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