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May 7, 2012
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida State is unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Baylor stays second, South Carolina remains third, LSU
still fourth
 After
a 3-0 week, Florida State became the unanimous No. 1 in the most recent CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Seminoles won at Jacksonville on Wednesday before defeating
Maryland in the first two games of their ACC series. Florida State is first in
all four polls.
Baylor remained at No. 2 after being idle this past week due to
final exams. The Bears are second in all four polls.
South Carolina stayed third after a 3-1 week. The Gamecocks
edged Davidson on Wednesday before taking two of three at Arkansas in SEC
action. South Carolina is third in three
polls and fourth in the other.
LSU went 3-1 and held on to No. 4. The Tigers topped Tulane on
Tuesday before winning two of three SEC contests at Ole Miss. LSU is third in
one poll and fourth
in the other three.
Florida had a 2-1 week to bump up one spot to fifth. The Gators
took two of three at Kentucky. Florida is fifth in three polls and sixth in
the other.
UCLA and Cal State Fullerton both climbed three spots, with the
Bruins at No. 11 and the Titans at No. 12.
Oregon State enters the poll at No. 20, while Louisville drops
out of the poll.
This week's poll includes five teams from both the Pac-12
and SEC. 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.
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CBI Composite Poll (5/7/12) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Florida State (39-7) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
Baylor (38-8) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
|
3 |
South Carolina (36-12) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
|
4 |
LSU (38-11) |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
4 |
|
5 |
Florida (35-13) |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
6 |
|
6 |
Rice (33-13) |
5 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
7 |
|
7 |
Kentucky (37-11) |
7 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
32 |
5 |
|
8 |
Oregon (34-14) |
9 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
35 |
10 |
|
9 |
Texas A&M (34-14) |
10 |
12 |
7 |
8 |
37 |
9 |
|
10 |
North Carolina (34-13) |
12 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
41 |
12 |
|
11 |
UCLA (31-13) |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
45 |
14 |
|
12 |
Cal State Fullerton (30-14) |
8 |
9 |
15 |
14 |
46 |
15 |
|
13 |
Stanford (29-14) |
17 |
16 |
11 |
12 |
56 |
8 |
|
14 |
Arizona (30-15) |
14 |
10 |
19 |
18 |
61 |
11 |
|
15 |
Arkansas (34-15) |
20 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
62 |
16 |
|
16 |
NC State (33-12) |
13 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
62 |
18 |
|
17 |
UCF (37-11) |
16 |
17 |
13 |
16 |
62 |
17 |
|
18 |
Purdue (35-9) |
15 |
21 |
14 |
15 |
65 |
13 |
|
19 |
San Diego (36-11) |
18 |
18 |
24 |
20 |
80 |
20 |
|
20 |
Oregon State (30-15) |
23 |
22 |
18 |
19 |
82 |
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
* 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.
10 in one poll, No. 19 in another.
April
30: 1. Florida State, 2. Baylor, 3. South Carolina, 4. LSU, 5. Kentucky
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
(photo courtesy of FSU Media Relations Office)
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