TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Florida has been ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight week in Collegiate Baseball newspaper’s NCAA Division I baseball poll.
The Gators (18-2) have won eight straight and 11 of their last 12. Last week, Florida knocked off two top 10 teams with a 5-4 win over Florida St. and a 3-game sweep at Louisiana St., the first time in history the Gators have swept the Tigers in Baton Rouge. Florida’s 18 wins is tied for the most in school history after 20 games. The 1952 team started 18-1-1.
Poll Notes: Several teams have been red hot lately outside of Florida. Georgia Tech. has won 12 in a row, Southern Mississippi (7), Miami, Fla. (7), Oregon (6), Tulane (6) and Texas (5 and 9 of its last 10). In other key series over the past weekend, Texas A&M beat Oklahoma two of three, Virginia knocked off Florida St. two of three, and Auburn beat Arkansas two of three. Three teams fell out of the top 30 in Louisville (1-4 last week), Baylor (2-2), and College of Charleston (1-3). New to the top 30 this week is Southern Mississippi (15-3), Miami, Fla. (12-8 overall, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), and Oregon (11-7).
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| NCAA Div. I Poll (As of March 21, 2011) | ||
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| Rank School (Record) | Points | Previous |
| 1. Florida (18-2) | 496 | 1 |
| 2. Vanderbilt (19-2) | 494 | 3 |
| 3. Virginia (19-2) | 493 | 6 |
| 4. Texas (15-5) | 490 | 8 |
| 5. Arizona St. (15-4) | 488 | 10 |
| 6. Texas A&M (15-5) | 485 | 11 |
| 7. South Carolina (14-4) | 483 | 7 |
| 8. Florida St. (16-4) | 480 | 4 |
| 9. Louisiana St. (16-4) | 479 | 5 |
| 10. Oklahoma (17-5) | 477 | 2 |
| 11. U.C. Irvine (14-2) | 475 | 14 |
| 12. Georgia Tech. (17-4) | 472 | 22 |
| 13. Texas Christian (12-7) | 470 | 9 |
| 14. UCLA (8-6) | 468 | 15 |
| 15. Clemson (10-7) | 466 | 16 |
| 16. Cal. St. Fullerton (11-7) | 465 | 17 |
| 17. Arizona (15-5) | 464 | 12 |
| 18. Stanford (6-5) | 463 | 18 |
| 19. North Carolina (18-3) | 461 | 19 |
| 20. Fresno St. (14-2) | 460 | 20 |
| 21. Auburn (14-6) | 457 | 24 |
| 22. Arkansas (15-4) | 456 | 13 |
| 23. Tulane (16-4) | 454 | 25 |
| 24. Wichita St. (13-6) | 452 | 26 |
| 25. Southern Miss. (15-3) | 449 | — |
| 26. Oregon St. (15-4) | 446 | 23 |
| 27. California (12-5) | 444 | 29 |
| 28. Stetson (16-4) | 441 | 30 |
| 29. Miami, Fla. (12-8) | 440 | — |
| 30. Oregon (11-7) | 438 | — |