Press Release National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 17th year with its 2014 weekly surveys. Polls will be circulated from Feb. 17-June 26 (weekly through June 10) following the 68th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at TD Ameritade Park.
Cal State Fullerton (preseason No. 1), Oregon State (Feb. 17) and Virginia (Feb. 24-March 3) have held down the No. 1 positions in the first four 2014 surveys. Last season only five teams were No. 1 during the entire January-June NCBWA surveys. The poll voters come from 44 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation.
The current survey has representation by 11 different conferences among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2014 NCAA Division I ranks, and 13 circuits have been rated this season. The rankings of 2012 had a NCBWA-poll record 22 different DI conferences and independents rated at least one week while 12 separate circuits had team rankings in ’13.
NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MARCH 3)
Rk.
School
Conference
Record
Week
Pvs.
1.
Virginia
Atlantic Coast
9-2
3-1
1
2.
Florida State
Atlantic Coast
8-1
2-1
2
3.
South Carolina
Southeastern
10-0
3-0
6
4.
Cal State Fullerton
Big West
7-3
3-0
9
5.
Oregon State
Pacific-12
9-3
4-1
7
6.
Vanderbilt
Southeastern
10-2
3-2
4
7.
LSU
Southeastern
9-2
2-2
3
8.
N.C. State
Atlantic Coast
9-2
3-1
8
9.
UCLA
Pacific-12
7-4
3-1
13
10.
Louisville
American Athletic
8-3
3-1
12
11.
Oregon
Pacific-12
8-3
1-3
5
12.
Mississippi State
Southeastern
10-4
6-0
15
13.
Oklahoma State
Big 12
10-2
2-1
14
14.
Cal Poly
Big West
8-2
2-1
17
15.
Louisiana-Lafayette
Sun Belt
10-2
3-1
20
16.
North Carolina
Atlantic Coast
7-3
4-0
21
17.
Ole Miss
Southeastern
11-1
5-0
24
18.
Rice
Conference USA
7-5
1-3
10
19.
Clemson
Atlantic Coast
6-4
1-3
11
20.
Texas
Big 12
9-3
4-0
27
21.
TCU
Big 12
7-4
1-3
16
22.
Kentucky
Southeastern
9-2
4-0
30
23.
Miami
Atlantic Coast
5-5
1-2
19
24.
Arizona State
Pacific-12
6-4
3-0
29
25.
Texas A&M
Southeastern
7-4
1-3
18
26.
Indiana
Big Ten
4-5
2-0
25
27.
Arkansas
Southeastern
7-2
1-2
22
28.
Sam Houston State
Southland
10-2
3-1
-
29.
College of Charleston
Colonial
10-1
4-0
-
30.
Texas Tech
Big 12
9-3
3-2
26
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Alabama (5-5), California (6-2), Dallas Baptist (9-2), Florida (6-6), Florida Atlantic (8-3), fiu (11-1), Fresno State (9-2), Georgia Southern (10-2), Houston (8-2), Illinois (6-4), Iowa (9-1), Kansas (11-1), Kansas State (4-7), Maryland (8-2), Memphis (10-1), New Mexico (8-3-1), Ohio State (7-3), Oklahoma (7-4), San Diego (8-1), Seton Hall (7-2), USC (8-2), Tennessee (10-0), Tennessee Tech (11-1), Tulane (8-2), UC Irvine (8-3), UC Santa Barbara (7-1), VCU (10-1), VMI (7-3), Western Carolina (7-2), Wichita State (7-3).
Dropped out: Florida (23), Alabama (28).
By conference: Southeastern 8, Atlantic Coast 6, Big 12 4, Pac-12 4, Big West 2, American 1, Big Ten 1, Colonial 1, Conference USA 1, Southland 1, Sun Belt 1.
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 Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.
2014 NCBWA Polls (No. 1 Team):
Preseason (Cal State Fullerton)
Feb. 17 (Oregon State)
Feb. 24 (Virginia)
Mar. 3 (Virginia)
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