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Feb. 25, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
North Carolina still unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Top four spots stay the same: No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 Vanderbilt,
No. 4 LSU
 After
putting together a 4-0 week, North Carolina remains the unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
The Tar Heels defeated Coastal Carolina on Monday and swept a three-game
series from Stony Brook over the weekend. Friday's game was washed out, but
UNC won once on Saturday and twice on Sunday. UNC is first in all five polls.
Arkansas went 5-0 in Fayetteville to stay in second. The
Razorbacks swept a doubleheader from New Orleans before taking three from
Evansville over the weekend. Arkansas is second in four polls and third in the
other.
Vanderbilt also went 5-0 to hold onto third. The Commodores won
at Belmont and defeated Central Arkansas before sweeping a three-game set from
Monmouth. Vanderbilt is second in one poll and third in the other four.
LSU had a 3-1 week, defeating Lamar and Southeastern Louisiana,
but splitting a pair with BYU. The Tigers are fourth in four polls and ninth
in the other.
Oregon State rose one spot to No. 5. The Beavers beat UC
Riverside before sweeping a four-game series at San Diego State. OSU is fifth
in three polls, sixth in one and seventh in the other.
Oklahoma and Arizona both rose three spots, the Sooners to No.
16 and the Wildcats to No. 17. UCLA won two of three at Baylor, but fell three
places to eighth.
Cal State Fullerton enters the poll at No. 18 after a midweek
win over Pepperdine and a weekend sweep at TCU. Florida dropped out of the
poll after a 1-4 week, with a home loss to Georgia Southern and a three-game
sweep at the hands of FGCU.
The CBI Composite Poll contains seven 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, Big West 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 (2/25/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
North Carolina (6-0) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Arkansas (7-1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
|
3 |
Vanderbilt (7-1) |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
|
4 |
LSU (6-1) |
9 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
25 |
4 |
|
5 |
Oregon State (8-0) |
6 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
28 |
6 |
|
6 |
South Carolina (5-1) |
7 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
40 |
7 |
|
7 |
Oregon (6-1) |
14 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
41 |
8 |
|
8 |
UCLA (4-2) |
12 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
11 |
49 |
5 |
|
9 |
Mississippi State (9-0) |
5 |
9 |
10 |
16 |
13 |
53 |
11 |
|
10 |
Kentucky (5-1) |
11 |
8 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
59 |
9 |
|
11 |
NC State (5-1) |
10 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
18 |
64 |
12 |
|
12 |
Stanford (5-2) |
15 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
16 |
65 |
10 |
|
13 |
Rice (5-2) |
13 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
66 |
13 |
|
14 |
Florida State (7-0) |
19 |
18 |
7 |
17 |
6 |
67 |
15 |
|
15 |
Ole Miss (7-0) |
8 |
16 |
17 |
13 |
17 |
71 |
14 |
|
16 |
Oklahoma (9-0) |
18 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
12 |
74 |
19 |
|
17 |
Arizona (7-1) |
20 |
15 |
11 |
20 |
10 |
76 |
20 |
|
18 |
Cal State Fullerton (8-0) |
17 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
9 |
79 |
NR |
|
19 |
Louisville (6-1) |
4 |
23 |
19 |
15 |
22 |
83 |
18 |
|
20 |
Georgia Tech (6-1) |
16 |
19 |
20 |
11 |
20 |
86 |
17 |
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. 23 in another.
Feb. 18: 1.
North Carolina, 2. Arkansas, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. LSU, 5. UCLA
Preseason Poll: 1.
Arkansas, 2. North Carolina, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. LSU, 5. UCLA
(photo courtesy of UNC Media Relations)
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