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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) Virginia (Feb. 16, 23, March
2, 9) and TCU (March 16) have held down the No. 1 position in the initial
six 2015
surveys. The poll
voters come from 42 college baseball writers and related media persons
from throughout the nation.
The current survey has representation by nine different conferences
among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2015 NCAA Division
I ranks. There have been 12 conferences with Top 30 rated teams
in 2015. The rankings of 2012 had a NCBWA-poll record 22 different
Division I 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 (MARCH 16) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
14-2 |
4-0 |
2 |
| 2. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
18-2 |
3-1 |
3 |
| 3. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
18-3 |
4-1 |
4 |
| 4. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
16-4 |
5-0 |
6 |
| 5. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
21-0 |
5-0 |
8 |
| 6. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
17-3 |
5-0 |
7 |
| 7. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
14-5 |
3-1 |
9 |
| 8. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
15-6 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 9. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
12-5 |
0-4 |
1 |
| 10. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
14-5 |
4-1 |
13 |
| 11. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
14-6 |
1-4 |
5 |
| 12. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
17-4 |
4-1 |
17 |
| 13. |
Southern California |
Pacific-12 |
17-3 |
2-2 |
14 |
| 14. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
13-7 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 15. |
UCF |
American Athletic |
17-4 |
3-2 |
12 |
| 16. |
Louisville |
Atlantic Coast |
14-6 |
4-1 |
18 |
| 17. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
15-6 |
5-0 |
19 |
| 18. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
12-7 |
2-3 |
11 |
| 19. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-12 |
12-6 |
3-1 |
20 |
| 20. |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
18-3 |
4-1 |
22 |
| 21. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
13-7 |
4-0 |
21 |
| 22. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
16-6 |
2-3 |
15 |
| 23. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
13-6 |
5-0 |
24 |
| 24. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
15-2 |
5-0 |
26 |
| 25. |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
11-4 |
3-0 |
25 |
| 26. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
13-5 |
2-1 |
23 |
| 27. |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
14-4-1 |
3-1 |
29 |
| 28. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
13-4 |
5-0 |
- |
| 29. |
California |
Pacific-12 |
15-4 |
3-1 |
- |
| 30. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
15-5 |
2-2 |
30 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama (11-7), Arizona (16-6), Cal State Northridge
(14-5), Campbell (17-2), Central Arkansas (11-3),
Duke (14-5), East Carolina (13-6), Georgia Tech
(14-5), Milwaukee (10-4), Missouri (15-4), Navy
(14-5), Nebraska (12-6), Nevada (15-4), Notre Dame
(14-4), Oklahoma (15-8), San Diego (10-7), San Diego
State (15-5), South Florida (13-6-1), Stanford (9-8),
Tulane (15-5), UNC Wilmington (11-5), Virginia Tech
(10-9), Winthrop (13-5). |
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Dropped out: Arizona (27), San Diego State
(28). |
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By conference: Pac-12 6, Southeastern 6,
Atlantic Coast 5, Big 12 4, Big Ten 3, American
Athletic 2, Conference USA 2, 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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