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May 21, 2012
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Florida State returns to No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Florida rises to second, LSU climbs to third,
Baylor up to No. 4
 After
spending a week at No. 2, Florida State has returned to the top spot in the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll.
The Seminoles went 3-2 during the week, splitting a
doubleheader at Clemson on Monday before taking two of three from No. 15 NC
State. FSU is first in three polls and fifth in the other.
Florida went 2-2 and rose one place to second. The Gators
lost at Samford before winning two of three at Auburn. Florida is second in
two polls, third in one and fourth in the other.
LSU enjoyed a 3-1 week and climbed five spots to third. The
Tigers topped Nicholls on Tuesday before winning two of three at top-ranked
South Carolina. LSU is second in two polls, fifth in one and seventh in the
other.
Baylor had a 3-1 week and bumped up one place to fourth. The
Bears beat UTSA on Tuesday before taking two of three from Texas. Baylor is
third in two polls and sixth in the other two polls.
South Carolina went 1-2 against LSU and dropped from
first to fifth. The Gamecocks are third, fourth, fifth and seventh in the
polls.
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 (5/21/12) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Florida State (43-12) |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
|
2 |
Florida (40-16) |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
|
3 |
LSU (42-14) |
2 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
16 |
8 |
|
4 |
Baylor (42-12) |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
5 |
|
5 |
South Carolina (39-15) |
7 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
1 |
|
6 |
Oregon (41-14) |
5 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
24 |
7 |
|
7 |
Rice (39-15) |
4 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
24 |
6 |
|
8 |
North Carolina (42-13) |
10 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
30 |
9 |
|
9 |
Texas A&M (41-14) |
8 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
33 |
10 |
|
10 |
UCLA (38-14) |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
39 |
11 |
|
11 |
Arizona (36-16) |
13 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
47 |
14 |
|
12 |
Stanford (36-14) |
14 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
48 |
13 |
|
13 |
Kentucky (41-15) |
11 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
48 |
4 |
|
14 |
NC State (38-15) |
15 |
16 |
17 |
14 |
62 |
15 |
|
15 |
Cal State Fullerton (33-18) |
12 |
15 |
19 |
18 |
64 |
12 |
|
16 |
Arkansas (39-17) |
25 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
67 |
18 |
|
17 |
Purdue (41-12) |
18 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
67 |
16 |
|
18 |
UCF (41-14) |
19 |
19 |
16 |
17 |
71 |
17 |
|
19 |
Virginia (36-16-1) |
17 |
24 |
18 |
19 |
78 |
19 |
|
20 |
San Diego (39-13) |
21 |
20 |
25 |
23 |
89 |
20 |
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: Arkansas is No.
14 in three polls, No. 25 in the other.
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 courtesy of FSU Media Relations Office)
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