May 2, 2011

 

CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll

 

Virginia stays No. 1 in tight CBI Composite Poll

South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Florida hold spots at second, third,  fourth

 

After taking two of three contests in an ACC series at Boston College this past weekend, Virginia remains No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.

 

The Cavaliers won 17-0 on Friday in Chestnut Hill before the Eagles posted a 5-4 win on Saturday in 11 innings. Virginia won the series with a 4-0 decision on Sunday. The Cavaliers are first in the Baseball America and USA Today/ESPN polls, second in one and third in the other.

 

South Carolina went 4-0 to stay at No. 2, but move closer to the top spot. The Gamecocks defeated Liberty on Tuesday before sweeping an SEC series against Auburn. South Carolina is first in the Collegiate Baseball poll, second in two polls and third in the other.

 

Vanderbilt had another 3-0 week to remain third. The Commodores swept a three-game SEC set at home against in-state rival Tennessee. Vanderbilt is first in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll, second in one poll, third in one and fourth in the other.

 

Florida went 3-0 to stay fourth. The Gators took three SEC contests at home from Ole Miss. Florida is fourth in two polls and fifth in the other two.

 

Oregon State beat Texas on a tie-breaker to sit at No. 5. The Beavers won at Portland before taking two of three Pac-10 contests at UCLA. OSU is third in one poll, fourth in one poll, seventh in one poll and eighth in the other.

 

Two teams return to this week's poll. Clemson comes in at No. 17 and Oklahoma State stands at No. 19.

 

There are six ACC teams in this week's poll and four from the Big 12. There are three teams from the SEC, all in the top four, and three from the Pac-10. There are single entries from the Big West, Conference USA, 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 (5/2/11) BA CB NCBWA U/E Composite Last rank
1 Virginia (42-5) 1 2 3 1 7 1
2 South Carolina (35-8) 2 1 2 3 8 2
3 Vanderbilt (38-5) 4 3 1 2 10 3
4 Florida (34-10) 5 5 4 4 18 4
5 Oregon State (32-9) 3 4 8 7 22 7
6 Texas (33-11) 6 6 5 5 22 5
7 Arizona State (31-10) 7 7 6 8 28 8
8 Florida State (33-11) 8 11 7 6 32 10
9 TCU (31-13) 11 8 9 10 38 9
10 Texas A&M (30-14) 9 9 11 9 38 6
11 Cal State Fullerton (30-13) 10 12 12 11 45 11
t12 Georgia Tech (31-14) 13 10 15 14 52 12
t12 Oklahoma (31-13) 14 15 10 13 52 13
14 North Carolina (33-10) 18 17 13 12 60 15
15 Southern Miss (32-11) 12 20 19 15 66 16
16 Fresno State (29-9) 19 18 18 17 72 14
17 Clemson (29-15) 22 21 14 16 73 NR
18 Miami (Fla.) (29-15) 17 14 23 20 74 17
19 Oklahoma State (30-13) 16 19 22 21 78 NR
20 UCLA (23-16) 26 13 20 22 81 18

 

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. 13 in one poll, unranked in another.

 

Past Polls

April 25: 1. Virginia 2. South Carolina 3. Vanderbilt 4. Florida 5. Texas

April 18: 1. Virginia 2. South Carolina 3. Vanderbilt 4. Texas 5. Florida

April 11: 1. Vanderbilt 2. Virginia 3. South Carolina 4. Florida 5. Texas

April 4: 1. Vanderbilt 2. Virginia 3. South Carolina 4. Florida 5. Arizona State

March 28: t1. Vanderbilt t1. Virginia 3. S. Carolina 4. Florida 5. Texas A&M

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

 

(photo courtesy of Virginia Media Relations Office)