Big 12 Tourney schedule

[SeattleOUstudent]

006 BIG 12 CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
Game 1: #4 Nebraska vs. #5 Baylor, 10 a.m.
Game 2: #1 vs. #8 Texas Tech, 1 p.m.
Game 3: #3 Oklahoma vs. #6 Kansas, 5 p.m.
Game 4: #2 vs. #7 Missouri

THURSDAY, MAY 25
Game 6: #1 vs. #5 Baylor, 5 p.m.
Game 7: #4 Nebraska vs. #8 Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 26
Game 8: #3 Oklahoma vs. #7 Missouri, 5 p.m.
Game 9: #2 vs. #6 Kansas, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 27
Game 10: #5 Baylor vs. #8 Texas Tech, 10 a.m.
Game 11: #1 vs. #4 Nebraska, 1 p.m.
Game 12 : #2 vs. #3 Oklahoma, 5 p.m.
Game 13: #6 Kansas vs. #7 Missouri, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 28
Championship Game
Division 1 winner vs. Division 2 winner, 1 p.m.

[SeattleOUstudent]

Looks like we could have some fun in this tourney....hope we play with a chip on our shoulder!

[Sooner24]

Here is the story on the round pool-play format.

2006 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Sports New Format, Interesting Possibilities












May 21, 2006

In a trend-setting development, the 2006 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship takes on a new life with a first-ever pool-play format among the eight competing teams.

From 1999-05 the meet sported eight teams after the NCAA Regional field expanded to 64 schools prior to '99. The conference followed the NCAA World Series example and had two different brackets, which played down in double-elimination format into a nationally-televised (FSN) Sunday finale.

This year's schedule features none of the "if necessary" contests and no "two and barbecue" situations. Each of the eight teams will play a minimum of three contests, and the teams which win Division 1 and Division 2 tangle Sunday in the finals.

Division 1 consists of the Nos. 1-4-5-8 seeds while Division 2 is the Nos. 2-3-6-7 seeds through the 27-game Big 12 round-robin format (nine three-game series). League coaches have noted that the pool format (similar to Olympic, international and World Baseball Classic competition) gives teams time to prepare their pitching staffs for a maximum of four games over four days. The old double-elimination format allowed some teams to go to the finals with a 3-0 record while others had to fight their way through the losers' bracket and play a sixth game in four days.

Nebraska (2000, '05) and Texas (2002, '03) earned their postseason championship trophies "the hard way" with a fifth win and gave fans of the joust plenty of bonus baseball action.

This year's determining factors in a situation where three teams in a division are 2-1 while the other school is 0-3 is, first, head-to-head competition, and, second, how the teams finished in the regular-season Big 12 race. It could become interesting before Saturday's four contests, which in the past could have been between two and four tilts in the double-elimination competition.

In the meantime, a look at the eight competing teams produces a plethora of Top 25 national ratings, some of the best pitching this side of the Rio Grande and evenly-matched teams in the 10th anniversary tradition of this championship.

One ongoing trend is that the No. 1 seed in the meet will be a force. These squads have been 30-12 (.714 winning percentage) with three titles and three second-place finishes. The No. 3 seed is next on the championships' list with three while the Nos. 2-4-5 bracketed squads share one crown apiece. No. 5 seed Nebraska downed No. 2 Baylor in 1999 for the top spot in the biggest "upset" in the finals.

Texas (38-18, 19-7 Big 12) won its third Big 12 baseball title in 2006 and is the No. 1 seed. Oklahoma State (39-15, 18-9) is the No. 2 seed after sweeping No. 8 seed Texas Tech (31-23-1, 9-16-1) over the weekend in Stillwater, Okla.

