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Feb. 17, 2014
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Titans still No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll
Oregon State is second, Virginia sits in third, Florida
State stands fourth
After
taking two of three at home from Washington State, Cal State Fullerton stayed No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Preseason Composite
Poll.
CBI normally uses five national rankings in its
composite poll: Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and USA Today
Coaches Poll. The USA Today Coaches Poll did not update this week, so
the other four polls were used in the composite poll.
The Titans blanked the Cougars 12-0 on Friday before falling 9-7 on Saturday.
Cal State Fullerton won 5-4 on Sunday to win the series. The Titans were first in
one poll second in two polls and third in the other.
Oregon State went 3-0 to stay in second place in the CBI Composite Poll. The
Beavers defeated Gonzaga, Nebraska and Pacific in the Husker Classic in Tempe,
Ariz. OSU
was first in one poll and also had a second, third and fourth.
Virginia checked in at No. 3. The Cavaliers rebounded from an
Opening Day loss to Kentucky to defeat VMI and UNCW in the Hughes Bros.
Challenge in Wilmington, N.C.
Virginia was first in two polls, fourth in one poll and ninth in the
other.
Florida State rose one spot to fourth. The Seminoles swept a
three-game series from Niagara, outscoring the Purple Eagles 30-3. FSU was
third in one poll, fourth in two polls and fifth in the other.
Mississippi State dropped one place to fifth. The Bulldogs were
forced to cancel their three-game series with Hofstra and picked up Western
Carolina, taking two of three from the Catamounts. MSU was second in one poll,
fifth in one poll and seventh in the other two polls.
No teams dropped out of the CBI Preseason Composite Poll. No. 7
South Carolina rose four spots. Indiana fell five spots to No. 12.
The CBI Composite Poll contains six teams from the ACC. There
are five from the SEC, four from the Pac-12 and single entries
from the American, Big Ten, 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 (2/17/14) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Cal State Fullerton (2-1) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
|
2 |
Oregon State (3-0) |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
|
3 |
Virginia (2-1) |
1 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
|
4 |
Florida State (3-0) |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
|
5 |
Mississippi State (2-1) |
7 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
21 |
4 |
|
6 |
LSU (3-0) |
8 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
28 |
6 |
|
7 |
South Carolina (3-0) |
5 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
30 |
11 |
|
8 |
Vanderbilt (3-0) |
9 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
32 |
10 |
|
9 |
Oregon (3-0) |
11 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
33 |
9 |
|
10 |
NC State (0-1) |
6 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
42 |
8 |
|
11 |
UCLA (2-1) |
12 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
43 |
12 |
|
12 |
Indiana (1-3) |
10 |
15 |
16 |
10 |
51 |
7 |
|
13 |
Louisville (2-1) |
20 |
7 |
13 |
16 |
56 |
14 |
|
14 |
North Carolina (1-1) |
17 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
56 |
13 |
|
15 |
Rice (2-1) |
15 |
17 |
11 |
17 |
60 |
15 |
|
16 |
Clemson (2-1) |
13 |
20 |
15 |
14 |
62 |
16 |
|
17 |
Miami (Fla.) (2-1) |
16 |
11 |
17 |
20 |
64 |
17 |
|
18 |
Florida (2-1) |
23 |
16 |
20 |
15 |
74 |
18 |
|
19 |
Arizona State (2-1) |
26 |
21 |
19 |
18 |
84 |
20 |
|
20 |
Oklahoma State (3-0) |
26 |
18 |
18 |
23 |
85 |
19 |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll; PG-Perfect Game poll; US-USA Today 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.
7 in one poll, No. 20 in another.
Preseason Poll: 1.
CSFullerton, 2. Oregon State, 3. Virginia, 4. MSU, 5. FSU
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