Who plays better baseball?

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ACC?

not part of the poll - sorry

it's obviously not a football confrence either.

Sorry Mr. Poster. I can't chooses from these conferences. I can list my top 10 from each of the 4 classes, but I may mention a few programs you might never have heard of.

Baseball is a different game. Once one understands that, they stop pigeon-holing conferences.

How bout I tell you each of these conferences in your POLL each have nice players, as well as the other conferences!!

Ratings are updated daily around 8:30 Central Time.

Last updated: Tue Jun 26 08:30:07 2007

Division I Overall
Rank Rating W L W L Conference

1 0.574 430 285 432 285 SEC
2 0.572 435 282 435 282 ACC
3 0.572 362 234 369 234 Big 12
4 0.564 314 213 314 214 Pac 10
5 0.547 305 237 306 238 C-USA
6 0.536 246 222 248 222 Big West
7 0.527 337 293 340 296 Sun Belt
8 0.527 283 222 291 224 MVC
9 0.518 385 304 386 306 Big East
10 0.518 223 212 229 214 WCC
11 0.516 312 282 312 282 Southern
12 0.512 291 266 298 266 Big Ten
13 0.511 234 223 234 224 Big South
14 0.503 289 289 290 291 Atlantic Sun
15 0.498 299 298 302 298 CAA
16 0.495 326 352 329 352 Southland

Division I Overall
Rank Rating W L W L Conference

17 0.486 211 204 215 204 WAC
18 0.484 192 203 198 205 Mountain West
19 0.472 291 331 312 336 MAC
20 0.465 247 290 263 293 OVC
21 0.461 337 413 342 413 Atlantic 10
22 0.457 131 140 134 140 Patriot
23 0.454 190 235 190 235 NEC
24 0.451 157 205 159 206 America East
25 0.442 133 186 135 189 Ivy
26 0.441 212 291 214 291 MAAC
27 0.440 137 188 151 189 Horizon
28 0.437 130 183 152 187 Mid-Continent
29 0.435 258 420 292 434 Independents
30 0.412 131 235 134 235 MEAC
31 0.408 158 248 204 263 SWAC
http://www.boydsworld.com/baseball/rpi/confrpi.html

Before seeing the index, from living in Big East/A10 country and doing some research on the SoCon in the past, I would have given the Big East a slight edge and willing to concede a toss up.

The A10 is much inferior. There are some real weak teams in the A10. Unfortunately three of them are teams we could watch. Saint Joseph's home field is a joke. It's a beat up town rec field in a questionable area. Temple used to have a very good program.

Thanks for your honest input TG. That is the kind of information I was looking for... not RPI rankings, posts questionning why I was asking, or nominating the ACC which is obviously a superior conference. I VALUE the OPINIONS of the members of this community so that is why I posted the poll.

I hope you're not looking for colleges by conference. You have to look at school's individually. There are successful programs in weaker conferences that play quality out of conference schedules. For example, last season UNCC of the A10 played non-con games against several ACC programs and other quality southern programs. But before you do all this ... Is it the right school academically? Is it the right school socially? Is it the right school if baseball is taken away (cut, injured, quit)? Is the school an acceptible distance from home?

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Originally posted by TG:
I hope you're not looking for colleges by conference. You have to look at school's individually. There are successful programs in weaker conferences that play quality out of conference schedules. For example, last season UNCC of the A10 played non-con games against several ACC programs and other quality southern programs. But before you do all this ... Is it the right school academically? Is it the right school socially? Is it the right school if baseball is taken away (cut, injured, quit)? Is the school an acceptible distance from home?

That is a great reply.

The so-called power conferences each year have teams that struggle while the other conferences, many of the "mid-majors" have teams that can beat anybody.

You mentioned the Big East. Go to the Louisville baseball website. Coach Mac arrived there in summer of 2006 replacing Coach P, who left for a Florida program. Compare the roster changes, read the news archives leading up to the start of the 2007 season.

You will find the new regime replaced about 17 players via cuts with transfers and JUCO signings, and the result:

A trip to the CWS.

What if they used that formula at a SunBelt Conference school, or any other "smaller" conference receptacle program ??

Each year the players are different, ever-changing, as well as some coaches.

You have to ask yourself, what is it you are trying to achieve in college baseball?

Draft exposure ?
CWS opportunity ?
Conference Title ?
1st class instruction ?
The Limelight ?
Playing for a certain Coach ?

Those are viable reasons regarding the overall baseball FIT.

THE BIG SOUTH SCHOOLS ALL THREE OF THE ABOVE...
...regardless of what the RPI says.

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Originally posted by Natural:
I know what the RPI says, now I want to know what the HBB Websters think...

What are the odds you will get a reasonable sample of opinions of comparing all three conferences on a message board? Let me answer for you. No chance in a million years. RPI is all there is. That was your question, before you added "I know what RPI says, but blah blah."

There is no answer other than RPI. Ask yourself. What person watches three conferences of college baseball all year? Nobody. Sorry to bother answering the unanswerable question and wasting your time. You won't even find an umpire that has worked a game in each in the last 5 years. Your lack of understanding of college baseball is evident. Jeez Louise!!!!!!!!

I think Dad04 is correct. Without knowing what you are looking for, the best answer is on paper.

What's important to you, Strength of schedule, non conference play, post season play.

Go to ncaa-baseball.com for schedules, standings etc.

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Originally posted by Natural:
I was simply wondering what experienced baseball people thought when comparing these three conferences.

To be honest it's kind of a strange question. If someone asked posters to choose between the ACC, SEC, Big12 and Pac10 for instance, I'd see a general college baseball fan question about the best conference from a fan standpoint. But you chose three conferences that would be a strange selection other than your son is looking at these three conferences. Given this I would have stated so, maybe mentioned which schools, or maybe asked another question which I will start a thread on, because I'm curious to see people's views.