Memorial Day Power Rankings

Rank	LW	Team	Record	Run Diff.	SOS
1	2	Chicago Cubs	29-21	79	9
2	3	Boston Red Sox	31-22	33	6
3	12	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	30-20	29	1
4	1	Arizona Diamondbacks	30-20	63	29
5	4	Los Angeles Angels	30-22	11	16
6	7	St. Louis Cardinals	30-22	29	30
7	8	Oakland Athletics	28-23	48	10
8	17	Florida Marlins	29-20	11	21
9	13	Houston Astros	29-23	4	16
10	16	Atlanta Braves	27-23	46	23
11	20	Chicago White Sox	27-22	37	19
12	11	Toronto Blue Jays	27-25	8	3
13	10	Philadelphia Phillies	28-24	33	26
14	5	Los Angeles Dodgers	26-23	18	25
15	9	New York Yankees	25-25	-1	12
16	15	Minnesota Twins	25-25	-16	15
17	6	New York Mets	23-25	5	16
18	19	Cleveland Indians	23-27	14	10
19	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	24-26	-27	4
20	30	Texas Rangers	26-26	-14	27
21	18	Baltimore Orioles	24-25	-14	7
22	14	Milwaukee Brewers	23-27	-26	2
23	29	Cincinnati Reds	23-28	-30	8
24	21	Detroit Tigers	21-29	-18	19
25	25	Washington Nationals	22-29	-46	4
26	27	Colorado Rockies	20-30	-43	24
27	23	Kansas City Royals	21-29	-48	13
28	24	San Francisco Giants	20-31	-55	13
29	26	San Diego Padres	19-33	-71	21
30	22	Seattle Mariners	18-33	-59	28

5/6 Power Rankings

Rank	LW	Team	Record	Run Diff.	SOS
1	1	Arizona Diamondbacks	21-11	47	25
2	2	Chicago Cubs	18-14	50	18
3	4	Boston Red Sox	21-13	22	8
4	8	Los Angeles Angels	21-13	10	19
5	9	Los Angeles Dodgers	18-14	41	29
6	5	New York Mets	16-14	-1	1
7	13	St. Louis Cardinals	21-12	30	27
8	16	Oakland Athletics	20-14	39	14
9	3	New York Yankees	17-16	3	16
10	20	Philadelphia Phillies	19-14	20	28
11	7	Toronto Blue Jays	16-17	14	13
12	19	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	16-15	7	4
13	23	Houston Astros	16-16	8	10
14	11	Milwaukee Brewers	16-15	-10	2
15	21	Minnesota Twins	16-14	-6	22
16	26	Atlanta Braves	15-15	39	30
17	14	Florida Marlins	17-14	-14	26
18	15	Baltimore Orioles	16-16	-11	20
19	24	Cleveland Indians	14-17	4	9
20	10	Chicago White Sox	14-16	19	21
21	25	Detroit Tigers	14-19	-19	23
22	6	Seattle Mariners	14-19	-4	15
23	17	Kansas City Royals	14-17	-30	24
24	29	San Francisco Giants	14-18	-39	3
25	30	Washington Nationals	14-18	-32	11
26	12	San Diego Padres	12-20	-43	7
27	22	Colorado Rockies	12-20	-36	6
28	18	Pittsburgh Pirates	12-19	-30	17
29	27	Cincinnati Reds	13-20	-30	5
30	28	Texas Rangers	13-20	-48	12

