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National Collegiate Baseball Writers June 24, 2003
For Immediate Release
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RICE TOPS FINAL NCBWA POLL

DALLAS (NCBWA) — The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the sixth year with its 2003 weekly surveys. This is the final weekly poll after the 2003 NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.

The preseason and polls of the 2003 season had representation by 10 different conferences and top independents among the 285 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division I ranks. The first poll of 2004 will be released in the January 2004 preseason period.


NCBWA TOP 35 POLL
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School
Rice
Stanford
Cal State Fullerton
Texas
Miami (Fla.)
South Carolina
Arizona State
Florida State
LSU
SMS
Long Beach State
Baylor
N.C. State
Georgia Tech
Nebraska
Texas A&M
Ohio State

Record
58-12
51-18
50-16
50-20
45-17
45-20
54-14
54-13
45-22-1
40-26
41-20
45-23
45-18
44-18
47-18
45-19
44-21

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

Auburn
Southern Miss
Houston
Richmond
Florida Atlantic
Lamar
Mississippi State
Tulane
UNLV
Southern
Washington
Notre Dame
South Alabama
UC Riverside
TCU
Wichita State
VCU
Alabama

42-21
47-16
37-30
48-15
47-16
40-18
42-20
44-19
47-17
44-7
42-18
45-18
42-19
41-17
35-22
49-27
46-13
38-24

Also receiving votes: Arizona, Clemson, Missouri, Princeton, Southeast Missouri, West Virginia, Rutgers, Oklahoma State, New Mexico State, Florida, Virginia Tech, Coastal Carolina, Southern California, Texas-Arlington, Pepperdine, Stetson, George Washington, Bethune-Cookman, East Carolina

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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