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