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| REGIONAL PROJECTION #4 | |
| May 9, 2006 | |
| Ben, SCS.com Staff Writer | Contact Ben |
Two weeks now remain in the college baseball regular season, and things are heating up around the country. Nebraska appeared to be the team to beat, but a trip to Stillwater has the Huskers appearing a bit more vulnerable.
The Rice Owls have been right there all year long and are back at the top of most rankings. Alabama looked as if the SEC was their playground until traveling to the Ozarks and coming back 0-3 on the trip. My personal darkhorse, Kentucky, is looking more and more like a contender as they are the new SEC leader with just six games to go. The Titans of Fullerton are there as usual, knocking on Rosenblatt's door once again.
The ACC, which appears to be the most top-heavy conference in the land, has several teams who can make a run to Omaha. The next two weeks will determine the national seeds, as the conference tournaments usually have little or no bearing on those decisions.
While Alabama has the easiest road to the SEC title, Nebraska is still in the hunt for the Big XII title; counting out the Cornhuskers would be a mistake. Oklahoma has sneaked itself into a possible national seed unless they fall flat on their face in the final two weeks. Arkansas has the coaching and grit to make it to Omaha, but the Hogs aren't likely not win it all in Omaha. North Carolina, in my opinion, is the most overrated team of 2006. I boldly predict that they will not make it out of Chapel Hill as a national seed.
Among my other predictions this week....
Locks for Omaha
Rice
Nebraska
Cal State-Fullerton
Texas
Contenders for Omaha
Clemson
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Oregon State
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Houston Regional (1)
1. Rice
4. Gonzaga
2. College of Charleston
3. UC-Irvine
vs
Charlottesville Regional
1. Virginia
4. Bucknell
2. Mississippi
3. Tulane
Lexington Regional (8)
1. Kentucky
4. Michigan
2. Southern Cal
3. San Diego
vs
Oklahoma City Regional (Bricktown)
1. Oklahoma
4. Lamar
2. Houston
3. TCU
Chapel Hill Regional (4)
1. North Carolina
4. Florida A&M
2. Vanderbilt
3. Charlotte
vs
Corvallis Regional
1. Oregon State
4. Mississippi Valley State
2. Notre Dame
3. Long Beach State
Austin Regional (5)
1. Texas
4. Illinois-Chicago
2. Wichita State
3. Elon
vs
Raleigh Regional
1. NC State
4. Maine
2. LSU
3. South Alabama
Lincoln Regional (2)
1. Nebraska
4. UL-Lafayette
2. Georgia
3. UCLA
vs
Atlanta Regional
1. Georgia Tech
4. Ball State
2. Troy
3. Southern Miss
Fayetteville Regional (7)
1. Arkansas
4. Oral Roberts
2. Baylor
3. Stanford
vs
Clemson Regional
1. Clemson
4. Jacksonville
2. South Carolina
3. Old Dominion
Fullerton Regional (3)
1. Cal State-Fullerton
4. Austin Peay
2. Miami
3. Hawaii
vs
Tempe Regional
1. Arizona State
4. LeMoyne
2. Pepperdine
3. Mississippi State
Tuscaloosa Regional (6)
1. Alabama
4. Birmingham-Southern
2. Wake Forest
3. Princeton
vs
Tallahassee Regional
1. Florida State
4. Monmouth
2. Washington
3. Winthrop
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