Oklahoma (39-17, 17-10) wrapped up the No. 3 seed after defeating co-third-place finishing Nebraska (39-14, 17-10) twice in three meetings Friday-Sunday at Lincoln, Neb., as the Huskers dropped to fourth seed. No. 5 seed is Baylor (34-22, 13-14), which tied Kansas for fifth place but gained the seed by downing the Jayhawks (38-23, 13-14) twice in three Big 12 meetings. Missouri (29-24, 12-15) nailed down the No. 7 seed after sweeping third-ranked-nationally Texas in Columbia, Mo., to close the regular season.

The 10 a.m. (CDT) Nebraska-Baylor contest begins the 13-game pool-play championship Wednesday. -Big 12-

2006 BIG 12 CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
Game 1: #4 Nebraska vs. #5 Baylor, 10 a.m.
Game 2: #1 Texas vs. #8 Texas Tech, 1 p.m.
Game 3: #3 Oklahoma vs. #6 Kansas, 5 p.m.
Game 4: #2 Oklahoma State vs. #7 Missouri


THURSDAY, MAY 25
Game 6: #1 Texas vs. #5 Baylor, 5 p.m.
Game 7: #4 Nebraska vs. #8 Texas Tech, 8 p.m.


FRIDAY, MAY 26
Game 8: #3 Oklahoma vs. #7 Missouri, 5 p.m.
Game 9: #2 Oklahoma State vs. #6 Kansas, 8 p.m.


SATURDAY, MAY 27
Game 10: #5 Baylor vs. #8 Texas Tech, 10 a.m.
Game 11: #1 Texas vs. #4 Nebraska, 1 p.m.
Game 12: #2 Oklahoma State vs. #3 Oklahoma, 5 p.m.
Game 13: #6 Kansas vs. #7 Missouri, 8 p.m.


SUNDAY, MAY 28
Championship Game
Division 1 winner vs. Division 2 winner, 1 p.m.

[Sooner24]

I am still not sure how this thing is going to work.

[SeattleOUstudent]

Here is the story on the round pool-play format.


2006 BIG 12 CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
Game 1: #4 Nebraska vs. #5 Baylor, 10 a.m.
Game 2: #1 Texas vs. #8 Texas Tech, 1 p.m.
Game 3: #3 Oklahoma vs. #6 Kansas, 5 p.m.
Game 4: #2 Oklahoma State vs. #7 Missouri


THURSDAY, MAY 25
Game 6: #1 Texas vs. #5 Baylor, 5 p.m.
Game 7: #4 Nebraska vs. #8 Texas Tech, 8 p.m.


FRIDAY, MAY 26
Game 8: #3 Oklahoma vs. #7 Missouri, 5 p.m.
Game 9: #2 Oklahoma State vs. #6 Kansas, 8 p.m.


SATURDAY, MAY 27
Game 10: #5 Baylor vs. #8 Texas Tech, 10 a.m.
Game 11: #1 Texas vs. #4 Nebraska, 1 p.m.
Game 12: #2 Oklahoma State vs. #3 Oklahoma, 5 p.m.
Game 13: #6 Kansas vs. #7 Missouri, 8 p.m.


SUNDAY, MAY 28
Championship Game
Division 1 winner vs. Division 2 winner, 1 p.m.

I swear Ive seen this somewhere.

[Sooner24]

I have too. I still don't see how there can, for sure, be a clear cut division winner out of that.

[Sooner24]

One thing for sure the Big 12 made sure there will be packed houses Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights with OU and OSU having the evening games.

[SeattleOUstudent]

Division 1 consists of the Nos. 1-4-5-8 seeds while Division 2 is the Nos. 2-3-6-7 seeds through the 27-game Big 12 round-robin format (nine three-game series). League coaches have noted that the pool format (similar to Olympic, international and World Baseball Classic competition) gives teams time to prepare their pitching staffs for a maximum of four games over four days. The old double-elimination format allowed some teams to go to the finals with a 3-0 record while others had to fight their way through the losers' bracket and play a sixth game in four days.

