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April 28, 2014
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Virginia is Unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll
Oregon State rises to second, ULL stays third, Cal Poly
fourth, FSU fifth
 After
a 4-1 week, including winning an ACC series at No. 5 Florida State, Virginia
remained No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
CBI used five rankings in its
composite poll: Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and USA Today
Coaches Poll.
The Cavaliers began the week with a 5-4 win in 10 innings at VCU on Tuesday
and blanked Richmond 13-0 at home on Wednesday. Virginia won 5-3 in
Tallahassee on Friday before falling 7-0 on Saturday. UVa won the series with
a 4-3 victory on Sunday. The Cavaliers were first in all five polls.
Oregon State went 4-1 and rose two spots to second. The Beavers
split a pair at Sacramento State before sweeping a three-game Pac-12 series
from ninth-ranked Oregon. OSU is second in three polls and two in the other
two.
Louisiana-Lafayette had a 3-1 week and stayed at No.
3. The Ragin' Cajuns defeated McNeese State before taking two of three
from Texas State in Sun Belt play. ULL was second in
two polls, third in two polls and sixth in the other
Cal Poly went 2-2 and fell two places to fourth. The Mustangs
beat San Jose State before losing two of three at Long Beach State in Big West
action. Cal Poly is third in one poll, fourth in two polls, fifth in one poll
and ninth in the other.
Florida State went 3-2 and held onto fifth. The Seminoles beat
Stetson twice before dropping two of three at home to Virginia. FSU was fourth in
one poll, fifth in one poll and sixth in the
other three.
No. 10 Miami and No. 13 Oklahoma State were the top gainers,
both rising six spots. Oregon fell the furthest, dropping from No. 9 to No. 18.
Indiana returned to the poll at No. 15. Kentucky dropped out of
the poll.
The CBI Composite Poll contains six teams from the
SEC. There are three from the ACC and Pac-12, two from the
American and Big 12, and single entries
from the Big Ten, Big West, Conference USA and Sun Belt.
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 (4/28/14) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
US |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Virginia (37-8) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Oregon State (31-8) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
|
3 |
Louisiana-Lafayette (39-6) |
3 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
3 |
|
4 |
Cal Poly (36-7) |
4 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
25 |
2 |
|
5 |
Florida State (33-11) |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
27 |
5 |
|
6 |
LSU (33-11-1) |
8 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
33 |
6 |
|
7 |
Florida (30-15) |
5 |
8 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
43 |
8 |
|
8 |
South Carolina (34-11) |
9 |
14 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
45 |
10 |
|
9 |
Washington (29-10-1) |
7 |
7 |
13 |
7 |
13 |
47 |
7 |
|
10 |
Miami (Fla.) (32-13) |
10 |
4 |
17 |
12 |
14 |
57 |
16 |
|
11 |
Louisville (33-11) |
13 |
19 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
58 |
15 |
|
12 |
Ole Miss (33-12) |
11 |
10 |
15 |
11 |
16 |
63 |
13 |
|
13 |
Oklahoma State (31-13) |
18 |
12 |
9 |
17 |
10 |
66 |
19 |
|
14 |
Texas (32-13) |
19 |
22 |
12 |
18 |
11 |
82 |
11 |
|
15 |
Indiana (28-12) |
15 |
11 |
19 |
15 |
22 |
82 |
NR |
|
16 |
Alabama (29-15) |
12 |
16 |
20 |
14 |
20 |
82 |
12 |
|
17 |
Vanderbilt (33-12) |
20 |
25 |
11 |
20 |
9 |
85 |
20 |
|
18 |
Oregon (31-13) |
26 |
15 |
10 |
21 |
14 |
86 |
9 |
|
19 |
Rice (31-15) |
14 |
23 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
88 |
14 |
|
20 |
Houston (31-12) |
16 |
31 |
16 |
13 |
18 |
94 |
17 |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll; PG-Perfect Gatme 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: Oregon is
No. 10 in one poll, unranked in another.
April
21: 1.
Virginia, 2. Cal Poly, 3. ULL, 4. Oregon State, 5. Florida State
April
14: 1.
Virginia, 2. ULL, 3. Cal Poly, 4. Oregon State, 5. Florida State
April 7: 1.
Florida State, 2. Virginia, 3. ULL, 4. South Carolina, 5. Cal Poly
March
31: 1.
Virginia, 2. Florida State, 3. South Carolina, 4. ULL, 5. Vanderbilt
March
24: 1.
Florida State, 2. Virginia, 3. South Carolina, 4. ULL, 5. Vanderbilt
March
17: 1.
FSU, 2. South Carolina, 3. Virginia, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Oregon State
March
10: 1.
South Carolina, 2. FSU, 3. Virginia, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Oregon State
March
3: 1.
FSU, 2. Virginia, 3. South Carolina, 4. CSFullerton, No. 5
Vanderbilt
Feb.
24: 1.
Florida State, 2. Virginia, 3. South Carolina, 4. LSU, 5. Vanderbilt
Feb. 17: 1.
CSFullerton, 2. Oregon State, 3. Virginia, 4. Florida State, 5. MSU
Preseason Poll: 1.
CSFullerton, 2. Oregon State, 3. Virginia, 4. MSU, 5. FSU
(photo courtesy of UVa Media Relations)
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