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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 (six 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 (16 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 25) |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
21-1 |
3-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
22-2 |
4-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
21-2 |
2-1 |
4 |
| 4. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
22-2 |
4-1 |
5 |
| 5. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
21-4 |
2-2 |
2 |
| 6. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
17-4 |
2-1 |
7 |
| 7. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
21-3 |
5-0 |
10 |
| 8. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
18-6 |
3-0 |
12 |
| 9. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
22-2 |
5-0 |
15 |
| 10. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
18-5 |
2-2 |
9 |
| 11. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
17-7 |
3-0 |
16 |
| 12. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
21-4 |
1-2 |
8 |
| 13. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
18-6 |
1-3 |
6 |
| 14. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
22-4 |
5-0 |
18 |
| 15. |
Louisville |
Big East |
19-4 |
3-2 |
13 |
| 16. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
18-5 |
1-3 |
11 |
| 17. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
21-6 |
2-2 |
14 |
| 18. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
19-4 |
2-1 |
20 |
| 19. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
14-6 |
2-1 |
22 |
| 20. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
18-8 |
4-1 |
24 |
| 21. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
15-5 |
0-0 |
23 |
| 22. |
Houston |
Conference USA |
21-4 |
5-0 |
28 |
| 23. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
11-7 |
1-2 |
17 |
| 24. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
18-3 |
5-0 |
29 |
| 25. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
17-5 |
2-1 |
26 |
| 26. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
13-7-1 |
1-3 |
21 |
| 27. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
16-9 |
0-4 |
19 |
| 28. |
South Alabama |
Sun Belt |
21-4 |
4-0 |
- |
| 29. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Atlantic Sun |
15-5 |
2-1 |
30 |
| 30. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
17-8 |
3-1 |
- |
| Others receiving votes (listed
alphabetically): Alabama (16-9), Arizona (15-11),
Austin Peay (19-4), Belmont (17-6), Campbell (21-3),
Central Arkansas (18-6), Clemson (15-8), Connecticut
(13-7), Dartmouth (11-1), Georgia Southern (16-7),
Gonzaga (14-7-1), Lamar (20-6), Louisiana (17-6),
Miami (19-8), Middle Tennessee (15-10), Ohio State
(15-6), Southeastern Louisiana (18-7), UNC Wilmington
(17-7), UNLV (17-7), Virginia Tech (18-7). |
| Dropped out: Arizona
(25), Central Arkansas (27). |
| By conference: Southeastern
8, Atlantic Coast 5, Pac-12 5, Big West 3, Big 12
2, Big East 2, Conference USA 2, Atlantic Sun 1,
Big Ten 1, Sun Belt 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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