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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 returned to the top spot
in the poll, which has representation by 12 different conferences
among the 293 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division I ranks.
The Commodores were unseated by Florida State a week ago. The Seminoles
fell to No. 2. The SEC boasts six teams in the poll to lead all
conferences.
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NCBWA POLL (APRIL 2) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
26-4 |
3-1 |
3 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
29-2 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 3. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
25-5 |
3-1 |
5 |
| 4. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
23-6 |
2-2 |
2 |
| 5. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
27-5 |
5-0 |
6 |
| 6. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
22-8 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 7. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
25-9 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 8. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
22-10 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 9. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
23-8 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 10. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
23-6 |
1-3 |
4 |
| 11. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
22-6 |
3-0 |
16 |
| 12. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
18-10 |
3-0 |
14 |
| 13. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
24-6 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 14. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
25-6 |
4-0 |
20 |
| 15. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
23-10 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 16. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
18-9 |
3-2 |
11 |
| 17. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
25-6 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 18. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
27-3 |
4-0 |
19 |
| 19. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
21-9 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 20. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
24-4-1 |
1-2 |
13 |
| 21. |
N.c. State |
Atlantic Coast |
22-8 |
4-0 |
27 |
| 22. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
21-8 |
2-2 |
21 |
| 23. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
21-9 |
1-2 |
23 |
| 24. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
22-8 |
3-1 |
- |
| 25. |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
17-4 |
4-1 |
29 |
| 26. |
Mississippi
State |
Southeastern |
18-7 |
4-1 |
- |
| 27. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
23-6 |
3-1 |
- |
| 28. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
23-12 |
2-2 |
24 |
| 29. |
Charlotte |
Atlantic 10 |
22-5 |
3-0 |
- |
| 30. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
21-7-1 |
2-2 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama (18-12), Creighton (18-8), Florida (18-13),
Georgia Tech (19-11), Kansas State (20-8), Long
Beach State (14-11), Miami (17-13), Missouri (22-8),
Navy (22-9), Nebraska (16-11), Southern California
(18-12), Stetson (23-9), VMI (21-8). |
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Dropped out: Long Beach State (22), Alabama
(25), Nebraska (26), Missouri (28), Southern Miss
(30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 6, Atlantic Coast
5, Big 12 4, Conference USA 3, Pacific-10 3, Big
West 2, West Coast 2, Atlantic 10 1, Big South 1,
Big Ten 1, Missouri Valley 1, Sun Belt 1. |
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