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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 Tulane Green Wave blasted Saint Louis in a three-game swept
a weekend series to retain the top ranking in the NCBWA Top 35 Poll. No.
2 Cal State Fullerton won its only game of the week, a non-conference tilt
with Pepperdine. Texas moved back up to No. 3 with its doubleheader sweep
of Dallas Baptist, while upstart Oregon State, at a season-high No. 4, extended
its winning streak to eight games with a sweep of Washington. Miami retained
its spot at No. 5.
| NCBWA TOP 35 POLL
(MAY 16, 2005) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
45-8 |
1 |
| 2. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
37-12 |
2 |
| 3. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
41-11 |
4 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
39-8 |
7 |
| 5. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Atlantic Coast |
38-12-1 |
5 |
| 6. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
41-12 |
3 |
| 7. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
37-14 |
6 |
| 8. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
33-16 |
8 |
| 9. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
34-18 |
9 |
| 10. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
44-12 |
12 |
| 11. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
45-14 |
13 |
| 12. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
35-17 |
16 |
| 13. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
35-17 |
15 |
| 14. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
35-18 |
14 |
| 15. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
36-15 |
18 |
| 16. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
34-18 |
10 |
| 17. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
37-14-1 |
11 |
| 18. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
36-16 |
19 |
| 19. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
37-15 |
20 |
| 20. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
30-19 |
22 |
| 21. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
41-10 |
23 |
| 22. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
34-17 |
21 |
| 23. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
37-16 |
24 |
| 24. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
42-11 |
25 |
| 25. |
USC |
Pacific-10 |
32-15 |
26 |
| 26. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
36-14 |
- |
| 27. |
St. John's |
Big East |
35-14 |
34 |
| 28. |
TCU |
Conference USA |
36-16 |
29 |
| 29. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
29-19 |
28 |
| 30. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
37-15 |
31 |
| 31. |
Creighton |
Missouri Valley |
39-13 |
30 |
| 32. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
32-18 |
32 |
| 33. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
39-14 |
27 |
| 34. |
Northwestern State |
Southland |
37-16 |
33 |
| 35. |
San Francisco |
West Coast |
36-16 |
35 |
| Others receiving votes
(listed alphabetically): Army, Auburn, Boston College, Bowling Green,
Brigham Young, California, Clemson, UC Irvine, East Carolina, George
Washington, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Hawai'i, Illinois, Kansas, Lamar,
Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi State, UNC Wilmington,
Nevada, Northwestern, Oral Roberts, Pepperdine, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Stetson, Texas A&M, Texas State, Troy, UAB, UNLV, Vanderbilt,
Virginia, Washington, Wichita State, Winthrop. |
| Dropped out: South
Carolina (17). |
| By conference:
Southeastern 6, Atlantic Coast 5, Pacific-10 5, Big 12 4, Conference
USA 3, Big West 3, Atlantic Sun 1, Big East 1, Big South 1, Missouri
Valley 1, Southern 1, Southland 1, Sun Belt 1, Western Athletic 1, West
Coast 1. |
| Records
are through games of Sun., May 15 |
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