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Jan. 25, 2008
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Arizona claims top spot in CBI Composite
Preseason Poll
Arizona State sits in second, North Carolina is
third, South Carolina is fourth
By sitting in the Top 5 in all four national
polls, including the top spot in the Collegiate Baseball rankings,
Arizona is No. 1
in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Preseason Poll.
 The Wildcats
were 42-17 a season ago. Led by right-hander Preston Guilmet (pictured right),
Arizona is
second in the Baseball America poll and fifth in both the National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and USA Today/ESPN polls.
Fellow Pac-10 member Arizona State (49-15) holds the top spot in the NCBWA and
USA Today/ESPN polls and comes in second in the CBI Composite Poll.
North Carolina (57-16), the national runner-up each of the past two seasons,
is third. South Carolina (46-20) is fourth and Ole Miss (40-25) rounds out the
Top 5.
Two-time defending national champion
Oregon State (49-18) is 10th in the CBI Composite Poll, ranked anywhere from
seventh to 19th in the national polls. UCLA (33-28) is first in the
Baseball America poll and 15th in the CBI Composite Poll.
There are five teams from the ACC in the
CBI Composite Poll, four from the Pac-10, SEC and Big 12, and three from the
Big West. There are single entries from Conference USA, West Coast, Missouri
Valley, Big Ten, and Big East.
About the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
The
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll weighs the four 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 Preseason Poll |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
|
1 |
Arizona (42-17) |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
|
2 |
Arizona State (49-15) |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
|
3 |
North Carolina (57-16) |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
|
4 |
South Carolina (46-20) |
12 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
21 |
|
5 |
Ole Miss (40-25) |
4 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
23 |
|
6 |
Rice (56-14) |
14 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
27 |
|
7 |
Vanderbilt (54-13) |
3 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
28 |
|
8 |
San Diego (43-18) |
11 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
36 |
|
9 |
Texas (46-17) |
16 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
37 |
|
10 |
Oregon State (49-18) |
7 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
48 |
|
11 |
Wichita State (53-22) |
20 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
49 |
|
12 |
Miami (Fla.) (37-24) |
10 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
50 |
|
13 |
Missouri (42-18) |
6 |
15 |
17 |
13 |
51 |
|
14 |
Michigan (42-19) |
8 |
10 |
15 |
18 |
51 |
|
15 |
UCLA (33-28) |
1 |
18 |
19 |
17 |
55 |
|
16 |
Florida State (49-13) |
26 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
63 |
|
17 |
Long Beach State (39-20) |
13 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
67 |
|
18 |
Clemson (41-23) |
23 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
68 |
|
19 |
Cal State Fullerton (38-25) |
26 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
71 |
|
20 |
Virginia (45-16) |
17 |
24 |
21 |
20 |
82 |
|
21 |
Texas A&M (48-19) |
21 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
84 |
|
22 |
Baylor (35-27) |
15 |
28 |
26 |
24 |
93 |
|
23 |
UC Irvine (47-17-1) |
26 |
26 |
22 |
22 |
96 |
|
24 |
Kentucky (34-19-1) |
26 |
20 |
25 |
26 |
97 |
|
25 |
Louisville (47-24) |
26 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
97 |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll; U/E-USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll; Composite-Sum
of rankings;
Last rank-Last week's composite ranking
Why a composite poll? CBI felt
that four 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: UCLA is
No. 1 in one poll and No. 19 in another.
Photo courtesy of Arizona Media Relations
Office.
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