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Publication Date: June 26, 2001
Bragging Rights
This week I want to take a look at another semi-arbitrary grouping of teams, and see who comes out the best in each group. Wait, that didn't sound as exciting as I intended. This week I want to look at each state, in more depth in some cases than others, and see who gets the mythical Boyd's World State Championship for the year. Winning SID's can contact me and I'll send you a PDF file of a certificate or something, which you can print out and hang next to the intramural league softball plaque the office staff won last year.
There is actually a reason that this stuff can matter. Recruiting is an unpredictable business, but a couple of the facts that we do know about it is that most (not all, but most) recruits tend to stay close to home, that state boundaries play an artificial role in the perception of closeness (and can also affect school costs for baseball players, a certain consideration), and that recent success is one factor that potential players consider. Therefore, being the best in your state can actually be a valuable recruiting edge.
In selecting these, I'll admit that I haven't set a concrete set of criteria that I'm considering. In rough order of importance, I considered overall ISR, record against other state teams, and head-to-head record with other contenders, with conference rank thrown in in the cases where contenders shared a conference. I'll throw all the winners out in one big table, then go back and give you a table of evidence for the cases where I think there's any potential for dispute and let you decide if you think I got them right.
| State | Teams | Champion | State | Teams | Champion | |||
| Alabama | 9 | Auburn | Montana | 0 | -- | |||
| Alaska | 0 | -- | Nebraska | 2 | Nebraska | |||
| Arizona | 2 | Arizona State | Nevada | 2 | Nevada | |||
| Arkansas | 4 | Arkansas | New Hampshire | 1 | Dartmouth | |||
| California | 20 | Stanford | New Jersey | 6 | Rutgers | |||
| Colorado | 1 | Air Force | New Mexico | 2 | New Mexico State | |||
| Connecticut | 7 | Connecticut | New York | 24 | Stony Brook | |||
| Delaware | 2 | Delaware | North Carolina | 19 | East Carolina | |||
| Florida | 11 | Miami, Florida | North Dakota | 0 | -- | |||
| Georgia | 5 | Georgia | Ohio | 11 | Ohio State | |||
| Hawaii | 2 | Hawaii | Oklahoma | 3 | Oklahoma State | |||
| Idaho | 0 | -- | Oregon | 2 | Oregon State | |||
| Illinois | 10 | Eastern Illinois | Pennsylvania | 12 | Penn State | |||
| Indiana | 9 | Notre Dame | Rhode Island | 2 | Brown | |||
| Iowa | 3 | Iowa State | South Carolina | 7 | South Carolina | |||
| Kansas | 3 | Wichita State | South Dakota | 0 | -- | |||
| Kentucky | 7 | Louisville | Tennessee | 9 | Tennessee | |||
| Louisiana | 13 | Tulane | Texas | 16 | Rice | |||
| Maine | 1 | Maine | Utah | 3 | Brigham Young | |||
| Maryland | 7 | Towson | Vermont | 1 | Vermont | |||
| Massachusetts | 5 | Boston College | Virginia | 12 | Virginia Commonwealth | |||
| Michigan | 7 | Central Michigan | Washington | 3 | Washington | |||
| Minnesota | 1 | Minnesota | West Virginia | 1 | West Virginia | |||
| Mississippi | 6 | Mississippi State | Wisconsin | 1 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | |||
| Missouri | 4 | Missouri | Wyoming | 0 | -- |
Alabama
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
Auburn 18 37-21 9-1 4-1
Alabama 36 30-23 3-5 1-3
South Alabama 38 45-19 1-2
California
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
Stanford 1 51-17 24-11 8-3 CWS Runner-up
Fullerton 2 44-18 24-14 8-10 CWS #3
Southern Cal 3 44-18 23-12 10-7 Pac-10 Champ
Pepperdine 8 42-18 25-12 2-5
Long Beach 10 32-22 26-15 8-11
Santa Barbara 16 32-17 21-14 6-5
Parenthetical note: Holy cow!
Illinois
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
Eastern Ill. 92 35-20 4-2 0-1 Not enough evidence
Ill. State 103 27-22 9-4 2-2
Illinois 129 28-28 8-3 2-1
Michigan
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
Central Mich. 139 31-22 12-6 2-4
Michigan 147 25-28 8-7 3-3
Western Mich. 159 25-26 8-7 5-3
Mississippi
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
Miss. St. 31 39-24 7-2 3-1 Conf. tourney win, regional win
Mississippi 24 39-23 4-3 1-3 Tied for 4th in conf.
Missouri
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
Missouri 58 29-24 5-1 3-1
SW Missouri 64 35-22 2-3 1-2
SE Missouri 75 31-18 3-2 1-2
New York
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
Stony Brook 158 33-15 23-6 1-0 Won NYS Conf.
St. John's 145 31-22 12-2 0-1
North Carolina
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
East Carolina 17 47-13 14-5 1-1
Wake Forest 23 44-18 21-4 1-1
Ohio
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
Ohio State 82 42-17 3-3 1-0
Cincinnati 77 34-24 7-7 0-1
South Carolina
ISR W-L In-State Head-to-Head Notes
South Carolina 11 49-20 12-1 3-1
Clemson 35 41-22 4-4 1-3
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