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March 5, 2012
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida is unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Top seven spots stay the same, Stanford still second, South Carolina
third
 After
sweeping a three-game series at nationally-ranked Miami (Fla.), Florida
is a unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Gators won 7-5 on Friday, 13-5 on Saturday and 8-5 in
Sunday against the Hurricanes in Coral Gables. Florida is first in all four
polls.
Stanford suffered its first loss of the season, but won three
of the four to stay in second. The Cardinal defeated UC Davis on Tuesday
before dropping the series opener at Fresno State on Friday. Stanford
rebounded to win the final two to take the series. Stanford is second in three
polls and third in the other.
South Carolina went 3-1 and stayed at No. 3. The Gamecocks
defeated Presbyterian on Tuesday before taking two of three from Clemson. South Carolina is second in one poll
and third in the other three.
Rice went 3-1 to remain in fourth. The Owls won at Houston on
Tuesday before falling to Texas on Friday in the first game of the Houston
College Classic at Minute Maid Park. Rice rebounded to beat Texas Tech on
Saturday and Tennessee on Sunday. Rice is fourth in three polls and fifth in the other.
Texas A&M went 5-0 to stay at No. 5. The Aggies defeated
Northwestern State midweek before sweeping a three-game set from Michigan
State. Texas A&M is
fifth in three polls and sixth in the other.
Oregon was the biggest climber, going from No. 20 to No. 12
after sweeping a three-game set from Long Beach State and stretching its win
streak to 10.
Texas fell out of the poll, while UCLA reappeared at No. 18.
This week's poll includes six SEC teams and five from
the ACC. There are three from both the Big 12 and Pac-12 and single entries
from the Big East, Big West and Conference USA.
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 (3/5/12) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Florida (10-1) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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2 |
Stanford (10-1) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
|
3 |
South Carolina (9-1) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
|
4 |
Rice (11-1) |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
4 |
|
5 |
Texas A&M (11-1) |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
5 |
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6 |
Arkansas (11-2) |
4 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
24 |
6 |
|
7 |
North Carolina (8-2) |
8 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
27 |
7 |
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8 |
Florida State (9-1) |
12 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
36 |
10 |
|
9 |
Georgia Tech (10-2) |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
38 |
11 |
|
10 |
Arizona (8-2) |
7 |
18 |
12 |
11 |
48 |
12 |
|
11 |
Georgia (10-2) |
9 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
49 |
9 |
|
12 |
Oregon (10-1) |
17 |
9 |
18 |
10 |
54 |
20 |
|
13 |
LSU (10-2) |
13 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
54 |
13 |
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14 |
Cal State Fullerton (8-3) |
19 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
56 |
15 |
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15 |
Miami (Fla.) (8-3) |
15 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
56 |
8 |
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16 |
Ole Miss (9-2) |
14 |
22 |
19 |
17 |
72 |
19 |
|
17 |
Oklahoma (7-3) |
22 |
17 |
16 |
18 |
73 |
17 |
|
18 |
Clemson (5-4) |
20 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
76 |
14 |
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19 |
UCLA (8-3) |
16 |
27 |
20 |
16 |
79 |
NR |
|
20 |
Louisville (8-3) |
24 |
16 |
23 |
20 |
83 |
16 |
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Arizona State (8-2) |
11 |
13 |
10 |
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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
* The American Baseball Coaches
Association has ruled Arizona State ineligible for votes this season because of
the school's NCAA postseason ban.
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: Arizona is No.
7 in one poll, No. 18 in another.
Feb. 27: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford
3. South Carolina, 4. Rice, 5. Texas A&M
Feb. 20: 1. Florida, 2. South Carolina, 3. Stanford, 4. Texas A&M, 5.
Arkansas
Preseason Poll: 1. Florida, 2. South Carolina, 3. Stanford, 4. UNC, 5. Texas A&M
(photo by Jimmy Jones)
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