The Tar Heels won the Astros Foundation College Classic in Houston with wins over Rice, Texas A&M and California. North Carolina has a superb 2.05 team ERA with 82 strikeouts and 38 walks over 10 games. Offensively, the Tar Heels are averaging 9.7 runs a game behind a disciplined offense. Hitters have walked 63 times.

Poll Notes: A number of teams continue to be hot with lengthy winning streaks. Mississippi St. has won 15 straight, Oregon St. and Virginia 12 in a row, and Vanderbilt, N.C. State and Florida St. 10 consecutive. Maryland has won nine straight while Stanford has won eight in a row. Arkansas, ranked second last week, slipped to 29th after losing four straight at the Surprise, Ariz. tournament which includes two losses to Arizona St., one to Gonzaga and another to Pacific. Arkansas’ pitching staff had a 2.41 ERA on the week but only scored six runs over four games.

Four teams fell out of the top 30, including Texas (0-4 last week), Clemson (1-3), Pepperdine (1-3) and South Alabama (3-2). New to the poll are Notre Dame (8-2), Oklahoma St. (9-2), Virginia Tech. (11-2) and Maryland (9-3).

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The Tar Heels, ranked second in Collegiate Baseball’s 2013 pre-season poll last December, moved to first after No. 1 Arkansas lost once during a 3-game series against Western Illinois. The Razorbacks slipped to second.

North Carolina won two straight over Seton Hall, 1-0 and 17-2. In the season opener, LHP Kent Emanuel became the first Tar Heel pitcher since 1967 to throw a season-opening shutout. He struck out five and did not issue a walk.

Poll Notes: In key series over the past weekend, Rice beat Stanford two of three, San Diego St. swept a 3-game series against San Diego, Mississippi swept a 3-game series against Texas Christian, and U.C. Irvine swept a 3-game series against Baylor. Three teams fell out of the top 30, including San Diego (0-3), Texas Christian (0-3) and Georgia (1-2).

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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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).

The Ducks, winners of eight straight and 14 of their last 15 games, sit on top of the Pac-12 Conference with a 19-8 record. Last week, Oregon beat Southern California one game and then swept a 3-game series against Seattle. The 41 wins is the most in school history.

Poll Notes: In key top 30 games over the past week, Mississippi St. swept a 3-game series against Kentucky. The Wildcats have now lost four straight and slipped from second last week to 13th this week. Louisiana St. took two of three at South Carolina, Florida St. won two of three at home against N.C. State, Baylor won two of three against Texas, Rice took two of three against Central Florida and Texas A&M swept a 3-game series against Oklahoma St. Several teams have been hot. North Carolina has won 13 in a row as has Kent St. Stanford has captured seven straight along with Texas A&M while UCLA has won seven of its last eight. Three teams fell out of the top 30 this week in Oklahoma St. (0-4 last week), St. John’s (1-2) and Mississippi (0-4). New to the poll is Mississippi St., Miami (Fla.), and Kent St.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Florida St. (39-7) has been ranked No. 1 in the latest Collegiate Baseball newspaper NCAA Division I baseball poll.

The Seminoles have won 10 in a row and secured their eighth Atlantic Coast Conference series victory of the season by defeating Maryland twice over the past weekend. FSU’s magic number to clinch the top seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament and win the ACC Atlantic Division is two. Baylor had the same amount of points as last week with 499, but Florida St. edged the Bears out by one point.

Baylor (38-8), ranked No. 1 the last two weeks, slipped to second after being idle last week. The Bears have won 27 of their last 28 games and are 18-0 in the Big 12 Conference.

Poll Notes: In contests involving top 30 teams, Florida beat Kentucky two of three, South Carolina knocked off Arkansas two of three, Oregon beat Arizona two of three, Oregon St. beat Stanford two of three, UCLA defeated Purdue two of three and Oklahoma St. knocked off Oklahoma two of three. Several teams have put together impressive winning streaks. Utah Valley (35-11), ranked in the top 30 for the first time in history, has won a nation-leading 28 straight as it leads the Great West Conference with a 20-0 record. N.C. State has won nine straight, Virginia seven in a row and North Carolina five consecutive. Two teams fell out of the top 30 in Sam Houston St. (1-3 last week) and Oklahoma (2-3). New to the poll is Utah Valley and Oregon St.

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Louisiana St. (30-7) has been ranked No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division I baseball poll by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.

It marks the first time this season the Tigers have been ranked No. 1. LSU, which swept a 3-game series against Alabama over the past weekend, has won six straight games and 13 of its last 14. The Tigers are tied for the top spot with Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference at 11-4.

Previously No. 1 ranked Kentucky fell to second after posting a 2-2 record last week. The Wildcats lost to Louisville but then won two of three on the road at Arkansas.

Poll Notes: In key top 30 action during the past week, Florida beat Florida St. to sweep the 3-game season series between the two teams. UCLA won two of three at Arizona and Oregon won two of three at Stanford. Several teams have been red hot. Baylor has won 19 in a row, one shy of the school record of 20 straight which was set in 1985. The Bears are first in the Big 12 Conference with a perfect 15-0 record. Purdue has won eight in a row, Texas Christian six straight and San Diego six consecutive while Sam Houston St. has won 14 of its last 15. Four teams fell out of the top 30 in Cal. Poly (1-3 last week), Florida Atlantic (2-2), Virginia (2-3) and Appalachian St. (1-3). New to the poll this week is Oklahoma (22-14, won 4 in a row), Texas Christian (20-13, tied for first in Mountain West Conference at 9-3), Missouri St. (27-10, first in Missouri Valley Conference at 6-2) and Oregon St. (23-11).

The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.

It marks the second straight week the Wildcats have been on top of the poll. Over the past weekend, Kentucky beat Mississippi two of three and is No. 1 in the Southeastern Conference with a 9-3 record. The Wildcats have been paced by an attack that leads the SEC in nearly every offensive category. Kentucky is hitting .328 with a .506 slugging mark and .421 on-base percentage, belting 40 homers over 33 games. The 30-3 overall record is the best start to a season in school history, leading NCAA Division I schools in wins.

Poll Notes: Key top 30 series took place last week. Louisiana St. took two of three at Florida, Oregon won two of three at UCLA, Miami swept a 3-game series at home against North Carolina, Arizona State swept three from Oregon St. and Cal Poly swept three from U.C. Irvine. Several teams have been hot lately. Baylor has won 14 in a row and leads the Big 12 Conference with a 12-0 record. Sam Houston State has won 12 straight and leads the Southland Conference with a 13-2 record while Purdue has won 7 of its last 8 and leads the Big Ten Conference with a 7-2 mark. Four teams fell out of the top 30 in Oregon St. (1-3 last week), Auburn (0-3), Coastal Carolina (2-2) and U.C. Irvine (0-3). New to the poll this week is Arizona State, Cal Poly, Virginia and Appalachian St.

The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.