NORTH CAROLINA NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL
TUCSON, Ariz. — North Carolina (34-2) is ranked No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball newspaper’s NCAA Division I baseball poll after winning nine consecutive games.
The Tar Heels have been ranked at the top of the poll eight of the last nine weeks. Louisiana St. (34-3), ranked No. 1 last week, slipped to second after winning two of three at Arkansas. The Tigers have won 16 of their last 17 games.
No. 3 Vanderbilt (33-4) has won 14 straight and leads the Southeastern Conference with a 14-1 record.
Poll Notes: Several other teams have also been hot. Florida, with an extremely young team, started the season 11-16. But the Gators have won 8 of their last 10 which includes an impressive win against at Florida St. last week and three straight wins against South Carolina as Florida sits at 19-18 overall and 8-7 in the SEC and tied for fourth. Clemson has won 10 straight along with N.C. State. Bryant has the longest winning streak in the nation at 18 in a row. Coastal Carolina has won 9 straight while South Florida has won 8 consecutive.
Six teams fell out of the top 30 this week, including Indiana (1-3), Notre Dame (5 straight losses), Alabama (2-3), Texas A&M (1-3), Florida Gulf Coast (0-4) and Creighton (0-3). New to the poll is Florida, Mississippi (swept a 3-game series from Alabama), Pittsburgh (swept three from Notre Dame), Coastal Carolina (won nine in a row), South Florida (won 8 straight), and Bryant (won 18 in a row).
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 | |||
| Rank | Team (2013 Record) | Points | Pvs. |
| 1. | North Carolina (34-2) | 499 | 2 |
| 2. | Louisiana St. (34-3) | 498 | 1 |
| 3. | Vanderbilt (33-4) | 497 | 3 |
| 4. | Cal. St. Fullerton (31-5) | 493 | 5 |
| 5. | Oregon St. (28-6) | 489 | 6 |
| 6. | Florida St. (30-6) | 486 | 7 |
| 7. | Oregon (27-8) | 482 | 9 |
| 8. | Louisville (28-7) | 479 | 11 |
| 9. | Virginia (31-6) | 476 | 4 |
| 10. | Oklahoma (28-8) | 474 | 8 |
| 11. | UCLA (22-10) | 471 | 15 |
| 12. | Clemson (26-11) | 469 | 17 |
| 13. | Arkansas (25-12) | 467 | 10 |
| 14. | Georgia Tech. (26-10) | 463 | 18 |
| 15. | N.C. State (28-10) | 460 | 19 |
| 16. | Cal. Poly (24-9) | 458 | 20 |
| 17. | Stanford (19-11) | 455 | 23 |
| 18. | Mississippi St. (30-9) | 452 | 26 |
| 19. | Florida (19-18) | 446 | — |
| 20. | Mississippi (26-10) | 443 | — |
| 21. | Arizona (23-12) | 441 | 25 |
| 22. | South Carolina (27-10) | 439 | 12 |
| 23. | Kentucky (24-11) | 437 | 14 |
| 24. | Arizona St. (22-10-1) | 435 | 27 |
| 25. | Pittsburgh (24-9) | 434 | — |
| 26. | Coastal Carolina (24-12) | 432 | — |
| 27. | Rice (25-13) | 429 | 21 |
| 28. | South Florida (22-14) | 426 | — |
| 29. | Houston (25-11) | 423 | 28 |
| 30. | Bryant (23-9-1) | 420 | — |
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• C Michael Marietta, Central Arkansas: Marietta had an incredible game against Grambling State as he went 7-for-7 at the plate with 3 homers, 3 doubles and a school record 11 RBI and 6 runs scored. Among his trio of homers, he belted a grand slam in the seventh and shattered the school record of 12 total bases, finishing with 20 and added a stolen base for good measure.
• RHP Ryan Jacobs, Penn State Behrend: Jacobs became the first pitcher in school history to throw a perfect game during a 1-0 win over Mount Aloysius in seven innings. Jacobs fanned six batters.
• RHP Austin Robichaux, Louisiana-Lafayette: Robichaux struck out 14 Arkansas-Little Rock batters during a 9-inning complete game 9-2 win over UALR. At one point, he retired 16 straight batters.
• OF Brandon Murray, College of Charleston: Murray set a new school record with 9 RBI during an 18-5 win over Davidson. He belted a grand slam, a 3-run homer and a 2-run double to lead the Cougars’ offense. He finished the series with 4 homers and 13 RBI to go with 3 walks.
• DH Joe Purritano, Dartmouth: Purritano belted 4 homers, 2 doubles, a triple and recorded 11 RBI in five games as he went 10-for-19 at the plate.
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