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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of
NCAA Division I polls for the 20th year with its 2017 weekly surveys.
Polls will be circulated from Feb. 20-June 30 (weekly through June
5) following the 71st annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at
TD Ameritrade Park.
TCU (preseason No. 1) opened the year at No. 1 and remains there
this week. The 2017 poll voters come from 40 college baseball writers
and related media persons from throughout the nation.
The current survey has representation by nine different conferences
(11 for the season) among the 300 baseball-playing schools in the
2017 NCAA Division I ranks. The rankings of 2012 had a NCBWA-poll
record 22 different DI conferences and independents rated at least
one week while 16 separate circuits had team rankings in ‘16. For
more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to www.ncbwa.com.
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NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (FEB. 20) |
| Rk. |
School |
Conference |
Record |
Week |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
3-0 |
3-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida |
SEC |
3-0 |
3-0 |
2 |
| 3. |
LSU |
SEC |
3-0 |
3-0 |
3 |
| 4. |
Florida State |
ACC |
2-1 |
2-1 |
4 |
| 5. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
7 |
| 6. |
South Carolina |
SEC |
2-1 |
2-1 |
5 |
| 7. |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
2-1 |
2-1 |
6 |
| 8. |
Louisville |
ACC |
3-0 |
3-0 |
8 |
| 9. |
North Carolina |
ACC |
3-0 |
3-0 |
12 |
| 10. |
N.C. State |
ACC |
2-1 |
2-1 |
10 |
| 11. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
2-1 |
2-1 |
14 |
| 12. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
16 |
| 13. |
Virginia |
ACC |
3-0 |
3-0 |
19 |
| 14. |
Alabama |
SEC |
2-1 |
2-1 |
- |
| 15. |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
3-0 |
3-0 |
20 |
| 16. |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
1-1 |
1-1 |
15 |
| 17. |
Miami |
ACC |
2-1 |
2-1 |
18 |
| 18. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
3-1 |
3-1 |
17 |
| 19. |
Coastal Carolina |
Sun Belt |
1-3 |
1-3 |
11 |
| 20. |
Clemson |
ACC |
1-2 |
1-2 |
13 |
| 21. |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
3-0 |
3-0 |
27 |
| 22. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
23 |
| 23. |
UNC Wilmington |
Colonial |
3-0 |
3-0 |
30 |
| 24. |
Washington |
Pac-12 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
26 |
| 25. |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
3-0 |
3-0 |
29 |
| 26. |
Rice |
C-USA |
2-2 |
2-2 |
24 |
| 27. |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
3-1 |
3-1 |
32 |
| 28. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
2-0 |
2-0 |
- |
| 29. |
Houston |
American Athletic |
3-0 |
3-0 |
34 |
| 30. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
22 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Abilene Christian, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn,
Baylor, Dallas Baptist, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic,
Fresno State, Gonzaga, Kent State, Lamar, Louisiana
Tech, Loyola Marymount, Maryland, Mercer, Michigan
State, Murray State, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Saint
Louis, St. John’s, Sam Houston State, South Alabama,
USC, Southern Miss, Texas, Tulane, UC Santa Barbara,
Utah, Virginia Tech, Wichita State, and Wright State. |
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Dropped out: East Carolina (9), UC Santa
Barbara (21), Maryland (25), Long Beach State (28),
Dallas Baptist (31), Tulane (33), Arizona State
(35). |
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By conference: ACC 8, SEC 8, Pac-12 5, Big
12 3, Sun Belt 2, American Athletic 1, Big West
1, Colonial 1, C-USA 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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