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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 five straight weeks
in the top spot in the poll, which has representation by nine 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 19) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
21-1 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
23-0 |
3-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
17-3 |
4-1 |
4 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
20-3 |
3-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
18-3 |
3-2 |
2 |
| 6. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
14-4 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 7. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
17-7 |
3-0 |
7 |
| 8. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
19-4 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 9. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
19-7 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 10. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
16-6 |
3-1 |
11 |
| 11. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
17-7 |
2-2 |
8 |
| 12. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
13-9 |
1-1 |
12 |
| 13. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
20-3 |
2-1 |
16 |
| 14. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
19-7 |
6-0 |
19 |
| 15. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
20-2 |
4-2 |
t13 |
| 16. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
17-5 |
5-1 |
18 |
| 17. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
15-7 |
2-2 |
15 |
| 18. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
16-5 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 19. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
12-7 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 20. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
19-3 |
4-0 |
23 |
| 21. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
16-6 |
1-0 |
24 |
| 22. |
Auburn |
Southeastern |
18-6 |
1-4 |
t13 |
| 23. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
15-6 |
4-0 |
27 |
| 24. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
10-7 |
2-2 |
21 |
| 25. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
15-8 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 26. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
14-10 |
4-1 |
25 |
| 27. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
19-9 |
4-0 |
- |
| 28. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
15-6 |
3-2 |
26 |
| 29. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
17-6 |
4-1 |
- |
| 30. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
16-7 |
4-1 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Charlotte (16-4), Evansville (14-7), Florida Atlantic
(17-7), Kansas State (17-4), Mississippi State (12-4),
Missouri (18-5), Ohio State (9-3), Southern California
(16-9), Stetson (17-7), Texas Tech (17-8), Troy
(13-8), Tulane (16-6), UC Irvine (19-5-1), VMI (16-4). |
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Dropped out: Kansas State (28), Florida Atlantic
(29), College of Charleston (30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 7, Atlantic Coast
6, Big 12 5, Conference USA 3, Pacific-10 3, Big
West 2, West Coast 2, Big South 1, Missouri Valley
1. |
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college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory,
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