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National Collegiate Baseball Writers April 7, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bo Carter
Owls run streak to seven weeks at No. 1
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 April 6.

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
Cal State Fullerton
Arizona State
Stanford
Mississippi State
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Nebraska
Miami (Fla.)
N.C. State
Clemson
Long Beach State
Texas
Notre Dame
LSU
Richmond

Record
(32-1)
(31-5)
(27-7)
(34-7)
(20-10)
(24-5)
(24-6)
(27-7)
(23-7)
(25-6)
(27-7)
(23-7)
(20-11)
(25-11)
(20-6)
(21-10)
(23-6)

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

Florida Atlantic
Oklahoma State
Baylor
Florida
Texas A&M
Wake Forest
Missouri
Southern Miss
Arkansas
UNLV
Alabama
Virginia Tech
Western Carolina
Arizona
East Carolina
South Carolina
South Alabama
Wichita State

(30-8)
(21-9)
(23-12)
(23-9)
(26-10)
(20-10)
(23-8)
(23-9)
(25-6)
(26-9)
(21-10)
(20-8)
(23-10)
(24-11)
(21-11)
(20-12)
(21-9)
(22-11)

Also receiving votes: Southern, Virginia Commonwealth, TCU, South Florida, Connecticut, UNC Greensboro, Pepperdine, Lamar, Maine, George Washington, Southern California, Tulane, East Carolina, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, UL Monroe, Kansas.

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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