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National Collegiate Baseball Writers April 14, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bo Carter
Owls finally lose, but stay 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 13.

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

Record
(35-3)
(33-6)
(30-8)
(38-7)
(23-10)
(29-8)
(28-6)
(30-8)
(29-11)
(27-7)
(25-7)
(23-12)
(24-11)
(25-6)
(25-9)
(25-9)
(27-6)

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

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

(32-9)
(25-14)
(29-11)
(27-7)
(23-11)
(26-10)
(21-12)
(25-10)
(26-12)
(28-11)
(25-10)
(22-9)
(25-10)
(25-11)
(26-11)
(25-11)
(27-12)
(23-12-1)

Also receiving votes: UNC Greensboro, Southeast Missouri, Southern, Virginia Commonwealth, TCU, South Florida, Connecticut, Washington, Pepperdine, Indiana State, Minnesota, Tennessee, Coastal Carolina, South Carolina, Southern California, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, 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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