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March 25, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
North Carolina remains No. 1 in CBI Composite
Poll
LSU rises to second, Oregon State stays in third, Vandy falls
to fourth
 After
putting together another 3-0 week, North Carolina stays the unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
The Tar Heels beat Princeton at home on Tuesday before winning twice at Boston
College in ACC play. The finale of the series was canceled due to weather. UNC is first in all five polls.
LSU had a 4-0 week to climb two spots to second. The Tigers
topped Northwestern State on Wednesday before sweeping a three-game SEC series
from Auburn. LSU is second in three polls, third in one and fourth in the
other.
Oregon State went 2-1 and remained in third. The Beavers
took two of three at home from Pac-12 rival Arizona State. OSU is second in
two polls, third in two polls and fifth in the other.
Vanderbilt split four games and fell two places to fourth. The
Commodores lost at Middle Tennessee on Wednesday before taking two of three
from SEC foe Florida. Vanderbilt is third in two polls, fifth in two polls and seventh in the other.
Florida State went 4-1 at home and rose three spots to No. 5.
The Seminoles beat Stetson twice before taking two of three ACC contests from
Georgia Tech.
Virginia was the big riser for the second straight week,
climbing five places to No. 8. South Carolina fell 10 spots to No. 15.
Arkansas and Rice return to the poll at No. 12 and 19,
respectively. Houston debuts in the poll at No. 20. Arizona State, Stanford
and NC State all dropped from the poll.
The CBI Composite Poll contains seven teams from the SEC,
including two of the top four. There
are four from the ACC, three from the Pac-12, two from the Big East and
Conference USA, and single entries
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 (3/25/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
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1 |
North Carolina (21-1) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
LSU (22-2) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
4 |
|
3 |
Oregon State (21-2) |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
15 |
3 |
|
4 |
Vanderbilt (21-4) |
3 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
23 |
2 |
|
5 |
Florida State (22-2) |
6 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
25 |
8 |
|
6 |
Cal State Fullerton (21-3) |
5 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
30 |
10 |
|
7 |
UCLA (17-4) |
7 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
32 |
7 |
|
8 |
Virginia (22-2) |
9 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
39 |
13 |
|
9 |
Kentucky (18-5) |
8 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
46 |
11 |
|
10 |
Oregon (18-6) |
12 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
50 |
14 |
|
11 |
Ole Miss (21-4) |
11 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
61 |
6 |
|
12 |
Arkansas (17-7) |
15 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
64 |
NR |
|
13 |
Oklahoma (22-4) |
14 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
12 |
67 |
17 |
|
14 |
Georgia Tech (18-5) |
13 |
16 |
16 |
10 |
15 |
70 |
9 |
|
15 |
South Carolina (18-6) |
17 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
72 |
5 |
|
16 |
Louisville (19-4) |
10 |
18 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
78 |
12 |
|
17 |
Notre Dame (14-6) |
16 |
17 |
19 |
15 |
21 |
88 |
18 |
|
18 |
Mississippi State (21-6) |
25 |
19 |
17 |
20 |
15 |
96 |
15 |
|
19 |
Rice (18-8) |
18 |
28 |
20 |
17 |
20 |
103 |
NR |
|
20 |
Houston (21-4) |
20 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
103 |
NR |
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
10th in one poll, 18th in two others.
March
18: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. Oregon State, 4. LSU, No. 5 South Carolina
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 LSU Media Relations)
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