4/17 Power Rankings

Rank	LW	Team	Record	Run Diff.	SOS
1	11	Arizona Diamondbacks	11-4	40	6
2	6	Chicago Cubs	9-5	12	15
3	5	New York Yankees	9-7	0	8
4	9	Boston Red Sox	9-7	-6	13
5	2	New York Mets	7-6	20	19
6	3	Seattle Mariners	8-8	4	20
7	12	Toronto Blue Jays	8-7	22	9
8	15	Los Angeles Angels	9-7	6	22
9	4	Los Angeles Dodgers	7-8	18	10
10	18	Chicago White Sox	9-5	25	27
11	10	Milwaukee Brewers	8-6	7	5
12	13	San Diego Padres	8-7	-8	25
13	25	St. Louis Cardinals	11-4	20	23
14	29	Florida Marlins	9-5	-9	29
15	30	Baltimore Orioles	8-7	-7	24
16	26	Oakland Athletics	9-7	5	16
17	22	Kansas City Royals	9-6	6	21
18	21	Pittsburgh Pirates	7-8	-16	18
19	20	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	6-9	10	12
20	14	Philadelphia Phillies	7-8	-3	28
21	28	Minnesota Twins	7-8	-3	4
22	16	Colorado Rockies	6-8	-17	2
23	27	Houston Astros	6-9	-2	3
24	8	Cleveland Indians	5-10	-21	11
25	1	Detroit Tigers	5-10	-31	17
26	7	Atlanta Braves	5-9	10	30
27	17	Cincinnati Reds	6-9	-12	7
28	19	Texas Rangers	6-9	-10	14
29	23	San Francisco Giants	6-10	-32	1
30	24	Washington Nationals	4-11	-28	26

Inaugural MLB Power Rankings

Rank	LW	Team	Record
1	--	Detroit Tigers	0-0
		This team is stacked and my WS pick. But can their bullpen hold up?
2	--	New York Mets	0-0
		Should be this year's WS Wildcard team. Solid all-around.
3	--	Seattle Mariners	0-0
		Bedard may win the AL Cy Young. Should runaway with AL West.
4	--	Los Angeles Dodgers	0-0
		Joe Torre will be the best offseason move by the Dodgers.
5	--	New York Yankees	0-0
		Weak pitching, but I think the sentimental factor of the last year at Yankee Stadium leads them.
6	--	Chicago Cubs	0-0
		Everyone loves the Cubs this year, but will they be solid in October?
7	--	Atlanta Braves	0-0
		My pick to win the NL East. The Braves are back.
8	--	Cleveland Indians	0-0
		Great all-around team. A lot of high expectations may weigh heavy on them though.
9	--	Boston Red Sox	0-0
		Should be the best team to miss the playoffs.
10	--	Milwaukee Brewers	0-0
		Much improved team, should give the Cubs a run for their money.
11	--	Arizona Diamondbacks	0-0
		Such a great young team all-around. May win the division.
12	--	Toronto Blue Jays	0-0
		Every year people build up the Blue Jays and every year they finish 3rd in the East. More of the same.
13	--	San Diego Padres	0-0
		They better outpitch everyone because this is not an offensive juggernaut by any means.
14	--	Philadelphia Phillies	0-0
		You never know with the Phillies. I say they will be good, but not good enough.
15	--	Los Angeles Angels	0-0
		Initially I felt they could win the West, but costly injuries will hurt them.
16	--	Colorado Rockies	0-0
		Their incredible September last year will not be duplicated.
17	--	Cincinnati Reds	0-0
		Could be a threat early, but their lack of depth hurts them come summertime.
18	--	Chicago White Sox	0-0
		It's hard to say which direction this team is going, but I'm thinking they're still below .500.
19	--	Texas Rangers	0-0
		Josh Hamilton will have big numbers in the Texas heat. The pitching staff, not so much.
20	--	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	0-0
		An improved team that can outhit anyone. Pitching is better too, but still too young.
21	--	Pittsburgh Pirates	0-0
		Mark it down, 16 consecutive losing seasons for the Pirates.
22	--	Kansas City Royals	0-0
		Still a bad team, but may show signs of a bright future with Alex Gordon and Billy Butler.
23	--	San Francisco Giants	0-0
		Barry Zito has to be the worst #1 pitcher in baseball. They could be even worse than I think.
24	--	Washington Nationals	0-0
		Nice new stadium, but still a bad team.
25	--	St. Louis Cardinals	0-0
		Injuries should crush the Cardinals again this year.
26	--	Oakland Athletics	0-0
		Shouldn't expect much from the A's. Billy Beane has them in transition, hoping for a solid 2010 team.
27	--	Houston Astros	0-0
		Sooner or later Roy Oswalt has to get tired of this team getting worse.
28	--	Minnesota Twins	0-0
		Santana and Hunter are gone. And they are in a tough division. Not good.
29	--	Florida Marlins	0-0
		It's the Marlins, they're way too young right now.
30	--	Baltimore Orioles	0-0
		Should easily be the worst team in baseball this year and maybe next year too.

National League Predictions

NL EAST
Team	Record	GB
Atlanta Braves	93-69	0
*New York Mets	92-70	1
Philadelphia Phillies	86-76	7
Washington Nationals	70-92	23
Florida Marlins	62-100	31
NL CENTRAL
Team	Record	GB
Chicago Cubs	94-68	0
Milwaukee Brewers	90-72	4
Cincinnati Reds	80-82	14
Pittsburgh Pirates	74-88	20
St. Louis Cardinals	69-93	25
Houston Astros	65-97	29
NL WEST
Team	Record	GB
Los Angeles Dodgers	93-69	0
Arizona Diamondbacks	89-73	4
San Diego Padres	86-76	7
Colorado Rockies	83-79	10
San Francisco Giants	72-90	21
* = Wildcard Winner
NLDS	Result
Mets @ Cubs	NYM 3-2
Braves @ Dodgers	LAD 3-1
NLCS	Result
Mets @ Dodgers	NYM 4-2
World Series	Result
Tigers vs. Mets	DET 4-3

American League Predictions

AL EAST
Team	Record	GB
New York Yankees	95-67	0
Boston Red Sox	91-71	4
Toronto Blue Jays	86-76	9
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	74-88	21
Baltimore Orioles	54-108	41
AL CENTRAL
Team	Record	GB
Detroit Tigers	95-67	0
*Cleveland Indians	94-71	1
Chicago White Sox	77-85	18
Kansas City Royals	72-90	23
Minnesota Twins	64-98	31
AL WEST
Team	Record	GB
Seattle Mariners	102-60	0
Los Angeles Angels	84-78	18
Texas Rangers	76-86	25
Oakland Athletics	69-93	32
* = Wildcard Winner
ALDS	Result
Indians @ Mariners	SEA 3-2
Yankees @ Tigers	DET 3-2
ALCS	Result
Mariners @ Tigers	DET 4-2

Projected Tournament Teams

3/16 EDIT: I got all but 4 teams correct! Instead of Illinois State, UMass, Dayton, and New Mexico getting in, the following teams were selected: Miami (FL), Temple, Oregon, and Arizona. More to come on my tournament thoughts. I will post my final bracket on Wednesday.

31 Automatic Bids
Bolded teams have already clinched a berth in the tournament. Italicized teams are expected to win their tournament today or tomorrow.

North Carolina (ACC)
UMBC (America East)
Belmont (Atlantic Sun)
Temple (Atlantic 10)
Pitt (Big East)
Portland State (Big Sky)
Winthrop (Big South)
Wisconsin (Big 10)
Kansas (Big 12)
CS-Fullerton (Big West)
George Mason (Colonial)
Memphis (CUSA)
Butler (Horizon)
Cornell (Ivy)
Siena (MAAC)
Kent State (MAC)
Coppin State (MEAC)
Drake (Missouri Valley)
UNLV (Mountain West)
Mount St. Mary's (Northeast)
Austin Peay (Ohio Valley)
UCLA (Pac-10)
American (Patriot)
Georgia (SEC)
Davidson (Southern)
TX-Arlington (Southland)
Oral Roberts (Summit)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Miss. Valley State (SWAC)
Boise State (WAC)
San Diego (West Coast)

Projected 34 At-Large Bids

1. Georgetown
   
2. Tennessee
   
3. Kansas
   
4. Duke
5. Stanford
6. Purdue
7. Vanderbilt
8. Louisville
9. Xavier
10. Marquette
11. Michigan State
12. Washington State
13. Notre Dame
14. Connecticut
15. Indiana
16. Texas A&M
17. West Virginia
18. Oklahoma
19. Clemson
20. Gonzaga
21. USC
22. Arkansas
23. UNLV
24. St. Mary's
25. Villanova
26. South Alabama
27. Kentucky
28. Kansas State
29. Mississippi State
30. Illinois State
31. St. Joseph's
    
32. Massachusettes
33. Dayton
34. New Mexico

Teams ranked from 25-34 are highly uncertain. I may update those over the weekend. The following 10 teams are also bubble teams: Creighton, Miami (FL), VCU, Temple, Syracuse, Oregon, Arizona, Baylor, Mississippi, and Ohio State.