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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 Tulane Green Wave took two out of three from TCU
to clinch the Conference USA regular-season title and tie its school record
of 47 wins, heading into the C-USA tournament. Call State Fullerton, Texas
and Oregon State all stayed hot as well. The Titans won the Big West title
to claim their 14th straight NCAA tournament berth, the Longhorns took 2-of-3
from Texas A&M over the weekend and the Beavers have clinched at least a
share of the Pac-10 title. Oregon State has not won an outright conference
title in baseball since 1952.
| NCBWA TOP 35 POLL
(MAY 23, 2005) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
47-9 |
1 |
| 2. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
40-13 |
2 |
| 3. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
43-12 |
3 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
41-9 |
4 |
| 5. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
46-12 |
6 |
| 6. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
36-17 |
8 |
| 7. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
38-18 |
16 |
| 8. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
36-20 |
9 |
| 9. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
48-16 |
11 |
| 10. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Atlantic Coast |
38-15-1 |
5 |
| 11. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
38-16 |
7 |
| 12. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
38-18 |
12 |
| 13. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
45-15 |
10 |
| 14. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
36-19 |
13 |
| 15. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
37-19 |
14 |
| 16. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
38-17 |
15 |
| 17. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
40-15-1 |
17 |
| 18. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
39-15 |
26 |
| 19. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
39-17 |
18 |
| 20. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
44-11 |
21 |
| 21. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
40-16 |
23 |
| 22. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
37-19 |
22 |
| 23. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
31-22 |
20 |
| 24. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
44-12 |
24 |
| 25. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
37-18 |
19 |
| 26. |
St. John's |
Big East |
39-14 |
27 |
| 27. |
USC |
Pacific-10 |
34-18 |
25 |
| 28. |
TCU |
Conference USA |
37-18 |
28 |
| 29. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
39-17 |
30 |
| 30. |
Creighton |
Missouri Valley |
42-13 |
31 |
| 31. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
37-19 |
- |
| 32. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
34-19 |
32 |
| 33. |
Northwestern State |
Southland |
40-16 |
34 |
| 34. |
UCF |
Atlantic Sun |
40-16 |
33 |
| 35. |
San Francisco |
West Coast |
38-18 |
35 |
| Others receiving votes
(listed alphabetically): Army, Auburn, Boston College, Bowling Green,
Brigham Young, California, UC Irvine, East Carolina, George Washington,
Georgia, Georgia Southern, Hawai'i, Illinois, Kansas, Lamar, Miami (Ohio),
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi State, UNC Wilmington, Nevada, Northwestern,
Ohio State, Oral Roberts, Pepperdine, Rhode Island, Stanford, Stetson,
Texas State, Troy, UNLV, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington, Wichita State,
Winthrop. |
| Dropped out: Stanford
(29). |
| By conference:
Atlantic Coast 6, Southeastern 6, Big 12 4, Pacific-10 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 22 |
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