The College Baseball Nation Podcast

Top Story 2' Oral Roberts continues Cinderella run. Pick'em recap 5' Recapping the super regional action. Interviews 25' Oral Roberts interviews. 10 picks in 5 minutes 36' College World Series.

Top Story 2' TCU and Southern Miss hosting Supers. Pick'em recap 17' Recapping the regional action. Pick a side 31' Cannarella ejected from Clemson/Tennessee game in extra innings. 8 picks in 4 minutes 39' Tennessee @ Southern Miss. Texas @ 8 Stanford. Duke @ 7 UVA. 16 Alabama @ 1 Wake Forest. Oral Roberts @ Oregon. 14 Indiana State @ TCU. 15 South Carolina @ 2 Florida. 12 Kentucky @ 5 LSU.

Top Story 2' NCAA Tournament starts Friday. Kansas State, UC Irvine left out. 10 picks in 5 minutes 7' Columbia, Conway, Clemson, Lexington, Miami, Terre Haute, Auburn, Stanford, Tuscaloosa, Stillwater Regionals. What are the odds? 18' ...of Wake Forest throwing Rhett Lowder in game 1....of Stanford throwing Quinn Matthews in game 1. ...of A&M using an opener? Pick a side 25' Omaha sleepers

Top Story 2' Scott Berry announces retirement from Southern Miss at the end of the season. Texas Tech players sign "5 figure NIL deals" with Matador Club 10 picks in 5 minutes 8' #2 Arkansas at #11 Vanderbilt. #7 West Virginia at #26 Texas. #16 Tennessee at #12 South Carolina. #49 TCU at #40 Kansas St. #42 Louisiana at #20 Southern Miss. #3 Florida at #27 Kentucky. #23 Oklahoma St. at #44 Oklahoma. #17 Duke at #10 Miami (FL). #19 Virginia at #43 Georgia Tech. #33 Texas A&M at Mississippi St. Bracketology 16' Choosing the 16 host sites. Bubble breakdown: Oklahoma vs. TCU. Texas State vs. UC Irvine. Arizona State vs. Georgia Tech.

Top Story 4' LSU drops second straight series. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 9' West Virginia climbs. Pick'em Recap: Kyle (3-2), John (3-2) Mail time 24' Which Big 12 teams can still play their way into the NCAA tournament? -Ten12 Network. Is the number of P4 good RPI/bad conference record teams unusual? -Carl. What you think Kentucky has to do with 3 games vs Florida and the SECT to host AND possibly stay in the Top 8? -Matt

Top Story 3' NC State cancels game with Richmond due to "weather." 10 picks in 5 minutes 5' #44 Georgia at Missouri. #36 NC State at #34 North Carolina. #20 Kentucky at #15 Tennessee. #49 Texas St. at Louisiana. #39 Kansas St. at #26 Oklahoma St. #6 Vanderbilt at #7 Florida. #17 DBU at #16 UTSA. #30 Alabama at #28 Texas A&M. #24 Clemson at #45 Virginia Tech. #33 Arizona St. at Southern California. Bracketology 13' Choosing the 16 host sites.

Top Story 4' Four Top 5 SEC road teams lose to top 40 teams Rankings & Pick'em Recap 12' Wake is the new number 1. Pick'em Recap: Kyle (3-2), John (1-4) Trivia 27' Which 7 teams have 5+ players with double digit homers? Which 8 players have fewer than 10 strikeouts (min. 100 PA)? Which 4 pitchers have >100 Ks?

Top Story 3' Alabama HC Brad Bohannon fired. 10 picks in 5 minutes 8' #5 Florida at #33 Texas A&M. #9 Stanford at #23 Arizona St. #25 Cal St. Fullerton at TCU. Wichita State at Houston. #49 Washington at Washington St. #43 NC State at #42 Notre Dame. #37 Northeastern at #34 UNCW. #12 Tennessee at #50 Georgia. #29 Louisville at #30 Clemson. #1 LSU at #44 Auburn. Bracketology 15' Choosing the 16 host sites.

