05-19-2014, 09:11 PM
Per Warren Nolan, Stanford's baseball RPI is at 44 following the win over Pacific. I think that a sweep over Utah--the worst team in the conference and it's not even close--would maintain that ranking. However, even a single loss to Utah would be catastrophic.
I'm holding out hope that Stanford will take care of business versus the Utes and USC and WSU will stumble against much stiffer competition, although the Trojans and Cougars will be at home and Stanford will be on the road.
Also, I wouldn't put much weight on last year's results. While it's true that Stanford, which tied for fourth in the conference, did not make the tournament, its RPI was a lowly 63. In fact, outside of the four teams that made it in, the highest Pac-12(11) RPI in 2013 was UA at 59.
I'm holding out hope that Stanford will take care of business versus the Utes and USC and WSU will stumble against much stiffer competition, although the Trojans and Cougars will be at home and Stanford will be on the road.
Also, I wouldn't put much weight on last year's results. While it's true that Stanford, which tied for fourth in the conference, did not make the tournament, its RPI was a lowly 63. In fact, outside of the four teams that made it in, the highest Pac-12(11) RPI in 2013 was UA at 59.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)