May 19, 2014
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Oregon State is unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
ULL up to second, Virginia falls to
third, Cal Poly rises to fourth, FSU fifth
After
a 3-1 week, including taking two of three from sixth-ranked Washington,
Oregon State has risen to 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 Beavers
started the week with a win at Portland on Tuesday. OSU dropped the opener
against the Huskies on Friday before before posting wins on Saturday and
Sunday to reclaim sole possession of first place in the Pac-12. OSU was first in
all five polls.
Louisiana-Lafayette went 3-0 again to climb one place No.
2. The Ragin' Cajuns won three at home against ULM in Sun Belt play. ULL was second in
four polls and third in the other one.
Virginia went 2-2 and dropped two spots to third. The Cavaliers
beat VCU on Tuesday before losing two of three at Wake Forest in ACC action.
Virginia was second in one poll, third in three polls and fourth in the other.
Cal Poly was 4-0 on the road and improved one place to fourth.
The Mustangs defeated Saint Mary's before sweeping a three-game Big West set
at Cal State Northridge to move into first place. Cal Poly was fourth in two
polls and fifth in the other three.
Florida State went 2-2 at home and moved down one place to
fifth. The Seminoles lost to UCF on Tuesday before taking two of three from
Duke in ACC play. FSU was fourth in two polls, fifth in one poll and sixth in
the other two.
For the second straight week, there were no additions or drops
among the Top 20 in the CBI Composite 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.
|
CBI Composite Poll (5/19/14) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
US |
Composite |
Last rank |
1 |
Oregon State (41-9) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
Louisiana-Lafayette (49-7) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
Virginia (43-11) |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
1 |
4 |
Cal Poly (45-10) |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
5 |
5 |
Florida State (41-14) |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
25 |
4 |
6 |
Miami (Fla.) (40-15) |
6 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
40 |
9 |
7 |
Louisville (43-13) |
12 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
41 |
6 |
8 |
Oklahoma State (41-14) |
11 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
41 |
8 |
9 |
Washington (38-13-1) |
8 |
8 |
13 |
6 |
13 |
48 |
7 |
10 |
Florida (37-19) |
7 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
54 |
10 |
11 |
South Carolina (42-14) |
15 |
15 |
9 |
12 |
6 |
57 |
13 |
12 |
LSU (40-14-1) |
14 |
14 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
57 |
11 |
13 |
Ole Miss (40-16) |
10 |
13 |
16 |
11 |
14 |
64 |
14 |
14 |
Indiana (38-13) |
9 |
9 |
18 |
15 |
18 |
69 |
15 |
15 |
Vanderbilt (40-16) |
19 |
18 |
10 |
16 |
10 |
73 |
12 |
16 |
Houston (41-14) |
16 |
19 |
12 |
14 |
17 |
78 |
16 |
17 |
TCU (38-15) |
13 |
12 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
82 |
17 |
18 |
Rice (37-17) |
17 |
20 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
87 |
18 |
19 |
Mississippi State (35-20) |
18 |
17 |
21 |
19 |
22 |
97 |
19 |
20 |
Oregon (36-16) |
26 |
16 |
15 |
26 |
15 |
98 |
20 |
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.
15
in two polls, unranked in two others.
May
12: 1. Virginia, 2. Oregon State, 3. ULL, 4. Florida State, 5. Cal Poly
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 by Ethan Erickson)
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