Top Stories 3' South Carolina stumbles, Arkansas rebounds. KSU & Duke make statements. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 8' LSU and Wake are No. 1 and No. 2 for 11th straight week. Kyle (4-1), John (2-3). Something or nothing 19' State of Ohio betting...banning Alabama Baseball? SEC Circle of Suck. Texas Tech is 240th in fielding percentage (.961). RPI+ realllly likes the SEC and ACC. Mail time 29' Is Coastal Carolina a contender or pretender?

Top Story 3' SEC midweek bloodbath. 10 picks in 5 minutes 7' #26 Maryland at #30 Indiana. #10 Duke at #12 Virginia. #17 Arizona St. at #23 Oregon. #36 Oklahoma St. at Michigan. #15 Texas Tech at #50 Kansas St. #16 Miami (FL) at #19 Louisville. #35 Texas at TCU. #39 Clemson at #20 Boston College. #21 UCLA at #9 Stanford. #34 Cal St. Fullerton at CSUN. Bracketology 15' Choosing the 16 host sites.

Top Story 7' Everyone got swept. (20 sweeps in the top 50). Rankings & Pick'em Recap 10' Half of the top ten is from the Carolinas. Pick'em results: John (3-2), Kyle (3-3). What are the odds? 21' ...of Kentucky losing all of their remaining SEC series? ...of no Big 12 teams hosting a Regional? ...of UTSA winning Conference USA? Mail time 34' What is Arizona State's ceiling? Who are your 8 for Omaha right now?

Top Story 3' Midweek upsets. Indiana over Louisvile. Texas State over UTSA. Northeastern over UConn. Indiana State over Vanderbilt. Louisiana Tech over Southern Miss. Louisiana over LSU. Portland over Oregon. UC Irvine over UCLA. Sac State over Stanford. Tennessee Tech over Tennessee. 10 picks in 5 minutes 6' #10 Louisville at #22 Duke. #18 Oregon St. at #29 Arizona St. #11 Virginia at Notre Dame. #37 TCU at #32 West Virginia. #4 Vanderbilt at #26 Tennessee. #47 Nebraska at #41 Iowa. #3 Florida at #6 South Carolina. #48 Texas St. at #44 Troy. Kansas St. at #45 UC Irvine. #28 Southern Miss. at #15 Coastal Carolina. #27 Texas A&M at #20 Kentucky. Bracketology 14' Choosing the 16 host sites.

Top Story 5' Wake Forest takes two out of three at Louisville. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 10' Top 5 the same. The Carolinas are surging. Pick'em results: John (4-1). Kyle (2-3). Report Card 21' The Big 12 Conference. Mid-majors. LSU. Mail time 29' What are the chances the PAC 12 has more than 2 regional hosts? With USM and Coastal Carolina both sub 20 RPI, what are the chances of 2 Sun Belt programs hosting a regional? UConn's hosting chances?

Top Story 5' Midweek splits. Texas State and Texas. Stanford and Texas Tech. Coastal and Campbell. 10 picks in 5 minutes 9' #2 Wake Forest at #9 Louisville. #7 Stanford at #37 Oregon. #16 Tennessee at #5 Arkansas. #34 Indiana at Illinois. UC Irvine at #38 UC Santa Barbara. #30 Arizona St. at Washington. #6 South Carolina at #4 Vanderbilt. #22 Coastal Carolina at #33 Old Dominion. #28 Southern California at #23 Oregon St. #13 UConn at Xavier. #43 Notre Dame at Clemson. Mail time 18' Nearly mid season through the SEC, who do you see the top 3 being in both the East and the West? -CrewsSZN. Where do you rank the Sunbelt Conference as a whole? How many teams do you see in the tournament coming out of the conference? -Jordan

