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May 11, 2015
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
LSU remains unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll
Louisville sits in second, UCLA rises to third,
TCU up to fourth, Illinois is fifth
 After
going 3-0 this past week, LSU stays in the top
spot in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
CBI uses five national rankings in its
composite poll: Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball,
D1baseball.com, National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and USA Today Coaches Poll.
LSU is No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week. The Tigers
swept a three-game SEC series from Missouri. LSU is first in all five polls.
Louisville went 4-1 and held onto second.
The
Cardinals won at Clemson and at Kentucky before taking two of three from
Florida State. Louisville was second in three polls and third in the other two.
UCLA went 3-1 and rose to third. The Bruins went 3-1, beating
Pepperdine before taking two of three at No. 11 Arizona State. UCLA was second in one poll,
third in one poll and fourth in the other three.
TCU had a 2-0 week and jumped one place to fourth. The Horned
Frogs took two from Kansas before the final contest was canceled. TCU was
third in two polls, fourth in one poll and fifth in the other two.
Illinois went 3-0 and rose one spot to fifth. The Illini swept
a three-game Big Ten set from Rutgers, extending their win streak to 24 games.
Illinois is second in one poll, fourth in one poll and fifth in the other
three.
Oregon State entered the poll at No. 20, while Florida Atlantic
fell out. No. 11 Dallas Baptist rose four places, while No. 17 Arizona State
fell six spots.
The CBI Composite Poll contains four teams from the Pac-12 and
SEC. There
are three from the ACC, two from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Missouri Valley, and
one from the Big West, Colonial 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 (5/11/15) |
BA |
CB |
D1 |
NCBWA |
US |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
LSU (43-8) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Louisville (40-12) |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
|
3 |
UCLA (36-12) |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
4 |
|
4 |
TCU (39-9) |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
5 |
|
5 |
Illinois (43-6-1) |
4 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
6 |
|
6 |
Texas A&M (42-9) |
8 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
33 |
2 |
|
7 |
Florida (38-14) |
6 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
10 |
|
8 |
Florida State (37-16) |
9 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
42 |
8 |
|
9 |
Vanderbilt (36-16) |
7 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
48 |
7 |
|
10 |
Miami (Fla.) (38-13) |
17 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
51 |
13 |
|
11 |
Dallas Baptist (39-9) |
11 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
63 |
15 |
|
12 |
Oklahoma State (31-16) |
13 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
67 |
12 |
|
13 |
Missouri State (38-10) |
10 |
15 |
11 |
17 |
15 |
68 |
16 |
|
14 |
UC Santa Barbara (35-13-1) |
12 |
23 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
69 |
9 |
|
15 |
Iowa (37-12) |
14 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
76 |
18 |
|
16 |
USC (34-16) |
15 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
80 |
14 |
|
17 |
Arizona State (30-17) |
16 |
12 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
83 |
11 |
|
18 |
Rice (33-16) |
21 |
19 |
20 |
13 |
14 |
87 |
20 |
|
19 |
College of Charleston (39-10) |
18 |
20 |
18 |
15 |
19 |
90 |
19 |
|
20 |
Oregon State (32-14-1) |
23 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
23 |
105 |
NR |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; D1-D1baseball.com poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 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: UC Santa
Barbara is No.
8 in one poll, No. 23 in another.
Past Polls
5/4:
1
LSU, t2 Louisville, t2 Texas A&M, 4 UCLA, 5 TCU
4/27:
1
LSU, 2 UCLA, 3 Louisville, 4 Texas A&M, 5 TCU
4/20:
1
LSU, 2 Texas A&M,
3 UCLA, 4 Louisville, 5 TCU
4/13:
1
Texas A&M,
2 LSU, 3 UCLA, 4 Louisville, 5 Vanderbilt
4/6:
1
Vanderbilt, 2 Texas A&M,
3 LSU, 4 TCU, 5 UCLA
3/30:
1 Texas A&M,
2 Vanderbilt, 3 TCU, 4 LSU, 5 Florida
3/23:
1 LSU, 2 Texas A&M, 3 Vanderbilt, 4 TCU, 5 Florida
3/16:
1 TCU, 2 LSU, 3 Florida, 4 Texas A&M, 5 Vanderbilt
3/9:
1 Virginia, 2 TCU, 3 LSU, 4 Florida, 5 Vanderbilt
3/2:
1 Virginia, 2 Vanderbilt, 3 Florida, 4 TCU, 5 LSU
2/23:
1 Virginia, 2 Vanderbilt, 3 Florida, 4 TCU, 5 LSU
2/16:
1 Vanderbilt, 2 Virginia, 3 TCU, 4 Florida, 5 LSU
2/9:
1 Vanderbilt, 2 Virginia, 3 TCU, 4 LSU, 5 Florida
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