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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association continued its tradition of NCAA Division I polls
for the 11th year with its 2009 weekly surveys. This season's polls
have been circulated from Feb. 23-June 25 following the NCAA World
Series in Omaha, Neb. This is the final poll of the year and '09
after LSU won its sixth NCAA baseball championship on June 24.
The poll voters come from 30 college baseball writers and related
media persons from throughout the nation. The final poll has representation
by 11 different conferences among the 302 baseball-playing schools
in the 2009 NCAA Division I ranks, and five different schools have
held down the No. 1 position.
There have been 21 separate leagues among the Top 30 in the '09
poll, and five different schools – North Carolina, LSU, Georgia,
Arizona State, and UC Irvine – held down the No. 1 position in the
NCBWA polls.
The first 2010 NCBWA Division I poll will be released in January
2010.
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FINAL NCBWA DIVISION I TOP 30 POLL (JUNE 25) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Overall |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
56-17 |
10-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
50-16-1 |
9-3 |
5 |
| 3. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-10 |
51-14 |
7-2 |
2 |
| 4. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
48-18 |
6-2 |
4 |
| 5. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
41-24 |
7-2 |
7 |
| 6. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
49-15-1 |
6-3 |
6 |
| 7. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
47-16 |
5-2 |
3 |
| 8. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
40-26 |
5-3 |
8 |
| 9. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
43-18 |
4-3 |
9 |
| 10. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
45-18 |
3-2 |
10 |
| 11. |
TCU |
Mountain West |
40-18 |
4-2 |
11 |
| 12. |
Mississippi |
Southeastern |
44-20 |
4-3 |
12 |
| 13. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
45-15 |
2-2 |
13 |
| 14. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
42-22 |
3-2 |
14 |
| 15. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
44-22 |
4-3 |
15 |
| 16. |
East Carolina |
Conference USA |
46-20 |
4-3 |
16 |
| 17. |
Louisville |
Big East |
47-18 |
3-3 |
17 |
| 18. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
43-20 |
2-2 |
18 |
| 19. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
38-19-1 |
3-2 |
19 |
| 20. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
38-22 |
2-2 |
20 |
| 21. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
47-16 |
1-2 |
21 |
| 22. |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
43-18-1 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 23. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
40-23 |
2-2 |
23 |
| 24. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-10 |
37-19 |
2-2 |
24 |
| 25. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
37-24 |
1-2 |
25 |
| 26. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
38-24 |
1-2 |
26 |
| 27. |
Elon |
Southern |
41-18 |
1-2 |
27 |
| 28. |
Western Kentucky |
Sun Belt |
42-20 |
3-2 |
28 |
| 29. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
37-27 |
3-2 |
29 |
| 30. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
37-21 |
0-2 |
30 |
| Also receiving
votes: Army (36-21), Boston College (34-26), Cal Poly
(37-21), Dallas Baptist (38-17), Georgia Southern (42-17),
Georgia State (39-22), Gonzaga (36-18), Kansas (39-24),
Kent State (43-17), Middle Tennessee State (44-18), Minnesota
(40-19), Ohio State (42-19), Oklahoma State (34-24), Oral
Roberts (33-15), San Diego State (41-23), Tennessee Tech
(31-24-1), Texas State (41-17), Washington State (32-25). |
| Dropped
out: None. |
| By conference:
Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 4, Conference USA
3, Big West 2, Pacific-10 2, Big East 1, Big South 1, Mountain
West 1, Southern 1, Sun Belt 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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