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May 20, 2013
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Vanderbilt remains unanimous No. 1 in CBI
Composite Poll
LSU rises to second, Cal State Fullerton
up to third, Oregon State at No. 4
 After
going 3-1 this past week, Vanderbilt stays the unanimous No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com
Composite Poll.
The Commodores started the week with a win over Belmont before
taking two of three from Alabama. Vanderbilt is first in
all five polls.
LSU has risen to No. 2 after going 3-1. The Tigers topped New
Orleans before winning two of three against Ole Miss. LSU is second in all
five polls.
Cal State Fullerton went 4-0 to climb one spot to third. The
Titans defeated UCLA on Tuesday before sweeping a three-game series from UC
Irvine to claim the Big West title. Cal State Fullerton
is third in two polls, fourth in two polls and fifth in the other.
Oregon State put together a 2-1 week to rise to No. 4. The
Beavers took two of three from Oregon to remain in first in the Pac-12. OSU is
third in two polls, fourth in two polls and sixth in the other.
North Carolina went 2-2 to fall three spots to fifth. The Tar
Heels downed Appalachian State before dropping two of three to Virginia. UNC
is third in one poll, fifth in two polls and sixth in the other.
Kansas State (No. 17) and New Mexico (No. 20) enter the poll
this week, while Ole Miss and Pittsburgh drop out.
The CBI Composite Poll contains five teams from both the ACC
and SEC. There are four from the Pac-12, two from the Big 12 and single entries
from the Big East, Big Ten, Big West and Mountain West.
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 (5/20/13) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
U/E |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Vanderbilt (48-7) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
LSU (48-8) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
|
3 |
Cal State Fullerton (45-8) |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
19 |
4 |
|
4 |
Oregon State (43-9) |
4 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
5 |
|
5 |
North Carolina (47-8) |
6 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
25 |
2 |
|
6 |
Virginia (45-9) |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
26 |
6 |
|
7 |
Florida State (44-11) |
7 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
37 |
9 |
|
8 |
Oregon (43-13) |
11 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
46 |
8 |
|
9 |
NC State (42-13) |
9 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
46 |
7 |
|
10 |
Louisville (46-10) |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
47 |
11 |
|
11 |
UCLA (37-15) |
8 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
50 |
10 |
|
12 |
South Carolina (39-16) |
17 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
72 |
13 |
|
13 |
Mississippi State (40-16) |
16 |
18 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
73 |
18 |
|
14 |
Indiana (40-13) |
12 |
22 |
15 |
11 |
16 |
76 |
15 |
|
15 |
Arkansas (35-19) |
14 |
12 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
77 |
12 |
|
16 |
Kansas State (39-16) |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
83 |
NR |
|
17 |
Oklahoma State (39-14) |
20 |
20 |
12 |
20 |
14 |
86 |
19 |
|
18 |
Arizona State (34-17-1) |
19 |
13 |
16 |
21 |
19 |
88 |
14 |
|
19 |
Clemson (39-17) |
18 |
14 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
89 |
16 |
|
20 |
New Mexico (35-18) |
13 |
16 |
28 |
16 |
27 |
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: New Mexico is
13th in one poll, 28th in another.
May
13: 1.
Vanderbilt, 2. UNC, 3. LSU, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Oregon State
May 6: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Oregon State
April
29: 1.
UNC, 2. Vanderbilt, 3. LSU, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Oregon State
April
22: 1.
North Carolina, 2. LSU, 3. Cal State Fullerton, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Virginia
April
15: 1.
UNC, 2. LSU, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Oregon State
April
8: 1.
North Carolina, 2. LSU, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Virginia
April 1: 1.
North Carolina, 2. LSU, 3. Vanderbilt, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 5. Virginia
March
25: 1.
North Carolina, 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 by Jimmy Jones)
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