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Saturday, May 30, 2009College World Series odds through day 1Posted by Jeff SackmannThere weren't any huge upsets yesterday, though seven of the 16 No. 3 seeds beat their respective No. 2's. And while this doesn't technically qualify as an upset, the Virginia Cavaliers got by Strasburg and San Diego State. Interestingly, two of the at-large bids that have received the most criticism—Baylor and Oklahoma State—both won their opening game. Follow the jump for the revised odds report. Team SuperReg Omaha FinalTwo Champ Texas 66.6% 42.2% 10.9% 5.3% Army 2.6% 0.9% 0.1% 0.0% Boston College 25.7% 10.4% 1.3% 0.4% Texas State 5.1% 2.3% 0.3% 0.1% Texas Christian 51.2% 22.8% 4.3% 1.8% Wright State 1.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% Oregon State 41.5% 18.5% 3.5% 1.5% Texas A&M 6.2% 2.5% 0.4% 0.1% Georgia Tech 66.0% 39.7% 9.2% 4.3% Georgia State 1.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% Southern Mississippi 26.5% 11.4% 1.3% 0.4% Elon 5.7% 2.7% 0.4% 0.1% Florida 56.5% 28.1% 4.4% 1.7% Bethune Cookman 3.5% 1.1% 0.1% 0.0% Jacksonville 2.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% Miami (FL) 37.9% 15.8% 2.0% 0.7% Arizona State 69.8% 51.3% 23.5% 14.6% Kent State 1.8% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0% Cal Poly 1.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% Oral Roberts 27.4% 14.4% 3.8% 1.7% Clemson 59.5% 21.8% 6.0% 2.8% Tennessee Tech 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Oklahoma State 33.2% 9.5% 1.9% 0.7% Alabama 6.8% 2.0% 0.4% 0.1% East Carolina 66.3% 33.4% 9.5% 4.8% Binghamton 0.8% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% George Mason 5.4% 1.9% 0.3% 0.1% South Carolina 27.5% 9.3% 1.4% 0.5% North Carolina 51.0% 29.0% 7.7% 3.7% Dartmouth 0.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% Kansas 2.9% 1.0% 0.1% 0.0% Coastal Carolina 45.2% 25.0% 7.0% 3.5% Cal State Fullerton 75.4% 54.2% 20.4% 12.0% Utah 0.8% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% Gonzaga 18.5% 7.3% 0.9% 0.3% Georgia Southern 5.3% 2.6% 0.5% 0.2% Louisville 55.9% 21.2% 4.7% 2.0% Indiana 2.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% Vanderbilt 4.9% 1.5% 0.2% 0.1% Middle Tennessee State 37.1% 12.5% 2.3% 0.9% Florida State 59.0% 28.0% 4.2% 1.6% Marist 1.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% Ohio State 3.2% 1.0% 0.1% 0.0% Georgia 36.2% 14.9% 1.7% 0.5% Oklahoma 69.1% 43.4% 8.5% 3.7% Wichita State 1.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% Washington State 4.0% 1.6% 0.1% 0.0% Arkansas 25.3% 10.2% 0.8% 0.2% UC Irvine 27.2% 14.6% 2.8% 1.0% Fresno State 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% San Diego State 2.1% 0.8% 0.1% 0.0% Virginia 70.3% 52.7% 24.9% 16.1% Mississippi 55.9% 19.0% 4.2% 1.8% Monmouth 2.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% Western Kentucky 38.2% 11.7% 2.2% 0.8% Missouri 3.5% 0.8% 0.1% 0.0% Rice 51.9% 23.3% 4.3% 1.7% Sam Houston State 2.5% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0% Xavier 2.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% Kansas State 43.4% 19.7% 3.7% 1.6% Louisiana State 73.1% 46.3% 12.2% 6.1% Southern 2.4% 0.8% 0.1% 0.0% Baylor 20.1% 6.8% 0.6% 0.2% Minnesota 4.4% 1.8% 0.2% 0.1% Jeff Sackmann is the creator of MinorLeagueSplits.com. With Kent Bonham, he founded CollegeSplits.com, which provides data on amateur baseball to about half of the 30 Major League teams. You can also follow him on Twitter. CommentsLeave a comment:Commenting is not available in this weblog entry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||