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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.
After five weeks and four other top-ranked teams, the Rice Owls
have climbed back to No. 1. Rice has won 14 straight games and jumped over
North Carolina, which fell to No. 2, despite a 4-0 week of its own. Rice
has not lost since March 24 and is now 32-8 overall.
The ACC, with eight teams in the poll, has the most ranked teams of any
conference. Overall, this week's poll has representation by 12 different
conferences among the 284 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division
I ranks.
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NCBWA TOP 30 POLL (APRIL 17) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
32-8 |
4-0 |
2 |
| 2. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
31-7 |
4-0 |
1 |
| 3. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
28-5 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
28-9 |
2-1 |
5 |
| 5. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
33-6 |
2-2 |
3 |
| 6. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
27-10 |
3-2 |
6 |
| 7. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
27-12 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 8. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
29-8 |
2-2 |
7 |
| 9. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
28-9 |
3-1 |
10 |
| 10. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
27-11 |
2-1 |
13 |
| 11. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
25-9 |
4-0 |
15 |
| 12. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
27-10 |
2-2 |
11 |
| 13. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
30-10 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 14. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
27-12 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 15. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
26-9 |
1-3 |
8 |
| 16. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
28-10 |
4-0 |
18 |
| 17. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
30-7 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 18. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
31-9 |
4-0 |
19 |
| 19. |
Old Dominion |
Colonial |
33-6 |
2-2 |
16 |
| 20. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
26-12 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 21. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
29-10 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 22. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
27-8 |
5-0 |
28 |
| 23. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
23-15 |
3-1 |
23 |
| t24. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
26-12 |
2-2 |
22 |
| t24. |
Miami, Fla. |
Atlantic Coast |
26-13 |
2-1 |
29 |
| 26. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
25-12 |
4-1 |
- |
| 27. |
Houston |
Conference USA |
24-15 |
3-1 |
- |
| 28. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
27-13 |
3-2 |
24 |
| 29. |
Troy |
Sun Belt |
27-10 |
3-1 |
- |
| 30. |
Wake Forest |
Atlantic Coast |
28-12 |
4-1 |
- |
| Others receiving
votes (listed alphabetically): Charlotte (24-12-1),
Connecticut (24-10), Creighton (21-11), Florida (22-18), Georgia
(22-13), Kansas (25-15), Lamar (27-12), Louisiana Tech (24-13),
Michigan (20-12), UNC Wilmington (27-10), Ohio State (20-11),
Rhode Island (21-6), USC (22-16), Tennessee (21-15), West
Virginia (25-11) |
| Dropped out:
Georgia (25), Ohio State (26), Florida (27), Kentucky (30) |
| By conference:
Atlantic Coast 8, Southeastern 6, Conference USA 4, Big 12 3, Pacific-10
2, Big East 1, Big South 1, Big West 1, Colonial 1, Missouri Valley
1, Southern 1, Sun Belt 1 |
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