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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 (MAY
3, 2004) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
35-6 |
2 |
| 2. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
42-8 |
1 |
| 3. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
33-7 |
3 |
| 4. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Independent |
33-9 |
4 |
| 5. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
38-6 |
8 |
| 6. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
34-12 |
6 |
| 7. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
32-12 |
7 |
| 8. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
35-9 |
9 |
| 9. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
30-12 |
5 |
| 10. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
32-14 |
13 |
| 11. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
30-9 |
10 |
| 12. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
33-14 |
11 |
| 13. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
32-14 |
14 |
| 14. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
33-12 |
12 |
| 15. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
34-12 |
23 |
| 16. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
33-13 |
15 |
| 17. |
Oral Roberts |
Mid-Continent |
37-8 |
17 |
| 18. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
30-15 |
32 |
| 19. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
35-14 |
19 |
| 20. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
36-9 |
20 |
| 21. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
29-15 |
28 |
| 22. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
31-11 |
21 |
| 23. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
35-8 |
24 |
| 24. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
28-18 |
18 |
| 25. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
31-13 |
25 |
| 26. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
29-17 |
16 |
| 27. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
28-13 |
26 |
| 28. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
29-16 |
- |
| 29. |
Washington |
Pacific-10 |
26-14 |
29 |
| 30. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
30-13 |
31 |
| 31. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
30-14 |
30 |
| 32. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
31-13 |
33 |
| 33. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
34-10 |
22 |
| 34. |
Lamar |
Southland |
34-12 |
34 |
| 35. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
27-17 |
24 |
| Dropped out: Clemson
(27). |
Others receiving votes:
Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Louisiana-Lafayette,
Southern, New Mexico State, Birmingham-Southern, Minnesota, Texas-Arlington,
Arizona, The Citadel, Ohio State, Stetson, Richmond, Oregon State, South
Florida, Army, TCU, Austin Peay, Michigan State, St. John's, Dallas
Baptist, Washington State, Missouri, Florida Atlantic, Albany, Central
Connecticut State, George Mason, TCU, George Washington, Pittsburgh. |
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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