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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls
for the 15th year with its 2012 weekly surveys. Polls will be circulated
from Feb. 20-June 28, following the 66th annual NCAA World Series
in Omaha, Neb., at the second-year TD Ameritade Stadium.
To date, Florida has held the No. 1 NCBWA ranking in the first
eight '12 polls, including preseason.
The poll voters come from 42 college baseball writers and related
media persons from throughout the nation. This week's poll has representation
by nine different conferences among the 291 baseball-playing schools
in the 2012 NCAA Division I ranks, and there have been 12 circuits
in the surveys this season. Last year there were 16 different leagues
(from 30 in NCAA Division I) among the Top 30 polls.
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2012 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (APRIL 2) |
| 1. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
24-4 |
2-2 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
24-4 |
3-1 |
4 |
| 3. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
22-6 |
4-1 |
5 |
| 4. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
22-6 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 5. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
20-5 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 6. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
16-6 |
1-4 |
2 |
| 7. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
27-2 |
3-1 |
10 |
| 8. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
20-8 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 9. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
21-7 |
2-2 |
6 |
| 10. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
21-7 |
3-0 |
13 |
| 11. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
22-6 |
0-3 |
3 |
| 12. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
22-6 |
4-0 |
14 |
| 13. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
21-9 |
3-1 |
11 |
| 14. |
UCF |
Conference USA |
23-6 |
4-0 |
16 |
| 15. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
17-10 |
3-2 |
12 |
| 16. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
20-8 |
3-1 |
22 |
| 17. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
17-8 |
2-1 |
19 |
| 18. |
Louisville |
Big East |
20-8 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 19. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
18-8 |
3-2 |
20 |
| 20. |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
20-5 |
4-1 |
25 |
| 21. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
22-7 |
4-0 |
28 |
| 22. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
18-11 |
3-1 |
24 |
| 23. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
16-12 |
1-4 |
15 |
| 24. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
18-11 |
3-2 |
21 |
| 25. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
18-11 |
1-3 |
18 |
| 26. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
19-7 |
3-2 |
27 |
| 27. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
15-11 |
2-2 |
23 |
| 28. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
23-7 |
3-1 |
29 |
| 29. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
18-10-1 |
3-2 |
26 |
| 30. |
Appalachian State |
Southern |
22-5 |
4-0 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Army (19-7), Auburn (17-11), Cal Poly (17-10), California
(16-10), Campbell (25-4), Clemson (14-13), Coastal
Carolina (18-8), College of Charleston (21-8), Dallas
Baptist (17-9), East Carolina (19-8), Elon (18-11),
FIU (14-13), Gonzaga (18-7), Indiana State (23-6),
Liberty (25-6), Missouri State (21-8), New Mexico
State (22-8), North Dakota State (18-5), Sam Houston
State (19-9), South Carolina-Upstate (21-7), USF
(20-9), Stony Brook (16-8), Texas State (18-10),
Tulane (19-8), Wake Forest (19-11). |
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Dropped out: Coastal Carolina (30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 7, Atlantic Coast
6, Pac-12 6, Big 12 4, Conference USA 2, Big East
1, Big West 1, Big Ten 1, SoCon 1, West Coast 1
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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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