Here’s a quick look at the most recent update to the CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR), featuring eight elements in the CNR formula: five polls/rankings – coaches, writers, Baseball America top-25 plus NCAA projection, Collegiate Baseball magazine and Perfect Game top-25 plus teams to watch & NCAA projection (plus official NCAA RPI, Warren Nolan RPI and Boyds World Iterative Strength Ratings.
(note – CLICK HERE for week-10 CNR update release, which includes some info. on week-9 updated notes)
There are six newcomers/returners in the CNR top-50: (33) Campbell, (42) Louisiana-Lafayette, (46) Gonzaga, (47) Coastal Carolina, (48) Creighton and (49) Kansas State … replacing William & Mary, Michigan State, College of Charleston, Missouri State, Pittsburgh and Dartmouth.
The usual full release for the week-9 CNR will be posted later.
CB360 Composite National Rankings (2013)
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COLLEGE BASEBALL 360 COMPOSITE TOP-50 (#9)
(updated after week-8, through games on April 7, 2013)
1. North Carolina
2. LSU
3. Vanderbilt
4. Oregon State
5. Cal State Fullerton
6. Virgnia
7. Florida State
8. Oregon
9. South Carolina
10. Indiana
11. Oklahoma
12. Louisville
13. Arizona State
14. Kentucky
15. UCLA
16. Mississippi State
17. North Carolina State
18. Georgia Tech
19. Arkansas
20. Notre Dame
21. Mississippi
22. Virginia Tech
23. Clemson
24. Florida Gulf Coast
25. Rice
26. Houston
27. Cal Poly
28. South Alabama
29. UC Irvine
30. Stanford
31. Austin Peay
32. UNC Wilmington
33. Campbell
34. Texas A&M
35. Alabama
36. Mercer
37. Arizona
38. San Diego
39. Miami
40. Central Arkansas
41. Florida
42. Louisiana-Lafayette
43. Florida Atlantic
44. Oklahoma State
45. Georgia Southern
46. Gonzaga
47. Coastal Carolina
48. Creighton
49. Kansas State
50. UNLV