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Feb. 28, 2011
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida is unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll
Vanderbilt climbs to second, Oklahoma is third, South Carolina
rises to
fourth
 With
four victories this past week, including a three-game home sweep of Boston
College, Florida is the unanimous No. 1 team in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Gators defeated Florida Atlantic on Tuesday before wins
over the Eagles on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Florida was
first in all four national polls.
Vanderbilt went 3-1 this past week to climb one spot to No. 2.
The Commodores beat Belmont on Wednesday before taking two of three from
then-No. 10 Stanford. Vanderbilt is second in three polls and third in the
other.
Oklahoma picked up five home wins to rise two places to third.
The Sooners took two from Arkansas-Pine Bluff and three from Oakland. OU is
second in one poll and third in the other three.
Defending national champion South Carolina earned three wins to
bump up three spots to fourth. The Gamecocks swept a three-game home set from
Southern Illinois. South Carolina is fourth in three polls and sixth in the
other.
UCLA went 2-2 and fell from second to fifth. The Bruins beat
Pepperdine on Tuesday before dropping two of three at home to San Jose State.
UCLA is fifth in two polls, sixth in one and eighth in the other.
Florida State was the biggest riser, jumping five spots to No.
6. The Seminoles beat Jacksonville and took three from Hofstra.
There are two new teams in this week's rankings. Arkansas is
6-0 and checks in at No. 18, while UC Irvine brings a 7-0 mark to the No. 20
spot.
There are five teams from the SEC, including three of the top
four. There are four teams from both the ACC and Pac-10. There are three Big 12 teams, two from the Big
West and single entries
from Conference USA and the 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 (2/28/11) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Florida (7-0) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
Vanderbilt (7-1) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
|
3 |
Oklahoma (9-0) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
|
4 |
South Carolina (6-0) |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
18 |
7 |
|
5 |
UCLA (5-2) |
5 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
24 |
2 |
|
6 |
Florida State (7-0) |
11 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
27 |
11 |
|
7 |
Clemson (5-1) |
12 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
32 |
8 |
|
8 |
TCU (4-3) |
8 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
36 |
4 |
|
9 |
Arizona State (6-1) |
10 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
39 |
9 |
|
10 |
Texas (5-3) |
6 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
42 |
6 |
|
11 |
LSU (7-0) |
19 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
46 |
15 |
|
12 |
Virginia (6-1) |
13 |
15 |
8 |
10 |
46 |
12 |
|
13 |
Cal State Fullerton (4-3) |
7 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
48 |
14 |
|
14 |
Stanford (4-3) |
9 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
53 |
10 |
|
15 |
Texas A&M (6-1) |
20 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
55 |
13 |
|
16 |
Oregon (4-3) |
15 |
18 |
20 |
21 |
74 |
16 |
|
17 |
North Carolina (6-1) |
23 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
76 |
19 |
|
18 |
Arkansas (6-0) |
26 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
78 |
NR |
|
19 |
Rice (5-3) |
21 |
23 |
17 |
20 |
81 |
18 |
|
20 |
UC Irvine (7-0) |
25 |
22 |
21 |
19 |
87 |
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: LSU is No.
7 in one poll, No. 19 in another.
Feb. 21: 1. Florida, 2. UCLA, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. TCU, 5. Oklahoma
Preseason Poll: 1. TCU, 2. UCLA, 3. Florida, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Oklahoma
(photo by Jimmy Jones)
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