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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 2007 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will
continue from Feb. 5 to June 26, following the NCAA World Series
in Omaha, Neb.
The Vanderbilt Commodores have taken over the top spot
in the poll, which has representation by 11 different conferences
among the 293 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division I ranks.
The ACC boasts seven teams in the poll to lead all conferences,
but SEC has the top two teams in the nation with South Carolina
at No. 2.
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NCBWA POLL (FEB. 19) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
6-0 |
3-0 |
4 |
| 2. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
5-1 |
2-1 |
1 |
| 3. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
2-1 |
2-1 |
2 |
| 5. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
7-2 |
2-1 |
5 |
| 6. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
9-0 |
3-0 |
10 |
| 7. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
9-1 |
2-1 |
9 |
| 8. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
5-4 |
3-1 |
6 |
| 9. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
4-1 |
2-0 |
8 |
| 10. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
6-2 |
2-0 |
11 |
| 11. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
4-1 |
2-1 |
13 |
| 12. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
3-1 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 13. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
7-3 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 14. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
4-4 |
1-2 |
7 |
| 15. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
7-3 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 16. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
5-1 |
2-1 |
16 |
| 17. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
6-5 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 18. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
6-1 |
4-0 |
21 |
| 19. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 20. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
4-2 |
3-0 |
22 |
| 21. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
3-3 |
3-1 |
19 |
| 22. |
Winthrop |
Big South |
7-2 |
3-0 |
24 |
| 23. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
9-2 |
1-2 |
23 |
| 24. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
1-2 |
1-2 |
17 |
| 25. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
26 |
| 26. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
5-4 |
1-2 |
25 |
| 27. |
UCLA |
Pacific-10 |
6-4 |
4-0 |
27 |
| 28. |
Florida Atlantic |
Sun Belt |
9-0 |
3-0 |
- |
| 29. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
5-0 |
2-0 |
- |
| 30. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
7-0 |
4-0 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Auburn (6-1), Baylor (4-3), Charlotte (5-1), College
of Charleston (4-0), Evansville (3-3), Georgia Southern
(8-2), Hawaii (9-3), Kansas (7-1), Louisiana-Lafayette
(4-0), LSU (4-2), Mississippi State (0-0), Ohio
State (0-0), Rhode Island (0-0), San Diego (9-4),
South Florida (6-0), Southeastern Louisiana (6-1),
Southern California (7-5), Southern Mississippi
(3-0), Stanford (3-5), Stetson (5-2), Texas A&M
(7-1), Texas Tech (7-3), UC Irvine
(6-2-1). |
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Dropped out: Stanford (28), LSU (29), Tennessee
(30). |
By conference: Atlantic Coast 7, Southeastern
6, Pacific-10 4, Big 12 3, Big South 2, Big West
2,
Conference USA 2, Missouri Valley 1, Mountain West
1, Sun Belt 1, West Coast 1. |
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