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May 14, 2012
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
South Carolina claims top spot in CBI Composite
Poll
Florida State falls to second, Florida climbs to third,
Kentucky up to No. 4
 For
the first time this season, a team outside the state of Florida is No. 1 in the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll as South Carolina sits atop the
rankings.
The Gamecocks are first in one poll, second in two polls and
third in the other.
Florida State fell to No. 2. The Seminoles are first in two
polls, third in one and sixth in the other.
Florida rose two spots to third. The Gators are second in one
poll, third in two polls and fifth in the other.
Kentucky climbed three spots to No. 4. The Wildcats have
rankings of 2, 4, 5 and 8.
This week's poll includes five teams from the SEC. There
are four from the ACC and Pac-12, 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 (5/14/12) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
South Carolina (38-13) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
|
2 |
Florida State (40-10) |
1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
|
3 |
Florida (38-14) |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
|
4 |
Kentucky (41-11) |
4 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
19 |
7 |
|
5 |
Baylor (39-11) |
7 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
2 |
|
6 |
Rice (36-14) |
5 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
25 |
6 |
|
7 |
Oregon (37-14) |
6 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
27 |
8 |
|
8 |
LSU (39-13) |
9 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
31 |
4 |
|
9 |
North Carolina (38-13) |
12 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
35 |
10 |
|
10 |
Texas A&M (37-14) |
10 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
37 |
9 |
|
11 |
UCLA (35-13) |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
45 |
11 |
|
12 |
Cal State Fullerton (32-15) |
8 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
49 |
12 |
|
13 |
Stanford (32-14) |
17 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
55 |
13 |
|
14 |
Arizona (33-15) |
14 |
8 |
17 |
17 |
56 |
14 |
|
15 |
NC State (36-13) |
13 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
58 |
16 |
|
16 |
Purdue (39-10) |
15 |
18 |
14 |
13 |
60 |
18 |
|
17 |
UCF (40-12) |
16 |
19 |
13 |
16 |
64 |
17 |
|
18 |
Arkansas (34-15) |
26 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
79 |
15 |
|
19 |
Virginia (34-15-1) |
19 |
23 |
19 |
19 |
80 |
NR |
|
20 |
San Diego (38-13) |
21 |
20 |
26 |
23 |
90 |
19 |
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: Oregon is No.
1 in one poll, No. 10 in two othesr.
May
14: 1. South Carolina, 2. Florida State, 3. Florida, 4. Kentucky, 5. Baylor
May 7: 1. Florida State, 2. Baylor, 3. South Carolina, 4. LSU, 5. Florida
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 by Jimmy Jones)
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