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April 19, 2010
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Arizona State is unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Texas climbs to second, Georgia Tech is up to third, Virginia
drops to fourth
 The Arizona State Sun Devils
avoided a loss this past week to remain No. 1 in the latest CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
Arizona State, under head coach Tim Esmay (left), is first in all four
national polls. The Sun Devils swept a three-game Pac-10 series with USC to
raise its record to 31-3.
Texas took a two-step jump to No. 2. The
Longhorns are second in three polls and third in one. Texas topped Texas State
on Tuesday before taking three from Big 12 rival Texas A&M.
Georgia Tech also climbed two spots to
No. 3. The Yellow Jackets won at Georgia on Wednesday before sweeping an ACC
series with No. 17 Clemson.
Virginia fell one place to fourth. The
Cavaliers lost at VMI on Wednesday before taking two of three from in-state
foe Virginia Tech.
LSU moved up one spot to No. 5. The
Tigers topped Tulane before sweeping a three-game SEC set from Alabama.
Cal State Fullerton rose four places to
No. 16, while UCLA and Oklahoma both dropped five spots.
Arizona, Kansas State, California and Vanderbilt entered this
week's poll, while Oregon State, Clemson, Ole Miss and Western Kentucky
dropped out.
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 (4/19/10) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Arizona State (31-3) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
Texas (30-7) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
|
3 |
Georgia Tech (31-5) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
|
4 |
Virginia (29-9) |
2 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
3 |
|
5 |
LSU (30-6) |
8 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
6 |
|
6 |
Arkansas (31-6) |
9 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
26 |
8 |
|
7 |
UCLA (27-5) |
5 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
26 |
2 |
|
8 |
Florida State (28-9) |
6 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
36 |
7 |
|
9 |
Coastal Carolina (32-5) |
12 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
36 |
11 |
|
10 |
South Carolina (28-8) |
10 |
5 |
14 |
10 |
39 |
10 |
|
11 |
Florida (25-10) |
7 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
42 |
9 |
|
12 |
TCU (27-7) |
11 |
14 |
8 |
12 |
45 |
12 |
|
13 |
Miami (Fla.) (27-9) |
14 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
50 |
15 |
|
14 |
Louisville (29-6) |
13 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
50 |
13 |
|
15 |
Arizona (26-9) |
17 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
68 |
NR |
|
16 |
Cal State Fullerton (20-13) |
16 |
16 |
19 |
21 |
72 |
20 |
|
17 |
Kansas State (26-8) |
26 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
77 |
NR |
|
18 |
California (22-11) |
15 |
15 |
25 |
23 |
78 |
NR |
|
19 |
Oklahoma (26-10) |
24 |
20 |
17 |
18 |
79 |
14 |
|
20 |
Vanderbilt (29-9) |
23 |
28 |
15 |
15 |
81 |
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.
2 in one poll, No. 1 in another.
(photo courtesy of ASU Media Relations Office)
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