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May 9, 2011
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Virginia remains No. 1 in CBI
Composite Poll
Vanderbilt rises to second, South Carolina drops to third,
Texas up to fourth
 After
a win and a weekend of exams, Virginia remains No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Cavaliers won 14-3 on Tuesday at VCU. Virginia was off the
rest of the week for final exams. The Cavaliers are first in three polls and second in the
other.
Vanderbilt went 2-1 to stay in second. The Commodores won their
SEC series at Kentucky over the weekend. The Commodores are first in the NCBWA
poll, second in two polls and third in the other.
South Carolina went 2-2 to fall to third. After winning at
Wofford on Wednesday, the Gamecocks dropped two of three at Ole Miss. South
Carolina is third in two polls and fourth in the other two.
Texas went 3-1 to move up two spots to No. 4. The Longhorns
topped Prairie View A&M on Tuesday before winning two of three Big 12 contests
at Nebraska. Texas is fourth in two polls, fifth in one poll and sixth in the
other.
Oregon State went 2-2 to stay at No. 5. The Beavers lost to
Oregon on Tuesday before taking two of three Pac-10 games from California. OSU
is second in one poll, third in one poll, seventh in one poll and 10th in the
other.
Two teams are new to this week's poll. Stetson enters at
No. 19 and Arkansas returns at No. 20.
There are six ACC teams in this week's poll and four from the
SEC. There are three teams from the Big 12 and the Pac-10. There are single entries
from the Atlantic Sun, 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 (5/9/11) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Virginia (43-5) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Vanderbilt (40-6) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
|
3 |
South Carolina (37-10) |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
2 |
|
4 |
Texas (36-12) |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
19 |
6 |
|
5 |
Oregon State (34-11) |
2 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
22 |
5 |
|
6 |
Florida (36-12) |
8 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
24 |
4 |
|
7 |
Arizona State (35-11) |
6 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
25 |
7 |
|
8 |
Florida State (36-12) |
7 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
30 |
8 |
|
9 |
TCU (33-14) |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
37 |
9 |
|
10 |
Cal State Fullerton (33-13) |
9 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
43 |
11 |
|
11 |
Oklahoma (35-13) |
14 |
14 |
8 |
12 |
48 |
t12 |
|
12 |
Georgia Tech (33-14) |
13 |
9 |
15 |
13 |
50 |
t12 |
|
13 |
Texas A&M (32-16) |
11 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
51 |
10 |
|
14 |
North Carolina (37-10) |
17 |
17 |
11 |
9 |
54 |
14 |
|
15 |
Southern Miss (36-11) |
12 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
62 |
15 |
|
16 |
Clemson (32-15) |
20 |
20 |
13 |
16 |
69 |
17 |
|
17 |
UCLA (27-16) |
24 |
13 |
20 |
19 |
76 |
20 |
|
18 |
Miami (Fla.) (31-16) |
16 |
16 |
23 |
23 |
78 |
18 |
|
19 |
Stetson (37-10) |
15 |
19 |
23 |
22 |
79 |
NR |
|
20 |
Arkansas (32-15) |
23 |
28 |
16 |
17 |
84 |
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: Arkansas is No.
16 in one poll, No. 28 in another.
Past Polls
May 2: 1. Virginia 2. South Carolina 3. Vanderbilt 4. Florida 5.
Oregon State
April
25: 1. Virginia 2. South Carolina 3. Vanderbilt 4. Florida 5. Texas
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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