May 12, 2014
For Immediate Release
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OREGON STATE TOPS NCBWA DIVISION I POLL

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 (eight weeks), Oregon State (three weeks - Feb. 17, May 5-12), Florida State (March 17), South Carolina (March 10), and Cal State Fullerton (preseason No. 1) have held down the No. 1 position in the poll after 14 weeks of surveys in 2014. This equals last season’s 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 12 different conferences among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2014 NCAA Division I ranks, and 17 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.

Rk. School Conference Record Week Pvs.
1. Oregon State Pacific-12 38-8 4-0 1
2. Virginia Atlantic Coast 41-9 4-0 2
3. Louisiana Sun Belt 46-7 3-0 3
4. Florida State Atlantic Coast 39-12 3-1 4
5. Louisville American Athletic 40-12 3-1 5
6. Cal Poly Big West 41-10 3-1 6
7. Oklahoma State Big 12 38-13 3-0 7
8. LSU Southeastern 36-14-1 1-1 8
9. South Carolina Southeastern 39-13 4-0 12
10. Vanderbilt Southeastern 38-14 2-2 10
11. Washington Pacific-12 36-11-1 4-0 13
12. Houston American Athletic 39-13 4-0 14
13. Miami Atlantic Coast 38-14 4-0 15
14. Florida Southeastern 34-18 1-3 11
15. Oregon Pacific-12 36-16 2-3 9
16. Ole Miss Southeastern 37-15 2-1 16
17. Rice Conference USA 34-16 3-1 18
18. Indiana Big Ten 35-12 3-0 19
19. Texas Big 12 34-15 0-0 17
20. TCU Big 12 36-14 2-1 20
21. Mississippi State Southeastern 33-19 2-1 21
22. Alabama Southeastern 32-19 2-1 23
23. Texas Tech Big 12 37-16 1-0 24
24. Liberty Big South 38-11 3-1 26
25. Clemson Atlantic Coast 31-21 3-2 22
26. Sam Houston State Southland 37-14 3-0 28
27. UC Irvine Big West 34-16 2-2 25
28. Nebraska Big Ten 34-17 2-0 29
29. Pepperdine West Coast 34-14 2-2 27
30. UAB Conference USA 34-16 4-0 -
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Arkansas (32-21), Bryant (37-12), College of Charleston (35-16), Columbia (27-17), Creighton (27-15-1), Dallas Baptist (33-18), FIU (35-15), Illinois (30-17), Indiana State (33-13), Kansas (33-21), Kentucky (30-20), Long Beach State (26-23), Maryland (33-19), Mercer (36-13), N.C. State (29-20), New Mexico (35-17-1), Rutgers (27-22), San Diego State (35-17), Seton Hall (36-11), Southeast Missouri State (33-17), Saint Louis (31-18), Stony Brook (31-15), UC Santa Barbara (29-15-1), UCF (32-20).
Dropped out: Mercer (30).
By conference: Southeastern 7, Atlantic Coast 4, Big 12 4, Pacific-12 3, American 2, Big Ten 2, Big West 2, Conference USA 2, Big South 1, Southland 1, Sun Belt 1, West Coast 1.

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.

2014 NCBWA Polls (No. 1 Team):
• Preseason (Cal State Fullerton)
• Feb. 17 (Oregon State)
• Feb. 24 (Virginia)
• March 3 (Virginia)
• March 10 (South Carolina)
• March 17 (Florida State)
• March 24 (Virginia)
• March 31 (Virginia)
• April 7 (Virginia)
• April 14 (Virginia)
• April 21 (Virginia)
• April 28 (Virginia)
• May 5 (Oregon State)
• May 12 (Oregon State)
• May 19 (Oregon State)
• May 26 (Louisiana)
• June 3 (Louisiana)
• June 26 (Vanderbilt)