re: Do you believe LSU is a top 15 team?

Again, you are missing the point. We are talking about the 1 and 3 seeds. Winning the 2nd game is extremely important in a regional. So if you are a 1 seed, when evaluating who you would prefer as a 3 seed, you are going to look at their #2 starter. LSU has an advantage in that category over the vast majority of the teams that I listed. You can go team by team of all of those possible 3 seeds and I bet you would struggle to find many #2 starters with a ERA under 2.73.