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:
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National Poll |
Illinois’ Ranking |
Previous Ranking |
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10th |
12th |
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9th |
11th |
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13th |
18th |
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9th |
12th |
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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.