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Clemson #22 in USA Today Coaches Poll
The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 baseball coaches’ poll, with RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received:
Last First-place
Dropped out: No. 23 Kentucky, No. 24 Georgia Tech
Others receiving votes: Kansas State (34-15) 49; Mercer (36-12) 48; Pittsburgh (36-11) 40; Gonzaga (31-14) 30; Kentucky (27-19) 30; Virginia Tech (30-19) 25; South Florida (31-16) 24; Arizona (29-17) 23; New Mexico (30-17) 21; Troy (35-12) 21; Miami (Fla.) (32-18) 20; Campbell (39-9) 19; West Virginia (29-20) 16; North Carolina-Wilmington (34-14) 14; Georgia Tech (29-18) 10; Minnesota (28-15) 8; Louisiana-Lafayette (34-15) 6; Austin Peay (35-13) 4; Bryant (33-14) 2; Dartmouth (32-9) 1.
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Clemson #15 in Collegiate Baseball Poll
TUCSON, Ariz. — Vanderbilt (41-6) is ranked No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball newspaper’s NCAA Division I baseball poll after winning eight consecutive games and 22 of its last 24.
The Commodores only played two games last week at South Carolina which Vanderbilt won. Game three of the series was rained out. Vanderbilt is first in the Southeastern Conference with a 21-2 record. Teams ranked 2-9 in last week's poll remained the same this week.
Poll Notes: Several other teams have been hot. Sam Houston St. has won nine straight and leads the Southland Conference with a 15-6 record while Troy has captured 11 of its last 12. In key series over the past weekend, Louisiana St. swept a 3-game series at home against Florida, Florida St. swept three from Central Florida, Arizona St. lost two of three at home to Stanford, Arkansas won two of three against Kentucky, Arizona lost two of three at home to Washington and lost another earlier in the week to Arizona St., and Mississippi St. swept a 3-game series at home against Alabama. Three teams fell out of the top 30 this week in Florida (4 straight losses), Arizona (1-3 last week) and Central Florida (1-3). New to the poll is Troy (35-12), Sam Houston St. (31-17), and Kansas St. (34-15, tied for first in the Big 12 Conference at 11-7).
The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.
Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I Poll
(As of May 5, 2013)
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Rank Team (2013 Record) Points Pvs. 1. Vanderbilt (41-6) 497 1 2. North Carolina (42-4) 496 2 3. Louisiana St. (43-6) 494 3 4. Cal. St. Fullerton (39-7) 492 4 5. Oregon St. (37-8) 489 5 6. Oregon (37-11) 488 6 7. N.C. State (37-11) 485 7 8. Virginia (39-8) 484 8 9. Florida St. (38-9) 482 9 10. Louisville (37-10) 476 11 11. UCLA (31-13) 473 12 12. Arkansas (32-16) 469 16 13. Oklahoma (34-14) 467 10 14. Arizona St. (30-14-1) 464 13 15. Clemson (30-15) 462 14 16. South Carolina (33-14) 459 15 17. Pittsburgh (36-11) 458 17 18. New Mexico (30-17) 456 18 19. Stanford (26-16) 452 22 20. South Florida (31-16) 448 20 21. Indiana (35-9) 444 21 22. Cal. Poly (31-14) 440 24 23. South Alabama (36-13) 438 25 24. Mississippi St. (36-13) 435 28 25. Troy (35-12) 432 — 26. Rice (31-15) 429 27 27. Mississippi (33-16) 427 26 28. Sam Houston St. (31-17) 424 — 29. Kansas St. (34-15) 421 — 30. Campbell (39-9) 419 29
Clemson #19 in Baseball America Poll
DURHAM, N.C.—North Carolina’s run at No. 1 in the Baseball America College Top 25 rankings continued after the Tar Heels improved to 42-4 with a win against The Citadel in their only game of the week.
The top seven teams remained unchanged from last week after all posted undefeated weeks, highlighted by Vanderbilt’s winning two games on the road at No. 15 South Carolina. The Tar Heels and Commodores occupied the first two spots in the preseason rankings and have held those spots in all but two weeks this season. No. 3 Louisiana State also knocked off a ranked opponent, sweeping then-No. 21 Florida to push the Gators out of the rankings.
There was some shuffling at the back of the top 10 brought on by Arizona State’s home series loss to Stanford. The Sun Devils fell from No. 8 to No. 13 this week, while UCLA, Florida State and Oregon each moved up a spot. Arkansas also moved up three spots to No. 11 for its road series win against Kentucky.
Stanford was one of three teams to join the rankings this week, coming back in at No. 25. Big East Conference co-leaders South Florida and Pittsburgh make their 2013 rankings debuts at Nos. 23 and 24, respectively. South Florida’s last Top 25 appearance came in March 1997. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is ranked for the first time since May 2010 and just the second time ever.
The staff of Baseball America determines the Top 25 rankings. Records indicated are through games of May 5 and do not include ties.
Rk. Team W-L Last Prev. 1. North Carolina 42-4 1-0 1 2. Vanderbilt 41-6 2-0 2 3. Louisiana State 43-6 4-0 3 4. Cal State Fullerton 39-7 3-0 4 5. North Carolina State 37-11 3-0 5 6. Oregon State 37-8 3-0 6 7. Virginia 39-8 1-0 7 8. UCLA 31-13 4-0 9 9. Florida State 38-9 3-0 10 10. Oregon 37-11 4-1 11 11. Arkansas 32-16 3-1 14 12. Louisville 37-10 4-0 13 13. Arizona State 30-14 2-2 8 14. Indiana 35-9 1-1 16 15. South Carolina 33-14 0-2 15 16. New Mexico 30-17 3-1 17 17. Rice 31-15 3-1 19 18. Oklahoma 34-14 1-3 12 19. Clemson 30-15 0-1 18 20. South Alabama 36-13 2-1 20 21. Mississippi State 36-13 3-0 22 22. Virginia Tech 30-19 3-1 25 23. South Florida 31-16 2-1 NR 24. Pittsburgh 36-11 4-1 NR 25. Stanford 26-16 3-1 NR Dropped out: Florida (21), Kentucky (23), Mississippi (24).
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