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Feb. 18, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
North Carolina moves to No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Arkansas drops to second, Vanderbilt stays in third, LSU
remains fourth
 After
going 2-0 at home against Seton Hall, North Carolina rises to No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll does not have its first
in-season poll until next week, so this week's CBI Composite Poll uses the
remaining four rankings for its compilation.
The Tar Heels,
under head coach Mike Fox (pictured), defeated the Pirates 1-0 to open the
season on Friday on a complete game by All-American Kent Emanuel. Saturday's
contest was snowed out before UNC posted a 17-2 win on Sunday. The Tar Heels are first in
all four polls.
Preseason No. 1 Arkansas went 2-1 in Fayetteville against
Western Illinois and dropped one place to second. The Razorbacks are second in
two polls and third in the other two.
Vanderbilt took two of three at home against Long Beach State
to stay in third. The Commodores are second in one poll, third in two polls
and fourth in the other.
LSU swept a three-game set from Maryland in Baton Rouge to
remain in fourth. The Tigers are second in one poll, fourth in two polls and
ninth in the other.
UCLA went 2-1 at home against Minnesota to hold at No. 5. The
Bruins are fifth in one poll, sixth in two polls and 12th in the other.
Two teams make their 2013 debut in the CBI Composite Poll. Rice
won two of three against then-No. 6 Stanford to check in at No. 13. Ole Miss
swept a three-game set from previous No. 13 TCU and sits at No. 14. The Horned
Frogs fell out of the poll as did San Diego, which was swept at home by San
Diego State.
The CBI Composite Poll contains eight teams from the SEC,
including three of the top four. There
are five from the Pac-12, four from the ACC and single entries
from the Big East, Big 12 and Conference USA.
About the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
The
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll weighs the five 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 (2/18/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
North Carolina (2-0) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
Arkansas (2-1) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
|
3 |
Vanderbilt (2-1) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
|
4 |
LSU (3-0) |
9 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
4 |
|
5 |
UCLA (2-1) |
12 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
29 |
5 |
|
6 |
Oregon State (3-0) |
6 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
31 |
9 |
|
7 |
South Carolina (2-1) |
7 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
32 |
7 |
|
8 |
Oregon (3-0) |
14 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
33 |
8 |
|
9 |
Kentucky (2-0) |
11 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
43 |
11 |
|
10 |
Stanford (1-2) |
15 |
11 |
14 |
6 |
46 |
6 |
|
11 |
Mississippi State (4-0) |
5 |
12 |
13 |
17 |
47 |
12 |
|
12 |
NC State (0-1) |
10 |
13 |
16 |
10 |
49 |
10 |
|
13 |
Rice (2-1) |
13 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
50 |
NR |
|
14 |
Ole Miss (3-0) |
8 |
16 |
18 |
14 |
56 |
NR |
|
15 |
Florida State (3-0) |
19 |
18 |
9 |
18 |
64 |
15 |
|
16 |
Florida (2-1) |
17 |
24 |
17 |
7 |
65 |
14 |
|
17 |
Georgia Tech (3-0) |
16 |
17 |
20 |
12 |
65 |
18 |
|
18 |
Louisville (2-1) |
4 |
26 |
21 |
16 |
67 |
16 |
|
19 |
Oklahoma (4-0) |
18 |
14 |
15 |
21 |
68 |
17 |
|
20 |
Arizona (3-0) |
23 |
15 |
10 |
22 |
70 |
19 |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll; PG-Perfect Game 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
five 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: Louisville is No.
4 in one poll, No. 26 in another.
Preseason Poll: 1.
Arkansas, 2. North Carolina, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. LSU, 5. UCLA
(photo courtesy of UNC Media Relations)
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