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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 make it two straight weeks in
the top spot in the poll, which has representation by 10 different
conferences among the 293 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division
I ranks. The ACC and SEC each boast seven teams in the poll to lead
all conferences.
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NCBWA POLL (FEB. 26) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
10-0 |
4-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
8-1 |
3-0 |
2 |
| 3. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
7-0 |
4-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
6-1 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 5. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
13-0 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 6. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
9-4 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 7. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
11-2 |
2-1 |
7 |
| 8. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
10-1 |
6-0 |
9 |
| 9. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
9-4 |
2-2 |
5 |
| 10. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
10-3 |
3-0 |
13 |
| 11. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
9-3 |
3-1 |
10 |
| 12. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
10-3 |
3-0 |
15 |
| 13. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
5-2 |
2-1 |
12 |
| 14. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
9-6 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 15. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
6-5 |
2-1 |
14 |
| t16. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
8-2 |
2-1 |
19 |
| t16. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
8-2 |
7-0 |
24 |
| 18. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
6-3 |
2-2 |
11 |
| 19. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
8-4 |
3-0 |
26 |
| 20. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
11-3 |
2-1 |
23 |
| 21. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
7-0 |
4-0 |
25 |
| 22. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
6-4 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 23. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
10-1 |
4-0 |
- |
| 24. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
6-3 |
1-2 |
16 |
| 25. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
8-1 |
3-1 |
29 |
| 26. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
9-1 |
2-1 |
30 |
| 27. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
5-4 |
1-2 |
20 |
| 28. |
Florida Atlantic |
Sun Belt |
10-2 |
1-2 |
28 |
| 29. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
8-0 |
4-0 |
- |
| 30. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
11-1 |
4-0 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Baylor (7-4), Charleston Southern (7-5), Charlotte
(7-2), College of Charleston (7-1), Duke (9-1),
Kansas State (7-1), LSU (7-3), Michigan (3-0), Mississippi
State (3-0), San Diego (11-5), South Florida (9-1),
Southeastern Louisiana (9-2), Southern Mississippi
(7-1), Stetson (8-3), TCU (7-4), Texas Tech (9-4),
Troy (8-3), UC Irvine (10-2-1), UCLA (7-7), Winthrop
(8-4). |
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Dropped out: TCU (18), Winthrop (22), UCLA
(27). |
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By conference: Atlantic Coast 7, Southeastern
7, Big 12 4, Pacific-10 3, Big West 2, Conference
USA 2, Sun Belt 2, Big South 1, Missouri Valley
1, West Coast 1. |
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