Wake Forest held onto the top spot and TCU moved up to No. 4 in the latest CBI Composite Poll.
The Demon Deacons had a 3-1 week, rebounding from a loss at UNCG to sweep a three-game set from Dayton. WFU was first in all five national polls.
LSU went 4-1 to remain in second. The Tigers topped Central Arkansas, beat Northern Illinois twice and split two games with Stony Brook. LSU was second in three polls and third in the other two.
Arkansas had a 3-1 week to stay in third. The Razorbacks beat James Madison, No. 6 Oregon State and Michigan while suffering a loss to Oklahoma State. Arkansas was second in two polls, third in one poll and fifth in the other two.
TCU went 4-0 to climb one spot t0 fourth, with a win over Texas State and a three-game sweep of No. 10 UCLA. The Horned Frogs were third in two polls, fifth in two and sixth in the other.
Florida had a 5-0 week and slipped one spot to fifth. The Gators beat North Florida twice and swept a three-game set from Columbia. UF was fourth in two polls, fifth in one poll and sixth in the other two.
Texas Tech and Auburn moved into the poll, while Iowa and UCLA dropped out.
There are nine teams from the SEC in this week’s CBI Composite Poll. There are six from the ACC, three from the Big 12, and single entries from the American and Pac-12.
| Rnk | Team | BA | D1 | NCBWA | PG | USAT | Points | Prev Rnk |
| 1 | Wake Forest (6-1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | LSU (7-1) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Arkansas (5-2) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | TCU (7-0) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 5 |
| 5 | Florida (5-1) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| 6 | Oregon State (7-1) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas A&M (7-0) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 8 |
| 8 | Tennessee (7-1) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 9 |
| 9 | Virginia (7-0) | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 11 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt (5-3) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 56 | 7 |
| 11 | Duke (7-0) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 56 | 14 |
| 12 | Clemson (6-1) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 10 |
| 13 | Texas (6-1) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 13 |
| 14 | East Carolina (5-2) | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 12 |
| 15 | South Carolina (7-1) | 12 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 16 |
| 16 | North Carolina (5-2) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 84 | 15 |
| 17 | NC State (4-2) | 18 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 90 | 17 |
| 18 | Alabama (8-0) | 24 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 92 | 20 |
| 19 | Texas Tech (6-2) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 97 | NR |
| 20 | Auburn (6-1) | 19 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 98 | NR |