And the BYU Cougars are squarely on it, despite being ranked No. 24 in the country by Baseball America, having a sparkling 36-15 record and having defeated seven Power Five opponents, the most in school history.
It is true, even though the Cougars won their first outright regular-season conference championship in 30 years last weekend, finishing with a 19-8 West Coast Conference record to edge Gonzaga (30-22, 18-9) by a game.
Because BYU’s RPI slipped from the low 30s to 41 after it dropped a 4-2 decision at last-place Santa Clara last week before closing the series with a pair of wins to clinch the No.