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Texas A&M, the fourth school to be ranked No. 1 this spring, while Atlantic Coast Conference powers Clemson and Duke now are Nos. 4 and 5, respectively, behind Arkansas and Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference.

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.

Arkansas (no solar eclipse here) is No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week while Clemson and Texas A&M remain at Nos. 2 and 3 positions for the second poll in succession as well as the Nos. 4-6 slots (Tennessee, Oregon State, Vanderbilt).

Arkansas is No. 1 for the third consecutive week while Texas A&M climbed to a season-high No. 3 ranking. Indiana State, of the Missouri Valley Conference, made its 2024 debut at No. 25 while Big Ten Conference power Nebraska also is in its first ’24 survey at No. 23.

Arkansas, which ascended to No. 1 in the March 18 survey, retained its top position while Oregon State (No. 2) and Clemson (No. 3) held down their same slots from the previous poll. The SEC (11) and ACC (8) had a combined 19 schools represented in this week’s Top 25.

Arkansas, currently carrying a nation-best winning streak of 13 games and 17-2 overall, has become the third different school to top the NCBWA polls this spring. Wake Forest and Oregon State previously held the top position.

Oregon State moves to No. 1 for the first time this spring after finishing 4-0 last week. Arkansas led a group of four Southeastern Conference teams in the top five in second place, a season-best in the NCBWA poll.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1) remain No. 1 for the third week in succession as the Nos.1-7 places stayed the same from the Feb. 19 NCBWA Division I survey. Texas A&M climbed from ninth to eighth over the last seven days.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1) remain No. 1 for the third week in succession as the Nos.1-7 places stayed the same from the Feb. 19 NCBWA Division I survey. Texas A&M climbed from ninth to eighth over the last seven days.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 27th year with its 2024 weekly surveys. Wake Forest (3-0) holds the top spot for the second straight week in succession, while LSU remains second amng the Top 25 rated teams.

John Cox, a veteran of 45 years of broadcasts in Southern Miss athletics and regional award winner, is the 48th annual NCBWA Russell D. Anderson/Wilbur Snypp Award recipient for national contributions to college baseball.

In times when the NCAA transfer portal and NIL sometimes cause confusion in Division I athletics, the 2024 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Preseason All-America teams, presented by The Game Headwear, reflect loyalty to contending universities and some of the nation’s most talented diamond standouts. West Virginia’s J.J. Wetherholt, Preseason Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, and Jac Caglianone, Southeastern Conference standout and fellow 2023 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear finalist, head a solid list of returning post-2023 NCBWA All-America selections.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 27th year with its 2024 weekly surveys, and Wake Forest rates No. 1 in the preseason poll ahead of No. 2 LSU (defending champion) and No. 3 Florida.

After tying the program record with 51 wins and leading the program to its first College World Series appearance since 1978, Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar has been named the 2023 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Mike Martin National Coach of the Year.

LSU pitching standout and consensus All-American Paul Skenes is the 36th recipient of the 2023 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced its 25th Annual District Players of the Year for all nine districts for the 2023 season.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the Dick Howser Trophy Committee have named the five finalists for the 36th Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear as the national player of the year. The five finalists for the Howser Trophy, which has been presented since 1987 except for the 2020 COVID-shortened season, are sophomore 1B/SP Jac Caglianone of Florida, junior OF Dylan Crews of LSU, junior SP Rhett Lowder of Wake Forest, SP junior Paul Skenes of LSU and sophomore 2B JJ Wetherholt of West Virginia.

The Dick Howser Trophy Committee, in conjunction with the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, has released the list of semifinalists for the 2023 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear. The most prestigious award in college baseball is given to the top player based on two rounds of national voting. 

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 25th year with its 2023 weekly surveys. Preseason No. 1 LSU is atop the poll for the fourth consecutive week. 

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 25th year with its 2023 weekly surveys. Preseason No. 1 LSU is off to a 6-1 start and ranks atop the poll for the third consecutive week.