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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 Miami Hurricanes (25-4) are atop the
poll for the first time this week. Florida has led the survey
seven times in nine weeks (preseason, Feb. 22-29-March 7-14-21,
April 4-11), and Texas A&M was No. 1 on March 28. The 2016 poll
voters come from 40 college baseball writers and related media
persons from throughout the nation.
The current survey has representation by 10 different
conferences (and 14 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 22 different DI 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 (APRIL 11) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
25-4 |
2-0 |
2 |
| 2. |
Florida |
Southeastern |
29-5 |
2-2 |
1 |
| 3. |
Texas A&M |
Southeastern |
25-7 |
3-1 |
5 |
| 4. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
23-9-1 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 5. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
22-8 |
3-2 |
7 |
| 6. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
25-7 |
2-2 |
3 |
| 7. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
28-5 |
4-0 |
9 |
| 8. |
Louisville |
Atlantic Coast |
24-7 |
2-2 |
4 |
| 9. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
24-7 |
2-2 |
6 |
| 10. |
Oregon State |
Pacific-12 |
22-7 |
3-0 |
11 |
| 11. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
25-7 |
4-0 |
14 |
| 12. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
21-10 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 13. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
23-9 |
3-2 |
13 |
| 14. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
22-9 |
3-0 |
17 |
| 15. |
Missouri State |
Missouri Valley |
25-6 |
3-1 |
16 |
| 16. |
Florida Atlantic |
Conference USA |
23-6 |
2-2 |
12 |
| 17. |
California |
Pacific-12 |
19-9 |
1-3 |
10 |
| 18. |
Clemson |
Atlantic Coast |
23-9 |
2-2 |
18 |
| 19. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
23-8 |
3-1 |
25 |
| 20. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
21-7-1 |
1-1-1 |
23 |
| 21. |
BYU |
West Coast |
25-5 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 22. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
21-11 |
3-1 |
26 |
| 23. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
24-9 |
4-1 |
- |
| 24. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
22-9 |
2-1 |
28 |
| 25. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
20-14 |
2-3 |
20 |
| 26. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
21-8 |
1-3 |
21 |
| 27. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
19-12 |
0-3 |
19 |
| 28. |
Southern Miss |
Conference USA |
25-8 |
3-1 |
- |
| 29. |
South Alabama |
Sun Belt |
25-8 |
4-1 |
- |
| 30. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
19-12 |
2-2 |
27 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Alabama (19-13), Arkansas (20-12), Bryant (20-6),
Cal Poly (19-11), Coastal Carolina (23-10), College
of Charleston (21-10-1), Creighton (20-7), East
Carolina (21-11), Gonzaga (20-10), Lamar (25-7),
Long Beach State (19-11), Michigan State (21-6),
Minnesota (18-10), New Mexico (23-9), Old Dominion
(23-10), Rice (20-11), Southeastern Louisiana (25-8),
Stanford (17-9), Tulane (21-10), UNC Wilmington
(19-9). |
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Dropped out: Arkansas (24), East Carolina
(29), College of Charleston (30). |
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By conference: Atlantic Coast 8, Southeastern
8, Big 12 3, Conference USA 2, Pac-12 2, Sun Belt
2, American Athletic 1, Big Ten 1, Big West 1, Missouri
Valley 1, West Coast 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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