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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.
LSU remains No. 1 nationally for the fifth consecutive week after
its May 11-17 showing. There have been five teams to date in the
top spot with Vanderbilt (preseason No. 1, March 30-April 6), Virginia
(Feb. 16-23-March 2-9), TCU (March 16), LSU (March 23, April 20-27-May
4-18), and Texas A&M (April 13) previously have holding the
top positions in the 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 13 different conferences
among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2015 NCAA Division
I ranks. There have been 15 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 (MAY 18) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
46-9 |
3-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
43-9 |
4-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
40-12 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
45-6-1 |
2-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
Louisville |
Atlantic Coast |
42-14 |
2-2 |
2 |
| 6. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
40-15 |
2-1 |
7 |
| 7. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
43-10 |
1-1 |
6 |
| 8. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
39-13-1 |
4-0 |
8 |
| 9. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
42-13 |
4-0 |
10 |
| 10. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
39-17 |
3-1 |
11 |
| 11. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
34-17 |
3-1 |
14 |
| 12. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
41-11 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 13. |
College of Charleston |
Colonial |
41-11 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 14. |
Missouri State |
Missouri Valley |
41-10 |
3-0 |
17 |
| 15. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
35-18 |
2-2 |
13 |
| 16. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
37-19 |
0-3 |
9 |
| 17. |
Southern California |
Pacific-12 |
35-17 |
1-1 |
16 |
| 18. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
39-17 |
4-0 |
21 |
| 19. |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
38-15 |
2-1 |
19 |
| 20. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
36-14-1 |
4-0 |
22 |
| 21. |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
38-14 |
1-2 |
18 |
| 22. |
Arizona State |
Pacific-12 |
32-19 |
2-2 |
20 |
| 23. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
33-20 |
3-1 |
24 |
| 24. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
33-19 |
4-0 |
27 |
| 25. |
Nevada |
Mountain West |
41-13 |
1-1 |
23 |
| 26. |
California |
Pacific-12 |
32-17 |
1-1 |
28 |
| 27. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
35-18 |
2-2 |
26 |
| 28. |
Radford |
Big South |
39-14 |
3-0 |
- |
| 29. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
34-22 |
5-0 |
- |
| 30. |
North Florida |
Atlantic Sun |
42-14 |
3-1 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Auburn (34-22), Bradley (32-18), Cal State Fullerton
(31-22), Clemson (31-25), Columbia (29-15), East
Carolina (36-20), Indiana (32-20), Maryland (36-20),
Memphis (35-19), Nicholls State (34-17-1), North
Carolina (32-22), Notre Dame (35-19), Ohio State
(35-18), Oral Roberts (38-14), San Diego (32-20),
San Diego State (35-20), South Alabama (34-19),
Southeast Missouri State (33-21), Southeastern Louisiana
(41-15), Southern Miss (35-16-1), St. John's (36-14),
St. Louis (35-19), Stony Brook (31-14-1), Texas
Tech (30-22), UNC Wilmington (36-16). |
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Dropped out: Maryland (25), Texas Tech (29),
UC Irvine (30). |
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By conference: Pacific-12 6, Southeastern
5, Atlantic Coast 4, Big 12 2, Big South 2, Big
Ten 2, Conference USA 2, Missouri Valley 2, American
Athletic 1, Atlantic Sun 1, Big West 1, Colonial
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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