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