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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls
for the 12th year with its 2009 weekly
surveys. Weekly polls will continue from Feb. 23 through June 25
following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The poll voters come from 32 college baseball writers and related
media persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason Top
35 listing, the remainder of the polls will feature a national Top
30.
This week's poll has representation by 12 different conferences
among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2009 NCAA Division
I ranks.
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NCBWA DIVISION I TOP 30 POLL (FEB. 23) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
2 |
| 3. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
4-0 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 6. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
7 |
| 7. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 8. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
13 |
| 9. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
1-2 |
1-2 |
3 |
| 10. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
3-1 |
3-1 |
12 |
| 11. |
Stanford |
Pacific-10 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
9 |
| 12. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
16 |
| 13. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
24 |
| 14. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
3-1 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 15. |
Fresno State |
Western Athletic |
2-1 |
2-1 |
17 |
| 16. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
1-2 |
1-2 |
10 |
| 17. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
2-1 |
2-1 |
18 |
| 18. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
3-1 |
3-1 |
22 |
| 19. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
26 |
| 20. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
19 |
| 21. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
2-1 |
2-1 |
21 |
| 22. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
28 |
| 23. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
3-0 |
3-0 |
27 |
| 24. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
1-2 |
1-2 |
14 |
| 25. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
4-0 |
4-0 |
30 |
| 26. |
UCLA |
Pacific-10 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
25 |
| 27. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
2-1 |
2-1 |
- |
| 28. |
Louisville |
Big East |
0-3 |
0-3 |
11 |
| 29. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
- |
| 30. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
2-2 |
2-2 |
23 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Arizona (2-1), Boston College (4-0), Cal Poly (2-1),
College of Charleston (3-0), Elon (2-1), Gonzaga
(3-1), Kent State (3-0), Lamar (4-0), Liberty (3-1),
Middle Tennessee State (3-0), Missouri (1-3), Nebraska
(2-1-1), Ohio State (3-0), Oregon State (1-1), Sam
Houston State (4-0), San Diego State (2-1), South
Carolina (2-0), Southeast Missouri State (2-1),
Southern Miss (3-0), Tulane (3-1), UNC Wilmington
(3-0), USC (2-1), Vanderbilt (1-2), Virginia (4-0) |
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By conference: Southeastern 6, Atlantic Coast
5, Big 12 5, Pacific-10 3, Big West 2, Conference
USA 2, West Coast 2, Big East 1, Big South 1, Big
Ten 1, Mountain West 1, Western Athletic 1 |
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college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
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