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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 (six 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 10 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 11 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 14) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
30-6 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
34-4 |
4-1 |
3 |
| 3. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
30-5 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
27-7 |
2-1 |
5 |
| 5. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
27-8 |
1-3 |
2 |
| 6. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
28-7 |
2-2 |
4 |
| 7. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
29-8 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 8. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
27-9-1 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 9. |
Louisville |
American Athletic |
27-8 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 10. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
27-10 |
5-0 |
12 |
| 11. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
27-10 |
2-2 |
7 |
| 12. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
29-9 |
4-1 |
14 |
| 13. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
26-10 |
4-0 |
18 |
| 14. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
26-9 |
1-3 |
11 |
| 15. |
Washington |
Pacific-12 |
24-7-1 |
2-1 |
20 |
| 16. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
26-12 |
4-0 |
21 |
| 17. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
24-11 |
2-2 |
16 |
| 18. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
23-13 |
3-1 |
24 |
| 19. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
18-13 |
2-2 |
15 |
| 20. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
25-12 |
4-0 |
23 |
| 21. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
21-14 |
1-4 |
13 |
| 22. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
22-15 |
2-2 |
19 |
| 23. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
22-8 |
2-1 |
26 |
| 24. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
23-13 |
1-3 |
17 |
| 25. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
28-11 |
4-0 |
30 |
| 26. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
21-11 |
4-1 |
- |
| 27. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
19-15 |
1-3 |
22 |
| 28. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
27-8 |
3-1 |
- |
| 29. |
Tennessee |
Southeastern |
23-11 |
2-2 |
27 |
| 30. |
Liberty |
Big South |
29-8 |
4-0 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Arizona (17-20), Arizona State (19-14), Arkansas
(22-15), College of Charleston (24-11), Dallas Baptist
(25-10), Georgia (21-14-1), Georgia Tech (23-14),
Iowa (20-13), Lipscomb (24-13), N.C. State (20-15),
New Mexico (27-11-1), North Carolina (21-15), Oklahoma
(23-14), Sam Houston State (25-11), San Diego (25-10),
San Diego State (25-11), Seton Hall (25-7), Southern
Miss (21-16), TCU (22-13), Texas A&M (22-15),
UAB (24-12), UC Irvine (24-11), UCF (22-15), UNLV
(25-11), UTSA (24-12), VCU (25-8). |
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Dropped out: N.C. State (25), Oklahoma
(28), North Carolina (29). |
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By conference: Southeastern 9, Atlantic Coast
4, Pacific-12 4, Big 12 3, Big West 3, American
2, Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Conference USA 1, Sun
Belt 1, West Coast 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
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Year, and publication and writing contests.
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