DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 25th year with its 2023 weekly surveys.
Wake Forest displaced preseason-May 1 poll No. 1 choice LSU for the first time this season in the Demon Deacons first No. 1 ranking in the 25-year history of the NCBWA survey. The Tigers are No. 2 nationally this week.
Some of the big movers from Weeks 12 to 13 of the regular-season surveys are Arkansas from No. 6 to 3, Stanford from No. 7 to 4, Miami (Fla.) from No. 17 to 14, Clemson from receiving votes to No. 21, UTSA from No. 25 to 22, Oklahoma State from No. 26 to 23, Maryland from No. 28 to 25, and Alabama, Indiana State and Southern Miss from receiving votes into the Top 30, among others.
There have been 14 conferences (11 this week) represented in the standings of 2023, and there were 14 different conferences in the 2022 NCBWA polls.
The 2023 poll voters come from among 35 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. The ’23 season features 305 NCAA Division I baseball-playing schools, and for more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to ncbwa.com.
| 2022 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MAY 8) | ||||
| Rk. | School | Conference | Record | Pvs. |
| 1. | Wake Forest | ACC | 39-7 | 2 |
| 2. | LSU | SEC | 37-10 | 1 |
| 3. | Arkansas | SEC | 36-12 | 6 |
| 4. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 31-13 | 7 |
| 5. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 34-13 | 5 |
| 6. | Florida | SEC | 37-12 | 3 |
| 7. | South Carolina | SEC | 36-11 | 4 |
| 8. | Campbell | Big South | 36-10 | 10 |
| 9. | Connecticut | Big East | 35-11 | 9 |
| 10. | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 30-16 | 8 |
| 11. | East Carolina | American Athletic | 34-14 | 11 |
| 12. | Duke | ACC | 32-13 | 14 |
| 13. | West Virginia | Big 12 | 36-12 | 15 |
| 14. | Miami | ACC | 31-16 | 17 |
| 15. | Kentucky | SEC | 33-13 | 23 |
| 16. | Virginia | ACC | 37-11 | 13 |
| 17. | Dallas Baptist | Conference USA | 36-12 | 12 |
| 18. | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 33-14 | 20 |
| 19. | Tennessee | SEC | 32-16 | 16 |
| 20. | Boston College | ACC | 30-16 | 18 |
| 21. | Clemson | ACC | 31-17 | RV |
| 22. | UTSA | Conference USA | 36-12 | 25 |
| 23. | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 33-14 | 26 |
| 24. | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 32-16 | 24 |
| 25. | Maryland | Big Ten | 33-16 | 28 |
| 26. | Oregon | Pac-12 | 31-16 | 19 |
| 27. | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 29-18 | 21 |
| 28. | Alabama | SEC | 32-16 | RV |
| 29. | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 32-15 | RV |
| 30. | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 32-13 | RV |
| Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Alabama State (33-15), Army (34-15), Auburn (27-19-1), Cal State Fullerton (28-15), Elon (28-18), Florida Gulf Coast (35-12), Georgia (27-21), Houston (28-19), Indiana (34-14), Iowa (30-12), Kansas State (31-18), Louisville (29-18), N.C. State (31-15), North Carolina (29-17), Northeastern (36-9), Oral Roberts (36-11), Texas (32-17), Texas A&M (28-20), Texas State (33-16), UC Irvine (30-14), UC Santa Barbara (30-14), UCLA (24-19-1), UNCW (27-17), USC (27-20-1), Xavier (30-17). | ||||
| Dropped out: Louisville (22), Texas (27), Cal State Fullerton (29), Northeastern (30). | ||||
| By conference: SEC 8, ACC 6, Pac-12 4, Big 12 3, Conference USA 2, Sun Belt 2, American Athletic 1, Big East 1, Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Missouri Valley 1. | ||||
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