TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Florida has been ranked No. 1 for the second straight week in Collegiate Baseball newspaper’s NCAA Division I baseball poll.
The Gators (7-0) are off to their best start since the 2002 squad started 11-0. During the past week, Florida beat Florida Atlantic, 13-2 and then swept a 3-game series against Boston College (4-0, 9-3, 7-2). The Gators have used 13 different pitchers through seven games, and the staff has a combined ERA of 1.43 with 65 strikeouts in 63 innings and just five walks. Florida is hitting .352 and fielding .993 with only two errors all season.
Poll Notes: Outside of Florida, there are eight other undefeated teams across the nation which are ranked in the top 30, including Oklahoma (9-0), Florida St. (7-0), South Carolina (6-0), Louisiana St. (7-0), Wichita St. (7-0), Arkansas (6-0), Fresno St. (6-0) and U.C. Irvine (7-0). In key series over the past weekend, UCLA lost two of three at home to San Jose St., Cal. St. Fullerton beat Texas Christian two of three, Vanderbilt beat Stanford two of three, and Fresno St. swept a 3-game series against Pepperdine. Four teams fell out of the top 30 this week in Coastal Carolina (1-3 last week), Connecticut (1-2), St. John’s (1-2) and Hawaii (1-3).
The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.
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| Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s | ||
| NCAA Div. I Poll (As of Feb. 28, 2011) | ||
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| Rank School (Record) | Points | Previous |
| 1. Florida (7-0) | 496 | 1 |
| 2. Oklahoma (9-0) | 493 | 5 |
| 3. Vanderbilt (7-1)) | 492 | 4 |
| 4. Clemson (5-1) | 488 | 6 |
| 5. Florida St. (7-0) | 486 | 11 |
| 6. South Carolina (6-0) | 483 | 12 |
| 7. Louisiana St. (7-0) | 480 | 13 |
| 8. UCLA (5-2) | 479 | 2 |
| 9. Texas A&M (6-1) | 478 | 8 |
| 10. Texas Christian (4-3) | 476 | 3 |
| 11. Arizona St. (6-1) | 474 | 10 |
| 12. Texas (5-3) | 472 | 7 |
| 13. Cal. St. Fullerton (4-3) | 470 | 19 |
| 14. Stanford (4-3) | 469 | 9 |
| 15. Virginia (6-1) | 467 | 14 |
| 16. Arizona (5-1) | 463 | 17 |
| 17. North Carolina (6-1) | 460 | 18 |
| 18. Oregon (4-3) | 458 | 15 |
| 19. Wichita St. (7-0) | 457 | 23 |
| 20. Arkansas (6-0) | 455 | 27 |
| 21. Fresno St. (6-0) | 452 | 28 |
| 22. U.C. Irvine (7-0) | 449 | 30 |
| 23. Rice (5-3) | 447 | 22 |
| 24. Miami, Fla. (4-3) | 445 | 20 |
| 25. Louisville (4-2) | 442 | 16 |
| 26. Georgia Tech. (5-3) | 439 | 21 |
| 27. Auburn (5-2) | 436 | 26 |
| 28. Mississippi (7-1) | 433 | — |
| 29. California (5-1) | 430 | — |
| 30. San Jose St. (6-1) | 429 | — |