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March 15, 2010
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Virginia climbs to No. 1 in the CBI Composite Poll
Arizona State moves up to second, Georgia Tech rises to third,
Texas is fourth
 By sitting
on top of two of the national polls, the Virginia Cavaliers make their first
appearance at No. 1 in the latest CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
After its series victory at Florida State, Virginia is first in the
Baseball America and NCBWA polls, and second in the Collegiate Baseball and USA Today/ESPN polls.
The Cavaliers, led by head coach Brian O'Connor (pictured) won at William and
Mary before taking two of three from the Seminoles in their opening ACC series
in Tallahassee.
Arizona State climbed two spots to
second. The Sun Devils are first in the Collegiate Baseball and USA
Today/ESPN polls, second in the NCBWA, but 10th in the Baseball America
poll. ASU defeated Grand Canyon on Tuesday before sweeping a three-game series
from Auburn.
Georgia Tech also rose two places to
third. The Yellow Jackets are third in two polls and fourth in the other two.
Tech swept a three-game ACC set from Wake Forest.
Texas moves up two rungs to fourth. The
Longhorns defeated Texas State on Tuesday and took four from Iowa over the
weekend.
After losing two of three this past
weekend at home to Kansas, LSU fell from No. 1 to No. 5. Florida State dropped
from second to sixth after its series loss to Virginia.
Oklahoma used a 4-1 week to rise four
spots to No. 16. Vanderbilt enters the poll at No. 17.
North Carolina dropped from No. 13 to
No. 18 after its ACC series loss at Duke. East Carolina fell out of the poll
after its 1-3 West Coast trip.
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 (3/15/10) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Virginia (12-3) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
|
2 |
Arizona State (15-0) |
10 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
|
3 |
Georgia Tech (13-1) |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
5 |
|
4 |
Texas (13-3) |
2 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
6 |
|
5 |
LSU (13-2) |
7 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
19 |
1 |
|
6 |
Florida State (13-2) |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
2 |
|
7 |
TCU (12-2) |
4 |
12 |
7 |
8 |
31 |
8 |
|
8 |
Florida (11-3) |
6 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
36 |
7 |
|
9 |
Clemson (13-1) |
11 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
37 |
11 |
|
10 |
Louisville (14-1) |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
37 |
10 |
|
11 |
Coastal Carolina (15-2) |
8 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
40 |
9 |
|
12 |
UCLA (13-0) |
12 |
7 |
13 |
10 |
42 |
12 |
|
13 |
Miami (Fla.) (10-4) |
17 |
15 |
11 |
14 |
57 |
14 |
|
14 |
Arkansas (12-3) |
13 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
58 |
15 |
|
15 |
Oregon State (10-3) |
18 |
13 |
15 |
18 |
64 |
16 |
|
16 |
Oklahoma (15-2) |
25 |
14 |
16 |
13 |
68 |
20 |
|
17 |
Vanderbilt (14-1) |
19 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
71 |
NR |
|
18 |
North Carolina (12-4) |
24 |
22 |
17 |
17 |
80 |
13 |
|
19 |
Mississippi (12-4) |
21 |
20 |
22 |
19 |
82 |
18 |
|
20 |
Rice (10-7) |
14 |
31 |
19 |
22 |
86 |
19 |
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: Arizona
State in No.
1 in two polls, No. 10 in another.
(photo by Jimmy Jones)
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