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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 Rice Owls have returned to the top spot in
the poll, which has representation by 14 different conferences among
the 293 baseball-playing schools in the NCAA Division I ranks. Rice,
ranked No. 1 in the preseason by the NCBWA, unseats Vanderbilt,
which had been the top-ranked for nine straight weeks until losing
in the NCAA regionals.
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NCBWA POLL (JUNE 5) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
52-12 |
3-0 |
2 |
| 2. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
51-12 |
3-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
46-13 |
3-0 |
5 |
| 4. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
45-18 |
3-0 |
9 |
| 5. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
54-13 |
3-2 |
1 |
| 6. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
48-17 |
4-1 |
11 |
| 7. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
45-16 |
2-2 |
7 |
| 8. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
43-15-1 |
3-0 |
15 |
| 9. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
46-17 |
2-2 |
4 |
| 10. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
41-21 |
3-0 |
16 |
| 11. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
49-13 |
2-2 |
6 |
| 12. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
53-20 |
4-1 |
14 |
| 13. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
40-23 |
3-0 |
21 |
| 14. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
41-19 |
3-0 |
22 |
| 15. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
50-13 |
2-2 |
10 |
| 16. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
42-17 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 17. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
42-17 |
3-1 |
- |
| 18. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
43-21 |
2-2 |
13 |
| 19. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
43-18 |
0-2 |
8 |
| 20. |
Mississippi
State |
Southeastern |
36-20 |
3-0 |
- |
| 21. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
42-18 |
4-1 |
25 |
| 22. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
36-23 |
3-0 |
- |
| 23. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
42-18 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 24. |
Louisville |
Big East |
44-21 |
4-1 |
- |
| 25. |
Charlotte |
Atlantic 10 |
49-12 |
2-2 |
18 |
| 26. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
39-20 |
2-2 |
19 |
| 27. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
45-17 |
2-2 |
24 |
| 28. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
48-14 |
2-2 |
20 |
| 29. |
UCLA |
Pacific-10 |
33-26 |
3-0 |
- |
| 30. |
Creighton |
Missouri Valley |
45-16 |
1-2 |
23 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Austin Peay (40-22), East Carolina (40-23), Kent
State (33-26), Minnesota (41-18), Ohio State (38-24),
Pepperdine (35-22), Southern Miss (39-23), St. John's
(41-19), Stetson (42-21), UC Riverside (38-21),
Western Carolina (42-20). |
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Dropped out: Pepperdine (26), UC Riverside
(27), East Carolina (28), North Carolina State (29),
Oral Roberts (30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 5, Atlantic Coast
4, Big 12 4, Pacific-10 4, Big West 3, Missouri
Valley 2, Atlantic 10 1, Big East 1, Big South 1,
Big Ten 1, Conference USA 1, Mountain West 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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