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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 remain at the top spot in the
poll, which has representation by 13 different conferences among
the 293 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division I ranks. The
Commodores have been ranked No. 1 by the NCBWA in nine of the 12
polls this season.
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NCBWA POLL (APRIL 23) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
35-8 |
3-2 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
37-6 |
2-2 |
3 |
| 3. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
33-11 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 4. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
31-10 |
3-2 |
4 |
| 5. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
33-12 |
2-2 |
5 |
| 6. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
33-9 |
1-3 |
2 |
| 7. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
34-9 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 8. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
32-11 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 9. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
31-8 |
3-0 |
9 |
| 10. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
32-10 |
3-0 |
11 |
| 11. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
34-9 |
4-1 |
14 |
| 12. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
31-10 |
5-1 |
15 |
| 13. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
31-9 |
1-2 |
10 |
| 14. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
26-12 |
3-0 |
17 |
| 15. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
30-13 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 16. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
32-10 |
2-2 |
16 |
| 17. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
26-13 |
1-3 |
13 |
| 18. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
27-15 |
2-2 |
19 |
| 19. |
Mississippi
State |
Southeastern |
25-10 |
2-2 |
18 |
| 20. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
33-8 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 21. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
32-14 |
3-1 |
22 |
| 22. |
Charlotte |
Atlantic 10 |
32-7 |
3-1 |
23 |
| 23. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
28-11-1 |
3-1 |
t27 |
| 24. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
27-14 |
1-3 |
20 |
| t25. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
31-10 |
4-1 |
- |
| t25. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
28-12 |
4-0 |
- |
| 27. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
27-15 |
2-2 |
26 |
| 28. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
23-14 |
2-2 |
29 |
| 29. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
26-8 |
4-2 |
- |
| 30. |
Stetson |
Atlantic Sun |
32-11 |
2-2 |
30 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Creighton (27-11), Georgia Tech (26-14), Kentucky
(27-12-1), LSU (23-18-1), Louisiana-Lafayette (29-12),
Louisville (28-11), Miami (25-17), Minnesota (26-7),
Missouri (28-12), Nebraska (23-17), New Orleans
(27-13), Ohio State (23-10), St. John's (25-12),
TCU (30-10), Tulane (28-14), UC Riverside (23-16),
Western Carolina (27-12). |
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Dropped out: Tulane (24), Louisiana-Lafayette
(25), Kentucky (t27). |
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By conference: Atlantic Coast 5, Southeastern
5, Big 12 4, Big West 3, Pacific-10 3, Conference
USA 2, West Coast 2, Atlantic 10 1, Atlantic Sun
1, Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Missouri Valley 1, Southern
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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