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May 13, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Vanderbilt now unanimous No. 1 in CBI
Composite Poll
UNC drops to second, LSU stays in third, Cal State Fullerton
still No. 4
 For
the first time in the 2013 regular season, North Carolina
has fallen out of the top spot as Vanderbilt is the unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com
Composite Poll.
The Commodores went 4-0 to elevate to first. Vanderbilt beat
Presbyterian prior to a three-game SEC sweep at Kentucky. The Commodores are first in
all five polls.
The Tar Heels went 3-2, taking two at home from James Madison
before losing two of three at Georgia Tech in ACC play. UNC is second in three
polls, third in one and fourth in the other.
LSU had a 2-1 week to stay in third. The Tigers won two of
three at Texas A&M in their SEC set. LSU is second in two polls and third in
the other three.
Cal State Fullerton was also 2-1 to remain in fourth. The
Titans won two of three at UC Riverside in Big West action. Cal State Fullerton
is fourth in two polls and fifth in the other three.
Oregon State put together a 4-0 week to stay in fifth. The
Beavers won at Portland before sweeping a three-game Pac-12 set at Stanford.
OSU had one third, two fourths, a sixth and a seventh.
Ole Miss, Oklahoma State and Pittsburgh entered the poll, while
Oklahoma, Rice and Stanford all dropped out.
The CBI Composite Poll contains six teams from the SEC and
five from the ACC. There are four from the Pac-12, two from the Big East and single entries
from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big West.
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 (5/13/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Vanderbilt (45-6) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
|
2 |
North Carolina (45-6) |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
|
3 |
LSU (45-7) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
|
4 |
Cal State Fullerton (41-8) |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
23 |
4 |
|
5 |
Oregon State (41-8) |
6 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
24 |
5 |
|
6 |
Virginia (42-8) |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
34 |
7 |
|
7 |
NC State (39-12) |
5 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
36 |
6 |
|
8 |
Oregon (40-11) |
10 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
39 |
8 |
|
9 |
Florida State (41-10) |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
42 |
9 |
|
10 |
UCLA (34-14) |
8 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
49 |
10 |
|
11 |
Louisville (42-10) |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
53 |
11 |
|
12 |
Arkansas (34-17) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
61 |
12 |
|
13 |
South Carolina (37-14) |
14 |
15 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
67 |
13 |
|
14 |
Arizona State (32-15-1) |
13 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
68 |
14 |
|
15 |
Indiana (38-11) |
15 |
21 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
83 |
16 |
|
16 |
Clemson (37-15) |
17 |
14 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
85 |
19 |
|
17 |
Ole Miss (35-17) |
23 |
20 |
18 |
20 |
14 |
95 |
NR |
|
18 |
Mississippi State (37-15) |
24 |
23 |
17 |
21 |
16 |
101 |
17 |
|
19 |
Oklahoma State (36-13) |
20 |
26 |
16 |
22 |
18 |
102 |
NR |
|
20 |
Pittsburgh (40-11) |
21 |
16 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
106 |
NR |
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: Mississippi State is
16th in two polls, 24th in another.
May 6: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Oregon State
April
29: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Oregon State
April
22: 1.
North Carolina, 2. LSU, 3. Cal State Fullerton, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Virginia
April
15: 1.
UNC, 2. LSU, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Oregon State
April
8: 1.
North Carolina, 2. LSU, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Virginia
April 1: 1.
North Carolina, 2. LSU, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Virginia
March
25: 1.
North Carolina, 2. LSU, 3. Oregon State, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Florida State
March
18: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. Oregon State, 4. LSU, 5. South Carolina
March
11: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Oregon State, 5. South Carolina
March 4: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Oregon State, 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 Jimmy Jones)
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