April 23, 2012

 

CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll

 

Florida State remains No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll

Kentucky one point back in second, Baylor up to third, Florida fourth

 

After a 4-0 week, Florida State stayed at No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.

 

The Seminoles defeated North Georgia on Wednesday before sweeping a three-game ACC set from No. 15 Miami. Florida State is first in three polls and fifth in the other.

 

Kentucky bumped up one spot to second after a 3-1 week. The Wildcats defeated Cincinnati on Tuesday before taking two off three from fourth-ranked LSU in SEC action. Kentucky is tied for first in one poll, second in one poll and third in the other two.

 

Baylor went 5-0 to extend its win streak to 24 and rose three places to No. 3. The Bears beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday and Wednesday before sweeping a three-game Big 12 set from fifth-ranked Texas A&M. Baylor is tied for first in one poll and third, fourth and fifth in the other polls.

 

Florida went 3-1 and dropped to fourth. The Gators topped Georgia Southern on Tuesday before taking two of three SEC contests from Georgia. Florida is second in two polls, fourth in one and fifth in the other.

 

LSU went 2-2 and fell one spot to No. 5. The Tigers defeated Lamar on Wednesday before dropping two of three at Kentucky. LSU is third in one poll, fourth in one and sixth in the other two.

 

UCF was the big mover of the week, climbing five places to No. 8. The Knights went 4-0, beating Florida Atlantic before sweeping a Conference USA series at Tulane.

 

In a flip-flop from a week ago, NC State fell out of the poll and Ole Miss returned at No. 19.

 

This week's poll includes six SEC teams and four from the Pac-12. There are three from the ACC, two from the Big 12 and Conference USA and single entries from the Big Ten, Big West and West Coast Conference.

 

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 (4/23/12) BA CB NCBWA U/E Composite Last rank
1 Florida State (33-7) 1 5 1 1 8 1
2 Kentucky (35-6) 2 1 3 3 9 3
3 Baylor (35-7) 3 1 5 4 13 6
4 Florida (31-9) 5 4 2 2 13 2
5 LSU (32-9) 4 3 6 6 19 4
6 South Carolina (30-11) 7 7 4 5 23 9
7 Rice (30-12) 6 8 9 8 31 11
8 UCF (34-8) 14 11 8 7 40 13
9 Stanford (25-10) 13 13 7 9 42 12
10 Texas A&M (28-12) 9 14 10 12 45 5
11 UCLA (26-10) 12 10 12 11 45 8
12 Oregon (27-12) 10 9 14 14 47 10
13 Arizona (26-13) 11 6 18 16 51 14
14 Cal State Fullerton (26-13) 8 12 16 15 51 16
15 North Carolina (29-12) 16 15 11 10 52 7
16 Purdue (31-6) 15 17 13 13 58 18
17 San Diego (31-9) 17 16 22 20 75 19
18 Arkansas (28-12) 21 20 17 17 75 17
19 Ole Miss (27-13) 18 19 21 19 77 NR
20 Miami (Fla.) (26-14) 22 24 15 18 79 15

 

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

 

* The American Baseball Coaches Association has ruled Arizona State ineligible for votes this season because of the school's NCAA postseason ban.

 

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: Arizona is No. 6 in one poll, No. 18 in another.

 

April 16: 1. Florida State, 2. Florida, 3. Kentucky, 4. LSU, 5. Texas A&M

April 9: 1. Florida State, 2. Kentucky, 3. Texas A&M, 4. Florida, 5. LSU

April 2: 1. Florida, 2. Florida State, 3. North Carolina, 4. Kentucky, 5. UCLA

March 26: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford 3. Arkansas, 4. Florida State, 5. North Carolina

March 19: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford 3. Arkansas, 4. Florida State, 5. North Carolina

March 12: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford 3. South Carolina, 4. North Carolina, 5. Arkansas

March 5: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford 3. South Carolina, 4. Rice, 5. Texas A&M

Feb. 27: 1. Florida, 2. Stanford 3. South Carolina, 4. Rice, 5. Texas A&M

Feb. 20: 1. Florida, 2. South Carolina, 3. Stanford, 4. Texas A&M, 5. Arkansas

Preseason Poll: 1. Florida, 2. South Carolina, 3. Stanford, 4. UNC, 5. Texas A&M

 

(photo courtesy of FSU Media Relations Office)