DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of
NCAA Division I polls for the 24th year with its 2021 weekly surveys.
After the first weekend of the regular season, the Ole
Miss Rebels (3-0) take over at No. 1 followed by Miami
at No. 2 and Georgia at No. 3.
Overall, the top 10 consists of six SEC schools, three ACC programs
and one school from the Pac-12. The biggest movers this week were
South Carolina up seven places from 23 to 16, Dallas Baptist up
seven sports from 25 to 18, Oklahoma State advancing six places
from 26 to 20, and Wake Forest jumping six places from 30 to 24.
There have been eight conferences represented in the first two
standings of 2021, and there were 15 different conferences included
in the COVID-19 abbreviated NCBWA polls in 2020.
Florida and Ole Miss are the two teams to hold down the No. 1
position in the early surveys.
The 2021 poll voters come from among 40 college baseball writers
and related media persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason
Top 35 listing, the remainder of the polls will feature a national
Top 30 beginning with the Feb. 22 NCBWA DI regular season poll. The '21 season will feature 298 NCAA Division I baseball-playing
schools. For more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to
ncbwa.com.
2021 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (FEB. 23) |
1. |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
3-0 |
5 |
2. |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
2-0 |
3 |
3. |
Arkansas |
SEC |
3-0 |
8 |
4. |
Louisville |
ACC |
3-0 |
6 |
5. |
Miami (FL) |
ACC |
2-1 |
10 |
6. |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
2-1 |
7 |
7. |
Florida |
SEC |
1-2 |
1 |
8. |
NC State |
ACC |
2-0 |
11 |
9. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
1-2 |
2 |
10. |
LSU |
SEC |
2-1 |
13 |
11. |
UC Santa Barbara |
Big West |
2-1 |
14 |
12. |
Virginia |
ACC |
2-1 |
15 |
13. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
0-3 |
4 |
14. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
1-2 |
11 |
15. |
Tennessee |
SEC |
3-0 |
20 |
16. |
South Carolina |
SEC |
3-0 |
23 |
17. |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
2-1 |
18 |
18. |
East Carolina |
American Athletic |
3-0 |
19 |
19. |
Florida State |
ACC |
2-1 |
16 |
20. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
2-0 |
26 |
21. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
0-3 |
9 |
22. |
Auburn |
SEC |
3-0 |
25 |
23. |
Georgia |
SEC |
3-1 |
24 |
24. |
Wake Forest |
ACC |
2-1 |
30 |
25. |
Duke |
ACC |
2-1 |
27 |
26. |
Alabama |
SEC |
3-0 |
30 |
27. |
West Virginia |
Big 12 |
2-2 |
21 |
28. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
3-0 |
35 |
29. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
2-2 |
17 |
30. |
Clemson |
ACC |
3-0 |
32 |
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically):
Arizona State (2-1), Ball State (2-2), Belmont (0-0),
Boston College (3-0), Cal State Fullerton (2-1),
Charlotte (3-0), Coastal Carolina (1-2), Connecticut
(1-2), Florida Atlantic (2-1), Grand Canyon (3-1),
Houston (3-0), Kansas State (2-2), Long Beach State
(0-0), Louisiana (2-1), Mercer (3-0), Michigan (0-0),
North Carolina (3-0), North Carolina Central (3-0),
Oklahoma (1-1), Omaha (1-1), Oregon (0-0), Oregon
State (3-1), Sacramento State (1-2), Samford (3-0),
San Diego State (2-1), San Francisco (2-1), San
Jose State (0-0), Southern Miss (2-1), Stanford
(0-0), Stetson (4-0), UC Irvine (3-0), UNCW (3-0),
USC (2-1), UTRGV (2-1), Washington State (3-1),
Xavier (2-1). |
Dropped out: Oklahoma (22), Arizona State
(29). |
By conference: SEC 11, ACC 9, Big 12 5, Pac-12
2, American Athletic 1, Big West 1, Missouri Valley
1. |
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