June 3, 2014
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Ragin' Cajuns remain at No. 1 into Super Regionals
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LOUISIANA 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.

Louisiana-Lafayette was ranked No. 1 for the first time ever in the NCBWA survey on May 26, holds down that same location this week and joins 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) as top of the pole sitters after 17 weeks of surveys in 2014. This tops last season’s five total teams at No. 1 during the entire January-June NCBWA compilations with six different top-ranked schools held that distinction. ULL also is the first Sun Belt Conference school ever to gain placement atop the rankings.

The poll voters come from 44 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. This week's poll has representation by a season-tying-most 13 different conferences among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2014 NCAA Division I ranks, and there have been 18 circuits and independents in the surveys this season. Last year there were 12 different DI loops in at least one set of rankings after a record 22 different leagues (from 30 in NCAA Division I) were rated among the Top 30 polls in 2012.

Rk. School Conference Record Week Pvs.
1. Louisiana Sun Belt 57-8 4-1 1
2. Virginia Atlantic Coast 47-13 3-0 3
3. Oklahoma State Big 12 48-16 3-0 7
4. Louisville American Athletic 48-15 3-0 8
5. Houston American Athletic 48-16 4-1 9
6. Vanderbilt Southeastern 44-18 3-0 13
7. TCU Big 12 45-15 3-0 16
8. Ole Miss SEC 44-18 3-0 17
9. Texas Big 12 41-19 3-1 20
10. Texas Tech Big 12 43-19 3-1 23
11. Pepperdine West Coast 42-16 3-0 24
12. Oregon State Pac-12 45-14 3-2 2
13. LSU SEC 46-16-1 2-2 4
14. Cal Poly Big West 47-12 2-2 6
15. UC Irvine Big West 38-23 3-1 -
16. College of Charleston Colonial 44-17 3-0 -
17. Stanford Pac-12 34-24 4-1 -
18. Florida State ACC 43-17 0-2 5
19. Indiana Big Ten 44-15 2-2 11
20. Maryland ACC 39-21 3-0 -
21. Kennesaw State Atlantic Sun 40-22 3-1 -
22. Miami ACC 44-19 3-2 14
23. South Carolina SEC 44-18 2-2 12
24. Florida SEC 40-23 0-2 10
25. Rice Conference USA 42-20 1-2 15
26. Washington Pac-12 41-17-1 2-2 18
27. Oregon Pac-12 44-20 2-2 19
28. Mississippi State SEC 39-24 2-2 22
29. Alabama SEC 37-24 3-2 29
30. Nebraska Big Ten 41-21 1-2 21
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Arkansas (40-25), Cal State Fullerton (34-24), Clemson (36-25), Columbia (29-18), Dallas Baptist (40-21), Long Beach State (34-26), Sacramento State (40-24), Sam Houston State (43-19), San Diego State (42-21), Texas A&M (36-26), UC Santa Barbara (34-17-1), UCF (36-23).
Dropped out: Sam Houston State (25), Clemson (26), Arkansas (27), Dallas Baptist (28), San Diego State (30).
By conference: SEC 7, ACC 4, Big 12 4, Pac-12 4, American Athletic 2, Big Ten 2, Big West 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Colonial Athletic 1, Conference USA 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)