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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division
I polls for the 16th year with its 2013 weekly surveys. Polls will
be circulated from Feb. 18-June 27 (weekly through June 11) following
the 67th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at TD Ameritade
Park.
North Carolina (three polls) and Arkansas (preseason No. 1) have
held down the No. 1 position in 2013 surveys. The poll voters come
from 44 college baseball writers and related media persons from
throughout the nation.
The current poll has representation by eight different conferences
(12 total for the season) among the 298 baseball-playing schools
in the 2013 NCAA Division I ranks. The polls of 2012 had a NCBWA-poll
record 22 different DI conferences and independents rated at least
one week.
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2013 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MARCH 4) |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
Atlantic Coast |
10-0 |
4-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
Vanderbilt |
Southeastern |
12-1 |
5-0 |
3 |
| 3. |
LSU |
Southeastern |
10-1 |
4-0 |
4 |
| 4. |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
12-0 |
4-0 |
5 |
| 5. |
Florida State |
Atlantic Coast |
10-0 |
3-0 |
7 |
| 6. |
Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
15-0 |
6-0 |
10 |
| 7. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
8-2 |
4-0 |
9 |
| 8. |
South Carolina |
Southeastern |
8-2 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 9. |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
9-2 |
4-0 |
14 |
| 10. |
Kentucky |
Southeastern |
10-1 |
5-0 |
13 |
| 11. |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
8-3 |
2-2 |
6 |
| 12. |
N.C. State |
Atlantic Coast |
10-1 |
5-0 |
16 |
| 13. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
10-1 |
2-1 |
18 |
| 14. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
11-1 |
2-1 |
15 |
| 15. |
Ole Miss |
Southeastern |
11-1 |
4-1 |
17 |
| 16. |
Arkansas |
Southeastern |
7-5 |
0-4 |
2 |
| 17. |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
10-3 |
3-2 |
11 |
| 18. |
Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
11-1 |
5-0 |
20 |
| 19. |
Virginia |
Atlantic Coast |
12-0 |
5-0 |
22 |
| 20. |
Louisville |
Big East |
9-2 |
3-1 |
19 |
| 21. |
UC Irvine |
Big West |
10-2 |
4-1 |
23 |
| 22. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
6-5 |
1-3 |
12 |
| 23. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
7-2-1 |
3-0-1 |
24 |
| 24. |
Miami |
Atlantic Coast |
10-2 |
3-2 |
21 |
| 25. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
9-1 |
2-1 |
28 |
| 26. |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
8-2 |
3-1 |
- |
| 27. |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
9-2 |
2-1 |
- |
| 28. |
Mercer |
Atlantic Sun |
11-1 |
5-0 |
- |
| 29. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Atlantic Sun |
8-3 |
3-2 |
27 |
| 30. |
Virginia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
11-2 |
5-1 |
- |
| Others receiving votes (listed
alphabetically): Alabama (8-3), Appalachian
State (7-2), Auburn (8-3), Campbell (10-1), Central
Arkansas (11-1), Clemson (6-4), Connecticut (6-3),
Dartmouth (3-0), Florida (5-7), Gonzaga (6-4-1),
Houston (8-3), Lamar (11-2), Liberty (9-2), Louisiana
(11-2), Missouri State (7-2), San Diego (7-4), San
Diego State (7-5), South Alabama (10-2), South Carolina-Upstate
(8-2), South Dakota State (6-3), Southeastern Louisiana
(8-2), Texas (6-5), Texas A&M (8-5), Troy (8-3),
UNLV (9-3), VCU (8-0). |
| Dropped out: Texas
(25), Clemson (26), Florida (29), Texas A&M
(30). |
| By conference: Atlantic Coast
7, Southeastern 7, Pac-12 6, Big West 3, Atlantic
Sun 2, Big 12 2. |
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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 the Pro-Line Athletic Division I Players of the Week,
the Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.
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