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 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. This is the final regular-season poll of the season.
NCBWA TOP 35 (MAY
31, 2004) |
Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
1. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Independent |
44-11 |
3 |
2. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
50-13 |
1 |
3. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
44-12 |
2 |
4. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
43-12 |
6 |
5. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
49-10 |
7 |
6. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
48-11 |
4 |
7. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
45-15 |
24 |
8. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
47-14 |
8 |
9. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
41-19 |
11 |
10. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
36-20 |
9 |
11. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
41-17 |
5 |
12. |
Oral Roberts |
Mid-Continent |
48-9 |
12 |
13. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
42-13 |
10 |
14. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
39-21 |
13 |
15. |
Washington |
Pacific-10 |
37-18 |
17 |
16. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
37-18 |
14 |
17. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
37-22 |
15 |
18. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
39-19 |
16 |
19. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
40-20 |
18 |
20. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
40-16 |
20 |
21. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
44-17 |
23 |
22. |
Lamar |
Southland |
41-14 |
25 |
23. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
38-19 |
21 |
24. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
42-20 |
- |
25. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
42-17 |
28 |
26. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
39-19 |
19 |
27. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
36-19 |
26 |
28. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
44-16 |
27 |
29. |
Florida Atlantic |
Atlantic Sun |
45-15 |
29 |
30. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
45-14 |
30 |
31. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
38-19 |
22 |
32. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
41-19 |
32 |
33. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
37-22 |
- |
34. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
37-22 |
33 |
35. |
Birmingham-Southern |
Big South |
46-16 |
- |
Dropped out: N.C.
State (31), St. John's (34), Pittsburgh (35). |
Others receiving votes:
North Carolina State, Clemson, UC Irvine, Nebraska, Cal Poly, Louisiana-Lafayette,
Minnesota, Northwestern State, Arizona, Ohio State, Penn State, Richmond,
Oregon State, South Florida, Army, Dallas Baptist, Texas-Arlington,
Washington State, Albany, Central Connecticut State, George Mason, TCU,
Missouri, Houston, Coastal Carolina, UCLA, Mississippi State, LeMoyne,
Middle Tennessee. |
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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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