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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 (eight weeks), Oregon State (four weeks - Feb. 17, May
5-12-19), 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 15 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 13 different conferences
among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2014 NCAA Division
I ranks, and 18 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 (MAY 19) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
41-9 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
49-7 |
3-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
43-11 |
2-2 |
2 |
| 4. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
45-10 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 5. |
Louisville |
American Athletic |
43-13 |
3-1 |
5 |
| 6. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
41-14 |
2-2 |
4 |
| 7. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
41-14 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 8. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
40-14-1 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 9. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
42-14 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 10. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
40-16 |
2-2 |
10 |
| 11. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
40-15 |
2-1 |
13 |
| 12. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
41-14 |
2-1 |
12 |
| 13. |
Washington |
Pacific-12 |
38-13-1 |
2-2 |
11 |
| 14. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
37-19 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 15. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
40-16 |
4-0 |
15 |
| 16. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
40-16 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 17. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
37-17 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 18. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
38-13 |
3-1 |
18 |
| 19. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
36-16 |
2-1 |
19 |
| 20. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
38-15 |
2-1 |
20 |
| 21. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
35-20 |
2-1 |
21 |
| 22. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
40-16 |
3-0 |
23 |
| 23. |
Sam Houston State |
Southland |
40-15 |
3-1 |
26 |
| 24. |
Nebraska |
Big Ten |
37-18 |
3-1 |
28 |
| 25. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
34-21 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 26. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
34-22 |
3-1 |
25 |
| 27. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
35-21 |
3-0 |
- |
| 28. |
Liberty |
Big South |
39-14 |
1-3 |
24 |
| 29. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
36-16 |
2-2 |
29 |
| 30. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
36-18 |
3-0 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama State (37-20), Arizona State (30-21), Ball
State (38-16), Cal State Fullerton (28-22), Canisius
(38-14), College of Charleston (38-17), Columbia
(27-17), Creighton (30-16-1), Indiana State (35-14),
Kansas (34-22), Kentucky (32-22), Long Beach State
(29-24), Maryland (34-19), Mercer (38-15), New Mexico
(37-18-1), Old Dominion (33-22), Rutgers (29-23),
Sacramento State (35-21), San Diego State (37-18),
Seton Hall (38-13), Southeast Missouri State (36-18),
St. John's (35-18), Stony Brook (33-16), UC Irvine
(35-19), UCF (34-22), UNLV (33-21), Wake Forest
(30-25). |
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Dropped out: UC Irvine (27), UAB
(30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast
4, Big 12 4, Pacific-12 3, American 2, Big Ten 2,
Big South 1, Big West 1, Conference USA 1, Missouri
Valley 1, Southland 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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