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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 (five weeks, current), Florida State (March 17), South
Carolina (March 10), Cal State Fullerton (preseason No. 1), and
Oregon State (Feb. 17), already have held down the No. 1 position
in the poll after nine weeks of surveys in 2014. This equals last
seasons five total teams at 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 eight different conferences
among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2014 NCAA Division
I ranks, and 14 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 (APRIL 7) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
27-5 |
4-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
26-5 |
4-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
30-3 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
26-5 |
2-2 |
2 |
| 5. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
25-6 |
4-0 |
7 |
| 6. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
26-5 |
3-1 |
6 |
| 7. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
25-8 |
2-2 |
5 |
| 8. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
24-8-1 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 9. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
26-7 |
4-0 |
11 |
| 10. |
Louisville |
American Athletic |
23-8 |
2-2 |
8 |
| 11. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
25-6 |
3-1 |
12 |
| 12. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
22-10 |
3-2 |
9 |
| 13. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
20-10 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 14. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
25-8 |
4-0 |
18 |
| 15. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
16-11 |
2-1 |
16 |
| 16. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
22-9 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 17. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
22-10 |
3-1 |
22 |
| 18. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
22-10 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 19. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
20-13 |
0-3 |
13 |
| 20. |
Washington |
Pacific-12 |
22-6-1 |
2-1 |
24 |
| 21. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
22-12 |
1-3 |
14 |
| 22. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
18-12 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 23. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
21-12 |
4-0 |
27 |
| 24. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
20-12 |
1-3 |
19 |
| 25. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
18-12 |
3-1 |
25 |
| 26. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
20-7 |
1-2 |
23 |
| 27. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
21-9 |
2-2 |
28 |
| 28. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
23-10 |
3-1 |
29 |
| 29. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
18-13 |
3-1 |
30 |
| 30. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
24-11 |
2-2 |
26 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Arizona (14-19), Arizona State (17-12), Arkansas
(20-12), College of Charleston (21-10), Dallas Baptist
(23-8), East Carolina (19-13), Florida Atlantic
(17-14), Georgia Southern (24-10), Indiana (17-10),
Indiana State (21-7), Iowa (16-11), Kansas (21-11),
Kansas State (18-13), Liberty (25-8), McNeese State
(19-11), Mercer (26-7), New Mexico (22-11-1), Pepperdine
(24-7), Sacramento State (20-11), San Diego (22-9),
San Diego State (24-8), Seton Hall (21-7), TCU (19-12),
Texas A&M (19-14), UAB (22-10), UC Irvine (21-10),
UCF (20-13), UNLV (22-9), Wake Forest (22-12) . |
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Dropped out: None. |
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By conference: Southeastern 9, Atlantic
Coast 6, Big 12 4, Pacific-12 4, Big West 3,
American 2, 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,
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Year, and publication and writing contests.
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