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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 (MAY 25) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
43-13 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
46-16 |
5-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
44-12 |
3-1 |
3 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
42-14 |
4-0 |
5. |
| 5. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
41-13-1 |
3-1 |
6 |
| 6. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
39-15 |
4-0 |
9 |
| 7. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
42-16 |
1-2 |
4 |
| 8. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
42-16 |
2-2 |
7 |
| 9. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
43-12-1 |
4-0 |
14 |
| 10. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
41-18 |
1-2 |
10 |
| 11. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
39-20 |
1-2 |
11 |
| 12. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
40-17 |
0-2 |
8 |
| 13. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
36-16 |
1-2 |
12 |
| 14. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
35-17-1 |
1-2 |
13 |
| 15. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
46-14 |
4-1 |
18. |
| 16. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
40-19 |
1-2 |
15 |
| 17. |
Miami, Florida |
Atlantic Coast |
36-20 |
1-2 |
16 |
| 18. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
36-22 |
2-1 |
19 |
| 19. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
42-17 |
1-2 |
17 |
| 20. |
Louisville |
Big East |
44-15 |
4-1 |
23 |
| 21. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
34-22 |
2-2 |
20 |
| 22. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
37-22 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 23. |
Elon |
Southern |
40-16 |
3-2 |
24 |
| 24. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
37-19 |
0-2 |
21 |
| 25. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
37-19 |
2-2 |
25 |
| 26. |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
41-16-1 |
2-1 |
28 |
| 27. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
35-17 |
4-1 |
30 |
| 28. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
38-21 |
1-2 |
26 |
| 29. |
Georgia Southern |
Southern |
42-15 |
4-0 |
- |
| 30. |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
40-17 |
1-2 |
27 |
| Also receiving
votes: Bethune-Cookman (32-26), Dallas Baptist (38-17),
Georgia Mason (42-12), Georgia State (39-20), Gonzaga (35-16),
Indiana (32-25), Jacksonville (36-20), Kent State (42-15),
Middle Tennessee State (43-16), Minnesota (38-17), Missouri
(34-25), Oral Roberts (31-13), Sam Houston State (36-22),
San Diego State (40-21), Texas State (41-15), Vanderbilt
(34-25), Washington State (31-23). |
| Dropped
out: George Mason (29). |
| By conference:
Southeastern 7, Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 4, Big West 3,
Conference USA 2, Pacific-10 2, Southern 2, Big East 1,
Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Mountain West 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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