Top Story 6' TCU takes down Oklahoma State. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 11' Top 8 is the same. Pick'em recap: John (2-3), Kyle (1-3). Something or nothing 21' Caglianone has given up 14 ER in his 4 SEC starts. LSU is 7-4 in SEC play. Fullerton is 16-10 (9-3). Mail time 29' Why didn't South Carolina move up after a 2-1 week? Is West Coast baseball back? -Nate

Top Story 4' Elon upsets Wake Forest. Honorable mention Jacob Jenkins-Cowart was the difference for ECU over NC State (3HR). 10 picks in 5 minutes 10' #18 Oklahoma St. at #35 TCU. #1 LSU at #6 South Carolina. #41 Southern Miss. at #24 Old Dominion. #26 UC Santa Barbara at #49 Cal St. Fullerton. #3 Florida at #13 Tennessee. #10 Boston College at #16 Louisville. #34 Iowa at #47 Indiana. #32 Oregon St. at #30 Oregon. #44 Washington at Arizona. #27 Texas A&M at #43 Auburn. Bracketology 19' Picking the top 16 seeds. Mail time 34' What's BC's ceiling this season? -samleweck on IG

Top Story 1' Kentucky sweeps Missouri, moves to 25-3. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 7' Top 5 are the same. Boston College enters the top ten. Pick'em results: John (3-2), Kyle (2-3). What are the odds? 16' That South Carolina wins the SEC East? That at least one team will average 10 runs per game? That a non-"power" team hosts a regional? Mail time 25' Historically, what is the RPI cutoff for making the NCAA Tournament? -Harold. How would you feel about college baseball adopting the 32-host bracket that NCAA volleyball and soccer are now using? -Ten12Pod

Top Story 3' Longhorns extend winning streak to 15 with win over Aggies. Something or nothing 11' Iowa finally played a non-D3 team in midweek and lost. OU has lost 5 straight heading into a 4-game series at home with Stanford. ECU has lost 5 midweek games (and only 1 weekend game). Coastal knocks off UNC in Chapel Hill. Bonus segment: What is RPI+? (for the pod) 10 picks in 5 minutes 26' #25 Maryland at #26 Iowa. #42 Oregon St. at #39 Washington. #10 Louisville at #40 NC State. #12 North Carolina at #50 Notre Dame. #11 Tennessee at #1 LSU. #48 Southern Miss. at Troy. #35 Texas at #19 Oklahoma St. #29 Ole Miss at #28 Texas A&M. #41 Oregon at Arizona. #24 Old Dominion at Ga. Southern. Mail time 34' Say something nice about the Big 12. -Ten12Pod.

Top Story 3' ECU hits all-time high in the Top 50. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 8' Pick'em results: John (4-1), Kyle (4-1). Over/under 17' 35.5 homers for Cags on the year. 1.5 more games for Texas' win streak. 195 strikeouts for Skenes on the year Mail time 28' Why is Texas Tech still so high after getting swept? No love for Texas after going on a streak? -CrewsSZN How long do you think Crews and Skenes can keep up the insane numbers (BA and Ks)? -Jesse Taylor (IG) Would you change the format of the tourney? -Juliet (IG)

Top Story 5' Florida beats rival Florida State & has dominated in-state rivals Miami and FSU lately. 10 picks in 5 minutes 8' #29 Maryland at UCF. #11 Texas Tech at #50 Texas. #15 Miami (FL) at #2 Wake Forest. Rutgers at #23 UConn. #5 Arkansas at #1 LSU. #3 Florida at #10 Ole Miss. #26 Illinois at Nebraska. #19 Texas A&M at #13 Tennessee. Ga. Southern at #46 Southern Miss. #45 Texas St. at #48 Coastal Carolina. Something or Nothing 19' CUSA is 11th in conference RPI. UCLA is #1 in RPI. TCU is #38 in RPI.

