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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division
I polls for the 16th year with its 2013 weekly surveys. Polls will
be circulated from Feb. 18-June 27 (weekly through June 11) following
the 67th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at TD Ameritade
Park.
North Carolina (four consecutive weeks) and Arkansas (preseason
No. 1) have held down the No. 1 position throughout the 2013 surveys.
The poll voters come from 44 college baseball writers and related
media persons from throughout the nation.
The current poll has representation by 10 different conferences
(13 total for the season) among the 298 baseball-playing schools
in the 2013 NCAA Division I ranks. The surveys of 2012 had a NCBWA-poll
record 22 different DI conferences and independents rated at least
one week.
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2013 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MARCH 11) |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
14-0 |
4-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
15-2 |
3-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
15-1 |
5-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
15-0 |
3-0 |
4 |
| 5. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
15-0 |
5-0 |
5 |
| 6. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
13-2 |
5-0 |
8 |
| 7. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
11-3 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 8. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
16-1 |
5-0 |
15 |
| 9. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
13-2 |
3-1 |
10 |
| 10. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
17-2 |
2-2 |
6 |
| 11. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
11-5 |
4-0 |
16 |
| 12. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
11-5 |
3-2 |
11 |
| 13. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
13-3 |
3-2 |
13 |
| 14. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
14-2 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 15. |
Louisville |
Big East |
12-2 |
3-0 |
20 |
| 16. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
10-5 |
1-3 |
9 |
| 17. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
14-1 |
2-1 |
19 |
| 18. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
12-4 |
2-3 |
12 |
| 19. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
10-2-1 |
3-0 |
23 |
| 20. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
12-4 |
1-3 |
14 |
| 21. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
13-5 |
3-2 |
17 |
| 22. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
13-2 |
4-1 |
25 |
| 23. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
10-3 |
2-1 |
26 |
| 24. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
12-3 |
3-1 |
27 |
| 25. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Atlantic Sun |
13-3 |
5-0 |
29 |
| 26. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
12-4 |
2-2 |
21 |
| 27. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
9-7 |
3-2 |
22 |
| 28. |
UNLV |
Mountain West |
13-3 |
4-0 |
- |
| 29. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
13-4 |
3-2 |
24 |
| 30. |
Central Arkansas |
Southland |
14-2 |
3-1 |
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| Others receiving votes (listed
alphabetically): Auburn (12-3), Campbell (13-2),
Clemson (9-5), Connecticut (8-4), Dartmouth (3-0),
Furman (12-4), Gonzaga (8-4-1), Houston (12-4),
Illinois (10-4), Indiana (8-3), Lamar (14-2), Louisiana
(13-3), Mercer (14-3), Missouri State (10-3), San
Diego (11-6), South Alabama (14-3), Texas (10-5),
Texas A&M (10-7), Troy (11-3), UTSA (12-5),
Virginia Tech (12-4). |
| Dropped out: Mercer
(28), Virginia Tech (30). |
| By conference: Southeastern
7, Atlantic Coast 6, Pac-12 6, Big West 3, Big 12
2, Big East 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Conference USA 1,
Mountain West 1, Southland 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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