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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 will continue each Monday through
June 28, following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The top-ranked Texas Longhorns matched their best start (15-0)
in ten years, polishing off Youngstown State in three straight over the
weekend and earning Augie Garrido his 1,500th career win, to keep the top
spot in the poll. Tulane took two of three from Pepperdine and remains No.
2. LSU swept a Saturday doubleheader from Houston to fill the third slot
and South Carolina and North Carolina each remained unbeaten by completing
weekend sweeps to round out the Top 5.
Louisiana-Lafayette, at No. 24, is among four new teams to enter the
poll this week. The SEC, with nine schools in the rankings, leads all conferences.
The ACC and Big 12 each boast six schools in the poll.
| NCBWA TOP 35 POLL
(FEB. 28, 2005) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
15-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
9-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
9-1 |
3 |
| 4. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
9-0 |
6 |
| 5. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
8-0 |
7 |
| 6. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
7-2 |
4 |
| 7. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
5-1 |
8 |
| 8. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Atlantic Coast |
10-3 |
5 |
| 9. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
15-1 |
13 |
| 10. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
10-2 |
11 |
| 11. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
11-3 |
9 |
| 12. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
11-0 |
21 |
| 13. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
8-2 |
20 |
| 14. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
7-2 |
10 |
| 15. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
9-6 |
15 |
| 16. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
5-2 |
16 |
| 17. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
2-0 |
17 |
| 18. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
9-1 |
24 |
| 19. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
7-0 |
32 |
| 20. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
7-4 |
14 |
| 21. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
11-2 |
22 |
| 22. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
6-0 |
29 |
| 23. |
USC |
Pacific-10 |
5-2 |
19 |
| 24. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
10-0 |
- |
| 25. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
11-1 |
31 |
| 26. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
4-2 |
- |
| 27. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
7-4 |
25 |
| 28. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
9-2 |
27 |
| 29. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
6-4 |
12 |
| 30. |
TCU |
Conference USA |
7-3 |
28 |
| 31. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
7-1 |
- |
| 32. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
4-3 |
18 |
| 33. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
9-3 |
26 |
| 34. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
9-1 |
- |
| 35. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
8-3 |
33 |
| Others receiving votes
(listed alphabetically): Arizona State, Arkansas State, Auburn,
California, UC Irvine, Cal Poly, College of Charleston, Dallas Baptist,
Florida Atlantic, Hawai'i, Lamar, Long Beach State, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, Pepperdine, Rhode Island,
San Jose State, Southern Miss, Stetson, Tennessee, Texas State, UAB,
UNLV, USF, Virginia, Washington |
| Dropped out: UC
Irvine (23), Oral Roberts (30), Florida Atlantic 34, College of Charleston
(35) |
| By conference:
Southeastern 9, Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 6, Pacific-10 4, Big South
2, Conference USA 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Big West 1, Big East 1, Missouri
Valley 1, Sun Belt 1, Western Athletic 1. |
| Records
are through games of Sun., Feb. 27 |
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