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March 15, 2021
For Immediate Release
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Hogs hold top spot for third straight week

ARKANSAS TOPS NCBWA DIVISION I POLL

DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 24rd year with its 2021 weekly surveys, and undefeated Arkansas leads the poll for the first time in 2021.

The Arkansas Razrobacks (12-1) are No. 1 in the survey for the third week in succession after Florida and Ole Miss topped the first two polls.

Two teams moved into the Top 10 in the March 15 survey as East Carolina climbed from No. 14 to No. 7, and Louisville made a jump from No. 12 to No. 9. Joining the poll this week are No. 24 Notre Dame, 25 Michigan, 27 Pittsburgh, and 28 North Carolina.

There have been 11 conferences represented in the first four standings of 2021, and there were 15 different conferences included in the COVID-19 abbreviated NCBWA polls in 2020. Seven conferences graced the March 15 standings.

The 2021 poll voters come from among 34 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation, and for more information or to join the NCBWA please go to ncbwa.com.

2021 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MARCH 15)
Rk.	School	Conference	Record	Pvs.
1.	Arkansas	SEC	12-1	1
2.	Vanderbilt	SEC	12-2	2
3.	Mississippi State	SEC	13-3	4
4.	Texas Tech	Big 12	13-3	9
5.	Ole Miss	SEC	13-3	3
6.	Florida	SEC	13-4	4
7.	East Carolina	American Athletic	13-2	14
8.	Miami	ACC	8-4	8
9.	Louisville	ACC	11-4	12
10.	UCLA	Pac-12	10-5	6
11.	Tennessee	SEC	14-3	15
12.	Oklahoma State	Big 12	11-2	10
13.	LSU	SEC	14-3	18
14.	Texas	Big 12	11-5	19
15.	South Carolina	SEC	11-3	7
16.	Georgia Tech	ACC	9-5	13
17.	TCU	Big 12	10-6	11
18.	Oregon State	Pac-12	11-3	16
19.	Arizona	Pac-12	12-4	17
19.	Alabama	SEC	14-3	22
21.	Oregon	Pac-12	8-3	29
22.	UC Santa Barbara	Big West	9-5	20
23.	Georgia	SEC	13-3	26
24.	Notre Dame	ACC	7-2	RV
25.	Michigan	Big Ten	7-1	RV
26.	Arizona State	Pac-12	11-2	27
27.	Pittsburgh	ACC	9-4	RV
28.	North Carolina	ACC	10-4	RV
29.	Stanford	Pac-12	10-2	30
30.	Boston College	ACC	9-5	21
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Auburn (10-5), Baylor (10-4), Cal Poly (8-5), California (10-6), California Baptist (10-4), Campbell (9-5), Coastal Carolina (10-5), Dallas Baptist (9-5), Florida Atlantic (9-5), Florida Gulf Coast University (10-4), Houston (10-5), Indiana (7-1), Indiana State (9-5), Kansas State (11-5), Kentucky (11-2), Liberty (10-5), Louisiana Tech (9-5), North Dakota State (10-3), Old Dominion (12-3), Sacramento State (10-5), San Diego (11-3), San Diego State (9-4), SE Louisiana (11-4), South Carolina Upstate (11-2), Southern Illinois (14-1), Southern Miss (9-5), Texas A&M (14-4), UC Irvine (6-7), UNCW (10-3), Virginia (7-8), Virginia Tech (9-5), Washington (8-6), Washington State (9-2), West Virginia (5-5).
Dropped out: Florida Atlantic (22), Virginia Tech (24), Dallas Baptist (28), West Virginia (30).
By conference: SEC 10, Pac-12 6, Big 12 6, ACC 5, American Athletic 1, Big West 1, Big Ten 1.

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2021 NCBWA Polls (No. 1 Team):
• Preseason (Florida) • Feb. 23 (Ole Miss) • March 1 (Arkansas) • March 8 (Arkansas) • March 15 (Arkansas) • March 22 (Vanderbilt)	• March 29 (Vanderbilt) • April 5 (Vanderbilt) • April 12 (Arkansas) • April 19 (Arkansas) • April 26 (Arkansas) • May 3 (Arkansas)	• May 10 (Arkansas) • May 17 (Arkansas) • May 24 (Arkansas) • May 31 (Arkansas) • June 8 (Arkansas) • July 1 (Mississippi State)

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