Top Story 3' Mizzou sweeps Tennessee. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 7' Mizzou, UConn, UTSA, and GCU enter top 25. Pick'em recap: John (3-2), Kyle (1-4). Something or Nothing 17' Chase Dollander and Chase Burns combined to allow 13 runs against Mizzou. Ole Miss has walked 100 batters. Virginia Tech is 1-5 in ACC play. UTSA is 18-3. Mail time 28' Does Miss State have any shot winning the series against Vandy this weekend? -BigSportsGuy

Top Story 2' SEC scheduling announcement for 2025 season: 2 permanent opponents, 8 rotating Big midweek upsets (Elon @ NC St, UCF v FSU, Coastal v Campbell, UNCW v ECU, Jacksonville St v Ole Miss, Texas St v TCU, Wichita St v OU, Nevada @ Oregon St) Interview 8' Devyn Terbrak, Western Kentucky SP (No-hitter over the weekend) 10 picks in 5 minutes 23' #15 Oklahoma St. at #13 Texas Tech. #3 Ole Miss at #8 Vanderbilt. #30 Southern Miss. at Texas St. #25 Boston College at #22 Florida St. #49 Oregon at #31 Washington St. #19 South Carolina at #28 Georgia. #1 LSU at #14 Texas A&M. #12 TCU at Oklahoma. #47 Long Beach St. at UC San Diego. #16 Virginia at #23 NC State. Over/under 30' 3.5 wins for A&M in their next 3 SEC series (v #1 LSU, @ #5 Tennessee, v #3 Ole Miss) Interview 34' Campbell head coach, Justin Haire

Top Story 3' Contenders go down. Boston College upsets Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. USC takes down Stanford. Washington State knocks off Oregon State on the road. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 6' Boston College enters top 25. Pick'em results: John (4-0), Kyle (3-1). Notable and quotable 16' Chase Mora (Texas State) 4-HR game against NDSU. Devyn Terbrak (WKU) CG no-hitter, first of the kind this season. LSU: 7 run rules out of 16 games. Washington State HC Brian Green on the series win over Oregon State. Mail time 27' If you could schedule any non-con series for this coming weekend based on everything we know about teams so far this year, who would you matchmake and why? -Blatt Bets on Twitter. Texas is off to a rough start but had a brutal first part of the schedule. Now they've won 5 in a row. What do you think their chances of postseason baseball are? -Levi on Twitter.

Top Story 2' Midweek upsets: Boston College over Tennessee. UT Arlington over TCU. Santa Clara over Stanford. Coastal over Wake. 10 good minutes with . . . 5' Mason Choate from HawgBeat.com and the Diamond Hawgs Podcast to talk about the Razorbacks' pitching injuries. Notable and quotable 16' FIP vs ERA and what it means for Florida. "A disappointing loss. Nine unearned runs is going to get you beat every time, especially on the road." -Tom Walter, Wake Forest Head Coach 10 picks in 5 minutes 23' #11 UCLA at #44 Oregon. #37 Old Dominion at Charlotte. #50 Troy at UCF. #18 Virginia at #17 North Carolina. #38 Iowa at #13 Texas Tech. #31 Illinois at Coastal Carolina. #20 NC State at #24 Miami (FL). #45 California at #46 Arizona. #25 Campbell at App State. Notre Dame at Georgia Tech. Mail time 30' What are the NFL team equivalents of college baseball teams? -Juliet on IG. What do you make of Tennessee's "non dominant" start? -Bryce on IG. Which Big 12 baseball team most badly needs a series win this weekend? - Ten12Pod on IG

Top Story 3' Campbell takes 2 out of 3 at Louisiana. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 7' Top 8 is the same, but we're feeling Camel-y in the top 25! Pick Results: John (3-2), Kyle (2-3) Pick a side 19' Which undefeated team will stay undefeated the longest? Report Card 22' Tournament season. LSU's non-con scheduling. NC State's offense. Mail time 32' Earlier you spoke about how some midweek losses to MidMajors were “nothing” not “something” for some top programs. But what do you think is the impact for midmajors? On a scale of 0-10, how impactful is a midweek loss for a top program and how impactful is a win for a MidMajor? -Football in the Boot Why didn't Louisville move up?

