Rank the Mideast Region

[jos s]

damn....great numbers.. ... you have earned an A for math

very impressed with the Case team,   just keep winning and everything will fall into place.  In an everyday tourney format,  Case's pitching depth will be tough to beat.

[Spence]

Guess I forgot about the conference all being in-region. I'll be so glad when all of that foolishness goes away. A ballgame is a ballgame.

Case doesn't really have to worry much about anyone in the region. All they have to do is get one of the Pool B bids that there's usually not that much real competition for. One advantage Case often has in the season that they won't in a regional though is pitching. Everyone else in the region is always throwing their top arms in conference games, not against Case.

[EttaFan1]

Without numbers and simply looking at the W's and L's and the poll through this week (4/15)....

1.  Manchester (23-3-1)
2.  Marietta (20-7)
3.  Thomas More
4-7: W&J, LaRoche, Adrian, CWRU (wouldn't begin to know what order to put them in)
8.  Wooster

[Spence]

There's such a vast difference in in-region schedule strength between Marietta and Manchester that the Etta Express might still be #1 in the region. But that's very clearly the top 2.

Then I guess I'd go:
3. Case Western
4. Adrian
5. Hope
6. Denison
7. Wooster
8. LaRoche
9. W&J
10. B-W

But I don't think there's much difference between any of them.

EDIT: left out Wooster somehow.

[EttaFan1]

I purposely left BW out of the discussion due to their current sanctions, but they are certainly deserving of one of the spots right now.

It will be interesting to see the first set of regional rankings which should be out any time now...

[OshDude]

I purposely left BW out of the discussion due to their current sanctions, but they are certainly deserving of one of the spots right now.

It will be interesting to see the first set of regional rankings which should be out any time now...

Scheduled to debut next week.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Ok lets get this started for 2015.

This is strictly using D3 baseballs top 25.

1. Marrietta
2. Wooster
3. Heidelberg
4. LaRoche
5. Ohio Northern
6. Baldwin Wallace
7. Thomas More
8. Adrian
9. Ohio Wesleyan
10.

I do not think we have seen enough of these teams play yet, to have a good feel. Marietta is 3-1, Heidelberg 1-2, LaRoche 2-0, Ohio Northern 2-2, BW 2-3, and Adrian 0-1.
Next week we should be able to start filling this in a bit.

[Jim Dixon]

These teams can fit in at the 10th spot:

Otterbein 5-0
Rose-Hulman 4-1

Ok lets get this started for 2015.

This is strictly using D3 baseballs top 25.

1. Marrietta
2. Wooster
3. Heidelberg
4. LaRoche
5. Ohio Northern
6. Baldwin Wallace
7. Thomas More
8. Adrian
9. Ohio Wesleyan
10.

I do not think we have seen enough of these teams play yet, to have a good feel. Marietta is 3-1, Heidelberg 1-2, LaRoche 2-0, Ohio Northern 2-2, BW 2-3, and Adrian 0-1.
Next week we should be able to start filling this in a bit.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Maybe Capital, after they beat RHIT. I will hold off of OTT for a few games yet. 3 of those wins are against, North Central MN.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

2. Denison
3. Wooster
4. Mt St Joseph (they have not played any tough cpmpetition yet.)
5. LaRoche
6. Marietta
7. Ohio Wesleyan
8. Allegheny
9. Capital
10. Ott

Tough to do the usual powers do not seem to be taking control. We will know more once Conference play starts. Ott and OWU play today so that will help a bit.

[Pops33]

Based on the most recent D3Baseball.com poll:

Ranked Teams:

22.  Wooster

ARV (in order of votes received):

Mount St. Joseph
Marietta
LaRoche
Ohio Northern
Otterbein
Denison
Penn St. Behrend

Not sure that I agree with the order. Those not mentioned but worthy of consideration are Ohio Welseyan, Theil, Alma, and Earlham based on their current records.  I expect others (such as Adrian, Rose Hulman, and Baldwin Wallace) to possibly work their way into this list as the season progresses as well.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Pops,
I agree. OWU for instance has beaten Ott. And OTT's schedule has not been the toughest. Not that OWU's has been exceedingly strong. Alvernia and Moravian have not been as strong as I hoped, But they are definitely, better than North Central.

BW and OWU play Wednesday, So that will help.

All any team can do is beat the teams scheduled and move forward.

[Pops33]

Rankings according to the Massey ratings (only listed those in the top 100) http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?s=cbase2016&sub=11620:

13  Wooster
26  Denison
49  Marietta
59  Rose Hulman
63  Ohio Wesleyan
64  Ohio Northern
81  Earlham
85  Thiel
86  Kalamazoo
88  Otterbein
95  La Roche

The list looks pretty solid based on the season so far.  As conference play progresses, I am sure there will be a lot of movement.

[DagarmanSpartan]

Case Western Reserve just SWEPT a double header from #22 Wooster today to move to 20-12 for the season.

Hard to imagine that CWRU isn't considered among the Top Five in the region.

Tomorrow, CWRU plays another game against Wooster, together with a game against cross-town rival John Carroll.

Double headers are scheduled with Oberlin and Marietta next week, with a season finale at Progressive Field (home of the Cleveland Indians) against John Carroll.

Query: If CWRU can win ALL of those upcoming games and finish the season 27-12, do the Spartans stand any chance of getting an at-large bid to the NCAAs from this region?

[ADL70]

Winning them all is not very likely. Having fourth highest SOS currently does portend well. I don't think we get RRs until the week after this.

Edit:

Spartans win six games in four days, including three over Wooster.

CWRU and WUSTL are contending for the second Pool B spot behind Emory. CWRU has a slim edge in SOS and W/L, but the Bears have the H2H.

Correction:

Emory and St John Fisher look like the two Bs right now Fisher is 20-6.