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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 Rice Owls remained the top-ranked team in the NCBWA for
the ninth straight week. The Owls join each of the top eight teams in
Omaha at the College World Series. Clemson and Cal State Fullerton
remained second and third in the poll.
The ACC, SEC and Big 12, with six teams in the poll, have the most ranked
teams of any conference. Overall, this week's poll has representation by
11 different conferences among the 284 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA
Division I ranks.
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NCBWA TOP 30 POLL (JUNE 13) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
55-11 |
5-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
52-14 |
5-0 |
2 |
| 3. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
48-13 |
5-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
44-14 |
5-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
50-13 |
5-0 |
6 |
| 6. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
50-16 |
5-0 |
7 |
| 7. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
47-21 |
6-2 |
8 |
| 8. |
Miami, Fla. |
Atlantic Coast |
41-22 |
5-1 |
12 |
| 9. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
44-21 |
3-2 |
4 |
| 10. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
45-22 |
5-3 |
9 |
| 11. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
44-22 |
4-2 |
10 |
| 12. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
46-17 |
3-2 |
11 |
| 13. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
41-25 |
4-3 |
15 |
| 14. |
Oral Roberts |
Mid-Continent |
41-16 |
3-2 |
18 |
| 15. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
47-15 |
1-2 |
13 |
| 16. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
41-21 |
1-2 |
14 |
| 17. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
44-17 |
2-2 |
16 |
| 18. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
33-27 |
3-2 |
19 |
| 19. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
35-28 |
4-3 |
21 |
| 20. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
42-17 |
0-2 |
17 |
| 21. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
43-21 |
2-2 |
20 |
| 22. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
41-20 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 23. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
44-21 |
2-2 |
23 |
| 24. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
42-21 |
2-2 |
24 |
| 25. |
Houston |
Conference USA |
39-22 |
0-2 |
25 |
| 26. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
46-18 |
2-2 |
27 |
| 27. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
37-21 |
1-2 |
26 |
| t28. |
Evansville |
Missouri Valley |
43-22 |
3-2 |
- |
| t28. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
39-21 |
1-2 |
28 |
| 30. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
37-26 |
2-2 |
- |
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Teams participating in NCAA College World Series in boldface |
| Others receiving
votes (listed alphabetically): Fresno State (45-18), Hawaii
(45-17), Kansas (43-25), Michigan (43-21), Mississippi State
(37-23), North Carolina State (40-23), UNC Wilmington (42-22),
Notre Dame (45-17-1), Southern Miss (39-23), Troy (47-16),
Vanderbilt (38-27), Wichita State (46-22) |
| Dropped out:
Notre Dame (28), Wichita State (30) |
| By conference:
Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 6, Southeastern 6, Conference USA 3,
Pacific-10 3, Big South 1, Big West 1, Mid-Continent 1, Missouri
Valley 1, Southern 1, West Coast 1 |
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baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of
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and writing contests.
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