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May 18, 2015
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll
LSU stays unanimous No. 1 in CBI Composite Poll
UCLA up to second, TCU rises to third, Illinois up to fourth,
Louisville is fifth
 After
going 3-1 this past week, LSU remains in the top
spot in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite
Poll.
CBI uses five national rankings in its
composite poll: Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball,
D1baseball.com, National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and USA Today Coaches Poll.
LSU is No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week. The Tigers
won at New Orleans before taking two of three in SEC play at South Carolina. LSU is first in all five polls.
UCLA went 4-0 and rose to second. The Bruins won at Cal State
Fullerton before sweeping a Pac-12 series against Arizona. UCLA was second in
two polls and
third in the other three.
TCU also went 4-0 and jumped one place to third. The Horned
Frogs defeated Abilene Christian before sweeping a Big 12 series at Oklahoma. TCU was
secod in two polls, fourth in two polls and fifth in the other one.
Illinois had a 2-0 week and .rose one spot to fourth. The Illini
took a pair from Nebraska in Big Ten play to extend their win streak to 26 games.
Illinois is second in one poll, fourth in two poll and fifth in the other
two.
Louisville went 2-2 and fell three spots to fifth. The
Cardinals lost at home to No. 9 Vanderbilt before taking two of three at NC
State in ACC action. Louisville was third in two polls, fourth in one poll and
fifth in the other two.
Houston returned to the poll at No. 19, while Iowa dropped out. No. 10
Missouri State and No. 16 College of Charleston both rose three places, while
No. 14 Florida State fell six spots.
The CBI Composite Poll contains four teams from the Pac-12 and
SEC. There
are three from the ACC, two from the Big 12 and Missouri Valley, and
one from the American, Big Ten, Big West, Colonial 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 (5/18/15) |
BA |
CB |
D1 |
NCBWA |
US |
Composite |
Last rank |
|
1 |
LSU (46-9) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
UCLA (40-12) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
|
3 |
TCU (43-9) |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
4 |
|
4 |
Illinois (45-6-1) |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
5 |
|
5 |
Louisville (42-14) |
3 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
20 |
2 |
|
6 |
Florida (40-15) |
6 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
34 |
7 |
|
7 |
Texas A&M (43-10) |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
37 |
6 |
|
8 |
Vanderbilt (39-17) |
7 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
42 |
9 |
|
9 |
Miami (Fla.) (42-13) |
13 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
44 |
10 |
|
10 |
Missouri State (41-10) |
8 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
58 |
13 |
|
11 |
Oklahoma State (34-17) |
12 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
59 |
12 |
|
12 |
UC Santa Barbara (39-13-1) |
10 |
19 |
14 |
8 |
10 |
61 |
14 |
|
13 |
Dallas Baptist (41-11) |
11 |
21 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
68 |
11 |
|
14 |
Florida State (37-19) |
17 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
14 |
70 |
8 |
|
15 |
USC (35-17) |
15 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
82 |
16 |
|
16 |
College of Charleston (41-11) |
18 |
22 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
83 |
19 |
|
17 |
Arizona State (32-19) |
16 |
12 |
17 |
22 |
19 |
86 |
17 |
|
18 |
Oregon State (36-14-1) |
23 |
11 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
92 |
20 |
|
19 |
Houston (39-17) |
14 |
23 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
92 |
NR |
|
20 |
Rice (35-18) |
21 |
24 |
21 |
15 |
16 |
97 |
18 |
BA-Baseball
America poll; CB-Collegiate
Baseball poll; D1-D1baseball.com poll; NCBWA-National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 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: Oregon State is No.
11 in one poll, No. 23 in another.
Past Polls
5/11:
1
LSU, 2 Louisville, 3 UCLA, 4 TCU, 5 Illinois
5/4:
1
LSU, t2 Louisville, t2 Texas A&M, 4 UCLA, 5 TCU
4/27:
1
LSU, 2 UCLA, 3 Louisville, 4 Texas A&M, 5 TCU
4/20:
1
LSU, 2 Texas A&M,
3 UCLA, 4 Louisville, 5 TCU
4/13:
1
Texas A&M,
2 LSU, 3 UCLA, 4 Louisville, 5 Vanderbilt
4/6:
1
Vanderbilt, 2 Texas A&M,
3 LSU, 4 TCU, 5 UCLA
3/30:
1 Texas A&M,
2 Vanderbilt, 3 TCU, 4 LSU, 5 Florida
3/23:
1 LSU, 2 Texas A&M, 3 Vanderbilt, 4 TCU, 5 Florida
3/16:
1 TCU, 2 LSU, 3 Florida, 4 Texas A&M, 5 Vanderbilt
3/9:
1 Virginia, 2 TCU, 3 LSU, 4 Florida, 5 Vanderbilt
3/2:
1 Virginia, 2 Vanderbilt, 3 Florida, 4 TCU, 5 LSU
2/23:
1 Virginia, 2 Vanderbilt, 3 Florida, 4 TCU, 5 LSU
2/16:
1 Vanderbilt, 2 Virginia, 3 TCU, 4 Florida, 5 LSU
2/9:
1 Vanderbilt, 2 Virginia, 3 TCU, 4 LSU, 5 Florida
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