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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 (nine 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 ten 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 15) |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
34-2 |
5-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
34-3 |
4-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
33-4 |
4-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
31-5 |
3-1 |
4 |
| 5. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
30-6 |
3-1 |
6 |
| 6. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
28-6 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 7. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
27-8 |
4-0 |
9 |
| 8. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
31-6 |
2-3 |
5 |
| 9. |
Louisville |
Big East |
28-7 |
3-1 |
12 |
| 10. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
25-12 |
2-3 |
8 |
| 11. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
30-9 |
4-0 |
16 |
| 12. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
22-10 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 13. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
28-8 |
1-2 |
11 |
| 14. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
22-10-1 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 15. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
27-10 |
1-3 |
10 |
| 16. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
26-10 |
3-1 |
19 |
| 17. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
28-10 |
4-0 |
20 |
| 18. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
24-11 |
2-2 |
14 |
| 19. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
26-7 |
1-3 |
13 |
| 20. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
26-10 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 21. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
23-9 |
3-1 |
23 |
| 22. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
24-9 |
3-1 |
24 |
| 23. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
25-13 |
2-2 |
18 |
| 24. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
19-11 |
3-1 |
25 |
| 25. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
23-12 |
2-1 |
27 |
| 26. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
26-11 |
5-0 |
- |
| 27. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
24-10 |
2-2 |
26 |
| 28. |
Mercer |
Atlantic Sun |
29-10 |
4-0 |
- |
| 29. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
19-14 |
0-4 |
22 |
| 30. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
24-12 |
5-0 |
- |
| Others receiving votes (listed
alphabetically): Alabama (22-16), Belmont (26-8),
Bryant (23-9-1), Cal State Bakersfield (24-13),
Campbell (31-7), Central Arkansas (26-9), Dartmouth
(22-6), East Tennessee State (21-12), Florida (19-18),
Florida Atlantic (24-12), Gonzaga (23-10-1), Houston
(25-11), Kansas State (26-11), Miami (24-15), Michigan
State (21-11), New Mexico (20-16), North Florida
(27-11), Ohio State (23-11), Pittsburgh (24-9),
South Alabama (27-10), UNC Wilmington (26-11). |
| Dropped out: Houston
(28), Campbell (29), Florida Gulf Coast (30). |
| By conference: Southeastern
7, Atlantic Coast 6, Pac-12 6, Big West 3, Big 12
2, Big East 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Big Ten 1, Big South
1, Conference USA 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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