May 12, 2014
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Cavaliers Keep Top Ranking in CBI Composite Poll
Oregon State stays second, ULL still third, FSU
fourth, Cal Poly fifth
After
4-0 week at home, including a three-game ACC sweep of Georgia Tech, Virginia
stayed 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.
Following final exams, the Cavaliers began the week with an 8-2 victory over a
hot Liberty squad on Wednesday. Virginia won three close games against the
Yellow Jackets over the weekend, 4-3 on both Friday and Saturday before a 3-1
triumph on Sunday. The Cavaliers were first in
three polls and second in the other two.
Oregon State had a 4-0 week to remain in second. The Beavers
won at Oregon on Tuesday before sweeping a Pac-12 series from defending
national champion UCLA. OSU was first in two polls,
second in two polls and third in the other.
Louisiana-Lafayette went 3-0 at No.
3. The Ragin' Cajuns won three times at South Alabama in Sun Belt play. ULL was second in
one poll and third in the other four.
Florida State went 3-1 and held onto fourth. The
Seminoles were victorious at Stetson before winning two of three at North
Carolina in ACC action. FSU was fourth in
four polls and fifth in the other.
Cal Poly had an impressive 3-1 week to climb one spot to fifth.
The Mustangs defeated West Coast Conference leader Pepperdine on Tuesday
before taking two of three from first-place UC Irvine in a key Big West
series. Cal Poly was fifth in one poll, sixth in three polls and 12th in the
other.
Houston was the top gainer of the week, rising three places to
No. 16. Florida fell five spots to No. 10.
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.
|
CBI Composite Poll (5/12/14) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
US |
Composite |
Last rank |
1 |
Virginia (41-9) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
Oregon State (38-8) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
Louisiana-Lafayette (46-7) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
Florida State (39-12) |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
22 |
4 |
5 |
Cal Poly (41-10) |
6 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
35 |
6 |
6 |
Washington (36-11-1) |
5 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
11 |
37 |
8 |
7 |
Louisville (40-12) |
10 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
39 |
7 |
8 |
Oklahoma State (38-13) |
12 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
40 |
9 |
9 |
Miami (Fla.) (38-14) |
7 |
4 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
45 |
11 |
10 |
Florida (34-18) |
8 |
10 |
14 |
11 |
13 |
56 |
5 |
11 |
LSU (36-14-1) |
15 |
15 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
61 |
10 |
12 |
Vanderbilt (38-14) |
18 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
61 |
14 |
13 |
South Carolina (39-13) |
17 |
17 |
9 |
15 |
8 |
66 |
15 |
14 |
Ole Miss (37-15) |
11 |
13 |
16 |
12 |
14 |
66 |
12 |
15 |
Indiana (35-12) |
9 |
8 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
69 |
13 |
16 |
Houston (39-13) |
16 |
19 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
77 |
19 |
17 |
TCU (36-14) |
13 |
9 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
79 |
16 |
18 |
Rice (34-16) |
14 |
20 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
83 |
18 |
19 |
Mississippi State (33-19) |
21 |
16 |
21 |
20 |
21 |
99 |
20 |
20 |
Oregon (36-16) |
26 |
18 |
15 |
26 |
17 |
102 |
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: Indiana is No. 8
in one poll, No. 18 in two others.
May 5: 1. Virginia, 2. Oregon State, 3. ULL, 4. Florida State, 5. Florida
April
28: 1. Virginia, 2. Oregon State, 3. ULL, 4. Cal Poly, 5. Florida State
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 Virginia Media Relations)
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