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National Collegiate Baseball Writers March 31, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bo Carter
Owls continue dominance in WAC play
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 31.

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.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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12.
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17.

School
Rice
Florida State
Cal State Fullerton
Arizona State
Mississippi State
Stanford
Auburn
Miami (Fla.)
Georgia Tech
Long Beach State
Richmond
Baylor
Florida
Texas
LSU
Nebraska
N.C. State

Record
(28-1)
(28-5)
(24-6)
(34-6)
(22-3)
(18-9)
(24-6)
(23-4)
(21-5)
(18-9)
(20-4)
(22-9)
(22-6)
(21-11)
(18-9)
(19-6)
(23-7)

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

Clemson
Alabama
Notre Dame
Florida Atlantic
Arkansas
Texas A&M
Southern Miss
Wake Forest
Arizona
South Carolina
Texas Tech
UNLV
Oklahoma State
UAB
North Carolina
Tulane
Virginia Commonwealth
UC Riverside

(19-6)
(20-7)
(16-6)
(27-7)
(22-5)
(23-9)
(20-8)
(19-7)
(22-10)
(19-9)
(20-11)
(22-9)
(17-9)
(21-6)
(19-9)
(20-9)
(22-7)
(22-6)

Also receiving votes: Washington, Ohio State, Southern, Missouri, New Mexico State, East Carolina, Connecticut, Minnesota, UNC Greensboro, TCU, Pepperdine, Coastal Carolina, UCF, Tennessee, Southern California, South Florida, Indiana, Texas-Arlington, Lamar, Pittsburgh, UL Monroe, Kansas, 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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