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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 14) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
30-3 |
4-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
31-3 |
3-0 |
2 |
| 3. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
30-4 |
2-1 |
3 |
| 4. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
29-7 |
4-1 |
4 |
| 5. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
23-6 |
3-1 |
6 |
| 6. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley |
27-5 |
3-1 |
5 |
| 7. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
27-10 |
4-0 |
7 |
| 8. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
30-6 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 9. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
25-10 |
5-0 |
10 |
| 10. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
25-9 |
3-1 |
12 |
| 11. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
24-10 |
5-0 |
13 |
| 12. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
27-11 |
5-0 |
18 |
| 13. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
25-6-1 |
1-2 |
14 |
| 14. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
23-10 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 15. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
23-12 |
2-2 |
11 |
| 16. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
29-9 |
5-0 |
19 |
| 17. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
26-8 |
1-3 |
9 |
| 18. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
20-12 |
2-2 |
15 |
| 19. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
28-7 |
4-0 |
21 |
| 20. |
California |
Pacific-10 |
23-9-2 |
2-2-1 |
17 |
| 21. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
23-12 |
3-2 |
24 |
| 22. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10 |
20-11 |
5-0 |
22 |
| 23. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
24-12 |
4-1 |
23 |
| 24. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
19-14 |
1-3 |
16 |
| 25. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
17-11-1 |
2-2-1 |
26 |
| 26. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
26-9 |
5-0 |
- |
| 27. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
22-8 |
5-0 |
- |
| 28. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
26-10 |
1-3 |
25 |
| 29. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
24-12 |
3-2 |
29 |
| 30. |
North Carolina-Wilmington |
Colonial |
26-7-1 |
3-2 |
28 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Baylor (22-13), Canisius (26-4), Charlotte (27-7),
Clemson (18-17), Dallas Baptist (22-9), Elon (28-9),
Florida Atlantic (21-12), Houston (22-12), James
Madison (25-8), LSU (22-13), N.C. State (23-11),
Notre Dame (21-9), Oral Roberts (24-8), Oregon State
(16-12), Pepperdine (23-11), Southern Miss (23-11),
St. John's (25-8), Tennessee (22-13), TCU (23-12),
UC Davis (23-11), UCLA (17-13), Texas-San Antonio
(24-11). |
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Dropped out: Clemson (27), Baylor (30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 6, Atlantic Coast
5, Big 12 5, Pacific-10 4, Big West 3, Conference
USA 2, Colonial 1, Big South 1, Big Ten 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
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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the Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.
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