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Feb. 1, 2010
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Texas takes top spot in CBI Composite Preseason Poll
LSU sits second, Virginia places third, Cal State Fullerton is
fourth
 By sitting
on top of all four national polls, the Texas Longhorns are No. 1
in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Preseason Poll.
The national runner-up a season ago, the Longhorns were 50-16-1 in 2009. Texas
returns 22 lettermen from a year ago, including five positional starters and
10 pitchers. The Longhorns were second in the country with a 2.95 ERA and
return all four starting pitchers, including sophomore Taylor Jungmann
(pictured right).
Defending national champion LSU is
second in the CBI Composite Poll. The Tigers, 56-17 a season ago, are second
in three of the polls and third in the other.
After making its first trip to the
College World Series, Virginia checks in at No. 3. The Cavaliers are second in
one poll, third in two polls and fourth in the other. Virginia posted a record
of 49-15-1 in 2009.
Cal State Fullerton comes in at No. 4.
The Titans are third in one poll and fourth in three polls. The Titans were
47-16 a season ago, reaching the College World Series.
Rice rounds out the top five. The Owls were 43-18 a year ago,
finishing ninth in the final CBI Composite Poll for 2009.
There are six teams from the ACC in the
CBI Composite Poll, and four from the SEC. There are two teams from the Big
West, Conference USA and Pac-10. There are single entries from
the Big East, Big South, Big 12 and Mountain West.
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 (2/1/10) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Texas (50-16-1) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
LSU (56-17) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
|
3 |
Virginia (49-15-1) |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
6 |
|
4 |
Cal State Fullerton (47-16) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
7 |
|
5 |
Rice (43-18) |
5 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
27 |
9 |
|
6 |
Florida State (45-18) |
9 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
27 |
10 |
|
7 |
UC Irvine (45-15) |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
30 |
11 |
|
8 |
Georgia Tech (38-19-1) |
6 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
31 |
19 |
|
9 |
Arizona State (51-14) |
14 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
35 |
3 |
|
10 |
Florida (42-22) |
7 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
35 |
13 |
|
11 |
TCU (40-18) |
11 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
49 |
14 |
|
12 |
Miami (Fla.) (38-22) |
16 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
53 |
21 |
|
13 |
North Carolina (48-18) |
20 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
57 |
4 |
|
14 |
Clemson (44-22) |
15 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
60 |
15 |
|
15 |
Coastal Carolina (47-16) |
12 |
17 |
17 |
19 |
65 |
23 |
|
16 |
Oregon State (37-19) |
25 |
10 |
18 |
14 |
67 |
24 |
|
17 |
East Carolina (46-20) |
18 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
70 |
17 |
|
18 |
Louisville (47-18) |
13 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
71 |
16 |
|
19 |
Arkansas (41-24) |
17 |
23 |
15 |
16 |
71 |
5 |
|
20 |
Mississippi (44-20) |
24 |
22 |
20 |
17 |
83 |
12 |
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: Oregon
State in No. 10 in one poll, No. 25 in another.
(photo courtesy of Texas Media Relations
Office)
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