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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 (seven consecutive weeks) and Arkansas (preseason
No. 1) has 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 nine 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 (APRIL 1) |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
24-1 |
3-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
26-2 |
4-0 |
2 |
| 3. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
25-4 |
4-0 |
5 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
24-4 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 5. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
22-6 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 6. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
25-3 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 7. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
24-4 |
2-2 |
4 |
| 8. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
22-4 |
1-2 |
3 |
| 9. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
21-8 |
4-1 |
11 |
| 10. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
21-6 |
3-1 |
10 |
| 11. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
18-6 |
1-2 |
6 |
| 12. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
22-6 |
4-0 |
13 |
| 13. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
25-5 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 14. |
Louisville |
Big East |
22-5 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 15. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
21-6 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 16. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
23-6 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 17. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
22-3 |
4-0 |
24 |
| 18. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
23-8 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 19. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
21-6 |
2-2 |
18 |
| 20. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
20-6 |
3-1 |
25 |
| 21. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
20-10 |
2-2 |
20 |
| 22. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
15-8-1 |
2-1 |
26 |
| 23. |
Houston |
Conference USA |
23-6 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 24. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
15-9 |
1-3 |
19 |
| 25. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
19-10 |
3-1 |
27 |
| 26. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
13-9 |
2-2 |
23 |
| 27. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
16-8 |
1-3 |
21 |
| 28. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Atlantic Sun |
18-6 |
3-1 |
29 |
| 29. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
18-11 |
3-0 |
- |
| 30. |
Virginia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
20-9 |
2-2 |
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| Others receiving votes (listed
alphabetically): Alabama (18-11), Austin Peay
(22-5), Belmont (20-6), Campbell (23-5), Central
Arkansas (21-7), Dartmouth (14-3), Florida Atlantic
(19-9), Gonzaga (16-10-1), Lamar (22-8), Mercer
(23-8), Miami (20-11), Michigan State (15-8), Missouri
State (18-6), Ohio State (16-8), Pittsburgh (19-6),
San Diego (18-10), South Alabama (22-7), Southeastern
Louisiana (21-8), Texas A&M (18-11), Troy (19-7),
UNC Wilmington (20-8), UNLV (20-8). |
| Dropped out: South
Alabama (28), Texas A&M (30). |
| By conference: Southeastern
7, Atlantic Coast 6, Pac-12 6, Big West 3, Big 12
2, Big East 2, Conference USA 2, Atlantic Sun 1,
Big Ten 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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