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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 16 different
conferences and top independents among the 285 baseball-playing schools
in the NCAA Division I ranks.
| NCBWA TOP 35 (MARCH
8, 2004) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
15-3 |
1 |
| 2. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
19-2 |
2 |
| 3. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
12-0 |
6 |
| 4. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
12-2 |
3 |
| 5. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
11-3 |
4 |
| 6. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Independent |
11-3 |
5 |
| 7. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
15-2 |
7 |
| 8. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
11-4 |
9 |
| 9. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
13-1 |
11 |
| 10. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
7-1 |
10 |
| 11. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
10-3 |
8 |
| 12. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
3-0 |
12 |
| 13. |
Florida Atlantic |
Atlantic Sun |
16-1 |
13 |
| 14. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
14-2 |
14 |
| 15. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
11-0 |
15 |
| 16. |
North Carolina State |
Atlantic Coast |
10-2 |
17 |
| 17. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
15-3 |
18 |
| 18. |
Southern Mississippi |
Conference USA |
11-1 |
20 |
| 19. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
10-3 |
19 |
| 20. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
7-0 |
24 |
| 21. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
12-3 |
32 |
| 22. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
11-5 |
22 |
| 23. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
12-3 |
28 |
| 24. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
6-3 |
16 |
| 25. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
8-3 |
30 |
| 26. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
10-4 |
27 |
| 27. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
8-5 |
- |
| 28. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
9-6 |
33 |
| 29. |
UNC Greensboro |
Southern |
10-1 |
- |
| 30. |
UAB |
Conference USA |
10-2 |
- |
| 31. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
4-5 |
26 |
| 32. |
New Mexico State |
Sun Belt |
14-3 |
35 |
| 33. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
11-3 |
- |
| 34. |
Memphis |
Conference USA |
6-2 |
- |
| 35. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
17-7 |
- |
| Dropped out: Cal
State Fullerton (21), Virginia Commonwealth (23), Oregon State (25),
Washington (29), Alabama (31), Arkansas (34). |
| Others receiving votes:
Southern, Illinois-Chicago, SMS, Minnesota, Houston, Rutgers, Texas-Arlington,
Pepperdine, Coastal Carolina, Richmond, USF, Tennessee, Ohio State,
William & Mary, Pittsburgh, Georgia, Florida International, California,
Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, UCF, Virginia, Southern California, Oral Roberts,
Arkansas. |
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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