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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its
tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 19th year with its
2016 weekly surveys. Polls will be circulated from Feb. 22-June
30 (weekly through June 6) following the 70th annual NCAA World
Series in Omaha, Neb., at TD Ameritrade Park.
The Florida Gators (preseason No. 1 and Feb.
22) have held down the No. 1 position in the initial two 2016
surveys. The 2016 poll voters come from 42 college baseball
writers and related media persons from throughout the nation.
The current survey has representation by 11 different
conferences (and 11 for the season) among the 302
baseball-playing schools in the 2016 NCAA Division I ranks. The
rankings of 2012 had a NCBWA-poll record 22 different Division I
conferences and independents rated at least one week while 16
separate circuits had team rankings in ‘15. For more information
or to join the NCBWA, please go to ncbwa.com.
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2016 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (FEB. 22) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
Louisville |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
2 |
| 3. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
4 |
| 5. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
6 |
| 6. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
7 |
| 7. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
5 |
| 8. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
2-1 |
2-1 |
8 |
| 9. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
3-0 |
3-0 |
13 |
| 10. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
3-0 |
3-0 |
14 |
| 11. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
3-0 |
3-0 |
17 |
| 12. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
3-0 |
3-0 |
15 |
| 13. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
12 |
| 14. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
2-1 |
2-1 |
21 |
| 15. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
9 |
| 16. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
2-2 |
2-2 |
11 |
| 17. |
California |
Pacific-12 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
10 |
| 18. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
22 |
| 19. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
2-1 |
2-1 |
20 |
| 20. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
24 |
| 21. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
4-0 |
4-0 |
25 |
| 22. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
2-1 |
2-1 |
23 |
| 23. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
1-2 |
1-2 |
16 |
| 24. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
2-2 |
2-2 |
19 |
| 25. |
Missouri State |
Missouri Valley |
3-0 |
3-0 |
28 |
| 26. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
3-0 |
3-0 |
31 |
| 27. |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
4-0 |
4-0 |
- |
| 28. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
3-0 |
3-0 |
33 |
| 29. |
USC |
Pacific-12 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
18 |
| 30. |
Stanford |
Pacific-12 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
- |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Arizona (2-1), College of Charleston (2-1), Columbia
(0-0), East Carolina (3-0), FIU (0-3), Fresno State
(3-0), Georgia (2-1), Georgia Tech (3-0), Grand
Canyon (2-2), Kentucky (2-1), Long Beach State (2-1),
Loyola Marymount (1-2), Maryland (1-2), Missouri
(2-2), North Dakota (2-1), Oklahoma (2-2), Old Dominion
(3-0), Rice (1-2), South Alabama (3-0), Southeastern
Louisiana (2-1), Southern Miss (3-0), Tulane (2-1),
UNC Wilmington (3-0), Wake Forest (3-0), Winthrop
(4-0). |
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Dropped out: Rice (26), Maryland (27), Texas
(29), Oklahoma (30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast
6, Pacific-12 6, Big 12 2, Missouri Valley 2, American
Athletic 1, Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Big West 1,
Conference USA 1, Sun Belt 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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