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