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National Collegiate Baseball Writers March 17, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bo Carter
Owls improve to 19-1 to stay atop poll
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 17.

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
Arizona State
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Cal State Fullerton
Long Beach State
Stanford
Texas
Baylor
South Carolina
Mississippi State
Auburn
Richmond
Miami (Fla.)
Alabama
Arkansas
Clemson

Record
(19-1)
(30-2)
(17-1)
(24-2)
(18-4)
(16-6)
(14-7)
(18-7)
(17-6)
(15-5)
(13-2)
(18-5)
(13-2)
(15-4)
(16-3)
(16-2)
(11-3)

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

Kansas
Wake Forest
Texas A&M
Florida
Nebraska
Notre Dame
LSU
Arizona
Southern Miss.
Oklahoma
Tulane
Wichita State
Ohio State
UAB
Texas Tech
Florida Atlantic
N.C. State
Coastal Carolina

(18-6)
(13-5)
(19-5)
(15-5)
(11-4)
(9-5)
(13-7)
(17-7)
(15-4)
(11-5)
(15-6)
(13-5)
(7-3)
(17-3)
(17-8)
(19-6)
(18-4)
(18-4)

Also receiving votes: Southern, New Mexico State, UCF, East Carolina, California, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Boston College, Illinois, Minnesota, UNC Greensboro, Pepperdine, TCU.

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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