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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of
NCAA Division I polls for the 17th year with its 2014 weekly surveys.
Polls will be circulated from Feb. 17-June 26 (weekly through June
10) following the 68th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.,
at TD Ameritade Park.
Virginia (6-1) has moved into the top spot in the latest poll. The Cavaliers
were 4-0 last week and moved up three spots from number four, replacing
Oregon State atop the rankings.
Cal State Fullerton (preseason No. 1) and Oregon State (Feb.
17) have also held down the No. 1 position in the initial three
2014 rankings. Last year Atlantic Coast and Southeastern Conference
schools were No. 1 every week until UCLA captured the 2013 NCAA
title.
The current survey has representation by nine different conferences
among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2014 NCAA Division
I ranks. The rankings of 2013 had a NCBWA-poll record 22 different
DI conferences and independents rated at least one week while 12
separate circuits had team rankings in ‘13.
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NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (FEB. 24) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
6-1 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
6-0 |
3-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
7-0 |
4-0 |
5 |
| 4. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
7-0 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 5. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
7-0 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 6. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
7-0 |
4-0 |
9 |
| 7. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
5-2 |
2-2 |
1 |
| 8. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
6-1 |
6-0 |
12 |
| 9. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
4-3 |
2-2 |
2 |
| 10. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
6-2 |
4-1 |
11 |
| 11. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
5-1 |
3-0 |
15 |
| 12. |
Louisville |
American Athletic |
5-2 |
3-1 |
13 |
| 13. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
4-3 |
2-2 |
10 |
| 14. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
8-1 |
5-1 |
18 |
| 15. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
4-4 |
2-3 |
7 |
| 16. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
6-1 |
4-0 |
23 |
| 17. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
6-1 |
3-1 |
22 |
| 18. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 19. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
4-3 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 20. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
7-1 |
4-0 |
24 |
| 21. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
3-3 |
2-2 |
14 |
| 22. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
6-0 |
3-0 |
25 |
| 23. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
5-3 |
3-2 |
20 |
| 24. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
3-1 |
26 |
| 25. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
2-5 |
1-2 |
16 |
| 26. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
6-1 |
3-0 |
28 |
| 27. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
5-3 |
3-1 |
- |
| 28. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
4-2 |
2-1 |
27 |
| 29. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-12 |
3-4 |
1-3 |
19 |
| 30. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
5-2 |
3-1 |
30 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Arizona (6-2), Baylor (5-2), BYU (1-7), California
(5-2), College of Charleston (6-1), Florida Atlantic
(5-2), FIU (8-0), Georgia Tech (4-3), Houston (7-0),
Houston Baptist (6-1), Kansas (7-0), Mercer (8-0),
Nebraska (4-3), New Mexico (4-3-1), New Mexico State
(6-2), Ohio State (5-2), Oklahoma (5-3), Pepperdine
(6-1), Sam Houston State (7-1), San Diego (6-1),
South Florida (7-0), USC (7-0), Tennessee (7-0),
Tennessee Tech (7-1), Tulane (6-1), UAB (8-0), UC
Irvine (4-3), UC Santa Barbara (3-1), Western Carolina
(4-2), Wichita State (5-2). |
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Dropped out: Oklahoma (29). |
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By conference: Southeastern 10, Atlantic
Coast 6, Big 12 4, Pacific-12 4, Big West 2, American
1, Big Ten 1, Conference USA 1, Sun Belt 1. |
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