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March 21, 2011
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida sits atop CBI Composite Poll for fifth
straight week
Top three spots are unanimous, with Vanderbilt second and
Virginia third
 For
the fifth straight week, the Florida Gators are No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Gators put together a strong 4-0 week, beating No. 5
Florida State on Tuesday before sweeping a three-game SEC set at No. 7 LSU. It
was their first sweep of the Tigers in Baton Rouge. Florida is first in all
four national polls.
Vanderbilt holds second after a 3-1 week. The Commodores
defeated Purdue on Tuesday before taking two of three at home from Mississippi
State. Vanderbilt is No. 2 in all four polls.
Virginia rose three spots to third. The Cavaliers went 3-1,
with a win over James Madison on Wednesday prior to taking two of three at
home from No. 5 Florida State. Virginia is third in all four polls.
Texas climbed four places to No. 4. The Longhorns were 4-0 at
home, with a victory over Texas State and a three-game Big 12 sweep of Kansas
State. Texas is fourth in one poll, fifth in two and sixth in the other.
South Carolina holds steady in fifth. The Gamecocks had a 3-2
week, losing to Furman on Tuesday, winning against Wofford on Wednesday before
taking two of three from Georgia. South Carolina is fourth in two polls, sixth
in one and seventh in the other.
Texas A&M elevated four spots to No. 8, while North Carolina
also jumped four places to No. 13.
Georgia Tech returned to the poll this week at No. 12.
There are five teams from the SEC, including four of the top
10. There are also five from the ACC. There are three Big 12 teams and three
Pac-10 squads, two from the Big
West and single entries
from the Mountain West and WAC.
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 (3/21/11) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Florida (18-2) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
Vanderbilt (19-2) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
|
3 |
Virginia (19-2) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
|
4 |
Texas (15-5) |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
8 |
|
5 |
South Carolina (14-4) |
4 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
21 |
5 |
|
6 |
Arizona State (15-4) |
6 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
23 |
9 |
|
7 |
Florida State (16-4) |
7 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
27 |
4 |
|
8 |
Texas A&M (15-5) |
8 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
32 |
12 |
|
9 |
Oklahoma (17-5) |
9 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
34 |
3 |
|
10 |
LSU (16-4) |
11 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
40 |
7 |
|
11 |
TCU (12-7) |
14 |
13 |
11 |
14 |
52 |
10 |
|
12 |
Georgia Tech (17-4) |
17 |
12 |
17 |
15 |
61 |
NR |
|
13 |
North Carolina (18-3) |
18 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
62 |
17 |
|
14 |
UC Irvine (14-2) |
26 |
11 |
15 |
11 |
63 |
15 |
|
15 |
Arizona (15-5) |
15 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
64 |
11 |
|
16 |
Cal State Fullerton (11-7) |
13 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
66 |
16 |
|
17 |
Clemson (10-7) |
19 |
15 |
14 |
19 |
67 |
14 |
|
18 |
Fresno State (14-2) |
10 |
20 |
21 |
17 |
68 |
20 |
|
19 |
Arkansas (15-4) |
26 |
22 |
12 |
13 |
73 |
13 |
|
20 |
Stanford (6-5) |
12 |
18 |
20 |
23 |
73 |
18 |
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: UC Irvine is No.
11 in two polls, unranked in another.
March
14: 1. Florida, 2. Vanderbilt 3. Oklahoma 4. Florida St. 5. S. Carolina
March 7: 1. Florida, t2. Oklahoma, t2. Vanderbilt 4. S. Carolina, 5. Florida
St.
Feb. 28: 1. Florida, 2. Vanderbilt,
3. Oklahoma, 4. South Carolina, 5. UCLA
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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