This year's determining factors in a situation where three teams in a division are 2-1 while the other school is 0-3 is, first, head-to-head competition, and, second, how the teams finished in the regular-season Big 12 race. It could become interesting before Saturday's four contests, which in the past could have been between two and four tilts in the double-elimination competition.

Which would suck if any of these other teams happened to be Texas or Oklahoma State

[Big Red Ron]

Which would suck if any of these other teams happened to be Texas or Oklahoma State

We don't have to worry about ut because they're in a different group. We could lose to OSU on Sat. and still advance to the Championship game, depending on our records going in...wierd.

[Sooner95]

YEa its based on their record in those 3 games, right?

So many diff ways this could end up. Basically you better win 2 of 3 to have a chance to advance. This will be fun to follow.

[SeattleOUstudent]

#Sports Weekly/ESPN College Coaches Top 25 Poll#
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Sports Weekly/ESPN College Coaches Top 25 Poll
(Records through May 21, 2006)
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. RICE (32) (46-10) 896 1
2. CLEMSON (3) (43-13) 840 3
3. CS FULLERTON (1) (39-13) 839 2
4. NORTH CAROLINA (45-11) 783 5
5. VIRGINIA (45-11) 731 7
6. ALABAMA (39-17) 667 9
7. GEORGIA TECH (42-14) 651 8
8. OREGON ST (38-13) 639 10
9. TEXAS (38-18) 610 4
10. KENTUCKY (42-13) 594 6
11. GEORGIA (38-17) 516 14
12. NEBRASKA (39-14) 460 11
13. OKLAHOMA (39-17) 445 13
14. ARKANSAS (38-17) 440 15
15. OLE MISS (36-20) 321 19
16. ARIZONA ST (33-19) 312 12
17. OKLAHOMA ST (39-15) 247 24
18. FLORIDA ST (39-17) 232 18
19. MIAMI FL (35-19) 214 16
20. HOUSTON (36-19) 213 21
21. NOTRE DAME (41-14-1) 157 23
22. TULANE (39-17) 140 25
23. SOUTH CAROLINA (36-20) 118 17
24. PEPPERDINE (38-18) 103 NR
25. NC STATE (35-19) 102 20
Dropped Out: No. 22 BAYLOR
Others Receiving Votes: HAWAII 64, FRESNO ST 56, MICHIGAN
47, TROY 31, WICHITA ST 30, CONNECTICUT 21, SOUTH ALABAMA
20, ELON 19, JACKSONVILLE 18, SAN FRANCISCO 18, BAYLOR 15,
COLL OF CHARLTN 10, MISSISSIPPI ST 10, UNC WILMINGTON 9,
ORAL ROBERTS 7, STANFORD 7, EVANSVILLE 6, WINTHROP 6, KANSAS
5, UC IRVINE 5, JAMES MADISON 4, ARIZONA 3, KENT ST 3, OLD
DOMINION 3, STETSON 3, UCLA 3, SOUTHERN MISS 2, ST JOHNS 2,
VANDERBILT 2, UL LAFAYETTE 1.

[soonerjoker]

don't you find it strange that OU is rated ahead of osu ???

[Big Red Ron]

don't you find it strange that OU is rated ahead of osu ???

Well, Neb is rated ahead of us...chit happens...look at aggies ooc schedule and RPI...that may tell you why.

It is BS that we had to play the Pokes during finals while they were finished with finals.

[soonerjoker]

i find it strange.
osu has better over all
osu has better conference record.
osu swept OU.

2 pools in DMN both had osu ahead of OU.

[SeattleOUstudent]

i find it strange.
osu has better over all
osu has better conference record.
osu swept OU.

2 pools in DMN both had osu ahead of OU.

and all this means crap. Go take a look at who OSU has played. Yes, they ended up with a better record than us or Nebbish...but we both have beaten strong opponents out of conference.

Take your poke love elsewhere

[soonerjoker]

but, what was their record against OU ??

& don't tell me to leave or where to go.