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National Collegiate Baseball Writers February 24, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bo Carter
Owls take over top spot from Texas
RICE TOPS NCBWA POLL

DALLAS (NCBWA) — The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the sixth year with its weekly Top 35 survey for games played through Feb. 24.

Weekly polls will continue through the Monday (June 23, 2003) following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.

The preseason and February polls of the 2003 season had representation by nine different conferences and top independents among the 285 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division I ranks.

NCBWA TOP 35 POLL
Rk.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

School
Rice
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Arizona State
Cal State Fullerton
South Carolina
Texas
Wake Forest
Stanford
Richmond
Baylor
Miami (Fla.)
Long Beach State
Mississippi State
Florida
Notre Dame
North Carolina

Record
(8-1)
(11-1)
(6-0)
(21-1)
(11-1)
(8-1)
(12-3)
(4-1)
(9-6)
(2-0)
(8-3)
(7-2)
(8-4)
(2-1)
(8-1)
(2-2)
(4-0)

18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

Clemson
Texas A&M
Auburn
Southern California
Ohio State
Tulane
Kansas
Tennessee
Nebraska
Wichita State
LSU
SMS
Oklahoma
South Florida
Texas Tech
UNC Greensboro
Virginia Tech
TCU

(1-2)
(7-2)
(8-3)
(5-6)
(0-0)
(8-1)
(11-3)
(8-0)
(4-2)
(3-0)
(6-4)
(3-1)
(3-1)
(6-2)
(9-4)
(8-0)
(1-1)
(8-4)

Also receiving votes: Southern, Houston, Virginia Commonwealth, San Diego State, Kent State, Mississippi, Arizona, California, Oklahoma State, Boston College, Vanderbilt, Texas-Arlington, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Stetson, Northwestern, UAB, Coastal Carolina, Cal Riverside, Florida International.

2003 NCBWA Polls (No. 1 Team):
January 13 (Texas)
February 3 (Texas)
February 10 (Texas)
February 17 (Texas)
February 24 (Rice)
March 3 (Rice)
March 10 (Rice)
March 17 (Rice)

March 24 (Rice)
March 31 (Rice)
April 7 (Rice)
April 14 (Rice)
April 21 (Florida St.)
April 28 (Cal State Fullerton)
May 5 (Florida St.)

May 12 (Florida St.)
May 19 (Florida St.)
May 26 (Rice)

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