BB: Top Teams in West Region

[NWBaseballFan10]

When are they publicizing the first regional rankings? I feel like this is about the time of the year when those rankings are released...

My two cents on the West at this point (pretty similar to the top 25 polls):

1) Trinity
2) Occidental
3) Whitworth
4) Texas Lutheran
5) Cal Lutheran
6) Centenary

Although we may not necessarily see 6 "West" teams in the West Regional this year. The SCAC won't get 3 teams in the Regional for one thing. I expect to see a lot of changes over these next few weeks as conference tourneys start up.

[Ralph Turner]

Are the Regionals the weekend of the 23rd? Trying to decide if I want to make the drive over to Spokane for it.

Yes.

[CAK72B]

When are they publicizing the first regional rankings? I feel like this is about the time of the year when those rankings are released...

My two cents on the West at this point (pretty similar to the top 25 polls):

1) Trinity
2) Occidental
3) Whitworth
4) Texas Lutheran
5) Cal Lutheran
6) Centenary

Although we may not necessarily see 6 "West" teams in the West Regional this year. The SCAC won't get 3 teams in the Regional for one thing. I expect to see a lot of changes over these next few weeks as conference tourneys start up.

I've been out off the message boards for a little bit now but decided to get back in it for a little bit. From watching the d3 landscape, especially in the West, I believe this post is a great summation of what is going on in the region this year. We have 3 teams from the SCAC which is historically a conference that will have max maybe 2 in the numerous rankings and that usually was during the time when Millsaps/Rhodes/Birmingham Southern were members. Also, seeing a team like Occidental this high really makes me wonder 1) The West region has raised the level of competition so teams like Linfield/Trinity stop continuing to dominiate the region 2) The West region may be a little bit down with some traditional powers struggling 3) Maybe a little bit of both

Of note, being a little bit of a SCAC homer, I do not think there has been this many of high level teams in the conference tournament since maybe 2012 when Trinity (lost in regional final), Birmingham Southern (lost in regional final), and Millsaps (CWS appearance) were all teams in the tournament. As stated above it is unlikely all 3 teams will make the field but not being that team that finishes 3rd could pay major dividends down the road with the selection committee.

[TexasBB]

ASC is going to have a team in the Regionals but only the conference champion. Right now I think it is a toss up but CTX has to be the favorite given how UTT has fallen off.

With that said at least one of the SCAC teams will be left at home. I don't see any conference in the West getting more than two invites,  even if one is placed in another region.   

[Jack Parkman]

ASC is going to have a team in the Regionals but only the conference champion. Right now I think it is a toss up but CTX has to be the favorite given how UTT has fallen off.

With that said at least one of the SCAC teams will be left at home. I don't see any conference in the West getting more than two invites,  even if one is placed in another region.

Agreed 100%, and I will also be willing to bet that Centenary is not in the top 6 in the RR's at this point.

[sportsfan]

agree as the only way Centenary or TLU goes in my opinion is they must win the SCAC.   Trinity in no matter what and i see minimum of one and probably two teams shipped west

[108 Stitches]

Regional rankings are more important than this at this point but here are the National polls.

#   School (1st votes)   Rec   Pts   Prev.
1   Cortland (23)   31-5   623   1
2   Randolph-Macon (2)   28-6-1   569   2
3   Trinity (Texas)   32-7   544   6
4   Birmingham-Southern   34-10   507   7
5   UW-La Crosse   23-6   492   9
6   UW-Whitewater   20-6   467   3
7   Ramapo   27-6-1   459   5
8   Emory   30-10   446   8
9   Shenandoah   30-8   416   11
10   Oswego State   25-7   400   4
11   St. Thomas   21-5   377   10
12   Occidental   28-6   330   13
13   Salisbury   24-10   317   17
14   Concordia-Chicago   26-8   289   19
15   North Central (Ill.)   23-5   280   21
16   TCNJ   26-6   260   15
17   Frostburg State   25-10   220   12
18   Southern Maine   21-9   203   16
19   Whitworth   27-10   188   14
20   La Roche   28-8   115   22
21   Wartburg   24-8   106   rv
22   Cal Lutheran   24-11   75   23
23   Buena Vista   22-8   67   rv
24   Centenary (La.)   26-11   52   18
25   Johns Hopkins   24-9-2   46   rv
Dropped out: No. 20 Christopher Newport No. 24 Texas Lutheran, No. 25 Amherst

