Three! 3! III! No matter how you say it, it looks great!
Illinois baseball has been ranked #3 by Collegiate Baseball. That’s a jump from a #8 ranking from CB from last week. It goes without saying it’s the highest ranking Illinois baseball has received in school history (though that’s been true for a few weeks now).
Collegiate Baseball isn’t the only one recognizing the Illini after their 4-0 week and their sweep of #23 Ohio State. All major polls moved Illinois up in the ranking including Perfect Game who ranked them #4.
Take a look at where Illinois is ranked this week:
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National Poll |
Illinois’ Ranking |
Previous Ranking |
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7th |
8th |
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4th |
6th |
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6th |
8th |
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3rd |
8th |
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7th |
8th |
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6th |
7th |
Other Big Ten teams ranked:
- Maryland (32-16) is ranked #28 by NCBWA, #25 by PG
- Iowa (33-12) is ranked #20 by NCBWA, #18 by D1B, #19 by PG, #15 by CBB, #16 by BA and #20 by USAT
After getting swept by Illinois, Ohio State (31-13) dropped out of all the polls.
Other notables:
LSU (40-8) is still ranked #1 by all major polls.
This weekend, Illinois begins a six game home stand and takes on Rutgers. Friday’s game begins at 6pm/