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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.
Preseason No. 1 Vanderbilt returns to the top spot in this week’s
rankings. Virginia (Feb. 16-23-March 2-9) and TCU (March 16) and
LSU (March 23) also
have top positions in the initial 2015 surveys. 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. There have been 14 conferences with Top 30 rated teams
in 2015. 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 (MARCH 30) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
22-6 |
3-1 |
2 |
| 2. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
27-2 |
3-1 |
3 |
| 3. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
21-4 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
21-5 |
4-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
23-5 |
2-2 |
1 |
| 6. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
23-6 |
3-1 |
6 |
| 7. |
Louisville |
Atlantic Coast |
21-7 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 8. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
22-7 |
3-1 |
10 |
| 9. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
18-8 |
4-1 |
12 |
| 10. |
USC |
Pacific-12 |
22-6 |
3-1 |
13 |
| 11. |
UCF |
American Athletic |
22-7 |
2-2 |
9 |
| 12. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-12 |
18-7 |
3-0 |
16 |
| 13. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
19-9 |
1-3 |
7 |
| 14. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
19-11 |
3-2 |
14 |
| 15. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
20-9 |
2-2 |
15 |
| 16. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
22-3 |
4-0 |
23 |
| 17. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
19-8 |
3-1 |
21 |
| 18. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
17-11 |
1-3 |
11 |
| 19. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
19-7 |
3-1 |
24 |
| 20. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
19-9 |
2-2 |
19 |
| 21. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
18-10 |
2-2 |
17 |
| 22. |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
22-6 |
2-1 |
25 |
| 23. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
17-11 |
2-3 |
18 |
| 24. |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
19-6-1 |
2-1 |
26 |
| 25. |
Arizona |
Pacific-12 |
22-6 |
3-0 |
- |
| 26. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
16-11 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 27. |
Nebraska |
Big Ten |
21-7 |
4-1 |
- |
| 28. |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
18-7 |
1-3 |
20 |
| 29. |
San Diego State |
Mountain West |
22-6 |
3-1 |
- |
| 30. |
California |
Pacific-12 |
20-7 |
2-2 |
28 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Cal State Northridge (20-8), Coastal Carolina (20-7),
College of Charleston (17-7), Connecticut (17-9),
Indiana (16-8), Iowa (17-6), Kentucky (18-10), Mississippi
State (19-11), Missouri (20-9), NC State (17-9),
Nevada (23-5), Ohio State (18-7), Oregon State (21-7),
San Diego (16-9), South Florida (20-8-1), Southeastern
Louisiana (22-8), UAB (17-9), UNC Wilmington (18-7),
Wright State (18-7). |
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Dropped out: Oregon State (27), Mississippi
State (29), Indiana (30). |
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By conference: Pacific-12 6, Atlantic Coast
5, Southeastern 5, Big 12 4, Big Ten 3, American
Athletic 2, Conference USA 2, Big West 1, Missouri
Valley 1, Mountain West 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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