DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 27th year with its 2024 weekly surveys.
Texas A&M has achieved its first No. 1 ranking this spring while Arkansas, the leader from March 18-April 8, dropped to No. 3 behind No. 2 Tennessee. The Aggies are the fourth team to achieve No. 1 this year, joining Wake Forest, Oregon State and the Razorbacks.
Some of the big movers from week eight to week nine were Kentucky from No. 8 to 4, Florida State from No. 11 to 7, Wake Forest from No. 15 to 12, Oregon from No. 19 to 14, Alabama from No. 22 to 15, Louisiana from No. 21 to 16 and Oklahoma State and South Carolina from receiving votes to Nos. 17 and 20, respectively, among others.
There have been 12 conferences (nine this week) represented in the first nine standings of 2024, and there were 15 different conferences in the 2023 NCBWA polls.
| 2024 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (APRIL 15) | ||||
| Rk. | School | Conference | Record | Pvs. |
| 1. | Texas A&M | SEC | 32-4 | 3 |
| 2. | Tennessee | SEC | 30-6 | 4 |
| 3. | Arkansas | SEC | 30-5 | 1 |
| 4. | Kentucky | SEC | 30-5 | 8 |
| 5. | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 29-5 | 5 |
| 6. | Clemson | ACC | 29-6 | 2 |
| 7. | Florida State | ACC | 30-5 | 11 |
| 8. | Duke | ACC | 26-10 | 7 |
| 9. | East Carolina | American Athletic | 27-8 | 10 |
| 10. | Virginia | ACC | 28-8 | 9 |
| 11. | North Carolina | ACC | 29-7 | 13 |
| 12. | Wake Forest | ACC | 24-11 | 15 |
| 13. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 26-10 | 6 |
| 14. | Oregon | Pac-12 | 25-10 | 19 |
| 15. | Alabama | SEC | 24-12 | 22 |
| 16. | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 28-9 | 21 |
| 17. | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 25-11 | RV |
| 18. | UC Irvine | Big West | 25-7 | 14 |
| 19. | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 24-11 | 17 |
| 20. | South Carolina | SEC | 25-11 | RV |
| 21. | DBU | CUSA | 26-8 | 12 |
| 22. | Indiana State | MVC | 27-7 | RV |
| 23. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 23-10 | 18 |
| 24. | Georgia | SEC | 27-9 | RV |
| 25. | Arizona | Pac-12 | 21-13 | RV |
| Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Bethune-Cookman (18-17), Campbell (23-11), Creighton (26-7), Fresno State (25-10), Georgetown (26-9), Georgia Tech (22-12), Illinois (20-13), Jackson State (22-11), James Madison (21-14), Kansas State (21-13), Lamar (29-6), Louisiana Tech (26-12), Louisville (21-14), LSU (22-15), Maryland (23-14), Mississippi State (22-14), NC State (20-13), Nebraska (23-10), Northeastern (27-8), Oklahoma (21-14), Purdue (23-13), Rutgers (22-13), San Diego (22-12), St. John’s (23-7-1), Samford (24-11), Southern Miss (22-14), TCU (22-12), Texas (22-15), Texas Tech (26-11), UCF (21-12), UC San Diego (23-11), UC Santa Barbara (21-10), Utah (23-11), West Virginia (22-13), WKU (25-12), William & Mary (25-11). | ||||
| Dropped out: No. 16 UCF, No. 20 Nebraska, No. 23 Mississippi State, No. 24 Florida, No. 25 LSU. | ||||
| By conference: SEC 8, ACC 7, Pac-12 3, Sun Belt 2, Big 12 1, American 1, Big West 1, CUSA 1, Missouri Valley 1. | ||||
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