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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the ninth year with
its 2006 preseason predictions and weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue
from Feb. 6 to June 27, following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The Texas Longhorns, the defending national champions, top the
initial poll of the 2006 season, which has representation by 10 different
conferences among the 284 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division
I ranks. Florida, No. 2 in the final 2005 poll, is in the same spot to start
the 2006 campaign. The ACC and SEC each boast six teams in the preseason
poll.
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2006 PRESEASON NCBWA TOP 30 POLL (JAN. 17) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
56-16 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
48-23 |
2 |
| 3. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
46-12 |
7 |
| 4. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
45-19 |
13 |
| 5. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
57-15 |
6 |
| 6. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
43-23 |
17 |
| 7. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
41-19 |
23 |
| 8. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
46-18 |
9 |
| 9. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
53-20 |
11 |
| 10. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
42-25 |
3 |
| 11. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
45-19 |
10 |
| 12. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
41-23 |
- |
| 13. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Atlantic Coast |
41-19 |
12 |
| 14. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
56-12 |
5 |
| 15. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
40-22 |
18 |
| 16. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
40-23 |
25 |
| 17. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
37-22 |
21 |
| 18. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
42-22 |
33 |
| 19. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
39-22 |
28 |
| 20. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
46-21 |
8 |
| 21. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
41-20 |
27 |
| 22. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
38-24 |
- |
| 23. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
48-20 |
15 |
| 24. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
51-24 |
32 |
| 25. |
USC |
Pacific-10 |
41-22 |
16 |
| 26. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
44-22 |
- |
| 27. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
41-19 |
22 |
| 28. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
35-26 |
- |
| 29. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
34-25 |
- |
| 30. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
41-21 |
30 |
| Others receiving
votes (listed alphabetically): Arizona, Army, Baylor, California,
Cal Poly, College of Charleston, Creighton, East Carolina, Florida
Atlantic, Fresno State, George Washington, Hawai'i, Houston, Lamar,
Minnesota, UNC Wilmington, Northwestern State, Ohio State, Oklahoma
State, St. John's, San Francisco, Southern, Stetson, Texas State,
Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Washington. |
| By conference:
Atlantic Coast 6, Southeastern 6, Big 12 4, Pacific-10 4, Conference USA 3,
Big West 2, Big East 1, Big South 1, Missouri Valley 1,
Mountain West 1, West Coast 1. |
Records are from the 2005 season; Previous rank is from final
2005 poll
Note: The NCBWA ranked 35 teams in its poll last season |
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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 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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