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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.
23, 2004) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
10-2 |
3 |
| 2. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
11-2 |
1 |
| 3. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
5-2 |
2 |
| 4. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
6-0 |
4 |
| 5. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
6 |
| 6. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Independent |
4-2 |
5 |
| 7. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
7-0 |
7 |
| 8. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
8-2 |
8 |
| 9. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
7-2 |
10 |
| 10. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
5-1 |
9 |
| 11. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
2-0 |
12 |
| 12. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
0-0 |
11 |
| 13. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
0-0 |
13 |
| 14. |
Florida Atlantic |
Atlantic Sun |
10-0 |
23 |
| 15. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
17 |
| 16. |
Washington |
Pacific-10 |
5-1 |
18 |
| 17. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
5-1 |
24 |
| 18. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
6-6 |
16 |
| 19. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
7-3 |
19 |
| 20. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
20 |
| 21. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
3-0 |
21 |
| 22. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
7-0 |
26 |
| 23. |
North Carolina State |
Atlantic Coast |
4-0 |
22 |
| 24. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
6-3 |
25 |
| 25. |
Southern Mississippi |
Conference USA |
3-0 |
29 |
| 26. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
4-1 |
28 |
| 27. |
Virginia Commonwealth |
Colonial |
5-1 |
30 |
| 28. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
0-0 |
31 |
| 29. |
Stetson |
Atlantic Sun |
4-2 |
27 |
| 30. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
6-0 |
- |
| 31. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
5-1 |
- |
| 32. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
12-4 |
- |
| 33. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
7-2 |
33 |
| 34. |
Lamar |
Southland |
6-2 |
- |
| t35. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
5-2 |
- |
| t35. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
4-2 |
35 |
| Dropped out: Arizona
(14), Baylor (15), Southern (32), UNLV (34) |
| Others receiving votes:
Baylor, Southern, SMS, Minnesota, Southern California, Houston, Rutgers,
Texas-Arlington, Pepperdine, Coastal Carolina, Richmond, Arkansas, South
Florida, Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio State, William & Mary, Pittsburgh,
UC Irvine, Georgia, Florida International, East Carolina, California. |
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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