Poll Watch: Illinois makes the top ten in latest polls

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Illinois baseball has cracked the top ten! 

After another successful week on the diamond, Illinois has gone up in the polls, reaching as high as #8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and #9 in the D1Baseball and Baseball America polls. 

The Illini went 4-0 in the past week.  That included a 2-0 sweep against Indiana who flirted with the national polls themselves earlier this season.  Off to their best start in school history with a 32-6-1 record, Illinois finds themselves alone at the top of the Big Ten standings.

Take a look at where Illinois is ranked this week: 

 

National Poll

Illinois’ Ranking

Previous Ranking

NCBWA

10th

12th

D1Baseball.com

9th

11th

Collegiate Baseball

13th

18th

Baseball America

9th

12th

USA Today Coaches’ Poll

8th

12th

 

Other Big Ten teams ranked: 

  • Maryland (27-11) is ranked #21 by NCBWA, #20 by D1B, #21 by CBB, #21 by BA and #18 by USAT
  • Iowa (26-11) is ranked #29 by NCBWA, #17 by CBB, #18 by BA and #21 by USAT
  • Nebraska (29-13) is ranked #26 by NCBWA

Other notables:

Missouri (26-14) is ranked #14 by D1B, #15 by CBB, #14 by BA, #23 by USAT and #30 by NCBWA

LSU (34-6) is now ranked #1 by all polls

Illinois takes in a midweek game at Illinois Field against Eastern Illinois on Tuesday then travels to Penn State this weekend for a three-game conference series. 

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