i agree w/you regarding baseball. it is not a cold weather sport, therefore, the hot zones are the hot beds for baseball.

Another work day…
BBL

Earlier I had written an article about the West Coast Conference and the Big West featuring 8 teams in the top 25 at one point or another in this early season.

Currently, BWC members UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton are in the top 10 and Cal Poly is ranked at 21 while WCC member San Diego is at #25.
In my opinion the BWC and WCC are the premiere conferences in college baseball.

PAC members ASU (#1) and OSU (#16) are also ranked, together with WAC teams–SDSU (#18) and TCU (#19).

Teams on the east-coast are Georgia, GaTech, Costal Carolina, NC and Virginia–hardly an indication of geographical bias.

It may be worthy to note that Cal State Fullerton went 2-3 last week and still wasnt knocked out of the top-10.

Baseball is ever-changing and I suspect it is also a reflection of the times given the economic downturn and the limitations on D1A scholies– college bound baseball players are choosing to stay close to home–hence, it enhances the California teams where baseball is one huge factory that produces players in massive amounts.

Dont forget our WAC and defending national Champs–Fresno State.
If they get hot–they will zoom into the national rankings and New Mexico State is already making a statement and has achieved ranking in other polls.

Just my opinion, but I would wager attention will focus on the West and surrounding SW regions.
Naturally, Georgia and NC will remain in play until the super regions.
Thankyou for broaching the subject–it is worthy of discussion.