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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.
South Carolina has joined Cal State Fullerton (preseason No.
1), Oregon State (Feb. 17) and Virginia (Feb. 24-March 3) as schools
holding down the No. 1 positions in the first five 2014 surveys.
Last season only five teams were No. 1 during the entire January-June
NCBWA compilations. The 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
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 10) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
15-0 |
5-0 |
3 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
12-2 |
4-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
11-3 |
2-1 |
1 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
14-3 |
5-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
15-2 |
5-0 |
6 |
| 6. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
14-2 |
5-0 |
7 |
| 7. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
13-2 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 8. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
8-5 |
1-2 |
4 |
| 9. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
12-4 |
4-1 |
11 |
| 10. |
Louisville |
American Athletic |
10-4 |
2-1 |
10 |
| 11. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
13-2 |
3-0 |
15 |
| 12. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
11-3 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 13. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
10-4 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 14. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
14-2 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 15. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
8-7 |
1-3 |
9 |
| 16. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
13-4 |
4-1 |
20 |
| 17. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
9-5 |
3-1 |
19 |
| 18. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
10-6 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 19. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
11-4 |
1-2 |
13 |
| 20. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
12-7 |
2-3 |
12 |
| 21. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
13-3 |
4-1 |
22 |
| 22. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
10-5 |
5-0 |
23 |
| 23. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
11-5 |
4-1 |
25 |
| 24. |
Sam Houston State |
Southland |
13-3 |
3-1 |
28 |
| 25. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
14-3 |
5-0 |
30 |
| 26. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
14-1 |
4-1 |
- |
| 27. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
9-6 |
2-2 |
21 |
| 28. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
7-6 |
3-1 |
26 |
| 29. |
FIU |
Conference USA |
15-1 |
4-0 |
- |
| 30. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
11-3 |
3-1 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama (9-5), Arizona State (7-6), Arkansas (8-5),
California (10-5), College of Charleston (11-3),
Dallas Baptist (11-4), Florida (10-6), Florida Atlantic
(11-5), Fresno State (11-4), Georgia Southern (14-2),
Kansas (12-3), Liberty (11-6), Memphis (12-3), Oklahoma
(11-5), Pepperdine (12-3), Samford (11-4), San Diego
(10-4), San Diego State (11-4), Seton Hall (8-3),
Tennessee Tech (13-3), Tulane (9-5), UAB (13-3),
UC Irvine (11-3), UC Santa Barbara (10-2), UNLV
(10-4), VCU (12-2). |
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Dropped out: Arizona State (24),
Arkansas (27), College of Charleston (29). |
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By conference: Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast
6, Big 12 4, Pacific-12 3, American 2, Big West
2, Conference USA 2, Big Ten 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,
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