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June 26, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
UCLA is unanimous No. 1 in final CBI Composite
Poll
Mississippi State finishes second, UNC takes third, Oregon
State is fourth
 After
claiming its first national championship in baseball, UCLA holds the top spot in the
final CollegeBaseballInsider.com
Composite Poll.
The Bruins went 10-0 in the NCAA Tournament, including five
wins at the College World Series. UCLA is first in all five national polls.
Mississippi State was national runner-up, its best finish in
program history. The Bulldogs were 3-0 in Omaha before dropping the final two
games to the Bruins in the championship series. MSU is second in all five
polls.
North Carolina was the No. 1 national seed and reached the
College World Series for the sixth time in the past eight seasons. The Tar
Heels advanced to the bracket finals before falling to UCLA in their season
finale. UNC is third in all five polls.
Oregon State was the No. 3 national seed and reached the
bracket finals before being eliminated by Mississippi State. The Beavers are
fourth in all five polls.
NC State reached the College World Series for the second time
in program history and the first time since 1968. The Wolfpack won its opener
in Omaha over the Tar Heels before falling to UCLA and UNC. NC State is fifth
in three polls, sixth in one poll and seventh in the other.
No teams dropped out of the poll from the final regular-season
poll on May 27.
The CBI Composite Poll contains five teams from both the ACC
and SEC. There are four from the Pac-12, two from the Big 12 and single entries
from the Big East, Big Ten, 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 (6/26/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
UCLA (49-17) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
|
2 |
Mississippi State (51-20) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
|
3 |
North Carolina (59-12) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
|
4 |
Oregon State (52-13) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
5 |
|
5 |
NC State (50-16) |
6 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
28 |
8 |
|
6 |
LSU (57-11) |
5 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
29 |
1 |
|
7 |
Indiana (49-16) |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
33 |
12 |
|
8 |
Louisville (51-14) |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
41 |
13 |
|
9 |
Vanderbilt (54-12) |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
46 |
2 |
|
10 |
Cal State Fullerton (51-10) |
10 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
48 |
3 |
|
11 |
Virginia (50-12) |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
55 |
6 |
|
12 |
Florida State (47-17) |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
61 |
9 |
|
13 |
South Carolina (43-20) |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
65 |
16 |
|
14 |
Kansas State (45-19) |
13 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
70 |
15 |
|
15 |
Rice (44-20) |
16 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
76 |
17 |
|
16 |
Oklahoma (43-21) |
15 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
79 |
18 |
|
17 |
Oregon (48-16) |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
83 |
7 |
|
18 |
Arkansas (39-22) |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
91 |
14 |
|
19 |
Virginia Tech (40-22) |
19 |
20 |
21 |
18 |
19 |
97 |
19 |
|
20 |
Arizona State (37-22-1) |
22 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
19 |
101 |
20 |
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: Arizona State is
19th in two polls, 22nd in another.
May
27: 1.
LSU, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. Cal State Fullerton, 4. UNC, 5. Oregon State
May
20: 1.
Vanderbilt, 2. LSU, 3. Cal State Fullerton, 4. Oregon State, 5. UNC
May
13: 1.
Vanderbilt, 2. UNC, 3. LSU, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Oregon State
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 Craig Jackson)
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