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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.
22-29) have held down the No. 1 position in the initial three 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 12 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. 29) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
7-1 |
4-1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
8-0 |
5-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
7-1 |
4-1 |
4 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
7-1 |
5-0 |
7 |
| 5. |
Louisville |
Atlantic Coast |
5-2 |
2-2 |
2 |
| 6. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
5-2 |
2-2 |
5 |
| 7. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
6-1 |
4-0 |
13 |
| 8. |
Oregon |
Pacific-12 |
6-1 |
3-1 |
11 |
| 9. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
5-1 |
2-1 |
10 |
| 10. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
5-2 |
2-2 |
6 |
| 11. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
5-1 |
3-0 |
14 |
| 12. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
8-0 |
5-0 |
18 |
| 13. |
California |
Pacific-12 |
5-2 |
4-0 |
17 |
| 14. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
4-3 |
2-2 |
8 |
| 15. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
8-0 |
5-0 |
20 |
| 16. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
5-2 |
3-1 |
19 |
| 17. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
4-3 |
1-3 |
9 |
| 18. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
6-1 |
3-1 |
28 |
| 19. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
6-2 |
4-0 |
24 |
| 20. |
UCLA |
Pacific-12 |
3-4 |
2-2 |
15 |
| 21. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
4-3 |
1-3 |
12 |
| 22. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
4-2 |
3-0 |
23 |
| 23. |
Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
4-2 |
2-1 |
22 |
| 24. |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
7-0 |
3-0 |
27 |
| 25. |
East Carolina |
American Athletic |
6-1 |
3-1 |
- |
| 26. |
Missouri State |
Missouri Valley |
5-1 |
2-1 |
25 |
| 27. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
2-5 |
0-3 |
16 |
| 28. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
5-2 |
1-2 |
21 |
| 29. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
7-0 |
4-0 |
- |
| 30. |
USC |
Pacific-12 |
4-3 |
3-1 |
29 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama (6-1), Arizona (4-3), Bryant (6-1), BYU
(7-1), Cal Poly (6-2), Clemson (5-1), Columbia (0-0),
Dallas Baptist (4-3), Duke (4-3), Fresno State (8-0),
Gardner-Webb (8-0), Georgia (4-3), Grand Canyon
(5-3), Long Beach State (5-2), Missouri (7-2), New
Mexico (6-1), Ohio State (5-1-1), Old Dominion (6-1),
South Alabama (6-1), Southern Miss (7-0), Stanford
(5-3), Texas Tech (6-2), Troy (7-1), Tulane (4-3),
UC Santa Barbara (7-1), UNC Wilmington (6-0), Wake
Forest (5-2), Western Kentucky (5-1). |
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Dropped out: Dallas Baptist (26), Stanford
(30). |
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By conference: Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast
7, Pacific-12 5, American Athletic 2, Big 12 2,
Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Big West 1, Conference USA
1, Missouri Valley 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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