BB: Just Some Guy's West Region Rankings

[dp643]

Good weekend series coming up between UT Dallas and UMHB.

[CrashDavisD3]

March 7, 2010 Overall Records(Not In Region)

SCIAC
Redlands 12-2
Pomona 10-4

ASC
Mississippi 11-1
Texas Lutheran 11-4

SCAC
Trinity 12-3

NWC
Pacific Lutheran 11-2
Linfield 10-5

Independents
Chapman 11-3

[dahlby]

After this weekend Chapman is 11-3. This is according to their web site.

[tigerfan_2001]

March 7, 2010 Overall Records

SCIAC
Redlands 12-2
Pomona 10-4

ASC
Mississippi 11-1
Texas Lutheran 11-4

SCAC
Trinity 12-3

NWC
Pacific Lutheran 11-2
Linfield 10-5

Independents
Chapman 11-3

Is that just in-Region records?

[dahlby]

Chapman is 9-1 in region.
1 win and 1 loss against Cal State San Marcos and 1 loss to Pt Loma. Both NAIA teams.

[CrashDavisD3]

Chapman 10-1 in Region

In Region Wins  
Whittier(3)
Claremont(1)
McMurry(3)
Pomona(2)
Williamette(1)

In Region Losses
Pomona(1)

[dahlby]

And my Dad taught math for 40 years.....Thanks for the correction.

[dbat]

I think that Tourney style is the best way to decide the number one.  We hear this all the time in D1 football.  Thats  what college sports are all about.  It brings a ton a suspense and great games!  I wouldn't want the winner decided any other way.

[CrashDavisD3]

MARCH 12, 2009 Best in the West
These are overall records. Someone will have to do the in Region numbers.

ASC
Mississippi College 13-1
Texas Lutheran 12-4
Texas-Dallas 10-5

NWC
Pacific Lutheran 11-2
Linfield 10-5

SCAC
Trinity 14-4

SCIAC
Redlands 12-2
Pomona 11-4

INDEPENDENTS
Chapman 11-4

[infielddad]

With PLU getting swept by Menlo, and Trinity splitting with Millsaps, it is difficult to figure out who really are the best teams.
Menlo has been pretty average to this weekend.
PLU had been pretty dominant, especially with the SCIAC match ups earlier. Hard to judge if they are that team or the one this weekend.
Trinity can hit with anyone. It appears they will need the hitting to continue and maybe get even better.
Trinity has not been a very good road team and the pitching has not met expectations for sure.  For the last 1/2 of the SCAC season, they only have one series on the road, at Austin College.
They have Hendrix and Millsaps at home for 3 game series and Southwestern for a 2 game so things could well change in the SCAC seedings if they continue to play as well at home as they have been.  If, and it looks like a big IF, they get stronger pitching, they will be tough come April because they have 9 very tough outs in the line up and two who are more than tough in Jones and Felix. 
Right now, Chapman and Redlands seem to me to be  teams playing consistently and at a high level with good pitching. But again, it is hard to tell on comparative opponents when Chapman beats Rutgers Newark 7-2 while Redlands beats them 31-0 and 22-1.
Just based on the  performances of other top West Region teams like PLU and TU, it would seem like Chapman and Redlands would have to be the top two seeds in the West at this point.

[BigPoppa]

Getting swept by Menlo could very well come back to haunt Pacific Lutheran at selection time. They may need to win the bid outright to keep it out of the committee's hands this year.

[CrashDavisD3]

West Region Teams OVERALL/CONFERENCE Records March 15, 2010

ASC
Mississippi College 16-1(3-0)
Texas Lutheran 14-5(2-1)
Texas-Dallas 12-6(2-1)
Texas-Tyler 12-7(3-0)

NWC
Linfield 13-5(5-1)
Pacific Lutheran 11-5(2-1)

SCAC
Trinity 15-5(7-3)

SCIAC
Redlands 15-2(10-2)
Pomona 13-5(11-1)

INDEPENDENTS
Chapman 12-4
Menlo 9-8

[nvnorthpaw]

Don't leave out Millsaps (12-5) and BSC (13-1) from the SCAC.  Trinity is pretty impressive with the bats, but lag defensively and on the bump.  Also, I believe this is Birmingham Southern's first year eligible for post season play...

[Ralph Turner]

Don't leave out Millsaps (12-5) and BSC (13-1) from the SCAC.  Trinity is pretty impressive with the bats, but lag defensively and on the bump.  Also, I believe this is Birmingham Southern's first year eligible for post season play...

Most accurately, Millsaps and BSC are in the South Region.

I think that BSC is in its third year of provisional play and should be eligible for the NCAA post season in 2011-12.

[CrashDavisD3]

Thanks for the information on West Region. Here are all teams in the WEST REGION
http://www.d3baseball.com/region/West

Still not sure why teams in Mississippi, Louisana and Arkansas are in West Region though. Here is breakdown of # of teams per region. Central, Midwest and South all have less teams than West Region.

Central Region 37  
Mid-Atlantic Region: 60
Mideast Region: 49
Midwest Region: 38
New England Region: 64
New York Region: 40
South Region: 38
West Region: 40