Whiparound of Weekend 14 in College Baseball: Hosting Chaos, Bubble Talk, Conference Tourney Previews + Pick ’Em

The 11.7 Podcast crew wraps up the final midweek slate and previews the last regular-season weekend, including weekend pick ’em selections and early conference tournament coverage for leagues starting Thursday (Ivy, Patriot, Southland).

They discuss Mercer and Jacksonville State’s midweek wins, the new DSR metric, selection committee factors, and how volatile the 10–16 regional host range remains, especially in the Big Ten (Nebraska, Oregon, USC) and ACC (Georgia Tech title race, Wake hosting push, NC State/Virginia Tech bubble, Virginia’s slide). They hit Big 12 positioning (Kansas vs West Virginia, Cincinnati’s case), SEC seeding chaos and bubble debates (Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee, LSU), Big West’s tight race with UC Irvine in danger of missing its own tournament, Sun Belt host/bid scenarios, AAC concerns around UTSA’s profile, and Southland tournament format and picks, then finish with pick ’em rivalry series and under-the-radar matchups.

00:00 Intro01:36 DSR Metric Bonus Episode03:40 Ice Cream Sandwich Debate07:36 Jacksonville State Hosting Talk09:14 Midweek Wins Shoutouts10:14 Big Ten Hosting Scenarios16:15 ACC Race And Bubble Teams23:38 ACC Tournament Strategy Talk34:53 Big 12 Title And Hosts39:29 Parity And Title Contenders42:25 Dangerous Two Seeds43:37 Bubble Teams Big 1246:55 SEC Bubble Chaos49:52 Texas A&M Injury Woes51:17 Hacopian MLB Hype01:00:52 Big West Standings Drama01:05:07 Sun Belt Hosts Debate01:11:57 AAC One Bid Questions01:16:38 Conference USA Bid Math01:17:57 Southland Tournament Format01:25:55 Patriot and Ivy preview01:26:42 Ivy picks and bets01:29:27 Sponsor shoutouts01:30:23 Pick em standings01:33:27 FSU vs Miami pick01:38:02 Georgia vs Auburn debate01:43:03 Coastal vs Louisiana01:45:25 USC vs Oregon showdown01:49:09 FDU vs LIU pick01:54:39 Michigan vs Ohio State01:58:41 Wrap up and sign off