Ranked easiest to hardest based on some computers I like.
Obviously, Vanderbilt will not be sent to an SEC team so you can throw those out.
I have not taken matchups and style of play into account in this; for instance, teams that hit a lot of home runs (Virginia-113, Oregon State-112, Oklahoma State-111) would probably be bad matchups based on style. And for that reason I did put the number of home runs out to the right of the team so you can see that.
Nor have injuries or recent play been taken into account. (And ECU losing Trey Yeseavage would make the matchup there even more favorable. He had a 2.08 ERA and 139 Ks in 86 IP. He was hospitalized with a collapsed lung last week and didn't play in the league tourney.)
So it's more nuanced than I present but at least it's a starting point.
Anyway...
1. North Carolina (ranked No. 2 nationally in my composite) (105 HR)
2. Oklahoma State (6) (111)
3. Virginia (7) (113)
4. Florida State (12) (107)
5. Clemson (13) (101)
6. Oregon State (15) (112)
7. North Carolina State (16) (82)
8. UCSB (17) (79)
9. Oklahoma (20) (68)
10. ECU (28) (77)
11. Arizona (29) (57)
Feel free to add your own thoughts, I watched little of other teams outside the SEC.
Obviously, Vanderbilt will not be sent to an SEC team so you can throw those out.
I have not taken matchups and style of play into account in this; for instance, teams that hit a lot of home runs (Virginia-113, Oregon State-112, Oklahoma State-111) would probably be bad matchups based on style. And for that reason I did put the number of home runs out to the right of the team so you can see that.
Nor have injuries or recent play been taken into account. (And ECU losing Trey Yeseavage would make the matchup there even more favorable. He had a 2.08 ERA and 139 Ks in 86 IP. He was hospitalized with a collapsed lung last week and didn't play in the league tourney.)
So it's more nuanced than I present but at least it's a starting point.
Anyway...
1. North Carolina (ranked No. 2 nationally in my composite) (105 HR)
2. Oklahoma State (6) (111)
3. Virginia (7) (113)
4. Florida State (12) (107)
5. Clemson (13) (101)
6. Oregon State (15) (112)
7. North Carolina State (16) (82)
8. UCSB (17) (79)
9. Oklahoma (20) (68)
10. ECU (28) (77)
11. Arizona (29) (57)
Feel free to add your own thoughts, I watched little of other teams outside the SEC.
