Florida and Stanford held onto the top two spots, but Arkansas rose six spots to third in the latest CBI Composite Poll.
The Gators had a 3-1 week, with a midweek victory over No. 5 Florida State and a series win at Tennessee. UF is first in all five national polls.
The Cardinal dropped two of three at No. 17 UCLA, but remained in second. Stanford is second in two polls, third in two polls and sixth in the other.
The Razorbacks enjoyed a 5-0 week, including a three-game series sweep of No. 18 Auburn. Arkansas is second in one poll, third in two polls, fourth in one poll and seventh in the other.
NC State took two of three from No. 20 Louisville and moved up two spots to fourth. The Wolfpack is second in two polls, fourth in one poll and sixth in two polls.
Ole Miss went 2-2, including losing two of three at Mississippi State, to fall from third to fifth. The Rebels are fourth in one poll, fifth in three polls and ninth in the other.
Oklahoma, North Carolina and Texas A&M all entered the poll, while Auburn, LSU and Louisville all dropped out.
There are seven teams from the SEC in the poll, including three of the top five. There are five from the ACC, three from the Pac-12, two from the Big 12, and single entries from the American, Big Ten and Conference USA.
| CBI Composite Poll (4/9/18) | BA | CB | D1 | NCBWA | US | Composite | Last rank | |
| 1 | Florida (28-6) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford (23-5) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | Arkansas (24-9) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 |
| 4 | NC State (25-6) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 |
| 5 | Ole Miss (27-6) | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| 6 | Texas Tech (26-7) | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 7 |
| 7 | Clemson (25-7) | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 8 |
| 8 | Oregon State (24-6) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 4 |
| 9 | Kentucky (22-10) | 13 | NR | 8 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 10 |
| 10 | Duke (27-6) | 10 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 11 |
| 11 | East Carolina (24-7) | 8 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 13 |
| 12 | Florida State (24-9) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 5 |
| 13 | Indiana (22-6) | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 12 |
| 14 | UCLA (19-8) | 18 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 17 |
| 15 | Southern Miss (19-7) | 12 | NR | 13 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 15 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt (19-13) | 14 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 81 | 14 |
| 17 | Oklahoma (23-11) | 15 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 83 | NR |
| 18 | Georgia (23-9) | 21 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 84 | 16 |
| 19 | North Carolina (21-11) | 20 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 98 | NR |
| 20 | Texas A&M (23-9) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 104 | NR |