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March 14, 2011
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida retains top spot in CBI Composite Poll
Vanderbilt alone in second, Oklahoma drops to third, Florida
State is fourth
 After
winning four of five games this past week, the Florida Gators remain No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Gators lost at home to Georgia Southern on Tuesday, but
rebounded to win at USF on Wednesday and sweep a three-game home set against
Rhode Island. Florida is
first in three of the four national polls and second in the NCBWA poll.
Vanderbilt holds second by itself after sharing the spot a week
ago with Oklahoma. The Commodores went 5-0 at home this past week, with wins
over Wofford and Kennesaw State before a three-game sweep of UIC. Vanderbilt
is first in the NCBWA poll, second in two polls and third in the other.
Oklahoma dropped to third after suffering its first loss of the
season. The Sooners defeated UALR on Friday and Saturday, but fell 7-0 to the
Trojans on Sunday. OU was second in one poll and third in the other three.
Florida State climbed one spot to No. 4. The Seminoles enjoyed
a 5-0 home week, with two wins over Maine and a three-game ACC sweep of Boston
College. FSU is fourth in three polls and sixth in the other.
South Carolina drops one place to fifth. The Gamecocks were 3-1
this past week, with a win over Clemson on Tuesday before taking two of three
from Cal State Bakersfield. South Carolina is fourth in one poll, sixth in two
and seventh in the other.
Four teams rose five spots this week. LSU to seventh, Texas A&M
to No. 12, Arkansas to No. 13 and UC Irvine to No. 15.
Fresno State entered the poll this week at No. 20.
There are five teams from the SEC, including four of the top
seven. There are four teams from both the ACC and Pac-10. There are three Big 12 teams, two from the Big
West and single entries
from the Mountain West and WAC.
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 (3/14/11) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
Florida (14-2) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Vanderbilt (16-1) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
t2 |
|
3 |
Oklahoma (16-1) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
t2 |
|
4 |
Florida State (15-1) |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
18 |
5 |
|
5 |
South Carolina (11-2) |
4 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
23 |
4 |
|
6 |
Virginia (16-1) |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
23 |
7 |
|
7 |
LSU (15-1) |
8 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
27 |
12 |
|
8 |
Texas (11-5) |
5 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
33 |
11 |
|
9 |
Arizona State (11-3) |
9 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
35 |
9 |
|
10 |
TCU (10-5) |
10 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
40 |
8 |
|
11 |
Arizona (13-3) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
50 |
15 |
|
12 |
Texas A&M (12-4) |
21 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
57 |
17 |
|
13 |
Arkansas (13-2) |
26 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
59 |
18 |
|
14 |
Clemson (7-6) |
16 |
16 |
14 |
17 |
63 |
6 |
|
15 |
UC Irvine (12-1) |
26 |
14 |
15 |
11 |
66 |
20 |
|
16 |
Cal State Fullerton (8-6) |
13 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
68 |
10 |
|
17 |
North Carolina (14-3) |
18 |
19 |
17 |
15 |
69 |
14 |
|
18 |
Stanford (6-5) |
12 |
18 |
18 |
22 |
70 |
16 |
|
19 |
UCLA (8-6) |
24 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
71 |
13 |
|
20 |
Fresno State (11-2) |
17 |
20 |
25 |
19 |
81 |
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: Arkansas is No.
9 in one poll, unranked in another.
March 7: 1. Florida, t2. Oklahoma, t2. Vanderbilt 4. S. Carolina, 5. Florida
St.
Feb. 28: 1. Florida, 2. Vanderbilt,
3. Oklahoma, 4. South Carolina, 5. UCLA
Feb. 21: 1. Florida, 2. UCLA, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. TCU, 5. Oklahoma
Preseason Poll: 1. TCU, 2. UCLA, 3. Florida, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Oklahoma
(photo by Jimmy Jones)
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