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May 16, 2011
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Virginia is unanimous No. 1 in CBI
Composite Poll
South Carolina rises to second, Vanderbilt falls to third,
Florida up to fourth
 After
winning its ACC series at home against Miami (Fla.), Virginia is No. 1 for the
fifth consecutive week in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Cavaliers took two of three from the Hurricanes. Virginia
lost the opener on Friday before winning on Saturday and Sunday. The Cavaliers are first in
all four polls.
South Carolina enjoyed a 4-1 week to move up one spot to No. 2.
The Gamecocks defeated Presbyterian and Charleston Southern before taking two
of three from nationally-ranked Arkansas. South
Carolina is second in two polls and third in the other two.
Vanderbilt went 2-2 to fall one place to third. The Commodores
won at Louisville on Tuesday before dropping two of three at home to Florida.
Vanderbilt is third in two polls, fifth in one and seventh in the other.
Florida moved up two places to No. 4. The Gators beat UNF on
Wednesday before winning two of three at Vanderbilt. Florida is fourth in two
polls, fifth in one and sixth in the other.
Texas slipped one spot to fifth. The Longhorns swept a
doubleheader from Texas Southern on Saturday. Texas is fourth in one poll,
fifth in two polls and sixth in the other.
Three teams return to this week's poll. Connecticut is in at
No. 18, UC Irvine checks in at No. 19 and Fresno State sits at No. 20.
There are six ACC teams in this week's poll. There are three teams from the Big 12 and the
SEC, as well as two teams from the Big West and the Pac-10. There are single entries
from the Big East, 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.
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CBI Composite Poll (5/16/11) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Virginia (45-6) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
South Carolina (41-11) |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
|
3 |
Vanderbilt (42-8) |
7 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
2 |
|
4 |
Florida (39-13) |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
6 |
|
5 |
Texas (38-12) |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
4 |
|
6 |
Oregon State (37-12) |
2 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
21 |
5 |
|
7 |
Florida State (39-13) |
4 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
8 |
|
8 |
TCU (36-15) |
10 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
35 |
9 |
|
9 |
Oklahoma (39-13) |
13 |
12 |
7 |
8 |
40 |
11 |
|
10 |
Cal State Fullerton (36-14) |
9 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
40 |
10 |
|
11 |
Arizona State (36-13) |
8 |
13 |
8 |
12 |
41 |
7 |
|
12 |
Texas A&M (36-16) |
11 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
46 |
13 |
|
13 |
Georgia Tech (37-15) |
12 |
8 |
15 |
14 |
49 |
12 |
|
14 |
North Carolina (40-12) |
17 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
60 |
14 |
|
15 |
Clemson (36-16) |
18 |
18 |
12 |
15 |
63 |
16 |
|
16 |
Southern Miss (37-13) |
14 |
21 |
20 |
17 |
72 |
15 |
|
17 |
Miami (Fla.) (32-18) |
16 |
15 |
23 |
22 |
76 |
18 |
|
18 |
Connecticut (36-14-1) |
15 |
14 |
24 |
24 |
77 |
NR |
|
19 |
UC Irvine (34-13) |
26 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
77 |
NR |
|
20 |
Fresno State (36-11) |
20 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
78 |
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: Connecticut is No.
14 in one poll, No. 24 in two others.
Past Polls
May
9: 1. Virginia 2. Vanderbilt 3. South Carolina 4. Texas 5.
Oregon State
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 by Jimmy Jones)
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