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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
through June 27, following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The Florida Gators swept three games from instate rival Miami
to keep their No. 1 ranking in the poll. Clemson outscored James Madison
17-2 in three wins to open the season to move up to No. 3.
Overall, this week's poll has representation by 11 different
conferences among the 284 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division
I ranks. The SEC has seven teams in the poll, but the ACC, with six,
boasts four of the top six squads.
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NCBWA TOP 30 POLL (FEB. 20) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
6-2 |
2-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
6 |
| 5. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
6-0 |
4-0 |
7 |
| 6. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
7-1 |
3-0 |
8 |
| 7. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
3-1 |
3-1 |
5 |
| 8. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
6-1 |
4-0 |
9 |
| 9. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
6-0 |
3-0 |
13 |
| 10. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
3-3 |
1-2 |
3 |
| 11. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
2-0 |
14 |
| 12. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
5-5 |
2-1 |
10 |
| 13. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
5-4 |
2-1 |
12 |
| 14. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
7-2 |
2-1 |
18 |
| 15. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
6-4 |
2-2 |
11 |
| 16. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
4-0 |
17 |
| 17. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
5-3 |
1-1 |
15 |
| 18. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
6-4 |
3-1 |
19 |
| 19. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
0-0 |
0-0 |
16 |
| 20. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
8-1 |
2-1 |
21 |
| 21. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
5-1 |
3-0 |
27 |
| 22. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
8-4 |
3-0 |
23 |
| 23. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
2-0 |
2-0 |
26 |
| 24. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
7-2 |
4-0 |
29 |
| 25. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
4-2 |
2-0 |
24 |
| 26. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
6-2 |
2-1 |
28 |
| 27. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
0-0 |
0-0 |
25 |
| 28. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
4-3 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 29. |
Miami (Fla.) |
Atlantic Coast |
6-6 |
1-3 |
20 |
| 30. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
4-0 |
1-0 |
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| Others receiving
votes (listed alphabetically): Arizona (5-4), Cal Poly
(9-3), Charlotte (4-1), Georgia (3-0), Gonzaga (7-3), Hawaii
(9-2), Kansas (7-4), UNC Wilmington (5-1), Oklahoma (7-2), Old
Dominion (7-1), USC (7-4), Southern Mississippi (3-1), Texas A&M
(7-0), West Virginia (3-0). |
| Dropped out:
Kansas (30). |
| By conference:
Southeastern 7, Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 4, Pacific-10 3, Big
West 2, Conference USA 2, West Coast 2, Big East 1, Big South 1,
Missouri Valley 1, Mountain West 1 |
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