May 27, 2014
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
Louisiana-Lafayette is No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll
Oregon State falls to second, FSU
third, Virginia fourth, Cal Poly fifth
After
going 4-0 to win the Sun Belt Tournament, Louisiana-Lafayette has climbed 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 Ragin' Cajuns topped ULM, and defeated
Texas State twice before edging UT Arlington 6-5 in the championship game. ULL was first in
all five polls.
Oregon State dropped two of three to USC and
fell one spot to second. The Beavers were second in all five polls.
Florida State went 2-1 in the ACC tournament
and rose two places to third. The Seminoles were third in one poll, fourth in
two polls, fifth in one poll and eighth in the other.
Virginia was 1-2 in the ACC tournament and
fell to fourth. The Cavaliers were third in one poll, fourth in two polls,
sixth in one poll and eighth in the other.
Cal Poly did not play this past week and fell
one spot to fifth. The Mustangs were fifth in three polls and sixth in the
other two.
Nebraska moved into the poll at No. 20. Oregon
dropped out of the poll.
The CBI Composite Poll contains six teams from the
SEC. There are three from the ACC, two from the
American, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12, and single entries
from the Big West, 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.
|
CBI Composite Poll (5/27/14) |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
PG |
US |
Composite |
Last rank |
1 |
Louisiana-Lafayette (53-7) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
Oregon State (42-12) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
Florida State (43-15) |
4 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
24 |
5 |
4 |
Virginia (44-13) |
8 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
25 |
3 |
5 |
Cal Poly (45-10) |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
27 |
4 |
6 |
LSU (44-14-1) |
7 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
30 |
12 |
7 |
Florida (40-21) |
3 |
11 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
35 |
10 |
8 |
Oklahoma State (45-16) |
10 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
42 |
8 |
9 |
Indiana (42-13) |
6 |
6 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
43 |
14 |
10 |
Louisville (45-15) |
13 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
52 |
7 |
11 |
Miami (Fla.) (41-17) |
11 |
3 |
14 |
13 |
16 |
57 |
6 |
12 |
TCU (42-15) |
9 |
9 |
16 |
11 |
12 |
57 |
17 |
13 |
Houston (44-15) |
15 |
16 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
69 |
16 |
14 |
Ole Miss (41-18) |
12 |
14 |
17 |
12 |
17 |
72 |
13 |
15 |
South Carolina (42-16) |
18 |
15 |
12 |
17 |
13 |
75 |
11 |
16 |
Washington (39-15-1) |
14 |
13 |
18 |
16 |
19 |
80 |
9 |
17 |
Rice (41-18) |
16 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
21 |
84 |
18 |
18 |
Vanderbilt (41-18) |
20 |
19 |
13 |
19 |
14 |
85 |
15 |
19 |
Mississippi State (37-22) |
17 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
102 |
19 |
20 |
Nebraska (40-19) |
19 |
24 |
21 |
18 |
22 |
104 |
NR |
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: Miami is No.
3
in one poll, No. 16 in another..
May
19: 1. Oregon State, 2. ULL, 3. Virginia, 4. Cal Poly, 5. Florida State
May
12: 1. Virginia, 2. Oregon State, 3. ULL, 4. Florida State, 5. Cal Poly
May 5: 1. Virginia, 2. Oregon State, 3. ULL, 4. Florida State, 5. Florida
April
28: 1. Virginia, 2. Oregon State, 3. ULL, 4. Cal Poly, 5. Florida State
April
21: 1.
Virginia, 2. Cal Poly, 3. ULL, 4. Oregon State, 5. Florida State
April
14: 1.
Virginia, 2. ULL, 3. Cal Poly, 4. Oregon State, 5. Florida State
April 7: 1.
Florida State, 2. Virginia, 3. ULL, 4. South Carolina, 5. Cal Poly
March
31: 1.
Virginia, 2. Florida State, 3. South Carolina, 4. ULL, 5. Vanderbilt
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
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