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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
(NCBWA) continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the seventh
year with its 2004 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue from Feb.
2 through June 30, 2004, following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The early polls of the 2004 season have representation by 15 different
conferences and top independents among the 285 baseball-playing schools
in the NCAA Division I ranks.
| NCBWA TOP 35 (FEB.
16, 2004) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
9-0 |
4 |
| 2. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
2-1 |
1 |
| 3. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
8-1 |
2 |
| 4. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
2-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Independent |
2-1 |
6 |
| 6. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
2-1 |
3 |
| 7. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
7 |
| 8. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
5-1 |
8 |
| 9. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
2-0 |
11 |
| 10. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
4-2 |
9 |
| 11. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
0-0 |
12 |
| 12. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
0-0 |
13 |
| 13. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
0-0 |
14 |
| 14. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
5-1 |
15 |
| 15. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
2-1 |
16 |
| 16. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
4-5 |
10 |
| 17. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
0-0 |
17 |
| 18. |
Washington |
Pacific-10 |
2-1 |
18 |
| 19. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
3-3 |
19 |
| 20. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
0-0 |
20 |
| 21. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
0-0 |
21 |
| 22. |
North Carolina State |
Atlantic Coast |
1-0 |
22 |
| 23. |
Florida Atlantic |
Atlantic Sun |
7-0 |
24 |
| 24. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
t35 |
| 25. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
3-2 |
23 |
| 26. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
3-0 |
25 |
| 27. |
Stetson |
Atlantic Sun |
2-1 |
28 |
| 28. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
1-0 |
29 |
| 29. |
Southern Mississippi |
Conference USA |
0-0 |
30 |
| 30. |
Virginia Commonwealth |
Colonial |
3-0 |
31 |
| 31. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
0-0 |
32 |
| 32. |
Southern |
Southwestern Athletic |
0-0 |
33 |
| 33. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
5-1 |
- |
| 34. |
UNLV |
Mountain West |
3-3 |
34 |
| 35. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
2-1 |
t35 |
| Others receiving votes:
SMS, Minnesota, Southern California, Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Rutgers,
Texas-Arlington, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, Coastal Carolina, Richmond, New
Orleans, Arkansas, Princeton, Vanderbilt, Illinois-Chicago, Tennessee,
Missouri, Ohio State |
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college
baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of
the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory, newsletter updates
and official votes in the Howser Award Player of the Year, Regional Player
of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors preseason
All-American awards, publication and writing contests.
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