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National Collegiate Baseball Writers March 10, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bo Carter
Another strong week for the Owls
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 10.

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
Georgia Tech
Arizona State
Florida State
Cal State Fullerton
South Carolina
Stanford
Mississippi State
Auburn
Long Beach State
Baylor
Richmond
Miami (Fla.)
Nebraska
Wake Forest
Texas
Tulane

Record
(15-1)
(14-0)
(28-1)
(19-2)
(16-3)
(13-3)
(14-7)
(9-1)
(16-3)
(13-6)
(14-5)
(10-1)
(12-3)
(9-2)
(9-4)
(15-6)
(13-4)

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

Kansas
Florida
Clemson
LSU
UNC Greensboro
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Arizona
Arkansas
Alabama
Wichita State
Oklahoma
South Florida
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Southern Miss
Florida Atlantic
Northwestern State

(16-4)
(13-3)
(8-3)
(11-6)
(14-1)
(4-4)
(15-4)
(12-7)
(11-1)
(12-3)
(12-3)
(8-3)
(11-4)
(3-3)
(15-6)
(11-4)
(16-5)
(12-6)

Also receiving votes: UAB, N.C. State, Southern, New Mexico State, UCF, East Carolina, California, Oklahoma State, Boston College, Virginia Tech, SMS, Coastal Carolina, Southern California, UC Riverside, Pepperdine.

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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