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 Intro 01:36 DSR Metric Bonus Episode 03:40 Ice Cream Sandwich Debate 07:36 Jacksonville State Hosting Talk 09:14 Midweek Wins Shoutouts 10:14 Big Ten Hosting Scenarios 16:15 ACC Race And Bubble Teams 23:38 ACC Tournament Strategy Talk 34:53 Big 12 Title And Hosts 39:29 Parity And Title Contenders 42:25 Dangerous Two Seeds 43:37 Bubble Teams Big 12 46:55 SEC Bubble Chaos 49:52 Texas A&M Injury Woes 51:17 Hacopian MLB Hype 01:00:52 Big West Standings Drama 01:05:07 Sun Belt Hosts Debate 01:11:57 AAC One Bid Questions 01:16:38 Conference USA Bid Math 01:17:57 Southland Tournament Format 01:25:55 Patriot and Ivy preview 01:26:42 Ivy picks and bets 01:29:27 Sponsor shoutouts 01:30:23 Pick em standings 01:33:27 FSU vs Miami pick 01:38:02 Georgia vs Auburn debate 01:43:03 Coastal vs Louisiana 01:45:25 USC vs Oregon showdown 01:49:09 FDU vs LIU pick 01:54:39 Michigan vs Ohio State 01:58:41 Wrap up and sign off