Top Story 2' Ahuna reinstated. Vitello back. Over/Under 6' Texas A&M scoring 23 runs this weekend. Wake Forest hitting 7.5 HR over the weekend. Jacob Wilson striking out 1 time this weekend. Thatcher Hurd appearing 0.5 times this series. 10 picks in 5 minutes 16' #28 Campbell A #40 Louisiana. #49 DBU A #37 Southern Miss. #44 Ga. Southern A #46 UCF. #43 Georgia Tech A/VS #33 Georgia. #38 Texas A Cal St. Fullerton. #36 Illinois A #47 Sam Houston. #31 UConn A Fla. Atlantic. #24 South Carolina A/VS Clemson. Texas St. A #30 Grand Canyon. UC Irvine A #32 Arizona St. Pick a side23' ACC or SEC this weekend. Mail time 27' Most surprising team from each major conference so far? -Ten12 Pod. If Portland had swept A&M would they be in the top 25? -Caiden IG

Top Stories 3' Liam McFadden-Ackman hits 2 grand slams in the first inning and hits for the cycle.Road Warriors. Portland takes down Texas A&M. Florida State defeats TCU. Illinois knocks off Southern Miss. UCSB sweeps Oregon. Rankings & Pick'em Recap 11' LSU still on top. Florida moves into the top 5. Florida State shoots up to 13. UCSB enters the top 25. Pick'em results: John (3-1), Kyle

Top Story (3') - Tre Morgan - natural cycle. Oklahoma State - combined no-hitter. Something or Nothing? (8') - Midweek upsets. Southern Miss throws second 1-hitter of the year. Hunter Elliot out this weekend with forearm soreness. What are the odds... (14') - ...of LSU losing a game this weekend? ...of Miguel Santos (DBU) hitting another grand slam this weekend? ...of Chase Mora (Texas State) hitting his fourth straight HR? 10 picks in 5 minutes (21') Mail time( 29') - How far can Wake Forest go this year? Can USM be a national seed?

Top Story (1') - Tennessee falters. Rankings & Pick'em Recap (7') - LSU stays at No. 1. Wake rises, while Tennessee falls. Pick'em results: John (5-0), Kyle (4-1). Something or Nothing (12') - Texas goes 0-3. Mizzou surprises. Brett Minnich injured. Stanford scared. Mississippi State flashbacks. OU falls to Cal Baptist. Pick a Side (26') - Which starting rotation had a better opening weekend, Florida or Southern Miss? Which freshman had a better debut, Jace LaViollete or Malcolm Moore? Mail time (35') - Auburn, Arkansas, and rebuilding a program.

Top Story (3') - John & Kyle draft the teams that will be most successful in 2023. Interview (11') - Charlotte HC Robert Woodard. Something or Nothing (26') - LSU loses Grant Taylor. Arkansas loses Jaxon Wiggins. Texas loses Luke Harrison. 10 Pick in 5 Minutes (33') - Week 1 Pick'em. Mail Time (39') - Who will lead the SEC in saves? What series are we most looking forward to? What does success look like for Baylor in 2023?

Top Story (2'): Field of 64 breakdown and 8 for Omaha. Ten takes in 5 minutes (11'): Who besides Tennessee & LSU can win the SEC, top 3 conferences heading into the year, most improved team predictions, coaches on hot seat, breakout player. Pick a side (17'): Mercy rule in SEC, Rings for Super Regional appearances, NIL/one time transfer. Mail time (26'): Transfer portal, Texas, NC State, Mid-majors.

This week on the College Baseball Nation Podcast John and Kyle discuss: 3' - What are the odds of an Ole Miss repeat? 9' - Something or nothing: is the bad blood between Arkansas and Oklahoma State something or nothing? Is there a College Baseball Nation curse? 14' - Report card: Grading the 2022 College World Series, Tennessee's 2022 season, and the offseason rule changes 29' - Rankings 36' - Mailbag: Will ECU make it to Omaha? What are A&M's expectations? & more!

