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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
19, 2004) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
38-5 |
1 |
| 2. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
29-5 |
2 |
| 3. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
30-7 |
3 |
| 4. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Independent |
28-8 |
4 |
| 5. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
30-5 |
5 |
| 6. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
31-6 |
11 |
| 7. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
26-9 |
9 |
| 8. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
28-10 |
10 |
| 9. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
25-7 |
8 |
| 10. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
31-6 |
14 |
| 11. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
23-7 |
12 |
| 12. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
29-8 |
13 |
| 13. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
29-9 |
6 |
| 14. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
26-12 |
7 |
| 15. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
25-13 |
28 |
| 16. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
26-12 |
16 |
| 17. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
26-9 |
15 |
| 18. |
Oral Roberts |
Mid-Continent |
31-7 |
22 |
| 19. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
31-11 |
17 |
| 20. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
32-7 |
25 |
| 21. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
32-8 |
26 |
| 22. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
27-10 |
24 |
| 23. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
28-11 |
21 |
| 24. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
26-13 |
20 |
| 25. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
28-7 |
23 |
| 26. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
23-10 |
19 |
| 27. |
North Carolina State |
Atlantic Coast |
27-12 |
27 |
| 28. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
26-10 |
29 |
| 29. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
24-13 |
32 |
| 30. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
25-13 |
30 |
| 31. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
33-13 |
- |
| 32. |
Washington |
Pacific-10 |
21-13 |
31 |
| 33. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
23-16 |
- |
| 34. |
Rutgers |
Big East |
20-13 |
- |
| 35. |
UNLV |
Mountain West |
24-13 |
t35 |
| Dropped out: Florida
Atlantic (18), UNC Greensboro (33), Arizona State (34), Louisiana-Lafayette
(t35). |
| Others receiving votes:
Arizona State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Southern, New Mexico State, Texas
Tech, Missouri, Lamar, Birmingham-Southern, SMS, Minnesota, Texas-Arlington,
Arizona, The Citadel, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Stetson, Richmond, Oregon
State, South Florida, Army, Austin Peay, Mississippi State, Michigan
State, St. John's, Dallas Baptist, Washington 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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