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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.
Florida State returns atop the survey for the second time this
season. Florida has held the No. 1 post eight times during the first
10 surveys, and there have two conferences represented at No. 1
in 2012.
The poll voters come from 42 college baseball writers and related
media persons from throughout the nation. This week's poll has representation
by 12 different conferences among the 291 baseball-playing schools
in the 2012 NCAA Division I ranks, and there have been 18 circuits
in the surveys this season. Last year there also 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 23) |
| 1. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
33-7 |
4-0 |
2 |
| 2. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
31-9 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 3. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
35-6 |
3-1 |
3 |
| 4. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
30-11 |
3-1 |
6 |
| 5. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
35-7 |
5-0 |
13 |
| 6. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
32-9 |
2-2 |
5 |
| 7. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
25-10 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 8. |
UCF |
Conference USA |
34-8 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 9. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
30-12 |
3-1 |
12 |
| 10. |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
28-12 |
0-4 |
4 |
| 11. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
29-12 |
2-3 |
7 |
| 12. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
26-10 |
2-2 |
9 |
| 13. |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
31-6 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 14. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
27-12 |
3-2 |
14 |
| 15. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
26-14 |
1-3 |
11 |
| 16. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
26-13 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 17. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
28-12 |
3-2 |
15 |
| 18. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
26-13 |
2-2 |
16 |
| 19. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
26-12 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 20. |
Louisville |
Big East |
28-12 |
3-1 |
22 |
| 21. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
27-13 |
3-1 |
23 |
| 22. |
San Diego |
West Coast |
31-9 |
2-1 |
21 |
| 23. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
24-16 |
1-3 |
19 |
| 24. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
23-14 |
3-1 |
25 |
| 25. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
26-12 |
2-2 |
24 |
| 26. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
26-14-1 |
3-1 |
27 |
| 27. |
Sam Houston State |
Southland |
28-11 |
3-1 |
28 |
| 28. |
Georgia |
Southeastern |
24-17 |
2-3 |
26 |
| 29. |
New Mexico State |
Western Athletic |
30-11 |
3-1 |
- |
| 30. |
Army |
Patriot |
33-9 |
5-0 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Appalachian State (28-9), Campbell (32-10), Clemson
(24-17), College of Charleston (29-12), Dallas Baptist
(27-12), East Carolina (27-13-1), Georgia Tech (24-17),
Gonzaga (26-12), Indiana State (31-10), Missouri
State (29-12), North Dakota State (29-9), Oklahoma
(26-14), Pepperdine (24-16), USF (27-14), Southeastern
Louisiana (28-13), Stony Brook (29-10), TCU (23-14),
UNC Wilmington (24-16), UT Arlington (26-14). |
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Dropped out: East Carolina (29), Gonzaga
(30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 7, Pac-12 6,
Atlantic Coast 5, Big 12 3, Conference USA 2, Big
East 1, Big West 1, Big Ten 1, Patriot 1, Southland
1, West Coast 1, Western Athletic 1 |
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college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
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