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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the eighth year with
its 2005 weekly surveys. Weekly polls after the preseason survey will continue
from Feb. 7 to June 28, following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The Texas Longhorns top the initial poll of the 2005 season, which
has representation by eight different conferences and top independents among
the 284 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division I ranks. Texas, 58-15
last season and No. 2 in the final NCBWA poll, beat out Cal State Fullerton,
the defending national champion, which is ranked No. 2.
The SEC has eight teams in the poll to lead all conferences nationally,
while the ACC – with new member Miami – boasts six. The Big 12 and Pac-10
each have four teams ranked.
| PRESEASON NCBWA TOP
35 POLL |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
58-15 |
2 |
| 2. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
47-22 |
1 |
| 3. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
41-21 |
15 |
| 4. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Atlantic Coast |
50-13 |
4 |
| 5. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
46-14 |
12 |
| 6. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
46-19 |
7 |
| 7. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
53-17 |
3 |
| 8. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
43-21 |
32 |
| 9. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
41-18 |
28 |
| 10. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
45-23 |
5 |
| 11. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
44-21 |
11 |
| 12. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
42-22 |
18 |
| 13. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
46-14 |
13 |
| 14. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
36-27 |
6 |
| 15. |
Washington |
Pacific-10 |
39-20 |
23 |
| 16. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
45-23 |
17 |
| 17. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
39-21 |
27 |
| 18. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
40-21 |
9 |
| 19. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
35-24 |
- |
| 20. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
51-12 |
14 |
| 21. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
43-22 |
16 |
| 22. |
TCU |
Conference USA |
39-26 |
- |
| 23. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
39-26 |
- |
| 24. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
49-16 |
20 |
| 25. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
48-17 |
25 |
| 26. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
37-23 |
- |
| 27. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
38-24 |
34 |
| 28. |
Florida Atlantic |
Atlantic Sun |
47-17 |
29 |
| 29. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
45-24 |
8 |
| 30. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
51-13 |
10 |
| 31. |
Stetson |
Atlantic Sun |
36-23 |
- |
| 32. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
44-15 |
22 |
| 33. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
29-31 |
- |
| 34. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
45-19 |
19 |
| 35. |
Oral Roberts |
Mid-Continent |
50-11 |
21 |
| Others receiving votes
(listed alphabetically): Auburn, Coastal Carolina, Fresno State,
George Mason, Hawai'i, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Ohio
State, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, Rhode Island, Southern Miss, Tennessee,
UC Irvine, UNLV, USF. |
| By Conference:
Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 4, Pac-10 4, Atlantic Sun 3,
Conference USA 3, Big West 2, Big East 1, Big South 1, Mid-Continent
1, Missouri Valley 1, Western Athletic 1. |
| Records
and previous ranking are from 2004 season |
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 Xanthus Dick Howser Trophy, Regional Players of
the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors the Pro-Line
Cap Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the Year, and publication
and writing contests.
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