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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
24, 2004) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
48-11 |
2 |
| 2. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
42-11 |
1 |
| 3. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Independent |
41-11 |
5 |
| 4. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
47-9 |
4 |
| 5. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
41-15 |
6 |
| 6. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
40-11 |
3 |
| 7. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
46-10 |
8 |
| 8. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
43-13 |
13 |
| 9. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
36-20 |
32 |
| 10. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
42-11 |
22 |
| 11. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
38-17 |
27 |
| 12. |
Oral Roberts |
Mid-Continent |
45-9 |
14 |
| 13. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
37-19 |
15 |
| 14. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
37-18 |
19 |
| 15. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
36-20 |
20 |
| 16. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
39-17 |
9 |
| 17. |
Washington |
Pacific-10 |
34-18 |
16 |
| 18. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
38-18 |
17 |
| 19. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
39-17 |
18 |
| 20. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
39-14 |
23 |
| 21. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
38-17 |
11 |
| 22. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
38-17 |
25 |
| 23. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
40-15 |
12 |
| 24. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
41-15 |
7 |
| 25. |
Lamar |
Southland |
37-14 |
26 |
| 26. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
36-16 |
10 |
| 27. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
42-14 |
24 |
| 28. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
39-16 |
29 |
| 29. |
Florida Atlantic |
Atlantic Sun |
41-14 |
30 |
| 30. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
42-12 |
31 |
| 31. |
North Carolina State |
Atlantic Coast |
34-20 |
33 |
| 32. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
38-17 |
21 |
| 33. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
36-20 |
35 |
| 34. |
St. John's |
Big East |
35-19 |
- |
| 35. |
Pittsburgh |
Big East |
38-16 |
- |
| Dropped out: Florida
State (28); Oklahoma State (34). |
| Others receiving votes:
Clemson, UC Irvine, Nebraska, Cal Poly, Louisiana-Lafayette, Birmingham-Southern,
Minnesota, Texas-Arlington, Northwestern State, Arizona, Ohio State,
Penn State, Richmond, Oregon State, South Florida, Army, Dallas Baptist,
Washington State, Albany, Central Connecticut State, George Mason, TCU,
Texas Southern, Missouri, UNLV, Houston, Rhode Island. |
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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