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April 23, 2012
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida State remains No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Kentucky one point back in second, Baylor up to third, Florida
fourth
 After
a 4-0 week, Florida State stayed at No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Seminoles defeated North Georgia on Wednesday before
sweeping a three-game ACC set from No. 15 Miami. Florida State is first in
three polls and fifth in the other.
Kentucky bumped up one spot to second after a 3-1 week. The
Wildcats defeated Cincinnati on Tuesday before taking two off three from
fourth-ranked LSU in SEC action. Kentucky is tied for first in one poll, second in one poll and
third in the other two.
Baylor went 5-0 to extend its win streak to 24 and rose three
places to No. 3. The Bears beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday and
Wednesday before sweeping a three-game Big 12 set from fifth-ranked Texas A&M.
Baylor is tied for first in one poll and third, fourth and fifth in the other
polls.
Florida went 3-1 and dropped to fourth. The Gators topped
Georgia Southern on Tuesday before taking two of three SEC contests from
Georgia. Florida is second in two polls, fourth in one and fifth in the other.
LSU went 2-2 and fell one spot to No. 5. The Tigers defeated
Lamar on Wednesday before dropping two of three at Kentucky. LSU is third in
one poll, fourth in one and sixth in the other two.
UCF was the big mover of the week, climbing five places to No.
8. The Knights went 4-0, beating Florida Atlantic before sweeping a Conference
USA series at Tulane.
In a flip-flop from a week ago, NC State fell out of the poll
and Ole Miss returned at No. 19.
This week's poll includes six SEC teams and four from
the Pac-12. There are three from the ACC, two from the Big 12 and Conference USA and
single entries from the Big Ten, Big West and West Coast Conference.
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 (4/23/12) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Florida State (33-7) |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
|
2 |
Kentucky (35-6) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
|
3 |
Baylor (35-7) |
3 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
|
4 |
Florida (31-9) |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
|
5 |
LSU (32-9) |
4 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
4 |
|
6 |
South Carolina (30-11) |
7 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
23 |
9 |
|
7 |
Rice (30-12) |
6 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
31 |
11 |
|
8 |
UCF (34-8) |
14 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
40 |
13 |
|
9 |
Stanford (25-10) |
13 |
13 |
7 |
9 |
42 |
12 |
|
10 |
Texas A&M (28-12) |
9 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
45 |
5 |
|
11 |
UCLA (26-10) |
12 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
45 |
8 |
|
12 |
Oregon (27-12) |
10 |
9 |
14 |
14 |
47 |
10 |
|
13 |
Arizona (26-13) |
11 |
6 |
18 |
16 |
51 |
14 |
|
14 |
Cal State Fullerton (26-13) |
8 |
12 |
16 |
15 |
51 |
16 |
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15 |
North Carolina (29-12) |
16 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
52 |
7 |
|
16 |
Purdue (31-6) |
15 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
58 |
18 |
|
17 |
San Diego (31-9) |
17 |
16 |
22 |
20 |
75 |
19 |
|
18 |
Arkansas (28-12) |
21 |
20 |
17 |
17 |
75 |
17 |
|
19 |
Ole Miss (27-13) |
18 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
77 |
NR |
|
20 |
Miami (Fla.) (26-14) |
22 |
24 |
15 |
18 |
79 |
15 |
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.
6 in one poll, No. 18 in another.
April
16: 1. Florida State, 2. Florida, 3. Kentucky, 4. LSU, 5. Texas A&M
April
9: 1. Florida State, 2. Kentucky, 3. Texas A&M, 4. Florida, 5. LSU
April
2: 1. Florida, 2. Florida State, 3. North Carolina, 4. Kentucky, 5. UCLA
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 courtesy of FSU Media Relations Office)
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