Others receiving votes: Keystone 31, Kean 30, Amherst 26, McDaniel 26, St. John Fisher 21, Grinnell 21, Tufts 19, Texas Lutheran 19, Wooster 19, Christopher Newport 15, Texas-Tyler 11, Adrian 10, Western New England 9, Rutgers-Camden 9, Pacific Lutheran 8, Misericordia 6, Denison 5, MIT 5, Wheaton (Mass.) 5, LaGrange 4, Concordia Texas 4, St. Scholastica 4, East Tex. Baptist 3, Suffolk 2, Case Western Reserve 2, Rhodes 1.

[Jim Dixon]

Regional rankings to be distributed this Thursday.

[BigPoppa]

Regional rankings to be distributed this Thursday.

Can't wait!!!

[SoCalSoxFan]

Regional rankings to be distributed this Thursday.

Looking forward to it!

[108 Stitches]

Regional rankings are more important than this, plus teams playing their conference tournaments, but here are National rankings anyway.

Through games of Sunday May 1, 2016

#   School (1st votes)   Rec   Pts   Prev.
1   Cortland (23)   34-5   623   1
2   Randolph-Macon (2)   32-6-1   575   2
3   Trinity (Texas)   35-7   535   3
4   UW-La Crosse   26-7   516   5
5   Birmingham-Southern   37-11   508   4
6   Emory   30-10   463   8
7   Oswego State   29-7   446   10
8   Shenandoah   32-10   391   9
9   Ramapo   29-9-1   374   7
10   Salisbury   25-10   358   13
11   UW-Whitewater   22-9   353   6
12   North Central (Ill.)   26-6   328   15
13   Occidental   30-8   318   12
14   Concordia-Chicago   27-9   311   14
15   St. Thomas   23-9   256   11
16   TCNJ   28-8   205   16
17   Frostburg State   27-10   201   17
18   La Roche   30-8   187   20
19   Southern Maine   25-11   178   18
20   Wartburg   24-8   169   21
21   Whitworth   29-11   136   19
22   Keystone   27-8   97   rv
23   Buena Vista   26-8   92   23
24   Cal Lutheran   27-11   87   22
25   Grinnell   26-4   62   rv
Dropped out: No. 24 Centenary (La.), No. 25 Johns Hopkins.

Others receiving votes: St. John Fisher 43, McDaniel 43, Tufts 33, Wooster 26, Concordia Texas 25, Misericordia 18, Texas Lutheran 14, Johns Hopkins 14, Texas-Tyler 11, Case Western Reserve 11, Kean 11, Western New England 8, Wheaton (Mass.) 8, Centenary (La.) 8, Amherst 7, Marietta 6, Christopher Newport 5, St. Scholastica 4, Otterbein 4, LaGrange 2, Saint John's (Minn.) 2, Denison 1, Rutgers-Camden 1.

[SoCalBaseballfan]

West Regional Predictions

1. SCAC  Trinity
2. SCIAC Cal Lutheran
3. NWC  Whitworth
4. ASC Concordia Texas
5. SCIAC Occidental
6. Not from the West Region 

[Ralph Turner]

West Regional Predictions

1. SCAC  Trinity
2. SCIAC Cal Lutheran
3. NWC  Whitworth Pacific Lutheran
4. ASC Concordia Texas
5. SCIAC Occidental
6. Not from the West Region 

Please remember. PLU is the Pool A bid from the NWC.

[Westside]

West Regional Predictions

1. SCAC  Trinity
2. SCIAC Cal Lutheran
3. NWC  Whitworth
4. ASC Concordia Texas
5. SCIAC Occidental
6. Not from the West Region 

I don't see Cal Lu jumping Whitworth.

I would go:
Trinity
Whitworth
Cal Lu
Oxy
Concordia
PLU

Though they general don't make teams from the same conference play each other first round (right?). So I would flip Oxy and  Concordia so Oxy doesn't play Cal Lu.

[108 Stitches]

So much for "the West being down this year". I would say "the West is different" with some new faces and some of the old power houses going through a transition, but not down per Ralph's point a while ago as we have seen two "fly in's" in the past.