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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of
NCAA Division I polls for the 18th year with its 2015 weekly surveys.
Polls will be circulated from Feb. 16-June 25 (weekly through June
10) following the 69th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.,
at TD Ameritade Park.
Vanderbilt (preseason No. 1) and Virginia (Feb. 16, 23) have held
down the No. 1 position in the initial three 2015 surveys and were
the two NCAA finalists at the 2014 CWS. The poll voters come from
44 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout
the nation.
The current survey has representation by 10 different conferences
among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2015 NCAA Division
I ranks. The rankings of 2012 had a NCBWA-poll record 22 different
DI conferences and independents rated at least one week while 19
separate circuits had team rankings in '14.
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2015 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (FEB. 23) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
7-0 |
4-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
6-1 |
3-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
3-1 |
5 |
| 4. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
3-1 |
4 |
| 5. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
4-2 |
2-1 |
3 |
| 6. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
6-1 |
3-1 |
6 |
| 7. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
6-1 |
3-1 |
7 |
| 8. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
7-2 |
5-0 |
9 |
| 9. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
8-1 |
4-1 |
8 |
| 10. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
4-0 |
12 |
| 11. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
5-3 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 12. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
7-1 |
5-0 |
18 |
| 13. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
5-3 |
1-3 |
11 |
| 14. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
4-2 |
1-2 |
13 |
| 15. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
8-0 |
4-0 |
20 |
| 16. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
4-3 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 17. |
Louisville |
Atlantic Coast |
3-3 |
1-2 |
10 |
| 18. |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
5-1 |
2-1 |
19 |
| 19. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
7-0 |
4-0 |
22 |
| 20. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-12 |
4-3 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 21. |
UCF |
American Athletic |
7-0 |
4-0 |
26 |
| 22. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
4-3 |
1-3 |
15 |
| 23. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
4-2 |
2-1 |
21 |
| 24. |
Kennesaw State |
Atlantic Sun |
5-2 |
3-1 |
25 |
| 25. |
Alabama |
Southeastern |
4-2 |
1-2 |
23 |
| 26. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
6-1 |
3-1 |
- |
| 27. |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
6-0-1 |
2-0-1 |
- |
| 28. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
5-2 |
2-2 |
27 |
| 29. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
6-1 |
3-1 |
- |
| 30. |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
6-1 |
3-1 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Arizona (6-2), Arkansas (4-2), Arkansas State (4-2),
Cal State Fullerton (2-5), Cal State Northridge
(8-1), California (5-3), Clemson (4-2), Coastal
Carolina (5-2), College of Charleston (4-2), Creighton
(4-1), Duke (5-1), Georgia (5-1), Georgia Tech (5-2),
Grand Canyon (7-0), Indiana (3-3), Liberty (3-3),
Loyola Marymount (5-2), Missouri (7-1), Nevada (7-0),
Notre Dame (7-1), Oklahoma (6-4), Oregon State (5-3),
San Diego State (7-1), South Florida (4-2-1), Southern
California (8-0), Stanford (3-4), Tennessee (2-2),
Tulane (6-1), UAB (6-0), UNC Wilmington (6-0), UNLV
(5-2), Wofford (7-0). |
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Dropped out: Cal State Fullerton (24), Arkansas
(28), Indiana (29), Liberty (30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast
5, Big 12 5, Pacific-12 3, American Athletic 2,
Big Ten 2, Conference USA 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Big
West 1, Missouri Valley 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
also sponsors Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the
Year, and publication and writing contests.
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