John and Kyle are joined by College Baseball Nation contributor, Harris Frommer. Which college teams won the draft? Which MLB team has the riskiest picks? The guys discuss this and more!

It's a bonus episode of the College Baseball Nation Podcast! Harris Frommer joins to talk MLB Draft. Are UCLs optional for draft prospects? Is NIL making college more attractive? Which college teams should be most worried about the draft? We answer these questions and more in this episode.

John and Kyle break down the final 2022 college baseball rankings and talk way-too-early 2023 rankings. The guys debate whether Link Jarrett or Erik Backich will have more success at their new schools and dive into LSU's domination of the transfer portal. Also, who has the biggest home field advantage in college baseball--let's let fans decide and break the internet in the process.

Omaha is here and John and Kyle are breaking down how all of the teams made it. The guys break down each Super Regional and pick Omaha finalists and winners.

John and Kyle break down the controversy in the Louisville and College Park Regionals. Does replay need to be re-evaluated in college baseball? Will we have a first-time national champ? John and Kyle pick winners for each of the Supers.

John and Kyle recap their trip to the SEC Tournament and talk about all the conference tourney action. The guys choose their Omaha picks, including sleepers.

John and Kyle break down the last weekend of the regular season. John wins the pick'em. The guys pick 6 teams that need a deep run in their conference tournaments.

John and Kyle pick Week 14's best games in the last seek of the pick'em for the year. The guys build a brand new field of 64 projection.

John and Kyle look back at Week 13's top games. Texas Tech sweeps Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt knocks off Arkansas, Florida State defeats Miami, & more. The guys propose ways to fix the RPI and figure out which conferences races have the most postseason implications.

John and Kyle continue to battle it out in the season-long pick'em. The guys build a brand new field of 64 (now available on the website).

John and Kyle recap the best action from week 12 of college baseball and debut a brand new top 50 ranking. Should Tennessee or Oregon State be No. 1? Matt Sefcovic joins to talk ACC baseball. Who has a leg up, Notre Dame or Louisville; Virginia Tech or Miami?

John and Kyle pick the best series from week 12. The guys build a brand new projected field of 64. We re-air our Jim Schlossnagle (Texas A&M head coach) interview from earlier this week due to technical difficulties with the podcast.

Texas A&M HC Jim Schlossnagle joins the podcast to talk about Texas A&M's series win at Vanderbilt and the success he has had building the Aggie Baseball team. John and Kyle take a look back at all of week 11's action including Oklahoma State sweeping Texas, Georgia Tech knocking off Miami, and Virginia Tech beating rival Virginia. John and Kyle answer the question--was Tony Vitello justified tossing a bat at the Auburn dugout?

Slade Wilks, Southern Miss slugger, joins the podcast after the Golden Eagles hit an all time high in the rankings (No. 5). Texas A&M upsets Arkansas. John closes the gap in the pick'em. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/college-baseball-nation/support

Who's better Georgia or Vanderbilt? Will either Mississippi State or Ole Miss make the tournament? Is Stanford really the best in the west? All of this and more on this week's podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/college-baseball-nation/support

Miami Head Coach Gino DiMare joins the College Baseball Nation Podcast to talk about Miami's sweep of Virginia. Tennessee is using wooden bats. DBU is underrated? And the state of Mississippi is in turmoil. John and Kyle recap last week's pick'em where the guys went 8-0 and look ahead to week 9. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/college-baseball-nation/support

Stanford freshman Braden Montgomery joins the podcast to talk about the Cardinal's series win on the road at Oregon State. John & Kyle break down all the action from Week 7, including Tennessee's sweep of Vanderbilt, and look ahead to Week 8. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/college-baseball-nation/support

John & Kyle break down all the action from Week 6, including Tennessee's sweep of Ole Miss, and look ahead to Week 7. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/college-baseball-nation/support

Texas State (18-3) Head Coach Steven Trout joins the podcast to talk about the Bobcats' hot start. John & Kyle break down all the action from Week 5 and look ahead to Week 6. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/college-baseball-nation/support