April 25, 2011
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Virginia remains unanimous No. 1 in CBI
Composite Poll
South Carolina stays in second, Vanderbilt sits third,
Florida up to fourth
After
a 4-1 week, including an ACC series victory over NC State, Virginia remains a
unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Cavaliers won 12-0 at Radford on Tuesday and beat Richmond
12-1 on Wednesday. After being rained out on Friday, the Wolfpack defeated UVa
6-2 in the opener of Saturday's doubleheader before the Cavs took the nightcap
3-1 and won the series with a 7-6 victory on Sunday.
South Carolina went 3-1 to stay at No. 2. The
Gamecocks won at College of Charleston on Tuesday before winning two of three
SEC contests at Mississippi State. South Carolina is second in two polls and
third in the other two.
Vanderbilt had a 3-0 week to remain third. The Commodores swept
a three-game SEC set at home from LSU. Vanderbilt is second in two polls,
third in one and fourth in the other.
Florida went 3-1 to rise one spot to fourth. The Gators lost at
UCF on Wednesday before sweeping a three-game SEC series at home against
Alabama. Florida is fourth in one poll and fifth in the other three.
Texas was 3-1 and dropped one place to fifth. The Longhorns
topped Texas-Pan American on Tuesday before taking two of three Big 12
contests at Kansas. Texas is
fourth in two polls, fifth in one poll and seventh in the other.
There are two new teams in this week's poll. Southern Miss
checks in at No. 16 and Miami (Fla.) is No. 17.
There are five ACC teams in this week's poll and four from the
SEC, including three of the top four. There are three teams from the Big 12
and Pac-10, two from the Big West and single entries
from Conference USA, 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.
|
CBI Composite Poll (4/25/11) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
1 |
Virginia (40-4) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
South Carolina (31-8) |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
Vanderbilt (35-5) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
Florida (31-10) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
5 |
5 |
Texas (30-10) |
7 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
4 |
6 |
Texas A&M (29-11) |
6 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
28 |
7 |
7 |
Oregon State (29-8) |
3 |
6 |
12 |
9 |
30 |
8 |
8 |
Arizona State (28-9) |
8 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
31 |
9 |
9 |
TCU (29-11) |
11 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
35 |
10 |
10 |
Florida State (31-10) |
9 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
38 |
11 |
11 |
Cal State Fullerton (28-11) |
10 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
44 |
6 |
12 |
Georgia Tech (30-11) |
12 |
9 |
13 |
11 |
45 |
12 |
13 |
Oklahoma (29-11) |
14 |
15 |
10 |
13 |
52 |
15 |
14 |
Fresno State (28-7) |
13 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
60 |
14 |
15 |
North Carolina (32-10) |
18 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
64 |
13 |
16 |
Southern Miss (30-9) |
15 |
19 |
20 |
17 |
71 |
NR |
17 |
Miami (Fla.) (27-13) |
16 |
14 |
23 |
19 |
72 |
NR |
18 |
UCLA (21-14) |
24 |
13 |
19 |
20 |
76 |
17 |
19 |
Arkansas (28-11) |
26 |
22 |
14 |
16 |
78 |
16 |
20 |
UC Irvine (26-10) |
26 |
20 |
17 |
18 |
81 |
20 |
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: Arkansas is No.
14 in one poll, unranked in another.
Past Polls
April
18: 1. Virginia 2. South Carolina 3. Vanderbilt 4. Texas 5. Florida
April
11: 1. Vanderbilt 2. Virginia 3. South Carolina 4. Florida 5.
Texas
April 4: 1. Vanderbilt 2. Virginia 3. South Carolina 4. Florida 5.
Arizona State
March
28: t1. Vanderbilt t1. Virginia 3. S. Carolina 4. Florida 5. Texas A&M
March
21: 1. Florida, 2. Vanderbilt 3. Virginia 4. Texas 5. South Carolina
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 courtesy of Virginia Media Relations Office)
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