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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 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 (MARCH 9) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
12-0 |
4-0 |
2 |
| 2. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
10-2 |
3-1 |
3 |
| 3. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
12-1 |
3-1 |
4 |
| 4. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
11-1 |
3-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
10-2 |
3-2 |
1 |
| 6. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
11-3 |
4-1 |
7 |
| 7. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
10-2 |
4-1 |
9 |
| 8. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
9-1 |
3-0 |
10 |
| 9. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
9-2 |
4-0 |
12 |
| 10. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
8-4 |
3-2 |
8 |
| 11. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
9-2 |
3-1 |
11 |
| 12. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
12-1 |
6-0 |
14 |
| 13. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
10-2 |
4-0 |
15 |
| 14. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
7-5 |
1-4 |
6 |
| 15. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
7-4 |
2-2 |
13 |
| 16. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
9-3 |
4-1 |
19 |
| 17. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
9-2 |
4-1 |
21 |
| 18. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
9-4 |
4-1 |
17 |
| 19. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
12-3 |
5-0 |
22 |
| 20. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
8-2 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 21. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
6-4 |
2-3 |
18 |
| 22. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
7-3 |
4-0 |
25 |
| 23. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
8-6 |
2-3 |
16 |
| 24. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
9-2 |
4-1 |
26 |
| 25. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
10-2 |
3-0 |
28 |
| 26. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
12-0 |
4-0 |
- |
| 27. |
Fresno State |
Western Athletic |
5-4 |
2-0 |
24 |
| 28. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
8-1 |
4-1 |
- |
| 29. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
8-2 |
2-1 |
30 |
| 30. |
Louisville |
Big East |
8-4 |
4-1 |
29 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama (8-3), Boston College (10-3), California
(8-4), College of Charleston (9-2), Dallas Baptist
(8-3), Georgia Southern (11-1), Illinois (7-2),
Kent State (7-2), Kentucky (9-2), Lamar (12-2),
Nebraska (10-3-1), Ohio State (9-2), Oregon State
(7-3), Rhode Island (7-2), Sam Houston State (10-4),
San Diego State (7-6), San Jose State (9-0), Southern
Miss (8-4), Stanford (3-8), UC Riverside (10-3),
UC Santa Barbara (9-2), UNC Wilmington (10-2), Vanderbilt
(9-4), Western Carolina (8-2) |
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Dropped out: Stanford (23), Southern Miss
(27) |
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By conference: Atlantic Coast 6, Southeastern
6, Big 12 5, Big West 3, Conference USA 2, West
Coast 2, Big East 1, Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Mountain
West 1, Pacific-10 1, Western Athletic 1 |
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