During the last several weeks, Miami and North Carolina have been not only the top two teams in our Race To Rosenblatt rankings, but the top two teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
This weekend, they finally get to settle the matter of conference supremacy once and for all, and the winner will have front-runner status next week as the postseason gets underway with conference tournaments.
The Hurricanes have been at the top of most of the baseball rankings for a good chunk of the season, and North Carolina has been right on their heels (so to speak) for much of that time. It's a role the Tar Heels have become accustomed to, as they are the two-time defending runners-up at the College World Series.
As far as the rest of the rankings goes, Nebraska stays put after a crazy weekend that saw them lose a 16-inning thriller to Texas A&M, then post late comebacks in both ends of a doubleheader to take the series, ending the Aggies' 16-game conference winning streak and ultimately nudging them out of our rankings.
The only other change comes with Stanford, which drops from fifth to eighth after losing two of three at home to a good Cal team. Rice and Arizona State both move up, and Georgia makes its debut at No. 7 this week.
Next week, we could see teams from San Diego, Cal State Fullerton and Oklahoma State crack the top eight. Don't count out Texas A&M, though, as they could wrap up the Big 12 title with two wins over Texas this weekend.
This week's Race To Rosenblatt rankings are:
1. Miami (Fla.)
2. North Carolina
3. Nebraska
4. Florida State
5. Rice
6. Arizona State
7. Georgia
8. Stanford
