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April 1, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
North Carolina still on top of CBI Composite
Poll
LSU stays in second, Vandy up to third, Cal State Fullerton
rises to fourth
 After
putting together another 3-0 week, North Carolina remains the unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
The Tar Heels beat VCU on Tuesday, Winthrop on Wednesday and Clemson on
Saturday, all at home, to improve to 24-1. UNC is first in all five polls.
LSU had a 4-0 week to hang onto second. The Tigers
topped Tulane at home on Tuesday before sweeping a three-game SEC series
at Missouri. LSU is second in four polls and third in the
other.
Vanderbilt went 4-0 at home to rise one spot to third. The
Commodores beat Lipscomb on Tuesday before taking three from Tennessee in SEC
play. Vanderbilt is second in one poll and third in the other four polls.
Cal State Fullerton had a 3-1 week and climbed two places to
fourth. The Titans rebounded from a Tuesday loss to Loyola Marymount to sweep
a three-game Big West set from Pacific. Cal State Fullerton is fourth in three
polls and fifth in the other.
Virginia was 3-1 at home and jumped three spots to fifth. The
Cavaliers topped Towson on Wednesday before taking two of three from Miami
(Fla.) in ACC action. Virginia is fourth in one poll, fifth in two polls,
sixth in one poll and eighth in the other.
Virginia and Louisville were the big risers as both rose three
spots. The Cavs went from eighth to fifth, while the Cards climbed from No. 16
to No. 13. Ole Miss fell five spots to No. 16.
Indiana and Cal Poly debut in the poll at No. 17 and No. 18,
respectively. Notre Dame and Mississippi State fell from the rankings.
The CBI Composite Poll contains six teams from the SEC,
including two of the top three. There
are four from the ACC, three from the Pac-12, two from the Big West and
Conference USA, and single entries
from the Big East, Big Ten and Big 12.
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 (4/1/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
North Carolina (24-1) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
LSU (26-2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
|
3 |
Vanderbilt (25-4) |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
4 |
|
4 |
Cal State Fullerton (24-4) |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
6 |
|
5 |
Virginia (25-3) |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
28 |
8 |
|
6 |
Florida State (24-4) |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
34 |
5 |
|
7 |
Oregon State (22-4) |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
34 |
3 |
|
8 |
Kentucky (21-6) |
7 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
41 |
9 |
|
9 |
Oregon (22-6) |
11 |
8 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
42 |
10 |
|
10 |
UCLA (18-6) |
10 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
53 |
7 |
|
11 |
Arkansas (21-8) |
14 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
58 |
12 |
|
12 |
Oklahoma (25-5) |
13 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
63 |
13 |
|
13 |
Louisville (22-5) |
9 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
64 |
16 |
|
14 |
South Carolina (22-6) |
15 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
65 |
15 |
|
15 |
Georgia Tech (21-6) |
12 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
67 |
14 |
|
16 |
Ole Miss (23-6) |
17 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
84 |
11 |
|
17 |
Indiana (22-3) |
16 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
84 |
NR |
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18 |
Cal Poly (20-6) |
21 |
17 |
20 |
23 |
21 |
102 |
NR |
|
19 |
Houston (23-6) |
19 |
20 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
104 |
20 |
|
20 |
Rice (20-10) |
18 |
28 |
21 |
18 |
22 |
107 |
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: Oregon is
fifth in one poll, 11th in two others.
March
25: 1.
UNC, 2. LSU, 3. Oregon State, 4. Vanderbilt, No. 5 Florida State
March
18: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. Oregon State, 4. LSU, No. 5 South Carolina
March
11: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Oregon State, No. 5 South Carolina
March 4: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Oregon State, No. 5 Mississippi State
Feb.
25: 1.
North Carolina, 2. Arkansas, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. LSU, 5. Oregon State
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 by Matt Brown of mattbrownphoto.com)
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