up? Let’s take a look:

Top 20: Where Tennessee ranks in college baseball’s RPI ahead of Auburn series

Top 20: Where Tennessee ranks in college baseball’s RPI ahead of the Auburn series

No. 1 Tennessee (37-3, 17-1 SEC) will host Xavier (21-20, 5-4 Big East) Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. EDT and SEC Network+ will televise the nonconference matchup. Andy Brock (PxP) and former Lady Vol softball player Madison Shipman (analyst) will be on the call.

The Vols will host Auburn at Lindsey Nelson Stadium Friday-Sunday.

Tennessee enters the Auburn series with SEC sweeps against South Carolina, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Missouri and Florida.

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Tennessee enters Tuesday’s contest ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll for the fifth consecutive week.

Ahead of the Xavier game and Auburn series, Vols Wire looks at the top 20 in college baseball’s RPI. Rankings are based on games completed through April 25.