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