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March 18, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
North Carolina stays at No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
Vanderbilt remains second, Oregon State climbs to third, LSU
falls to fourth
 Despite
suffering its first loss of the season, North Carolina remains the unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
The Tar Heels went 4-1 at home for the week. UNC beat Gardner-Webb on Tuesday
and High Point on Wednesday. The Tar Heels lost to Miami (Fla.) on Friday
before defeating the Hurricanes on Saturday and Sunday to take the ACC series. UNC is first in all five polls.
Vanderbilt had a 4-0 week to stay in second, defeating Buffalo
on Wednesday before sweeping a three-game SEC set at Auburn. The Commodores
are second in
four polls and fourth in the other.
Oregon State went 4-1 and rose one spot to third. The Beavers
split a pair of midweek contests with San Francisco before sweeping a
three-game Pac-12 series at Arizona. OSU has a second, a third, two fourths
and a fifth.
LSU had a 3-1 week and dropped one place to fourth. The Tigers
beat Nicholls at home on Wednesday before taking two of three in SEC play at
No. 12 Mississippi State. LSU is third in four polls and seventh in the other.
South Carolina went 4-1 to remain at No. 5. The Gamecocks
defeated USC Upstate on Tuesday and Davidson on Wednesday before winning two
of three at SEC-newcomer Missouri.
Virginia was the big riser, jumping four spots to No. 13 after
a 3-1 week. Arizona State went 2-2 and dropped four places to No. 20.
Oklahoma returns to the poll at No. 17. Arkansas dropped out of the poll.
The CBI Composite Poll contains six teams from the SEC,
including four of the top six. There
are five from the ACC and Pac-12, two from the Big East and a single entry
from the Big West and Big 12.
About the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
The
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll weighs the five 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 (3/18/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
North Carolina (18-1) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
Vanderbilt (19-2) |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
|
3 |
Oregon State (19-1) |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
18 |
4 |
|
4 |
LSU (18-2) |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
3 |
|
5 |
South Carolina (17-3) |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
29 |
5 |
|
6 |
Ole Miss (20-2) |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
36 |
6 |
|
7 |
UCLA (15-3) |
11 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
38 |
7 |
|
8 |
Florida State (18-1) |
12 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
40 |
8 |
|
9 |
Georgia Tech (17-2) |
9 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
11 |
47 |
10 |
|
10 |
Cal State Fullerton (16-3) |
8 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
48 |
11 |
|
11 |
Kentucky (16-3) |
10 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
49 |
9 |
|
12 |
Louisville (16-2) |
4 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
54 |
13 |
|
13 |
Virginia (17-2) |
14 |
11 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
67 |
17 |
|
14 |
Oregon (15-6) |
13 |
15 |
12 |
16 |
12 |
68 |
14 |
|
15 |
Mississippi State (19-4) |
19 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
15 |
79 |
12 |
|
16 |
NC State (16-5) |
16 |
16 |
19 |
13 |
18 |
82 |
18 |
|
17 |
Oklahoma (17-4) |
17 |
18 |
18 |
21 |
16 |
90 |
NR |
|
18 |
Notre Dame (12-5) |
15 |
19 |
22 |
15 |
22 |
93 |
20 |
|
19 |
Stanford (10-5) |
26 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
97 |
19 |
|
20 |
Arizona State (12-4-1) |
20 |
22 |
21 |
19 |
21 |
103 |
16 |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll; PG-Perfect Game poll; U/E-USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll; Composite-Sum
of rankings;
Last rank-Last week's composite ranking
Why a composite poll? CBI felt that
five 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: Louisville is
fourth in one poll, 14th in another.
March
11: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Oregon State, No. 5 South Carolina
March 4: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Oregon State, No. 5 Mississippi State
Feb.
25: 1.
North Carolina, 2. Arkansas, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. LSU, 5. Oregon State
Feb. 18: 1.
North Carolina, 2. Arkansas, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. LSU, 5. UCLA
Preseason Poll: 1.
Arkansas, 2. North Carolina, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. LSU, 5. UCLA
(photo courtesy of UNC Media Relations)
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