Poll Watch: Now at #12, Illinois baseball continues its climb

After a 5-0 week and a sweep against the Northwestern Wildcats, Illinois baseball (24-6-1) has risen in the national polls.  D1baseball once again places the Illini the highest at #12. 

Here is the full list of polls and where Illinois is placed:

Two Big Ten favorites, Nebraska and Maryland, squared off this past weekend.  It looks like the new kid on the block is for real.  The Terps of Maryland (22-7, 7-2 Big Ten) swept the Huskers all three games.  Maryland remains stable at #16. 

Speaking of sweeps, surprise Big Ten team Iowa Hawkeyes (21-7, 6-0 Big Ten) swept their second conference opponent in a row when they took Purdue after doing the same to powerhouse Indiana the weekend before.  That was finally enough to get the pollsters attention.  Collegiate Baseball even rated them #6 in the nation. 

Illinois may have defeated Missouri (22-11) last week but that didn’t prevent the Tigers from getting into the polls.  They proceeded to defeat then #3 Florida two games out of three.  Florida dropped to #10 and Miz now enters the polling at #19. 

After two midweek games, Illinois will try their hand with Purdue for a home series this weekend.