March 28, 2011

 

CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll

 

Vanderbilt, Virginia tied for first in CBI Composite Poll

South Carolina sits third, Florida falls to fourth, Texas A&M rises to fifth

 

After Florida held the top spot for five weeks, Vanderbilt and Virginia are tied for first in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.

 

The Commodores went 3-1 this past week, defeating Tennessee Tech on Tuesday before taking two of three SEC contests at No. 18 Arkansas. Vanderbilt is first in the Baseball America and NCBWA polls and second in the other two.

 

The Cavaliers went 5-0 at home, winning twice against Towson and sweeping a three-game ACC set from Maryland. Virginia is first in the Collegiate Baseball and USA Today/ESPN polls and second in the other two.

 

South Carolina rose two spots to third after a 4-1 week. The Gamecocks defeated College of Charleston and Rhode Island before taking two of three at then-No. 1 Florida. South Carolina is third in three polls and fourth in the other.

 

Florida fell three places to No. 4. The Gators won twice against Winthrop before dropping two of three to South Carolina. Florida is third in one poll and fourth in the other three.

 

Texas A&M jumped three spots to fifth. The Aggies stopped Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday before sweeping a Big 12 series from Kansas. Texas A&M is fifth in two polls and sixth in the other two.

 

Fresno State used a 4-0 week to make the largest move, climbing six places to No. 12.

 

California returned to the poll at No. 17.

 

There are five teams from the SEC, including three of the top four. There are also five from the ACC, including four of the top 11. There are four Pac-10 teams, three Big 12 squads, and single entries from the Big West, 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.

 

CBI Composite Poll (3/28/11) BA CB NCBWA U/E Composite Last rank
t1 Vanderbilt (22-3) 1 2 1 2 6 2
t1 Virginia (24-2) 2 1 2 1 6 3
3 South Carolina (18-5) 3 3 3 4 13 5
4 Florida (21-4) 4 4 4 3 15 1
5 Texas A&M (19-5) 6 5 6 5 22 8
6 Arizona State (18-6) 5 7 5 9 26 6
7 Texas (17-7) 8 8 8 7 31 4
8 Florida State (18-6) 7 12 9 7 35 7
9 Oklahoma (19-6) 10 13 7 11 41 9
10 Georgia Tech (21-4) 14 6 12 10 42 12
11 North Carolina (23-3) 16 11 10 6 43 13
12 Fresno State (18-2) 9 9 15 12 45 18
13 Cal State Fullerton (16-8) 12 10 14 15 51 16
14 TCU (15-8) 15 14 11 14 54 11
15 Stanford (10-6) 11 18 19 21 69 20
16 Arizona (17-7) 18 17 18 17 70 15
17 California (16-5) 13 19 21 18 71 NR
18 Arkansas (18-6) 26 22 13 13 74 19
19 LSU (17-7) 17 25 16 16 74 10
20 Clemson (13-9) 26 16 17 23 82 17

 

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. 13 in two polls, unranked in another.

 

Past Polls

March 21: 1. Florida, 2. Vanderbilt 3. Virginia 4. Texas 5. South Carolina

March 14: 1. Florida, 2. Vanderbilt 3. Oklahoma 4. Florida St. 5. S. Carolina

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

 

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