Stanford inched closer to the top spot in the CBI Composite Poll.
Florida remains No. 1 after a 2-2 week. The Gators lost to Jacksonville before taking two of three from No. 12 Kentucky. UF is first in three polls and second in the other two.
The Cardinal swept a three-game set at Arizona. Stanford is first in two polls, second in two polls and third in the other.
NC State had a 3-1 week and holds the third spot. The Wolfpack defeated No. 16 North Carolina before taking two of three from No. 7 Duke. NCSU is second in one poll, third in three polls and fourth in the other.
Texas Tech went 3-1 and moved up one spot to fourth. The Red Raiders won at New Mexico before winning two of three from No. 20 Oklahoma. TTU is third in one poll, fourth in three polls and 11th in the other.
Oregon State swept a three-game series from Oregon and rose one place to fifth. The Beavers are fifth in four polls and sixth in the other.
Georgia and Texas return to the poll, while LSU and Oklahoma drop out.
There are seven teams from the SEC in the poll, including three of the top seven. 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 (4/23/18) | BA | CB | D1 | NCBWA | US | Composite | Last rank | |
| 1 | Florida (34-8) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford (30-5) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | NC State (31-8) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas Tech (32-9) | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 5 |
| 5 | Oregon State (29-6) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 6 |
| 6 | Ole Miss (32-9) | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 8 |
| 7 | Arkansas (28-13) | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 4 |
| 8 | UCLA (25-10) | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 11 |
| 9 | East Carolina (30-9) | 7 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 13 |
| 10 | North Carolina (27-13) | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 16 |
| 11 | Duke (31-10) | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 59 | 7 |
| 12 | Southern Miss (28-11) | 15 | NR | 11 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 14 |
| 13 | Clemson (29-11) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 15 |
| 14 | Kentucky (26-14) | 13 | NR | 14 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 12 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt (24-16) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 74 | 9 |
| 16 | Florida State (29-12) | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 82 | 18 |
| 17 | Indiana (29-8) | 18 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 91 | 10 |
| 18 | Georgia (27-13) | 24 | 13 | NR | 23 | 20 | 100 | NR |
| 19 | Texas (28-16) | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 101 | NR |
| 20 | Texas A&M (29-11) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 102 | 17 |