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May 24, 2010
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Longhorns still on top in CBI Composite Poll
Same Top 3 spots with Texas, Virginia, Arizona State; Florida
up to fourth
 With
a three-game sweep at Missouri, the
Texas Longhorns remained at No. 1 in the latest CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
Texas is first in the Collegiate
Baseball, NCBWA and USA Today/ESPN polls and second in the
Baseball America poll. The Longhorns tuned up for the Big 12 Tournament
with three wins in Columbia against Missouri.
Virginia is first in the Baseball
America poll, second in two polls and third in one poll to place second in
the CBI Poll. The Cavaliers won two of three at No. 13 Miami to secure the top
seed in the ACC Tournament.
Arizona State is second in one poll and
third in three polls to sit third in the CBI Poll. The Sun Devils won at
Arizona before taking two of three from Oregon State to stay in first in the
Pac-10.
Florida moved up one spot to fourth. The
Gators defeated UNF before taking two of three at South Carolina to clinch the
top seed in the SEC Tournament.
Coastal Carolina dropped one spot to
fifth. The Chanticleers lost a non-conference contest to College of Charleston
before taking two from Radford to remain undefeated in Big South play.
UCLA defeated UC Santa Barbara before
sweeping a three-game Pac-10 series at California. The Bruins jumped five
spots to sixth.
South Carolina fell four places to 10th
after its series loss to Florida. Florida State dropped six spots to No. 14
after being swept in a three-game ACC series at Clemson.
Clemson (No. 17) and San Diego (No. 20)
entered the poll this week, while Mississippi and Virginia Tech 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 (5/24/10) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Texas (46-8) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Virginia (45-10) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
|
3 |
Arizona State (45-7) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
|
4 |
Florida (40-13) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
|
5 |
Coastal Carolina (47-7) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
4 |
|
6 |
UCLA (41-11) |
7 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
30 |
11 |
|
7 |
TCU (43-11) |
6 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
31 |
9 |
|
8 |
Georgia Tech (44-11) |
11 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
33 |
7 |
|
9 |
Cal State Fullerton (37-15) |
8 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
36 |
10 |
|
10 |
South Carolina (43-13) |
10 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
36 |
6 |
|
11 |
Louisville (46-10) |
9 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
40 |
12 |
|
12 |
Oklahoma (42-14) |
12 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
52 |
14 |
|
13 |
Miami (Fla.) (39-15) |
17 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
54 |
13 |
|
14 |
Florida State (39-16) |
14 |
17 |
13 |
14 |
58 |
8 |
|
15 |
Auburn (39-17) |
13 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
59 |
17 |
|
16 |
Arkansas (40-16) |
15 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
60 |
15 |
|
17 |
Clemson (37-19) |
25 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
76 |
NR |
|
18 |
Connecticut (43-12) |
19 |
22 |
18 |
19 |
78 |
20 |
|
19 |
Vanderbilt (40-15) |
24 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
79 |
19 |
|
20 |
San Diego (33-18) |
16 |
15 |
26 |
23 |
80 |
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: San Diego is No.
15 in one poll, No. 26 in another.
(photo courtesy of Texas Media Relations Office)
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