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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls
for the 11th year with its 2008 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will
be circulated from Feb. 25-June 30 following the NCAA World Series
in Omaha, Neb.
The poll voters come from 30 college baseball writers and related
media persons from throughout the nation. This week's poll has representation
by ten different conferences among the 298 baseball-playing schools
in the 2008 NCAA Division I ranks.
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NCBWA DIVISION I TOP 30 POLL (APRIL 7) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
26-2 |
5-0 |
2 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
28-3 |
5-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
28-3 |
3-2 |
1 |
| 4. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
25-6 |
4-1 |
4 |
| 5. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
24-4 |
4-1 |
8 |
| 6. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
20-5 |
1-2 |
5 |
| 7. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
23-10 |
4-1 |
15 |
| 8. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
26-6 |
5-0 |
16 |
| 9. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
25-5 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 10. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
20-10 |
2-3 |
7 |
| 11. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
21-10 |
3-2 |
13 |
| 12. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
22-8 |
2-3 |
10 |
| 13. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
19-10 |
1-4 |
6 |
| 14. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
24-4-1 |
3-0 |
22 |
| 15. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
18-10 |
3-1 |
19 |
| 16. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
18-11 |
1-4 |
9 |
| 17. |
California |
Pacific-10 |
21-7-1 |
3-2 |
20 |
| 18. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
22-11 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 19. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
24-9 |
1-4 |
12 |
| 20. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
20-9 |
2-1 |
23 |
| 21. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
24-7 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 22. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
15-11 |
1-2 |
11 |
| 23. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
20-11 |
4-0 |
27 |
| 24. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
20-10 |
5-0 |
- |
| 25. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
25-7 |
3-2 |
24 |
| 26. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
15-9 |
3-2 |
- |
| 27. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
18-13 |
0-5 |
17 |
| 28. |
UNC Wilmington |
Colonial |
23-5-1 |
2-1-1 |
30 |
| 29. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
21-10 |
1-4 |
25 |
| 30. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
19-11 |
3-2 |
29 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Bethune-Cookman (19-11), Canisius (22-3), Charlotte
(23-5), College of Charleston (22-9), Dallas Baptist
(20-9), East Carolina (21-9), Houston (19-10), Lousiana
State (20-11), Michigan (17-8), N.C. State (20-9),
Oral Roberts (20-7), Oregon State (15-10), Pepperdine
(20-10), Southern Miss (20-10), St. John's (22-6),
UCLA (14-12), Texas-San Antonio (21-11), Washington (20-9), West
Virginia (24-7), Santa Clara (14-9), Southern Miss
(17-8), St. John's (19-5), UCF (22-6). |
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Dropped out: Oregon State (26), UCLA (28). |
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By conference: Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 6,
Southeastern 6, Pacific-10 4, Big West 3, Colonial
1, Conference USA 1, Big South 1, Missouri Valley
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
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