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