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Jan. 31, 2011
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
TCU takes top spot in preseason CBI Composite Poll
UCLA sits second, Florida takes third, Vanderbilt comes in
fourth
 After
reaching the College World Series for the first time in 2010, TCU starts 2011
in the top position in the preseason CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Horned Frogs posted a record of 54-14 a season ago. TCU was
first in two preseason polls, second in one and third in the other.
National runner-up UCLA was a close second, one point behind
TCU. The Bruins reached the CWS Championship Series for the first time in
school history in 2010. UCLA was first in one poll, second in two and third in
the other.
Florida came in third, one point behind UCLA and two behind
TCU. With a young squad a season ago, the Gators went 47-17 and reached the
College World Series. Florida was first in one poll, second in one and third
in the other two.
Vanderbilt checked in at No. 4. The Commodores were 46-20 in
2010, reaching the Super Regionals. Vanderbilt is still looking for its first
trip to Omaha. The Commodores were fourth in three polls and fifth in the
other.
Oklahoma came in fifth, followed by Clemson, Texas, defending
national champion South Carolina, Cal State Fullerton and Oregon.
Five teams which were not ranked in the final 2010 CBI
Composite poll appeared in the preseason poll: No. 10 Oregon, No. 13 Stanford,
No. 16 Connecticut, No. 17 LSU and No. 18 Rice.
There are five ACC teams and four teams from both the Pac-10
and SEC in the preseason poll. There are three Big 12 teams and single entries
from the Big East, Big West, Conference USA 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 (1/31/11) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
TCU (54-14) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
|
2 |
UCLA (51-17) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
|
3 |
Florida (47-17) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
|
4 |
Vanderbilt (46-20) |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
14 |
|
5 |
Oklahoma (50-18) |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
22 |
4 |
|
6 |
Clemson (45-25) |
10 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
26 |
5 |
|
7 |
Texas (50-13) |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
26 |
9 |
|
8 |
South Carolina (54-16) |
7 |
14 |
8 |
8 |
37 |
1 |
|
9 |
Cal State Fullerton (46-18) |
8 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
38 |
12 |
|
10 |
Oregon (40-24) |
14 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
45 |
NR |
|
11 |
Arizona State (52-10) |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
45 |
7 |
|
12 |
Florida State (48-20) |
12 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
46 |
6 |
|
13 |
Stanford (31-25) |
13 |
10 |
14 |
16 |
53 |
NR |
|
14 |
Texas A&M (43-21-1) |
21 |
8 |
16 |
13 |
58 |
20 |
|
15 |
Virginia (51-14) |
15 |
17 |
13 |
14 |
59 |
10 |
|
16 |
Connecticut (48-16) |
9 |
16 |
17 |
22 |
64 |
NR |
|
17 |
LSU (41-22) |
22 |
15 |
19 |
15 |
71 |
NR |
|
18 |
Rice (40-23) |
18 |
21 |
15 |
17 |
71 |
NR |
|
19 |
Miami (Fla.) (43-20) |
24 |
18 |
20 |
18 |
80 |
13 |
|
20 |
Georgia Tech (47-15) |
26 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
85 |
17 |
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: Texas A&M is No.
8 in one poll, No. 21 in another.
(photo courtesy of TCU Media Relations Office)
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