College Baseball 360 Top-50 Update #6

The March 19 CNR Top-50, Presented By�Dugouthats.com? COMPOSITE NATIONAL RANKINGS (CNR) CRITERIA:�As the season progresses, CB360?s 100-point Composite National Rankings formula ultimately �is centered around 15 core ingredients ? plus a bonus/penalty factor based on record over final-10 games. The CNR combines a diverse collection of ?experts? (ranging from coaches, various media, computer calculations and postseason projections) ? to help provide a preview of teams that could be in the running for the 2012 NCAA Championship field (hypothetically 50 teams, plus 14 others from lower-rated automatic-bid conferences). Teams receive points based on their standings in each poll/rating/projection (60 pts for #1; 59 for #2, etc.). For polls involving voting points (coaches and CB) and the various RPI-type ratings, the CNR adjusts to reward teams that have larger margins in the voting/point totals (whereas two teams with nearly the same voting-point total will be closer in the CNR allotment for that poll). Note that strength-of-schedule typically is factored into RPI formulations ? thus the actual SOS numbers are used only early in the season (SOS are not used in the CNR when RPI already are in the mix). For the NCAA field projections, teams are awarded CNR points based on their [...]

Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/03/21/college-baseball-360-top-50-update-6/

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