DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls
for the 22nd year with its 2019 weekly surveys and this week UCLA
is the unanimous No. 1 selection and remains in the top spot for
the 10th-straight week. The Bruins are the first team to be ranked
No. 1 in the NCBWA poll for 10-straight weeks since North Carolina
accomplished the feat over the first 10 regular season polls in
2013.
The top 10 teams all remained the same this week, with Georgia
making the biggest jump, up to No. 5 from No. 9 after sweeping Alabama
in a three-game set.
Overall, there are four SEC schools, two Pac-12 programs, two
ACC programs and one school apiece from the Big 12 and American
Athletic in the top 10.
The biggest mover of the week was Indiana, who jumped up five
spots to No. 25 after going 3-1 last week, including a weekend sweep
of Rutgers.
Creighton and California entered the top 30 this week, coming
in at No. 29 and No. 30, respectively, after previously receiving
votes.
The 2019 poll voters come from among 35 college baseball writers
and related media persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason
Top 40 listing, the remainder of the polls feature a national Top
30.
This week's current survey has representation by eight different
conferences among the 299 baseball-playing schools in the 2019 NCAA
Division I ranks. The rankings of 2018 had 15 different DI conferences
rated at least one week. For more information or to join the NCBWA,
please go to ncbwa.com.
2019 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MAY 20) |
1. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
45-8 |
1 |
2. |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
45-10 |
2 |
3. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
39-10 |
3 |
4. |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
45-11 |
4 |
5. |
Georgia |
SEC |
42-14 |
9 |
6. |
Arkansas |
SEC |
40-15 |
5 |
7. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
36-15 |
8 |
8. |
East Carolina |
American Athletic |
42-13 |
6 |
9. |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
38-16 |
7 |
10. |
Louisville |
ACC |
43-13 |
10 |
11. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
44-7 |
11 |
12. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
35-16-1 |
12 |
13. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
32-17 |
14 |
14. |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
36-19-1 |
16 |
15. |
N.C. State |
ACC |
41-15 |
18 |
16. |
Miami |
ACC |
38-17 |
15 |
17. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
33-15 |
13 |
18. |
West Virginia |
Big 12 |
34-18 |
20 |
19. |
LSU |
SEC |
34-22 |
21 |
20. |
North Carolina |
ACC |
38-17 |
17 |
21. |
Tennessee |
SEC |
38-18 |
23 |
22. |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
36-17 |
25 |
23. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
38-16 |
27 |
24. |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
33-23 |
19 |
25. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
36-19 |
30 |
26. |
BYU |
West Coast |
36-15 |
29 |
27. |
Creighton |
Big East |
35-11 |
- |
28. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
36-15 |
26 |
29. |
Florida State |
ACC |
35-20 |
22 |
30. |
California |
Pac-12 |
30-18 |
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Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Auburn (32-23), California Baptist (35-20), Central
Michigan (40-11), Clemson (33-23), Coastal Carolina
(30-23-1), Connecticut (33-22), Florida (33-23),
Florida Atlantic (37-18), Fresno State (35-14-1),
Gonzaga (30-22), Indiana State (36-15), Miami, Ohio
(36-17), Michigan (38-16), Missouri (34-21-1), Navy
(39-17), Oakland (11-36), Oklahoma (33-21), Old
Dominion (35-19), Saint Mary's (33-20), Southern
(32-22), Southern Miss (34-19), TCU (29-24), UC
Irvine (34-16), Washington (28-22), Wright State
(39-15). |
Dropped out: Missouri (24), Michigan (27). |
By conference: SEC 8, ACC 6, Pac-12 5, Big
12 4, Big Ten 2, American Athletic 1, Big East 1,
Big West 1, Missouri Valley 1, West Coast 1. |
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