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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.
Arkansas (preseason), North Carolina (next 10 surveys) and
Vanderbilt (April 29, May 6) have held the No. 1 positions
during the 2013 NCBWA Top 30/35s. The NCBWA 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 (17 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 (MAY 6) |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
41-6 |
2-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
42-4 |
1-0 |
2 |
| 3. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
39-7 |
3-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
43-6 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 5. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
37-8 |
3-0 |
5 |
| 6. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
37-11 |
4-1 |
6 |
| 7. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
39-8 |
1-0 |
7 |
| 8. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
38-9 |
3-0 |
8 |
| 9. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
37-11 |
3-0 |
10 |
| 10. |
Louisville |
Big East |
37-10 |
4-0 |
11 |
| 11. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
31-13 |
4-0 |
12 |
| 12. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
33-14 |
0-2 |
9 |
| 13. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
36-13 |
3-0 |
15 |
| 14. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
32-16 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 15. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
30-14-1 |
2-2 |
14 |
| 16. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
35-9 |
1-1 |
17 |
| 17. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
31-15 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 18. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
34-14 |
1-3 |
13 |
| 19. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
34-12 |
2-1 |
20 |
| 20. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
33-16 |
2-2 |
21 |
| 21. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
26-16 |
3-1 |
27 |
| 22. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
31-14 |
3-1 |
28 |
| 23. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
29-15 |
1-3 |
19 |
| 24. |
Mercer |
Atlantic Sun |
36-12 |
0-0 |
24 |
| 25. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
30-15 |
0-1 |
25 |
| 26. |
South Alabama |
Sun Belt |
36-13 |
2-1 |
30 |
| 27. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
29-17 |
1-3 |
22 |
| 28. |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
34-15 |
3-1 |
- |
| 29. |
Pittsburgh |
Big East |
36-11 |
4-1 |
- |
| 30. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
29-18 |
1-2 |
23 |
| Others receiving votes (listed
alphabetically): Austin Peay (35-13), Bryant
(33-14-1), CSU Bakersfield (31-18), Campbell (39-9),
Central Arkansas (32-13), Coastal Carolina (29-18),
Columbia (26-19), Florida (25-23), Florida Gulf
Coast (30-16), Gonzaga (31-14-1), Illinois State
(31-17), Kansas (30-18), Kentucky (27-19), Louisiana
(34-15), Miami (32-18), Michigan State (26-14),
New Mexico (30-17), North Florida (34-14), Notre
Dame (28-19), Ohio State (31-14), Sam Houston State
(31-17), Seton Hall (30-16), South Florida (31-16),
Tennessee Tech (33-14), Troy (35-12), UNC Wilmington
(34-14), Virginia Tech (30-19), West Virginia (29-20). |
| Dropped out: Kentucky
(26), Notre Dame (29). |
| By conference: Atlantic Coast
6, Pac-12 6, Southeastern 6, Big 12 3, Big West
3, Big East 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Big Ten 1, Conference
USA 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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