College Baseball Brackets

The brackets for the College Baseball Playoffs are set. The top seed is the UCLA Bruins. Other top seeds include the LSU Tigers, the Louisville Cardinals, Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes, Illinois Illini, TCU Horned Frogs, and Missouri State Bears.

A teaser for the UCLA Bruins...

Highlights from an LSU-Alabama game this season..

A Louisville Cardinals challenge..

The SEC Champions Florida Gators..

You can look at the brackets here and see who else is in the tournament. 

My Rankings After week 9: 1,2, and 21 last undefeated teams

Florida State and Mississippi State are one and two as the last remaining big conference undefeated team. Marshall is undefeated as well. Ole Miss was upset by LSU 10-7.

Florida State will be tested by Louisville on Thursday, Arkansas will challenge Mississippi State, and the game of the week will feature #14 Auburn at #5 Mississippi. #8 TCU visits red hot #20 West Virginia and #16 Utah at #18 Arizona State looks like a fun game.



1) Florida State University Seminoles (7-0) did not play. The Seminoles are back in action Thursday as they visit Louisville.

2) Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-0) beat Kentucky 45-31. The Bulldogs host Arkansas on Saturday.

3) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) did not play. The Irish visit Navy on Saturday.

4) Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) did not play. The Bulldogs go to Jacksonville to meet the Florida Gators.

5) Mississippi Rebels (7-1) lost to LSU 10-7. The Rebels host Auburn on Saturday,

6) Kansas State Wildcats (6-1) blanked Texas 23-0. The Wildcats host Oklahoma State on Saturday.

7) Alabama Crimson Tide  (7-1) defeated Tennessee 34-20. The Crimson Tide do not play.

8) Texas Christian Horned Frogs (6-1) crushed Texas Tech 82-27. The Horned Frogs visit West Virginia on Saturday.

9) Arizona Wildcats (6-1) rolled past Washington State 59-37. The Wildcats visit UCLA on Saturday.

10) Oregon Ducks (7-1)  beat California 59-41. The Ducks entertain Stanford on Saturday.

11) Baylor Bears (6-1) did not play. Baylor hosts Kansas on Saturday.

12) Michigan State Spartans (7-1) cruised past Michigan 35-11. The Spartans have a week off.

13) Nebraska Cornhuskers  (7-1) defeated Rutgers 42-24. Nebraska hosts Purdue on Saturday

14) Auburn Tigers (6-1) held off South Carolina 42-35. The Tigers visit Ole Miss on Saturday.

15) Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1) topped Penn State 31-24 in double overtime. The Buckeyes host Illinois on Saturday.

16) Utah Utes (6-1) the Utes beat USC 24-21. The Utes visit Arizona State on Saturday. 

17) East Carolina Pirates (6-1) defeated Connecticut 31-21. The Pirates visit Temple on Saturday.

18) Arizona State Sun Devils (6-1) beat Washington 24-10. The Sun Devils host Utah on Saturday.

19) Oklahoma Sooners (5-2) did not play. The Sooners  visit Iowa State on Saturday.

20) West Virginia Mountaineers (6-2) crushed Oklahoma State 34-10. WVU hosts TCU on Saturday.

21) Marshall Thundering Herd (8-0) cruised past Florida Atlantic 35-16. The Herd have a week off.  

22) Duke Blue Devils (6-1) did not play. The Blue Devils visit Pittsburgh on Saturday.

23) LSU  Tigers (7-2) upset Ole Miss 10-7. The Tigers have a week off.

24) Clemson Tigers (6-2) beat Syracuse 16-6. The Tigers have a week off.

25) Missouri Tigers (6-2) defeated Vanderbilt 24-14. The Tigers host Kentucky on Saturday.

The Return of My Rankings: College Football Rankings

Going to put my college football rankings on my blog this season. Kickoff to the new season starts in a couple of days. Games of the week: Thursday Texas A&M at South Carolina. Saturday's match up Clemson at Georgia. LSU and Wisconsin on Saturday. Here is how I have them ranked. Follow all season long to see how they finish.

1) Florida State University Seminoles The defending champions get to hold on to the top spot. They open the season taking on Oklahoma State in Arlington, Texas on Saturday.

2) Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama has been a consistent contender for years. The Tide hope to roll opening up against West Virginia in Atlanta on Saturday.

3) Oregon Ducks The Ducks open against South Dakota on Saturday. The Ducks same to be challengers out west year in and year out.

4) Oklahoma Sooners The Sooners start things off against Louisiana Tech on Saturday. Representing the Big 12.

5) South Carolina Gamecocks The Ole Ball Coach has been fielding solid college teams for year. This year's squad looks to be another good one. Opens the season Thursday hosting Texas A&M.

6) Ohio State Buckeyes I would have ranked Ohio State higher possibly second if their starting quarterback was not injured. Ohio States starts the challenge of their season meeting Navy on Saturday in Baltimore.

7) Auburn Tigers They had an incredible season last year. How well will they do this year? They start the season against Arkansas on Saturday.

8) Stanford Cardinal Stanford will be a challenger in the PAC-12. They open up with a cupcake game against UC-Davis.

9) Michigan State Spartans Might be a dark horse in the Big Ten but with the Buckeyes injury they might be a contender. Open the season against Jacksonville State which won't show anything.

10) Georgia Bulldogs open the season with a true test against Clemson on Saturday.

11) UCLA Bruins visit Virginia on Saturday. A PAC-12/ACC early season showdown.

