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National Collegiate Baseball Writers March 3, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bo Carter
Owls stay on top for 2nd straight week
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 March 3.

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

The early polls of the 2003 season feature representation by 12 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
Baylor
Stanford
Mississippi State
Richmond
Long Beach State
Wake Forest
Florida
Texas
Miami (Fla.)
Nebraska
Tennessee

Record
(11-1)
(14-1)
(9-0)
(24-1)
(14-1)
(9-2)
(12-3)
(11-7)
(5-1)
(3-0)
(10-5)
(5-3)
(11-1)
(13-5)
(9-3)
(7-2)
(9-1)

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

Kansas
Auburn
Clemson
Tulane
Arizona
Notre Dame
Wichita State
Texas A&M
UNC Greensboro
North Carolina
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ohio State
UAB
Southern California
Virginia Tech
LSU
Southern Mississippi

(13-4)
(12-3)
(3-3)
(9-4)
(11-5)
(3-4)
(9-1)
(10-4)
(10-0)
(5-2)
(8-0)
(5-2)
(1-2)
(13-0)
(7-8)
(3-1)
(7-6)
(8-2)

Also receiving votes: Houston, TCU, Southern, Virginia Commonwealth, San Diego State, East Carolina, California, Oklahoma State, Boston College, South Alabama, SMS, South Florida, Stetson, Northwestern, Coastal Carolina, UC Riverside, Mississippi, Pacific, Florida Atlantic.

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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