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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 four straight weeks
in 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 SEC boasts seven teams in the poll to lead all conferences.
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NCBWA POLL (MARCH 12) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
18-0 |
4-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
15-1 |
4-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
20-0 |
3-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
13-2 |
3-1 |
2 |
| 5. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
17-3 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 6. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
10-4 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 7. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
14-7 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 8. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
15-5 |
2-1 |
10 |
| 9. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
16-3 |
2-2 |
5 |
| 10. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
15-7 |
3-1 |
11 |
| 11. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
13-5 |
3-0 |
15 |
| 12. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
12-8 |
0-3 |
6 |
| t13. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
17-2 |
4-0 |
18 |
| t13. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
16-0 |
4-0 |
17 |
| 15. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
13-5 |
4-1 |
16 |
| 16. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
18-2 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 17. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
10-5 |
2-1 |
19 |
| 18. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
12-4 |
2-1 |
20 |
| 19. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
13-7 |
1-2 |
12 |
| 20. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
13-4 |
3-0 |
23 |
| 21. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
8-5 |
3-1 |
22 |
| 22. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
13-6 |
1-4 |
13 |
| 23. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
15-3 |
3-1 |
24 |
| 24. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
15-6 |
2-1 |
25 |
| 25. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
10-9 |
1-4 |
14 |
| 26. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
12-4 |
2-2 |
26 |
| 27. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
11-6 |
4-0 |
- |
| 28. |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
14-2 |
5-0 |
- |
| 29. |
Florida Atlantic |
Sun Belt |
15-4 |
3-1 |
- |
| 30. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
13-3 |
2-2 |
30 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Akron (9-1), Charlotte (14-3), Duke (15-4), LSU
(11-7), Louisiana-Lafayette (14-3), Mississippi
State (10-2), N.C. State (12-6), Oklahoma (13-5),
San Diego (15-9), Southern California (15-9), Stetson
(13-6), Texas Tech (15-7), Tulane (12-6), UC Irvine
(15-5-1), VMI (12-3), Wake Forest (11-5). |
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Dropped out: N.C. State (27), Tulane (28),
Georgia Tech (29). |
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By conference: Southeastern 7, Atlantic Coast
5, Big 12 5, Conference USA 3, Pacific-10 3, Big
West 2, Big South 1, Missouri Valley 1, Southern
1, Sun Belt 1, West Coast 1. |
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Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of
college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory,
newsletter updates and official votes in the Dick Howser Trophy,
Regional Players of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA
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Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.
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