12) Baylor Bears open against SMU on Sunday. A Texas show down early.

13) LSU Tigers have a monster opening in Houston against #14 Wisconsin on Saturday.

14) Wisconsin Badgers meeting #13 LSU on Saturday should be fun

15) Clemson Tigers The Tigers start the season with a showdown against #10 Georgia on Saturday.

16) USC Trojans open the season Saturday against Fresno State.

17) Notre Dame Fighting Irish open the season on Saturday hosting Rice.

18) Arizona State Wildcats clash with Weber State on Thursday in a tune up.

19) Texas A&M Aggies The Aggies kick off the season Thursday against #5 South Carolina. The first time these schools have met on the grid iron and it could be epic.

20) Nebraska Cornhuskers open the season Saturday hosting Florida Atlantic.

21) North Carolina Tar Heels tune up for the season with a visit from Liberty on Saturday.

22) Texas Longhorns the Strong era begins against North Texas on Saturday.

23) Washington Huskies open the season visiting Hawaii on Saturday.

24) Kansas State Wildcats should win the opener against Stephen A. Foster on Saturday.

25) Missouri Tigers starts the season against South Dakota State on Saturday.

March Hoops Post 2

Part 2 of my last college basketball post. I ran out of room on last post and the games kept going.Thje conference tournaments gave me a chance to extend my basketball coverage past FLorida and Georgia Tech.

First up the MEAC Tournament

I picked up the MEAC Tournament and recapped the action on March 12, March 13, March 14, and the semi-finals on the 15th. It was a fun tournament as all of the top seeds were eliminated.

Here are highlights from the home team being eliminated...

From a minor conference to a major conference the Big East...

I started recapping the action on March 12, March 13, March 14, and the semi-finals on March 15.

I also covered the Conference-USA semi-finals.

Florida Gators

I left off on the blog with the Gators wrapping up the regular season. In the SEC Tournament they beat LSU.

Next up they beat Alabama and then in the SEC final they lost to Ole Miss.

The Round of 64 the Gators crushed Northwestern State.

The Round of 32 the Gators beat Minnesota.

Well I will be back soon with another post..

College Basketball Update

Well since my last blog post on college basketball I have written several more recaps.

We will start with...

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech lost in overtime at home against Virginia Tech. The Yellow Jackets could have used a win over the Hokies. You can read my recap here. Below are highlights..

Next Georgia Tech got beat by the Duke Blue Devils. You can read the recap here.

Florida Gators

The Florida Gators have fared much better than Georgia Tech. The Gators whipped the LSU Tigers 74-52 in Baton Rouge. You can read my recap here.

Next the Gators visited Texas A&M and whipped them 68-47. You can read my recap here.

Finally the #17 Missouri Tigers were supposed to challenge the Gators but Florida crushed them 83-52.You can read the recap here.

Like I said I was picking up the basketball coverage. I was lucky enough to find highlights for all the games for the blog. I will be back soon with another post.

Football

Okay I took a week off from posting about football in here. Don't worry I am back today to do a post on football. If you like my other stuff don't worry I will be back blogging about two more shows and I am hoping to get some other writing done. Plus I will throw in a few surprises i my blog..

Anyway..NFL the Jacksonville Jaguars

You can read my recap of today's game here. If you like the Bears you will love it. If you like the Jags, well they are not providing anything good to write about.The week before they lost to Cincinnati you can read that recap here. Highlights on the earlier game here..

Down a level to college football...

You can read my latest college football rankings here. I have added a poll question to my ranking as well trying to give it a fresh twist.

Florida Gators

The Florida Gators surprised LSU on Saturday. You can read my review here. I think the win helps Will Muschamp's job security. The week before Florida did not play. Here are some highlights from that game...

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is the other team I cover, they lost this weekend to Clemson. You can read my recap here. Here are some highlights from that game...

The week before Georgia Tech lost to Middle Tennessee State. You can read my recap here as well. I found some highlights from that game as well.

Well I will be back soon with a post about something different...

This week's football

To many deaths lately so at least there is football...

The good news is my fantasy football team came back from the dead and I won this week! Considering the week before I was blown out and lost by the most in the league.

Talking about big losses, the Florida Gators got a hurting from the LSU Tigers. You can read my break down of the Gators here Florida Gators crushed 41-11 by LSU: A fan's reaction.  You can read a happier reaction from Patrick Johnston here. I linked one of his articles in last week's blog before the game as well. 


I am have linked articles by other authors in the past in my blog but they have been far and few between. So, I am trying to link a few more. Especially, when the articles are good and share a different perspective on the subject which Patrick does and he writes for the same outfit as I do.


The Gators were not the only college team in Florida to have a bad weekend. The Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles both lost. No team from Florida was ranked for the first time since 1982. You can read my opinion on that here. I agree with the pollsters since I don't have any Florida teams in my rankings. You can check who I do have ranked here.


Stay tuned for more ramblings....

College Football, Mostly Gators

Been a busy week writing a lot of college football articles.First I have my college rankings for this week. It was hard not to put Alabama number one. Here is my ranking. I am not going to reveal a lot but I am sure there are some surprises in it.

Then I wrote about the Gators falling to Alabama, you can read it here. The Crimson Tide sure did make their case for number one. I moved them up to number two. Below are some high lights.

Then I wrote about the Gators quarterback being out when they face number one LSU. You can read that here. To give another point of view here is a story by a colleague on the same subject but from a Tigers fan point of view. Patrick Johnston appears to be a pretty true LSU fan so it should be a good read.