The weekly Perfect Game small school rundown customarily examines the moving and shaking of the top teams in D-II, NAIA and D-III baseball. After all, it is entire rosters that compete on the diamond to take home titles and not the individual players who have their names etched on national championship trophies. This week nonetheless…
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DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: Mar. 29
Many of the preseason projections are done with an air of confidence. When a successful team returns a roster of full of impact players it doesn’t take Nostradamus to know that they’re headed for season full of wins. What is hard to prophesize is which dark horse teams will make the transition from being an…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: Mar. 22
There usually isn’t much clamoring over who is at the top of the rankings as much as who has been left out, especially this season where the first changing of the top team didn’t take place until this update after Keiser lost their NAIA pole position. There is however weekly grumblings heard about which teams…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: Mar. 15
While this week is the pinnacle of existence for fans of college basketball, the last seven days were a peak week for connoisseurs of small school college baseball. There were several high profile matchups in D-II and the NAIA (admittedly D-III action was kind of “meh”) which were terrific fodder for the eyes. It was the…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: March 8
With most teams now having 20 games under their belt the philosophy around creating the weekly rankings will evolve. Prior to this point a heavy emphasis had been put on potential and the projected ability teams have to compete for the national title. That’s why teams like West Florida in D-II, Bellevue in the NAIA…
DII, NAIA, DIII Rankings: March 1
With the second update of the season things are starting to take better shape. When a team stumbles out of the gate it’s easy to chalk it up to slow start or early season jitters, but once clubs have a dozen or so games under their belt its a little easier to determine if a…