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June 26, 2009
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
LSU Rises to No. 1 in Final CBI Composite Poll
Texas sits in second, ASU is third, UNC is fourth, Arkansas
climbs to fifth
LSU won its sixth national championship and claimed the top spot
in the final CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Tigers (56-17) went 3-0 in Bracket 1 at the College World
Series and took two of three from No. 2 Texas (50-16-1) in the championship
series to secure the national title. LSU was first in all four national
polls. The Longhorns placed second in each poll.
Arizona State (51-14) finished tied for third at the CWS and
third in the final CBI poll. The Sun Devils were third in each of the four
polls.
North Carolina (48-18) made its fourth consecutive trip to Omaha
and finished fourth in the CBI poll. The Tar Heels were fourth in two national
polls, fifth in one and sixth in the other.
Arkansas (41-24) returned to the College World Series and rose
from No. 24 in the final CBI regular-season poll to No. 5.
With its first trip to Omaha, Southern Miss (40-26) rocketed to
No. 8 in the final CBI poll.
UC Irvine (45-15), the top team in the final CBI regular-season
poll, fell to No. 11 after its loss in the Irvine Regional.
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 Poll (6/26/09) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
LSU (56-17) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
Texas (50-16-1) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
|
3 |
Arizona State (51-14) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
|
4 |
North Carolina (48-18) |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
19 |
7 |
|
5 |
Arkansas (41-24) |
7 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
22 |
24 |
|
6 |
Virginia (49-15-1) |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
22 |
9 |
|
7 |
Cal State Fullerton (47-16) |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
25 |
4 |
|
8 |
Southern Miss (40-26) |
11 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
35 |
NR |
|
9 |
Rice (43-18) |
8 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
37 |
6 |
|
10 |
Florida State (45-18) |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
39 |
8 |
|
11 |
UC Irvine (45-15) |
10 |
9 |
13 |
16 |
48 |
1 |
|
12 |
Mississippi (44-20) |
13 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
48 |
11 |
|
13 |
Florida (42-22) |
12 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
52 |
12 |
|
14 |
TCU (40-18) |
14 |
17 |
11 |
12 |
54 |
15 |
|
15 |
Clemson (44-22) |
16 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
60 |
14 |
|
16 |
Louisville (47-18) |
15 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
63 |
16 |
|
17 |
East Carolina (46-20) |
17 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
64 |
17 |
|
18 |
Oklahoma (43-20) |
18 |
19 |
18 |
19 |
74 |
10 |
|
19 |
Georgia Tech (38-19-1) |
20 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
75 |
13 |
|
20 |
Kansas State (43-18-1) |
19 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
85 |
21 |
|
21 |
Miami (Fla.) (38-22) |
26 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
86 |
20 |
|
22 |
South Carolina (40-23) |
25 |
21 |
23 |
21 |
90 |
NR |
|
23 |
Coastal Carolina (47-16) |
26 |
30 |
21 |
23 |
100 |
18 |
|
24 |
Oregon State (37-19) |
26 |
24 |
24 |
26 |
100 |
NR |
|
25 |
Western Kentucky (42-20) |
23 |
23 |
28 |
29 |
103 |
NR |
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: UC Irvine is No.
9 in one poll, No. 16 in another poll.
(photo courtesy of LSU Media
Relations Office)
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