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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 (APRIL
12, 2004) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
35-4 |
1 |
| 2. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
25-5 |
2 |
| 3. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
27-6 |
5 |
| 4. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Independent |
26-7 |
4 |
| 5. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
25-4 |
6 |
| 6. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
29-5 |
12 |
| 7. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
25-9 |
18 |
| 8. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
25-7 |
7 |
| 9. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
23-8 |
9 |
| 10. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
24-9 |
3 |
| 11. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
26-6 |
8 |
| 12. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
20-5 |
11 |
| 13. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
27-6 |
14 |
| 14. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
28-6 |
21 |
| 15. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
24-7 |
16 |
| 16. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
24-10 |
19 |
| 17. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
29-9 |
23 |
| 18. |
Florida Atlantic |
Atlantic Sun |
28-8 |
17 |
| 19. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
22-7 |
20 |
| 20. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
25-11 |
22 |
| 21. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
26-10 |
15 |
| 22. |
Oral Roberts |
Mid-Continent |
26-7 |
24 |
| 23. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
26-6 |
25 |
| 24. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
25-8 |
10 |
| 25. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
29-7 |
27 |
| 26. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
29-7 |
26 |
| 27. |
North Carolina State |
Atlantic Coast |
24-10 |
28 |
| 28. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
22-11 |
32 |
| 29. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
24-8 |
29 |
| 30. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
23-11 |
- |
| 31. |
Washington |
Pacific-10 |
19-10 |
33 |
| 32. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
21-12 |
34 |
| 33. |
UNC Greensboro |
Southern |
21-7 |
35 |
| 34. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
23-11 |
13 |
| t35. |
UNLV |
Mountain West |
22-11 |
- |
| t35. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
22-9 |
- |
| Dropped out: New
Mexico State (30), Clemson (31). |
| Others receiving votes:
Cal Poly, New Mexico State, Texas Tech, Lamar, Birmingham-Southern,
Southern, Illinois-Chicago, SMS, Minnesota, Texas-Arlington, Arizona,
The Citadel, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Stetson, Virginia Commonwealth,
Richmond, Florida International, Oregon State, Southern California,
South Florida, Army, Austin Peay, Mississippi State, Michigan State,
St. John's, Washington State, Dallas Baptist. |
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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