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March 12, 2012
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida remains unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Top three spots stay the same, UCLA climbs seven places to No.
12
 After
going 5-0 this past week and extending its win streak to 13, Florida
remains a unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Gators defeated Florida Atlantic on Tuesday and Florida A&M
on Wednesday before sweeping a three-game home series from FGCU over the
weekend. Florida is first in all four
polls.
Stanford won three of four to hold on to second. The Cardinal
won at Saint Mary's on Tuesday before taking two of three at home from
then-No. 4 Rice. Stanford is second in three
polls and third in the other.
South Carolina went 4-0 and stayed at No. 3. The Gamecocks
topped UNC Asheville prior to a three-game sweep at home of Princeton. South Carolina is second in one poll
and third in the other three.
North Carolina compiled five wins and moved up three places to
fourth. The Tar Heels defeated Davidson and won at Elon before opening ACC
play with a three-game sweep at Clemson. UNC is fourth in three polls and
fifth in the other.
Arkansas went 3-0 to rise one spot to No. 5. The
Razorbacks took three from visiting Binghamton this past weekend. Arkansas is
fourth in one poll, fifth in two polls and seventh in the other.
UCLA was the biggest climber, going from No. 19 to No. 12
beating UC Riverside and sweeping a three-game set at then-No. 11 Georgia. The
Bruins extended their win streak to 10.
Clemson and Louisville both fell out of the poll, while
undefeated Kentucky slides in at No. 19 and California checks in at No. 20.
This week's poll includes seven SEC teams and five from the
Pac-12. There are four from the ACC, two from the Big 12 and single entries
from the 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 (3/12/12) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Florida (15-1) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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2 |
Stanford (13-2) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
|
3 |
South Carolina (13-1) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
|
4 |
North Carolina (13-2) |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
7 |
|
5 |
Arkansas (14-2) |
4 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
6 |
|
6 |
Florida State (14-1) |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
8 |
|
7 |
Rice (13-4) |
8 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
27 |
4 |
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8 |
Texas A&M (13-3) |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
35 |
5 |
|
9 |
Arizona (13-2) |
6 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
37 |
10 |
|
10 |
Cal State Fullerton (10-5) |
15 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
44 |
14 |
|
11 |
Miami (Fla.) (12-3) |
14 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
46 |
15 |
|
12 |
UCLA (12-3) |
9 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
52 |
19 |
|
13 |
LSU (13-3) |
13 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
52 |
13 |
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14 |
Ole Miss (13-2) |
12 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
58 |
16 |
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15 |
Oregon (12-3) |
17 |
12 |
20 |
13 |
62 |
12 |
|
16 |
Georgia Tech (11-5) |
16 |
20 |
15 |
14 |
65 |
9 |
|
17 |
Oklahoma (11-5) |
22 |
21 |
17 |
17 |
77 |
17 |
|
18 |
Georgia (11-5) |
18 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
78 |
11 |
|
19 |
Kentucky (16-0) |
26 |
16 |
24 |
20 |
86 |
NR |
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20 |
California (11-3) |
26 |
25 |
21 |
18 |
90 |
NR |
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Arizona State (10-4) |
11 |
18 |
12 |
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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: UCLA is No.
9 in one poll, No. 17 in another.
March 5: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford
3. South Carolina, 4. Rice, 5. Texas A&M
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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