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July 1, 2010
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
South Carolina takes top spot in final CBI
Composite Poll
UCLA sits second, TCU takes third, Oklahoma is fourth, Clemson
is fifth
 After
winning its first national championship in baseball, South Carolina was the
unanimous No. 1 in the final CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Gamecocks, under head coach Ray Tanner (right), swept
through their regional and super regional before losing their first game at
the College World Series. South Carolina battled back to win four straight to
reach the championship series, then took care of UCLA in two games to claim
the title.
The Bruins finished second in each of the four national polls
to place No. 2 in the CBI Composite Poll.
TCU reached the College World Series for the first time and was
third in all four polls to sit No. 3 in the CBI Composite Poll.
Oklahoma, the team which defeated South Carolina in their first
meeting in Omaha, was fifth in all four polls and finished No. 4 in the CBI
Composite Poll.
Clemson finished tied for third at the College World Series.
The Tigers were fourth in three of the national polls and 10th in the Baseball America
poll to sit at No. 5 in the CBI Composite Poll.
Rounding out the Top 10 in the CBI Composite Poll were Florida
State, Arizona State, Florida, Texas and Virginia. The Sun Devils and the
Cavaliers were tied for first in the CBI Composite Poll at the end of the
regular season.
Alabama climbed back into the poll at No. 16 and Texas A&M
returned at No. 20. Rice and Connecticut both fell out of the poll.
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 (7/1/10) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
South Carolina (54-16) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
|
2 |
UCLA (51-17) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
|
3 |
TCU (54-14) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
|
4 |
Oklahoma (50-18) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
12 |
|
5 |
Clemson (45-25) |
10 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
22 |
20 |
|
6 |
Florida State (48-20) |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
24 |
13 |
|
7 |
Arizona State (52-10) |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
25 |
T1 |
|
8 |
Florida (47-17) |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
31 |
5 |
|
9 |
Texas (50-13) |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
36 |
T3 |
|
10 |
Virginia (51-14) |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
38 |
T1 |
|
11 |
Coastal Carolina (55-10) |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
45 |
T3 |
|
12 |
Cal State Fullerton (46-18) |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
47 |
7 |
|
13 |
Miami (Fla.) (43-20) |
15 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
56 |
14 |
|
T14 |
Arkansas (43-21) |
13 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
56 |
16 |
|
T14 |
Vanderbilt (46-20) |
14 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
56 |
19 |
|
16 |
Alabama (42-25) |
16 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
68 |
NR |
|
17 |
Georgia Tech (47-15) |
18 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
68 |
10 |
|
18 |
Louisville (50-14) |
17 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
69 |
9 |
|
19 |
Auburn (43-21) |
19 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
77 |
15 |
|
20 |
Texas A&M (43-21-1) |
23 |
18 |
24 |
21 |
86 |
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: Clemson is No.
4 in three polls, No. 10 in the other.
(photo by Sean Ryan)
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