For this tier, what are some of the better baseball programs in the North East?
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These are the schools in non P5 conferences that I think put decent programs together with northeast talent.
St. Johns and Seton Hall in the Big East. UConn in AAC. Bryant, has had some 40+ win seasons recently. Northeastern, Rhode Island, Stony Brook. Then you have schools like Fairfield, Army, Navy, Binghamton, which have their years.
I'm sure I'm missing a few, this off the top of my head. But after this group the baseball really isn't that great and the teams often have trouble winning games outside of their conference.
I'd put Columbia on that list. They've won the Ivy 4 times since 2013. They field a very competitive team since I've been following college baseball and they are extremely well coached.
So, it terms of non Patriot of Ivy League conferences, would it be CAA, NEC, MAAC and the lower half of the Big 10? Something else?
Rummage through Warrennolan.com
Francis7 posted:So, it terms of non Patriot of Ivy League conferences, would it be CAA, NEC, MAAC and the lower half of the Big 10? Something else?
Like I said, I wouldn't include P5s. I think if you put the northeast Big 10/ACC schools in any of the other conferences in the area they easily finish in the top 2 maybe 3. BC, Pitt, Penn St, would all have a lot more success if they were in another conference. Most of PSUs losses are to Big 10 teams. They swept two teams that took second in conferences mentioned. BC would be considered bottom half of ACC, but they go to super regionals every so often. Schools like this are a step above the average team in another conference. And some of their recruits are getting drafted out of HS. Even if they don't sign.
As for your question, conferences don't matter, it is more about the school than the conference. If you're asking in terms of recruiting and potential fits, once you start reaching out to schools, based on the responses, you will know where you stand and whether or not you are fishing in the right pond.
Last Spring I created a scatter plot of most of the D1 schools. On one axis I had the US News and World Report college ranking, and on the other the Warren Nolan RPI rating. It proved to be a useful tool. In particular, some schools have apparently drastically improved their reputations since I was college shopping.
PABaseball posted:Francis7 posted:So, it terms of non Patriot of Ivy League conferences, would it be CAA, NEC, MAAC and the lower half of the Big 10? Something else?
Like I said, I wouldn't include P5s. I think if you put the northeast Big 10/ACC schools in any of the other conferences in the area they easily finish in the top 2 maybe 3. BC, Pitt, Penn St, would all have a lot more success if they were in another conference. Most of PSUs losses are to Big 10 teams. They swept two teams that took second in conferences mentioned. BC would be considered bottom half of ACC, but they go to super regionals every so often. Schools like this are a step above the average team in another conference. And some of their recruits are getting drafted out of HS. Even if they don't sign.
As for your question, conferences don't matter, it is more about the school than the conference. If you're asking in terms of recruiting and potential fits, once you start reaching out to schools, based on the responses, you will know where you stand and whether or not you are fishing in the right pond.
In most seasons Boston College kicks the crap out of the non conference teams in the northeast. Their biggest problem is all the regional top talent that heads for the rest of the ACC and SEC for better weather. The year Vanderbilt won the CWS their ace, #2, closer and cleanup hitter were all from Massachusetts.
Once in a while BC manages to keep some top pitching (future top ten round picks) in the area. When these pitchers mature as juniors BC makes a run. I can think of two runs in the past eleven years.
Three seasons ago BC was the Super Series round. They had a losing record halfway through the season. Then they got hot with pitching. This Super Series received national coverage due to one of Miami’s players acting like a jackass. It initiated a bench clearing.
