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March 23, 2009
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Georgia Rises to No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll
Cal State Fullerton is second, Arizona State jumps to third,
LSU is fourth
After a surprising week of upsets, Georgia has emerged as the No. 1
team in the latest CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Bulldogs (19-2) are first in three of the four national polls
(Collegiate Baseball,
NCBWA and USA Today/ESPN
Coaches polls) and sixth in the Baseball America poll. Georgia went 4-0 this
past week, with a win at Georgia State and a three-game SEC sweep of Mississippi
State.
Cal State Fullerton (16-3) went 3-0 with
a sweep of Summit-favorite Oral Roberts to rise to No. 2. The Titans are first
in the Baseball America poll.
Arizona State (17-3) opened Pac-10 play
with a three-game sweep of in-state rival Arizona to climb three spots to No.
3. LSU (17-5) went 4-1 with non-conference wins over Northwestern State and
McNeese State and a 2-1 SEC series win at South Carolina. Miami (Fla.) (18-4)
had mid-week wins over St. Thomas and UMBC and took two of three at previously
unbeaten Virginia to jump four spots to No. 5.
North Carolina (17-4) lost an ACC home
series to Duke to fall from first to sixth. Texas (14-6) lost at Rice and was
swept in a Big 12 series at Kansas to drop from second to tenth.
Arkansas (16-4) went 4-1, splitting a
pair with Nebraska and sweeping a three-game SEC set at Auburn to rise from
No. 20 to No. 13. The Razorbacks remain undefeated in conference play at 6-0.
Ohio State (13-2) makes its first
appearance at No. 23 and East Carolina (16-4) returns to the poll at No. 24.
About the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
The
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll weighs the four primary national
polls, thereby providing the most accurate national ranking. In case of ties in the composite ranking, the team with a higher
individual ranking will come first.
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CBI Composite Poll (3/23/09) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Georgia (19-2) |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
|
2 |
Cal State Fullerton (16-3) |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
|
3 |
Arizona State (17-3) |
3 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
18 |
6 |
|
4 |
LSU (17-5) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
5 |
|
5 |
Miami (Fla.) (18-4) |
7 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
9 |
|
6 |
North Carolina (17-4) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
21 |
1 |
|
7 |
Georgia Tech (16-2) |
13 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
26 |
8 |
|
8 |
Rice (14-6) |
4 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
31 |
10 |
|
9 |
Baylor (14-5) |
8 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
42 |
14 |
|
10 |
Texas (14-6) |
9 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
43 |
2 |
|
11 |
Oklahoma (20-5) |
12 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
48 |
15 |
|
12 |
UC Irvine (12-6) |
10 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
48 |
12 |
|
13 |
Arkansas (16-4) |
14 |
9 |
16 |
10 |
49 |
20 |
|
14 |
Mississippi (15-5) |
11 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
55 |
17 |
|
15 |
Coastal Carolina (18-4) |
18 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
69 |
11 |
|
16 |
Virginia (19-2) |
24 |
8 |
21 |
18 |
71 |
16 |
|
17 |
Texas A&M (14-9) |
15 |
31 |
13 |
14 |
73 |
7 |
|
18 |
Cal Poly (14-4) |
19 |
12 |
24 |
22 |
77 |
22 |
|
19 |
Oklahoma State (15-7) |
23 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
77 |
13 |
|
20 |
TCU (13-6) |
16 |
18 |
25 |
19 |
78 |
18 |
|
21 |
Pepperdine (16-6) |
17 |
27 |
17 |
21 |
82 |
21 |
|
22 |
Clemson (14-6) |
26 |
22 |
20 |
20 |
88 |
19 |
|
23 |
Ohio State (13-2) |
26 |
16 |
28 |
25 |
95 |
NR |
|
24 |
East Carolina (16-4) |
22 |
31 |
19 |
23 |
95 |
NR |
|
25 |
Florida (14-7) |
26 |
23 |
23 |
26 |
98 |
25 |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll; U/E-USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll; Composite-Sum
of rankings;
Last rank-Last week's composite ranking
Why a composite poll? CBI felt
that four national polls was enough. Plus, each week you find discrepancies that
make it tough to gauge where a team really is. This week's example: Virginia is No.
8 in one poll, No. 24 in another.
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