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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
(four polls from April 29-May 13) 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 13 different conferences
(18 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 20) |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
48-7 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
48-8 |
3-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
43-9 |
2-1 |
3 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
45-8 |
4-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
45-9 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 6. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
47-8 |
2-2 |
4 |
| 7. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
44-11 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 8. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
43-13 |
3-2 |
6 |
| 9. |
Louisville |
Big East |
46-10 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 10. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
42-13 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 11. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
37-15 |
3-1 |
11 |
| 12. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
39-14 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 13. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
40-16 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 14. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
39-16 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 15. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
40-13 |
2-2 |
15 |
| 16. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
34-17-1 |
2-2 |
14 |
| 17. |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
39-16 |
2-1 |
22 |
| 18. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
35-19 |
1-2 |
13 |
| 19. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
37-17 |
4-0 |
20 |
| 20. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
39-17 |
2-2 |
19 |
| 21. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
36-20 |
1-3 |
18 |
| 22. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
37-16 |
4-0 |
27 |
| 23. |
Mercer |
Atlantic Sun |
42-14 |
3-0 |
28 |
| 24. |
Campbell |
Big South |
46-9 |
3-0 |
29 |
| 25. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
36-19 |
1-3 |
21 |
| 26. |
Austin Peay |
Ohio Valley |
42-13 |
4-0 |
30 |
| 27. |
South Alabama |
Sun Belt |
40-16 |
1-2 |
25 |
| 28. |
New Mexico |
Mountain West |
35-18 |
3-0 |
- |
| 29. |
Pittsburgh |
Big East |
40-15 |
0-4 |
23 |
| 30. |
Troy |
Sun Belt |
39-16 |
2-2 |
- |
| Others receiving votes (listed
alphabetically): Arizona (31-21), Bryant (40-15-1),
Coastal Carolina (35-19), Columbia (26-19), Creighton
(30-16), Dartmouth (32-9), Florida Gulf Coast (37-18),
Georgia Tech (33-23), Illinois (33-16), Illinois
State (36-18), Kent State (34-21), Kentucky (30-24),
Louisiana (38-17), Miami (35-21), Sam Houston State
(36-18), Seton Hall (36-17), South Florida (35-20),
Stanford (29-21), Tennessee Tech (39-15), UC Irvine
(31-20), UNC Wilmington (37-19), UNLV (36-18), Virginia
Tech (35-19). |
| Dropped out: UC
Irvine (24), Georgia Tech (26). |
| By conference: Southeastern
6, Atlantic Coast 5, Pac-12 4, Big 12 3, Big East
2, Big West 2, Sun Belt 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Big South
1, Big Ten 1, Conference USA 1, Mountain West 1,
Ohio Valley 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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