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April 2, 2012
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida stays on top of CBI Composite
Poll
Florida State rises to second, UNC climbs to third, Kentucky
up to fourth
 After
going 2-2 this past week, Florida
remains No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Gators defeated Florida State on Tuesday
before dropping two of three at SEC-rival Ole Miss. Florida is first in three
polls and second in the other.
Florida State went 3-1 and rose to second. After the Tuesday
loss to Florida, the Seminoles swept a three-game ACC series from Virginia
Tech. Florida State is second in three polls and third
in the other.
North Carolina had a 4-1 week to climb to No. 3. The Tar Heels
defeated NC State on Monday and Coastal Carolina on Wednesday before taking
two of three ACC contests from Wake Forest. UNC is third in three polls and sixth in the other.
Kentucky enjoyed a 3-1 week to improve to fourth. The Wildcats
downed Western Kentucky on Tuesday before winning two of three SEC games at
Georgia. Kentucky is first in one poll, fourth in one, seventh in one and
eighth in the other.
UCLA had a 3-1 week to go up four spots to No. 5. The Bruins
lost to Washington State on Monday before sweeping a three-game Pac-12 set at
Utah. UCLA is fourth in one poll, fifth in two polls and seventh in the other.
Louisville fell out of the poll, while Baylor climbed in at No.
17.
This week's poll includes six SEC teams and five from
the
Pac-12. There are four from the ACC, two from the Big 12 and Conference USA and
one from the Big 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 (4/2/12) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Florida (24-4) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Florida State (24-4) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
|
3 |
North Carolina (22-6) |
3 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
5 |
|
4 |
Kentucky (27-2) |
8 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
20 |
7 |
|
5 |
UCLA (20-5) |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
9 |
|
6 |
Texas A&M (22-6) |
7 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
25 |
6 |
|
7 |
Arizona (21-7) |
4 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
27 |
12 |
|
8 |
Stanford (16-6) |
6 |
16 |
6 |
6 |
34 |
2 |
|
9 |
LSU (22-6) |
12 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
43 |
14 |
|
10 |
Rice (21-9) |
9 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
43 |
11 |
|
11 |
Arkansas (22-6) |
13 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
44 |
3 |
|
12 |
South Carolina (20-8) |
11 |
18 |
8 |
10 |
47 |
10 |
|
13 |
Miami (Fla.) (21-7) |
18 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
52 |
8 |
|
14 |
UCF (23-6) |
15 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
60 |
15 |
|
15 |
Cal State Fullerton (17-10) |
14 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
60 |
13 |
|
16 |
Ole Miss (20-8) |
10 |
21 |
16 |
15 |
62 |
20 |
|
17 |
Baylor (22-7) |
16 |
8 |
21 |
18 |
63 |
NR |
|
18 |
Oregon (18-8) |
22 |
14 |
19 |
17 |
72 |
16 |
|
19 |
NC State (19-7) |
17 |
13 |
26 |
22 |
78 |
17 |
|
20 |
Oregon State (17-8) |
20 |
23 |
17 |
19 |
79 |
19 |
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: Baylor is No.
8 in one poll, No. 21 in another.
March
26: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford
3. Arkansas, 4. Florida State, 5. North Carolina
March
19: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford
3. Arkansas, 4. Florida State, 5. North Carolina
March
12: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford
3. South Carolina, 4. North Carolina, 5. Arkansas
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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