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The NCAA has urged Division I baseball coaches to refrain from canceling nonconference games to protect tournament positioning, warning that such actions could negatively impact evaluations. The memo highlights concerns over teams avoiding games that could hurt their RPI metrics.

UCLA (46-5), North Carolina (40-9) and Georgia Tech (42-8) were the consensus top three teams Monday in the D1Baseball.com and Baseball America rankings. The Bruins, who won their first 25 Big Ten Conference games, won their series against Oregon on Sunday after Dean West's grand slam in the eighth inning completed their comeback from five runs down for a 9-6 victory. The Tar Heels swept Pittsburgh to reach 40 wins for the fourth time in six seasons under Scott Forbes. Georgia Tech outscored Duke 39-12, including 29-3 over the second and third games. The Yellow Jackets, at 10.3 runs per game, are the only Division I team averaging 10 runs.
The NCAA is concerned that canceling games to protect RPI metrics undermines the spirit of competition and could negatively affect team evaluations.
Teams that cancel games to manipulate selection metrics may face negative evaluations from the NCAA's Division I Baseball Oversight Subcommittee.
Oregon, North Carolina State, and Miami recently canceled games, with reasons ranging from mutual agreement to unplayable field conditions, though specifics were often not provided.
Canceling games can harm a team's RPI by avoiding potential losses but also prevents any wins that could improve their standing.

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Georgia (41-11, 21-6) clinched its first Southeastern Conference regular-season championship since 2008 with its 13-8 win over LSU on Saturday, then punctuated the weekend with a 12-1 victory to sweep the series. “It’s massive,” coach Wes Johnson said. “It’s so hard to win this league, and then win it outright. It’s something that you want to check off on your list of things that you’ve ever accomplished. It’s right up there. It’s hard to do. It’s 10 weekends of just meat-house grinding.” Daniel Jackson hit his 25th homer of the season on Sunday and needs one stolen base to make him the first 25-25 player since North Carolina's Vance Honeycutt had 28 homers and 28 steals in 2024.
Southern California homered four times in an eight-run seventh inning to break open a 12-4 win over Nevada on Sunday. Jack Basseer and Walter Urbon hit two-run homers, Adrian Lopez hit a solo shot and Kevin Takeuchi connected for two more runs. The win gave USC a 32-1 record at Dedeaux Field, the best mark in the storied program's history.
Vanderbilt's 19-year NCAA Tournament streak is in jeopardy after it lost two of three at Missouri. The Tigers (23-27, 6-21 SEC) hadn't won a conference series at home since April 2024. The Commodores (29-24, 11-16) close the regular season at home with three games against 15th-place South Carolina. ... Wake Forest's sweep of Western Carolina improved the Demon Deacons to 90-2 in nonconference home games since 2022. ... Florida State's series win at Clemson was its first on the Tigers' field since 2015. ... Tague Davis set single-season records for home runs (ACC) and RBIs (school) in a 16-9, 11-inning win at Miami on Friday. He enters the week with 33 homers and 91 RBIs. ... Old Dominion took two of three at Coastal Carolina, ending the Chanticleers' streak of 16 Sun Belt Conference series wins. \\\_ AP college sports: