The Portal Closes Today: What This Year's Cycle Told Us
The volume is down from 2025 but still historically high, the timing rules still confuse almost everyone, and the names in the same portal conversation are not always playing by the same set of rules. A look at the 2026 baseball window as it closes.
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Analysis
To RPI, or Not to RPI? That Is the Question
A 64 Analytics study of twelve NCAA Tournament selection cycles asks how closely the committee actually follows RPI, and what the historical record says about Mercer's field case and USC's host case in 2026.
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Feature
Take Control Of Your Recruitment with 64A
The transfer portal moves fast and most players make the call without a clear view of what is waiting on the other side. The Match is 64Analytics' newest player-facing product — built so you can know before you go.
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Feature
Navigate the Transfer Portal Faster and Smarter with 64A
The portal has become one of the heaviest parts of modern roster management. 64 Analytics is built to take that tax off a coach's plate — with filtering, saved searches, and notifications that keep staffs ahead of the market without making them babysit it.
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Feature
Relative Jumps: How Transfer Players Fare Across NCAA Levels
A 64 Analytics feature on what actually happens to a player's numbers when they change levels. We study 4,147 hitter and 2,889 pitcher transfer events from 2021–2026 to ask the question coaches and players keep colliding with — does production travel?
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Feature
Know Before You Go: What the Transfer Portal Actually Delivers
The 2025 portal cycle moved 7,884 baseball and softball players. Half never showed up in 2026 NCAA data. For the half who did, the story is more encouraging — and more complicated — than the public conversation admits.
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Article
Why We Did Not Do A Preseason Ranking
Most outlets produce a Pre-season Top 25 rankings. Take a quick look and see why 64A did not for Softball & Baseball for 2026.
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Article
Top 8 ACC Transfers
There was a lot of movement this off-season in the ACC with coaching changes across the league, which resulted in players jumping into the transfer portal for the upcoming season. The ACC looks stacked once again when it comes to talent, so let’s take a look at the Top 8 Transfers heading into the 2026 season.
Stephen Schoch
Article
20th Ranked Rutgers Portal Class
Every year Rutgers has guys moving on in the draft, but they always find a way to reload with talent from the portal. Stephen Schoch was able to sit down with Rutgers baseball Associate Head Coach Mike Garza to learn more about some of the top talent that Rutgers brought in this portal season.
Stephen Schoch
Article
21st Ranked Duke Blue Devils Transfer Portal Class
To take a look at some of the new Blue Devils for the 2026 season we were able to catch up with the new leader of the Blue Devils in Head Coach Corey Muscara. Take some time to learn about what pitchers and hitters coach Moose and staff picked up this year.
Stephen Schoch
Article
Top 8 Big 10 Transfers
Taking a look at some of the top new faces we will see in the Big 10 from both the hitter and pitcher side of things.
Stephen Schoch
Article
Banana Ball All-Stars Take On Clemson and Auburn
The savannah bananas all star team will be taking on the clemson tigers and auburn tigers this week, take a look at what fans can expect from the match ups
Stephen Schoch
Article
Top 8 Big 12 Transfers
Taking a look at some of the top new pitchers and hitters making their way to the Big 12 conference for 2026.
Stephen Schoch
Transfer Portal
Top 8 Sunbelt Transfers for 2026
Taking a look at some of the top new comers in the Sunbelt from both a position players and pitchers standpoint.
Stephen Schoch
Preview
2025 Exciting Fall Ball Matchups
An article taking a look at some of the most exciting match ups for the 2025 fall college baseball schedule.
Stephen Schoch
Transfer Portal
22nd Ranked Liberty Flames Portal Class
An article breaking down the 2026 liberty flames portal class with insights from head coach Bradley LeCroy
Stephen Schoch
Rankings
2025 Top 10 Transfers
Taking a look at the top transfers from the 2025 transfer portal window as they head to their new homes for 2026
Stephen Schoch
Player Spotlight
2025 Appy League Standouts
Taking a look at some of the top performers of the 2025 summer in the appalachian league as they gear up for the 2026 college baseball season
Stephen Schoch
Preview
SEC Schedule Reactions
my initial reactions to the 2026 SEC Baseball Schedules
Stephen Schoch
Transfer Portal
23rd Ranked Lamar Portal Class
take a look at some of the top pitchers and hitters Lamar Added for the 2026 season
Stephen Schoch
Transfer Portal
Top Ranked SEC Transfers
breaking down some of the top new hitters and pitchers making their way to the SEC for the 2026 college baseball season
Stephen Schoch
Transfer Portal
24th Ranked UCF Portal Class
Breaking down some of UCF Knight's Baseballs best pickups of the 2025 portal season '
Stephen Schoch
Transfer Portal
25th Ranked Kansas State Portal Class
Taking a look at some of the transfers Kansas State has picked up for the 2026 college baseball season
Stephen Schoch
Player Spotlight
Two SEC Transfers Earn Cape Cod League Hardware
Arkansas Maika Niu, and Mississippi State's Tyler Pitzer had really good summers on the cape
Stephen Schoch
News
2,000+ in the Transfer Portal: College Baseball and Softball Hit a Tipping Point
A deep‑dive into the 2025 baseball and softball transfer portal—now topping 2,000 entrants—reveals how it has morphed from a simple safety net into a full‑scale, data‑driven marketplace where coaches and athletes navigate nonstop roster free agency, opportunity, and upheaval on the road to the 2026 season.
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News
Advancing Analytical Frontiers: 64Analytics in 2025
As baseball analytics continues to evolve, 2025 represents a year of significant expansion and refinement for 64Analytics.
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Stats
Introducing wRAE and wRCE: Transforming College Baseball Analytics
At 64Analytics, we are proud to introduce two groundbreaking metrics that bring clarity and precision to college baseball analytics: Weighted Run Allowed Efficiency (wRAE) and Weighted Run Created Efficiency (wRCE). These advanced statistics refine Bill James’ iconic Run Created formula, first introduced in his 1985 Historical Baseball Abstract, adapting it to the unique characteristics of the college game.
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Rankings
Five Intriguing Storylines from the Preseason Top 25
As the 2025 college baseball season nears, the Top 25 rankings offer a taste of the dramas that will likely unfold.
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Stats
Bringing MLB Precision to the College Game
The world of college baseball analytics is evolving, and with it comes a groundbreaking new addition to 64Analytics: RE24.
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Rankings
Top Portal Players to Watch in 2025
The transfer portal has reshaped college baseball, allowing programs to address key needs and add impact players immediately.
