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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, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament,
came back to win two straight games from Rice and earn a berth in the 2005
College World Series. In the process, the Wave retained its top ranking
in the NCBWA poll. Tennessee and Arizona State, with their Super Regional
wins, moved up to No. 7 and No. 8 this week. The top eight teams represent
the field in the upcoming CWS in Omaha.
| NCBWA TOP 35 POLL
(JUNE 14, 2005) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
55-10 |
1 |
| 2. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
46-10 |
2 |
| 3. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
56-13 |
4 |
| 4. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
51-16 |
5 |
| 5. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
45-20 |
6 |
| 6. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
44-22 |
8 |
| 7. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
46-19 |
11 |
| 8. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
39-23 |
17 |
| 9. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
46-18 |
3 |
| 10. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
45-19 |
7 |
| 11. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
53-20 |
9 |
| 12. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Atlantic Coast |
41-19-1 |
10 |
| 13. |
Rice |
Western Athletic |
45-19 |
13 |
| 14. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
39-21 |
12 |
| 15. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
48-20 |
14 |
| 16. |
USC |
Pacific-10 |
41-22 |
15 |
| 17. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
43-23 |
18 |
| 18. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
40-22 |
16 |
| 19. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
48-19 |
19 |
| 20. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
40-23 |
20 |
| 21. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
37-22 |
21 |
| 22. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
41-19 |
22 |
| 23. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
41-19-1 |
23 |
| 24. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
48-15 |
24 |
| 25. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
40-23 |
25 |
| 26. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
50-16 |
26 |
| 27. |
TCU |
Conference USA |
41-20 |
27 |
| 28. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
39-22 |
28 |
| 29. |
St. John's |
Big East |
41-18 |
29 |
| 30. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
41-21 |
30 |
| 31. |
Creighton |
Missouri Valley |
48-17 |
31 |
| 32. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
51-24 |
32 |
| 33. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
42-22 |
33 |
| 34. |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
40-20 |
34 |
| 35. |
Northwestern State |
Southland |
41-20 |
35 |
Others receiving votes
(listed alphabetically): Army, Auburn, Austin Peay,
Boston College, Bowling Green, California, UC Irvine, East Carolina,
Florida Atlantic, Furman, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Hawai'i, Illinois,
Kansas, Lamar, Maine, Marist, Michigan, Southern (B.R.), Miami (Ohio),
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
State, Oral Roberts, Pepperdine, Rhode Island, San Francisco, South
Alabama, South Carolina, Stanford, Stetson, Texas State, Texas Tech,
Troy, UCF, UNLV, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington, Wichita State, Winthrop. |
| Dropped out: None. |
| By conference:
Southeastern 7, Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 4, Pacific-10 4, Conference
USA 3, Big West 2, Missouri Valley 2, Big East 1, Big South 1, Big Ten
1, Southern 1, Southland 1, Sun Belt 1, Western Athletic 1. |
| Records
are through games of Mon., June 13 |
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college
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and writing contests.
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