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April 30, 2012
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida State stays on top of the CBI Composite
Poll
Baylor moves up to second, South Carolina climbs to third, LSU
fourth
 After
a 3-0 week, Florida State remained at No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Seminoles swept a three-game home set from Atlantic 10
leader Rhode Island. Florida State is first in
three polls and second in the other. (photo by Ross Obley)
Baylor inched up a spot to second after a 3-1 week. The Bears
split two games with UTSA before sweeping a pair at home from WAC leader New
Mexico State. Baylor is first in one poll and second in the other three.
South Carolina climbed three places to third. The Gamecocks
swept a three-game SEC series from Alabama. South Carolina is third in two
polls, fourth in one and fifth in the other.
LSU went 3-1 and rose one spot to No. 4. The Tigers beat
Southeastern Louisiana before taking two of three from Georgia. LSU is fourth
in three polls and fifth in the other.
Kentucky went 1-3 and dropped to fifth. The Wildcats lost at
Louisville before dropping two of three at Vanderbilt. Kentucky is third in
two polls, sixth in one and seventh in the other.
North Carolina and Purdue both climbed three spots, with the
Tar Heels at No. 12 and the Boilermakers at No. 13.
NC State and Louisville have returned to the poll, while Ole
Miss and Miami have dropped out.
This week's poll includes five 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 East, 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.
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CBI Composite Poll (4/30/12) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Florida State (36-7) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Baylor (38-8) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
|
3 |
South Carolina (33-11) |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
|
4 |
LSU (35-10) |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
5 |
|
5 |
Kentucky (36-9) |
3 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
2 |
|
6 |
Florida (33-12) |
7 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
25 |
4 |
|
7 |
Rice (30-12) |
6 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
31 |
7 |
|
8 |
Stanford (28-11) |
12 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
35 |
9 |
|
9 |
Texas A&M (31-13) |
9 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
39 |
10 |
|
10 |
Oregon (30-13) |
10 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
41 |
12 |
|
11 |
Arizona (29-13) |
11 |
6 |
16 |
16 |
49 |
13 |
|
12 |
North Carolina (30-13) |
16 |
16 |
10 |
10 |
52 |
15 |
|
13 |
Purdue (34-7) |
13 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
53 |
16 |
|
14 |
UCLA (28-12) |
14 |
11 |
15 |
14 |
54 |
11 |
|
15 |
Cal State Fullerton (26-14) |
8 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
56 |
14 |
|
16 |
Arkansas (31-13) |
18 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
58 |
18 |
|
17 |
UCF (35-10) |
15 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
58 |
8 |
|
18 |
NC State (30-12) |
17 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
72 |
NR |
|
19 |
Louisville (31-13) |
22 |
22 |
18 |
19 |
81 |
NR |
|
20 |
San Diego (33-11) |
19 |
19 |
24 |
23 |
85 |
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
* 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. 16 in two others.
April
23: 1. Florida State, 2. Kentucky, 3. Baylor, 4. Florida, 5. LSU
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
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