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March 31, 2014
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Virginia Climbs to No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll
FSU drops to second, South Carolina
stays third, ULL still fourth, Vandy fifth
 With
a 5-0 week, including four ACC victories, Virginia has risen to No. 1 in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
CBI used five rankings in its
composite poll: Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game and USA Today
Coaches Poll.
The Cavaliers, under head coach Brian O'Connor (pictured) started the week
with a 5-3 victory on Monday at Miami to capture the series. Virginia defeated
Longwood 8-1 on Wednesday before sweeping a three-game set from Virginia Tech.
The Cavs won 2-1 on Friday, 9-2 on Saturday and 7-4 on Sunday. UVa was first
in two polls, second in one and third in the other two. The Cavaliers are the
fourth different team to be ranked No. 1 this season.
Florida State had a 3-1 week and fell one spot to second.
The Seminoles rebounded from a midweek loss to Florida to sweep a three-game
ACC series at Boston College. FSU is first in two polls, second in one, third
in one and fourth in the other.
South Carolina put together a 5-0 week and remained third. The
Gamecocks beat College of Charleston and Coastal Carolina before sweeping a
three-game SEC series from No. 20 Tennessee. South Carolina was first in one
poll, second in two
and third in the other two.
Louisiana-Lafayette went 4-1 to maintain fourth. The Ragin' Cajuns
defeated Northwestern State and Southern before taking two of three from
Western Kentucky in Sun Belt action. ULL was second in one poll, fourth in
three and fifth in the other.
Vanderbilt had a 3-1 week to hold onto fifth. The Commodores
beat Belmont before taking two of three from No. 19 Kentucky. Vanderbilt was fourth in one poll, fifth in
two, sixth in one and seventh in the other.
Clemson (No. 15) and Florida (No. 16) returned to the poll,
while Washington debuted at No. 17 and Alabama entered at No. 19. Ole Miss,
Kentucky, UCLA and Tennessee all dropped from the poll.
The CBI Composite Poll contains six teams from the
SEC. There are three from the ACC, Big West and Pac-12, two from the
American, and single entries
from the Big 12, Conference USA and Sun Belt.
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 (3/31/14) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
US |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
Virginia (23-4) |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
|
2 |
Florida State (22-5) |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
|
3 |
South Carolina (24-3) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
|
4 |
Louisiana-Lafayette (26-3) |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
4 |
|
5 |
Vanderbilt (23-6) |
7 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
27 |
5 |
|
6 |
Cal Poly (22-4) |
5 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
30 |
8 |
|
7 |
Oregon State (21-6) |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
32 |
7 |
|
8 |
Louisville (21-6) |
11 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
43 |
12 |
|
9 |
Texas (22-7) |
8 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
51 |
15 |
|
10 |
Mississippi State (20-10) |
9 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
53 |
14 |
|
11 |
Houston (22-5) |
10 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
62 |
16 |
|
12 |
Oregon (19-8) |
19 |
14 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
63 |
9 |
|
13 |
LSU (20-8-1) |
20 |
16 |
10 |
14 |
8 |
68 |
6 |
|
14 |
Rice (21-9) |
12 |
18 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
71 |
11 |
|
15 |
Clemson (17-9) |
16 |
23 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
84 |
NR |
|
16 |
Florida (19-9) |
13 |
12 |
19 |
24 |
20 |
88 |
NR |
|
17 |
Washington (20-5-1) |
14 |
11 |
24 |
18 |
22 |
89 |
NR |
|
18 |
Alabama (19-8) |
15 |
15 |
21 |
20 |
21 |
92 |
NR |
|
19 |
Cal State Fullerton (14-10) |
18 |
19 |
16 |
22 |
17 |
92 |
10 |
|
20 |
UC Santa Barbara (19-5) |
17 |
13 |
23 |
16 |
24 |
93 |
17 |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll; PG-Perfect Gatme poll; US-USA Today 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: Washington is No.
11 in one poll, No. 24 in another.
March
24: 1.
Florida State, 2. Virginia, 3. South Carolina, 4. ULL, 5. Vanderbilt
March
17: 1.
FSU, 2. South Carolina, 3. Virginia, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Oregon State
March
10: 1.
South Carolina, 2. FSU, 3. Virginia, 4. Vanderbilt, 5. Oregon State
March
3: 1.
FSU, 2. Virginia, 3. South Carolina, 4. CSFullerton, No. 5
Vanderbilt
Feb.
24: 1.
Florida State, 2. Virginia, 3. South Carolina, 4. LSU, 5. Vanderbilt
Feb. 17: 1.
CSFullerton, 2. Oregon State, 3. Virginia, 4. Florida State, 5. MSU
Preseason Poll: 1.
CSFullerton, 2. Oregon State, 3. Virginia, 4. MSU, 5. FSU
(photo courtesy of UVa Media Relations)
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