For some of you who are coming here after reading the CC Sports E-Newsletter, this is the continuation of what I wrote on 6/26. I had to keep it short in that email but I wanted to expound a bit more here...(and if you didn't catch the beginning through the enewsletter, I was relaying how incredible a feat was that Fresno State achieved when they won the college baseball world series as the lowest seeded team ever to win a National Title in NCAA history, in ANY sport.
Just to put that into perspective, remember that the NCAA hosts Championships in such sports as rifle, field hockey, rowing, water polo and skiing along with the more notable football, basketball, etc. I attempted to do a rough count on how many championships have been won in the history of the NCAA and I called it quits after looking through roughly half the sports. I came up with 1560 which means had I looked through the remaining sports it very easily could have topped 3000 team champions crowned in intercollegiate athletics. That's D1, D2 and D3.
Fresno State came in with an RPI ranking of 89th at the start of the post-season. They started the season 8-12 and their 31 losses on the season (against 47 wins) is the most ever by a World Series Champion. In the post season, they knocked off the #3 team in the nation (Arizona St.), the #6 team (Rice) and the #2 team (North Carolina) twice. Then to complete the dream season, they knocked off the #8 ranked Georgia Bulldogs twice.
Impressive? Yea. I'd say that's no fluke.
Just to put that into perspective, remember that the NCAA hosts Championships in such sports as rifle, field hockey, rowing, water polo and skiing along with the more notable football, basketball, etc. I attempted to do a rough count on how many championships have been won in the history of the NCAA and I called it quits after looking through roughly half the sports. I came up with 1560 which means had I looked through the remaining sports it very easily could have topped 3000 team champions crowned in intercollegiate athletics. That's D1, D2 and D3.Fresno State came in with an RPI ranking of 89th at the start of the post-season. They started the season 8-12 and their 31 losses on the season (against 47 wins) is the most ever by a World Series Champion. In the post season, they knocked off the #3 team in the nation (Arizona St.), the #6 team (Rice) and the #2 team (North Carolina) twice. Then to complete the dream season, they knocked off the #8 ranked Georgia Bulldogs twice.
Impressive? Yea. I'd say that's no fluke.
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