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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 12 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 (MAY 19) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast
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45-10 |
3-1 |
2 |
| 2. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast
|
43-8 |
2-2 |
1 |
| 3. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10
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44-9 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast
|
46-9 |
3-1 |
3 |
| 5. |
Rice |
Conference USA
|
42-11 |
3-0 |
5 |
| 6. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
40-15 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 7. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
35-17 |
3-0 |
11 |
| 8. |
San Diego |
West Coast
|
39-15 |
0-0 |
10 |
| 9. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
36-15 |
3-2 |
9 |
| 10. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
39-12-1 |
1-3 |
6 |
| 11. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
42-14 |
0-4 |
7 |
| 12. |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
37-17 |
3-0 |
15 |
| 13. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South
|
43-11 |
2-0 |
14 |
| 14. |
Georgia |
Southeastern
|
35-19-1 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 15. |
Arizona |
Pacific-10
|
35-16 |
1-1 |
16 |
| t16. |
California |
Pacific-10
|
32-17-2 |
0-1 |
17 |
| t16. |
LSU |
Southeastern
|
39-16-1 |
4-0 |
24 |
| 18. |
Wichita State |
Missouri Valley
|
41-15 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 19. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern
|
41-15 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 20. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10
|
31-19-2 |
2-1 |
21 |
| 21. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern
|
37-18 |
0-3 |
13 |
| 22. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern
|
37-19 |
3-1 |
19 |
| 23. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
34-18 |
4-0 |
25 |
| 24. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
42-12 |
4-1 |
22 |
| 25. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
34-19 |
5-0 |
28 |
| 26. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast
|
37-18 |
2-2 |
23 |
| 27. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast
|
38-17 |
2-2 |
29 |
| t28. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA
|
39-17 |
3-1 |
30 |
| t28. |
North Carolina-Wilmington |
Colonial |
41-13-1 |
2-2 |
26 |
| 30. |
Oral Roberts |
Summit |
43-12 |
5-0 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama (32-24), Bowling Green State (31-18), Canisius
(40-11), Charlotte (40-14), Dallas Baptist (37-17),
Elon (39-16), Florida (34-20), Mississippi (34-22),
Missouri State (38-15), Monmouth (35-14), Pepperdine
(35-17), Southern Miss (38-18), St. John's (41-12),
TCU (39-16), Tulane (36-18-1), UC Davis (32-21),
Virginia (36-19). |
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Dropped out: Southern Miss (27). |
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By conference: Atlantic Coast 5, Big 12 5,
Southeastern 5, Pacific-10 4, Big West 3, Conference
USA 2, Colonial 1, Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Missouri
Valley 1, Summit 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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