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May 23, 2011
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
South Carolina climbs to top spot in CBI Composite
Poll
Vanderbilt rises to second, Texas up to third, Florida stays
in fourth
 After
going 3-1 this week, including a series win at Alabama, South Carolina is No.
1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Gamecocks defeated UNC Asheville on Tuesday to start the
week. South Carolina lost in Tuscaloosa on Thursday before winning on Friday
and Saturday to claim a share of the SEC regular-season crown and earn the top
seed in the SEC tournament. The Gamecocks are first in all four polls.
Vanderbilt won its series at Georgia to rise one place to
second. The Commodores lost to the Bulldogs on Friday before rallying on
Friday and Saturday to force a three-way tie at the top of the SEC standings.
Vanderbilt is second in two polls, third in one and fourth in the other.
Texas was victorious in its series with Texas A&M to jumps two
spots to No. 3. The Longhorns won in College Station on Thursday and won at
home on Friday before falling to the Aggies on Saturday. Texas tied for the
regular-season title in the Big 12 with Texas A&M and will be the top seed in
the Big 12 tourney. The Longhorns are second in one poll, third in one and
fourth in the other two.
Florida went 2-2 to remain at No. 4. The Gators lost at home to
Jacksonville on Tuesday before taking two of three at home from Kentucky.
Florida tied for the regular-season title in the SEC. The Gators are second in
one poll, third in one and fifth in the other two.
Virginia was swept at North Carolina to fall from first to
fifth. The Cavaliers tied for the best record in the ACC and will be the No. 1
seed in the ACC tourney. Virginnia is third in one poll, fourth in one and
fifth in the other two.
Two teams return to this week's poll. Rice comes in at No. 16
and UCLA sneaks in at No. 20.
There are six ACC teams in this week's poll. There are three teams from the Big 12,
Pac-10 and
SEC, as well as two teams from the Big West. There are single entries
from the Big East, 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 (5/23/11) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
South Carolina (44-12) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
Vanderbilt (44-9) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
|
3 |
Texas (40-13) |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
5 |
|
4 |
Florida (41-15) |
3 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
15 |
4 |
|
5 |
Virginia (45-9) |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
|
6 |
TCU (40-15) |
10 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
8 |
|
7 |
Arizona State (38-14) |
8 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
34 |
11 |
|
8 |
Oregon State (38-14) |
6 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
35 |
6 |
|
9 |
North Carolina (44-12) |
12 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
35 |
14 |
|
10 |
Florida State (40-15) |
7 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
36 |
7 |
|
11 |
Cal State Fullerton (37-14) |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
41 |
10 |
|
12 |
Georgia Tech (39-17) |
11 |
8 |
17 |
15 |
51 |
13 |
|
13 |
Texas A&M (38-18) |
13 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
53 |
12 |
|
14 |
Clemson (39-17) |
14 |
18 |
10 |
14 |
56 |
15 |
|
15 |
Oklahoma (40-15) |
18 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
56 |
9 |
|
16 |
Rice (38-18) |
16 |
20 |
15 |
17 |
68 |
NR |
|
17 |
Connecticut (39-15-1) |
15 |
15 |
22 |
22 |
74 |
18 |
|
18 |
UC Irvine (37-14) |
24 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
75 |
19 |
|
19 |
Miami (Fla.) (34-20) |
17 |
16 |
23 |
21 |
77 |
17 |
|
20 |
UCLA (31-20) |
23 |
17 |
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: Georgia Tech
is No.
8 in one poll, No. 17 in another.
Past Polls
May
16: 1. Virginia 2. South Carolina 3. Vanderbilt 4. Florida 5. Texas
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 Craig Jackson)
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