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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.
Cal State Fullerton (preseason No. 1), Oregon State (Feb. 17)
and Virginia (Feb. 24-March 3) have held down the No. 1 positions
in the first four 2014 surveys. Last season only five teams were
No. 1 during the entire January-June NCBWA surveys. The poll voters
come from 44 college baseball writers and related media persons
from throughout the nation.
The current survey has representation by 11 different conferences
among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2014 NCAA Division
I ranks, and 13 circuits have been rated this season. The rankings
of 2012 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 (MARCH 3) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
9-2 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
8-1 |
2-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
10-0 |
3-0 |
6 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
7-3 |
3-0 |
9 |
| 5. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
9-3 |
4-1 |
7 |
| 6. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
10-2 |
3-2 |
4 |
| 7. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
9-2 |
2-2 |
3 |
| 8. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
9-2 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 9. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
7-4 |
3-1 |
13 |
| 10. |
Louisville |
American Athletic |
8-3 |
3-1 |
12 |
| 11. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
8-3 |
1-3 |
5 |
| 12. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
10-4 |
6-0 |
15 |
| 13. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
10-2 |
2-1 |
14 |
| 14. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
8-2 |
2-1 |
17 |
| 15. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
10-2 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 16. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
7-3 |
4-0 |
21 |
| 17. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
11-1 |
5-0 |
24 |
| 18. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
7-5 |
1-3 |
10 |
| 19. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
6-4 |
1-3 |
11 |
| 20. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
9-3 |
4-0 |
27 |
| 21. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
7-4 |
1-3 |
16 |
| 22. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
9-2 |
4-0 |
30 |
| 23. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
5-5 |
1-2 |
19 |
| 24. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-12 |
6-4 |
3-0 |
29 |
| 25. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
7-4 |
1-3 |
18 |
| 26. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
4-5 |
2-0 |
25 |
| 27. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
7-2 |
1-2 |
22 |
| 28. |
Sam Houston State |
Southland |
10-2 |
3-1 |
- |
| 29. |
College of Charleston |
Colonial |
10-1 |
4-0 |
- |
| 30. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
9-3 |
3-2 |
26 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama (5-5), California (6-2), Dallas Baptist
(9-2), Florida (6-6), Florida Atlantic (8-3), fiu
(11-1), Fresno State (9-2), Georgia Southern (10-2),
Houston (8-2), Illinois (6-4), Iowa (9-1), Kansas
(11-1), Kansas State (4-7), Maryland (8-2), Memphis
(10-1), New Mexico (8-3-1), Ohio State (7-3), Oklahoma
(7-4), San Diego (8-1), Seton Hall (7-2), USC (8-2),
Tennessee (10-0), Tennessee Tech (11-1), Tulane
(8-2), UC Irvine (8-3), UC Santa Barbara (7-1),
VCU (10-1), VMI (7-3), Western Carolina (7-2), Wichita
State (7-3). |
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Dropped out: Florida (23), Alabama
(28). |
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By conference: Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast
6, Big 12 4, Pac-12 4, Big West 2, American 1, Big
Ten 1, Colonial 1, Conference USA 1, Southland 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 Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the
Year, and publication and writing contests.
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