College Baseball: Bobcats among good company

Here is a list of No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament with accompanying RPIs from Boyd's World...

Texas State — 37
Miami (Fla.) — 16
Southern Miss — 20
Arkansas — 14
Oklahoma State — 36
Creighton — 29
Stanford — 15
FIU — 24
East Carolina — 27
Fresno State — 21
Oklahoma — 22
Baylor — 28
UCF — 18
Arizona — 25
Connecticut — 46
Stetson — 23

A lot of people in the national media are arguing that Texas State is one of the weakest No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and if you solely look at RPIs, you might be able to understand why.

But, now, let's take a look at strength of schedules, according to Warren Nolan.

Texas State — 63
Miami (Fla.) — 11
Southern Miss — 52
Arkansas — 17
Oklahoma State — 29
Creighton — 127
Stanford — 24
FIU — 60
East Carolina — 54
Fresno State — 84
Oklahoma — 47
Baylor — 5
UCF — 30
Arizona — 41
Connecticut — 137
Stetson — 51

It doesn't look too bad now, does it?