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May 10, 2010
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Longhorns stay on top in CBI Composite Poll
Same Top 5 spots: Texas, Virginia, Arizona State, Coastal
Carolina, Florida
 Even
though their 21-game win streak was snapped, the
Texas Longhorns remained at No. 1 in the latest CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
Texas is first in the Collegiate
Baseball, NCBWA and USA Today/ESPN polls and second in the
Baseball America poll. The Longhorns beat Prairie View A&M on Tuesday to
stretch their win streak to 21. Texas lost at Kansas State on Friday before
defeating the Wildcats on Saturday and Sunday to win the series and clinch the
Big 12 regular-season title.
Virginia is first the the Baseball
America poll, second in the NCBWA poll and third in the other two polls to
take second in the CBI poll. The Cavaliers defeated VCU on Tuesday before
breaking for final exams.
Arizona State is second in two polls and
third in the other two, placing third in the CBI poll. The Sun Devils beat
Arizona on Tuesday before exam break.
Coastal Carolina beat Winthrop twice
over the weekend to remain undefeated in Big South play. The Chanticleers are
fourth in the CBI poll.
Florida stayed at No. 5 after taking two
of three in its SEC series at Alabama.
TCU climbed two more places to No. 6,
followed by Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville and South Carolina, which
dropped from sixth to 10th.
Auburn and Vanderbilt entered this
week's poll, while Oregon and LSU dropped out.
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 (5/10/10) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Texas (41-8) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Virginia (40-9) |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
|
3 |
Arizona State (39-5) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
|
4 |
Coastal Carolina (41-6) |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
4 |
|
5 |
Florida (33-12) |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
21 |
5 |
|
6 |
TCU (36-10) |
7 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
30 |
8 |
|
7 |
Florida State (36-12) |
5 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
31 |
7 |
|
8 |
Georgia Tech (39-9) |
16 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
37 |
9 |
|
9 |
Louisville (40-8) |
9 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
38 |
10 |
|
10 |
South Carolina (36-11) |
8 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
40 |
6 |
|
11 |
Miami (Fla.) (36-11) |
13 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
41 |
11 |
|
12 |
Arkansas (37-11) |
12 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
46 |
12 |
|
13 |
UCLA (34-10) |
11 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
47 |
13 |
|
14 |
Cal State Fullerton (30-14) |
10 |
9 |
15 |
14 |
48 |
15 |
|
15 |
Oklahoma (35-13) |
17 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
62 |
16 |
|
16 |
Mississippi (34-15) |
14 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
63 |
14 |
|
17 |
Virginia Tech (34-15) |
15 |
21 |
16 |
18 |
70 |
18 |
|
18 |
Auburn (33-15) |
18 |
18 |
23 |
21 |
80 |
NR |
|
19 |
Vanderbilt (35-13) |
23 |
24 |
17 |
17 |
81 |
NR |
|
20 |
Connecticut (37-10) |
20 |
20 |
22 |
19 |
81 |
19 |
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: TCU is No.
4 in one poll, No. 12 in another.
(photo courtesy of Texas Media Relations Office)
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