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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 23) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
19-2 |
4-0 |
3 |
| 2. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
18-4 |
4-1 |
4 |
| 3. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
16-2 |
4-1 |
5 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
16-3 |
3-0 |
7 |
| 5. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
17-4 |
3-2 |
1 |
| 6. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
17-3 |
3-0 |
8 |
| 7. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
17-5 |
4-1 |
9 |
| 8. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
14-6 |
4-1 |
10 |
| 9. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
14-6 |
0-4 |
2 |
| 10. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
20-5 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 11. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
14-5 |
4-1 |
15 |
| 12. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
12-6 |
2-1 |
13 |
| 13. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
14-9 |
1-5 |
6 |
| 14. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
15-5 |
4-1 |
18 |
| 15. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
18-4 |
3-3 |
11 |
| 16. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
16-4 |
4-1 |
20 |
| 17. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
16-6 |
5-1 |
19 |
| 18. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
15-7 |
2-3 |
12 |
| 19. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
16-4 |
5-0 |
23 |
| 20. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
14-6 |
3-2 |
16 |
| 21. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
19-2 |
4-2 |
21 |
| 22. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
11-8 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 23. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
14-7 |
5-0 |
25 |
| 24. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
14-4 |
3-0 |
28 |
| 25. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
13-6 |
3-2 |
22 |
| 26. |
UNC Wilmington |
Colonial Athletic |
17-3 |
3-1 |
27 |
| 27. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
15-7 |
4-2 |
26 |
| 28. |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
17-2 |
4-0 |
30 |
| 29. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
14-10 |
5-1 |
29 |
| 30. |
College of Charleston |
Southern |
17-3 |
4-0 |
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| Also receiving
votes: Boston College (13-6), BYU (13-8), Duke (14-7),
Eastern Illinois (13-5), Elon (12-5), George Mason (16-4),
Kansas (13-7), Kansas State (18-5), Kentucky (15-5), Liberty
(15-5), Louisville (14-6), Michigan (14-5), Middle Tennessee
State (17-3), New Mexico (22-3), Oregon State (12-5), South
Carolina (14-6), Southeastern Louisiana (14-7), UC Riverside
(14-4), UC Santa Barbara (13-4), Western Kentucky (14-6). |
| Dropped
out: Fresno State (24). |
| 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, Mountain West 1, Pacific-10 1, Southern 1. |
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
also sponsors the Pro-Line Athletic Division I Players of the Week,
the Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.
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