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April 8, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
North Carolina still on top of CBI Composite
Poll
Top Five stay same: No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Vandy, No. 4 Fullerton,
No. 5 Virginia
 After
a 5-1 week, North Carolina remains No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll. But the Tar Heels are no longer the unanimous choice.
UNC split a doubleheader with Clemson on Monday and won at UNC
Wilmington on Wednesday. The Tar Heels swept a three-game ACC set with
Maryland at home. UNC is first in four polls and second in the other.
LSU had another 4-0 week to stay in second. The Tigers
defeated Alcorn State on Tuesday before sweeping a three-game SEC series from
No. 8 Kentucky at home to extend their win streak to 12. LSU is first in one
poll, second in three polls and third in the
other.
Vanderbilt also went 4-0 to hang onto third. The
Commodores beat Middle Tennessee at home on Tuesday before winning three SEC
contests at No. 16 Ole Miss to stretch their win streak to 10. Vanderbilt is second in one poll and third in the other four polls.
Cal State Fullerton had a 4-0 week to remain in fourth. The Titans
won at No. 10 UCLA on Tuesday before sweeping a three-game Big West series at
UC Davis. Cal State Fullerton is fourth in four
polls and fifth in the other.
Virginia put together a 4-0 week to hold onto fifth. The
Cavaliers won at Liberty on Tuesday and defeated VMI at home on Wednesday
before winning the first two games of their ACC series at Wake Forest. Virginia is fourth in one poll
and fifth in the other four.
South Carolina was the big riser, climbing five spots into a
tie for ninth. Kentucky (No. 13) and UCLA (No. 15) both fell five places.
Arizona State (No. 18), NC State (No. 19) and Notre Dame (No.
20) return to the poll. Ole Miss, Cal Poly and Houston dropped from
the rankings.
The CBI Composite Poll contains five teams from the ACC and SEC. There
are four from the Pac-12, two from the Big East, and single entries
from the Big West, Big Ten, Big 12 and Conference USA.
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 (4/8/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
North Carolina (29-2) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
2 |
LSU (30-2) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
|
3 |
Vanderbilt (29-4) |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
|
4 |
Cal State Fullerton (28-4) |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
4 |
|
5 |
Virginia (29-3) |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
5 |
|
6 |
Oregon State (25-5) |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
31 |
7 |
|
7 |
Florida State (27-5) |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
6 |
|
8 |
Arkansas (23-9) |
10 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
46 |
11 |
|
t9 |
Oklahoma (27-6) |
9 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
50 |
12 |
|
t9 |
South Carolina (26-7) |
11 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
50 |
14 |
|
11 |
Louisville (25-6) |
8 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
54 |
13 |
|
12 |
Oregon (23-8) |
16 |
9 |
9 |
16 |
9 |
59 |
9 |
|
13 |
Kentucky (22-9) |
13 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
65 |
8 |
|
14 |
Indiana (25-4) |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
66 |
17 |
|
15 |
UCLA (19-9) |
17 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
74 |
10 |
|
16 |
Rice (23-11) |
14 |
21 |
18 |
15 |
20 |
88 |
20 |
|
17 |
Georgia Tech (23-9) |
20 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
93 |
15 |
|
18 |
Arizona State (19-9-1) |
15 |
27 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
96 |
NR |
|
19 |
NC State (24-10) |
19 |
19 |
20 |
17 |
21 |
96 |
NR |
|
20 |
Notre Dame (19-10) |
18 |
16 |
22 |
20 |
24 |
100 |
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: Oregon is
ninth in three polls, 16th in the other two.
April 1: 1.
UNC, 2. LSU, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Virginia
March
25: 1.
UNC, 2. LSU, 3. Oregon State, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Florida State
March
18: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. Oregon State, 4. LSU, 5. South Carolina
March
11: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Oregon State, 5. South Carolina
March 4: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Oregon State, 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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