The Top 6 remained the same, while Kentucky moved eight spots to No. 8 and four teams entered the latest CBI Composite Poll.
Arkansas went 4-0 to maintain the top spot. The Razorbacks beat Arkansas State and swept a three-game SEC series from Ole Miss. Arkansas was first in all five national polls.
Clemson also had a 4-0 week to stay in second. The Tigers won at USC Upstate and swept a three-game ACC set at Notre Dame. Clemson was second in all five polls.
Texas A&M went 3-1 to hold third. The Aggies won at Texas State before taking two of three at No. 19 South Carolina. TAMU was third in all five polls.
Tennessee took two of three at Auburn to remain in fourth. The Vols were fourth in four polls and fifth in the other.
Oregon State went 5-0 and stayed in fifth. The Beavers took two from Gonzaga and swept a three-game Pac-12 series from Arizona State. OSU was fourth in one poll, fifth in three polls and eighth in the other.
Wake Forest, UCF, Coastal Carolina and Oregon entered the poll, while Florida, LSU, South Carolina and NC State dropped out.
There are seven teams from the ACC and six from the SEC in this week’s CBI Composite Poll. There are two teams from the Pac-12 and single entries from the American, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA and Sun Belt.
Rnk | Team | BA | D1 | NCBWA | PG | USAT | Points | Prev Rnk |
1 | Arkansas (27-3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2 | Clemson (28-3) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
3 | Texas A&M (28-4) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
4 | Tennessee (26-6) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 4 |
5 | Oregon State (26-4) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5 |
6 | Vanderbilt (25-7) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 6 |
7 | Duke (24-8) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 9 |
8 | Kentucky (27-4) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 16 |
9 | Florida State (26-5) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 11 |
10 | Virginia (25-7) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 12 |
11 | East Carolina (24-6) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 14 |
12 | DBU (25-6) | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 8 |
13 | North Carolina (26-6) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 10 |
14 | UC Irvine (24-4) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 17 |
15 | Wake Forest (21-10) | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 77 | NR |
16 | UCF (21-8) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 88 | NR |
17 | Virginia Tech (21-8) | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 89 | 15 |
18 | Coastal Carolina (22-9) | 22 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 101 | NR |
19 | Oregon (22-8) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 102 | NR |
20 | Alabama (22-10) | 16 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 104 | 13 |