TUCSON, Ariz. — Louisiana St. (43-16) has been ranked No. 1 in the latest Collegiate Baseball newspaper NCAA Division I baseball poll.
In one of the craziest weeks in poll history, none of the top six teams from last week escaped with a winning record as each team posted at least two losses.
Oregon, previously ranked No. 1 after winning 14 of its previous 15 games, was swept in a 3-game series at Oregon St. and slipped to 10th this week. The Ducks finished third in the Pac-12 Conference with a 19-11 record after entering last week at the top of the league with a one game lead.
LSU moved up to No. 1 despite posting a 1-2 record in the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Tigers won the regular season SEC title with a 19-11 record.
Poll Notes: Several teams have been red-hot. Kent St. has won 17 in a row, New Mexico nine straight while Oregon St. has captured seven of its last eight. Four teams fell out of the top 30 this week in Texas (0-2 last week), Louisville (1-2), Texas Christian (1-2) and Utah Valley (4-0).
New to the poll this week is New Mexico (captured the Mountain West Tournament with a 4-0 record), Vanderbilt (one of the hottest teams in the nation with nine wins in its last 10 games), St. John’s (won the Big East Tournament with four straight wins) and Georgia Tech. (36-24, won ACC Tournament as the eighth seed).
Three teams barely missed being ranked in Utah Valley (47-12, won 40 of last 41 games), Stony Brook (46-11, won 22 of its last 23), and Pepperdine (34-21, won West Coast Conference title after beating San Diego two of three at home).
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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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NCAA Div. I Poll (As of May 28, 2012) |
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Rank School (Record) | Points | Previous |
1. Louisiana St. (43-16) | 495 | 2 |
2. South Carolina (40-17) | 493 | 3 |
3. Florida (42-18) | 490 | 4 |
4. Florida St. (43-15) | 489 | 5 |
5. Baylor (44-14) | 487 | 6 |
6. North Carolina (44-14) | 486 | 7 |
7. UCLA (42-14) | 484 | 10 |
8. Arizona (38-17) | 483 | 8 |
9. Rice (41-16) | 481 | 9 |
10. Oregon (42-17) | 479 | 1 |
11. Texas A&M (42-16) | 476 | 11 |
12. Stanford (38-16) | 474 | 12 |
13. Kentucky (43-16) | 473 | 13 |
14. Cal. St. Fullerton (35-19) | 471 | 15 |
15. N.C. State (39-17) | 469 | 16 |
16. Purdue (44-12) | 467 | 18 |
17. Mississippi St. (39-22) | 464 | 21 |
18. Oregon St. (38-18) | 461 | 28 |
19. Arkansas (39-19) | 459 | 14 |
20. Arizona St. (36-20) | 458 | 17 |
21. Central Florida (43-15) | 456 | 19 |
22. Miami, Fla. (36-21) | 454 | 23 |
23. Oklahoma (38-22) | 451 | 25 |
24. Virginia (38-17-1) | 448 | 24 |
25. Kent St. (41-17) | 446 | 27 |
26. New Mexico (36-22) | 445 | — |
27. San Diego (40-15) | 443 | 20 |
28. Vanderbilt (33-26) | 440 | — |
29. St. John’s (37-21) | 438 | — |
30. Georgia Tech. (36-24) | 437 | — |