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March 30, 2009
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Cal State Fullerton Slips in at No. 1 in CBI
Composite Poll
Georgia fall to second, LSU slides into third, Arizona State
drops to fourth
After going 2-1 in its Big West opening series, Cal State Fullerton has slid
past Georgia into the No. 1 spot in the latest CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Titans (18-4) are first in the Baseball America poll
and second in the other three national polls. Fullerton lost 3-1 at UC Riverside
on Friday before rebounding for a 4-1 win in 10 innings on Saturday and a
decisive 18-1 victory on Sunday.
The Bulldogs (22-3) are first in three of the four national polls
(Collegiate Baseball,
NCBWA and USA Today/ESPN
Coaches polls), but sixth in the Baseball America poll. Georgia went 3-1 this
past week, losing at home to Wright State before a three-game SEC sweep at
Tennessee.
LSU (21-6) defeated Harvard twice before taking two of three from
Ole Miss to sneak into third. Arizona State (19-4) won two of three at USC and
came in fourth. Georgia Tech lost to Georgia State before winning two of three
at Miami (Fla.) to rise to fifth.
Arkansas (19-5) defeated Missouri State before taking two of
three from Mississippi State to climb four spots to No. 9. East Carolina (20-5)
jumped six places to No. 18, as did Florida (18-8) into No. 19.
New Mexico (24-4) makes its first appearance at No. 22, while
Florida State returns to the poll at No. 25.
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 (3/30/09) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Cal State Fullerton (18-4) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
|
2 |
Georgia (22-3) |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
|
3 |
LSU (21-6) |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
17 |
4 |
|
4 |
Arizona State (19-4) |
3 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
3 |
|
5 |
Georgia Tech (18-4) |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
7 |
|
6 |
North Carolina (20-6) |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
23 |
6 |
|
7 |
Rice (17-7) |
4 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
29 |
8 |
|
8 |
Miami (Fla.) (20-7) |
11 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
5 |
|
9 |
Arkansas (19-5) |
13 |
4 |
14 |
8 |
39 |
13 |
|
10 |
Baylor (17-6) |
7 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
41 |
9 |
|
11 |
UC Irvine (16-7) |
8 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
45 |
12 |
|
12 |
Oklahoma (22-6) |
12 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
45 |
11 |
|
13 |
Texas (17-7) |
9 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
46 |
10 |
|
14 |
Texas A&M (18-9) |
14 |
21 |
13 |
11 |
59 |
17 |
|
15 |
Oklahoma State (19-7) |
17 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
62 |
19 |
|
16 |
Mississippi (16-8) |
15 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
69 |
14 |
|
17 |
Virginia (22-4) |
24 |
10 |
21 |
16 |
71 |
16 |
|
18 |
East Carolina (20-5) |
16 |
29 |
16 |
18 |
79 |
24 |
|
19 |
Florida (18-8) |
20 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
80 |
25 |
|
20 |
Clemson (18-7) |
26 |
22 |
18 |
17 |
83 |
22 |
|
21 |
Ohio State (20-4) |
26 |
18 |
24 |
22 |
90 |
23 |
|
22 |
New Mexico (24-4) |
18 |
20 |
31 |
24 |
93 |
NR |
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23 |
Cal Poly (17-7) |
23 |
16 |
25 |
30 |
94 |
18 |
|
24 |
Coastal Carolina (18-4) |
26 |
31 |
22 |
19 |
98 |
15 |
|
25 |
Florida State (16-8) |
26 |
31 |
19 |
23 |
99 |
NR |
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.
10 in one poll, No. 24 in another.
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