DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 25th year with its 2022 weekly surveys.
Tennessee takes over at No. 1 for the first time in ’22 joining Texas and Vanderbilt as the three school to lead the polls. Volunteers head coach Tony Vitello was the 2021 NCBWA Mike Martin National Coach of the Year Award recipient.
Vanderbilt dropped to No. 5, while Texas is No. 7 in this week’s survey. Some of the big movers from weeks six to seven are Virginia from No. 8 to 3, Texas Tech from No. 11 to 6, Oklahoma State from No. 14 to 8, Miami (Fla.) from No. 29 to 16, Louisville from No. 24 to 15, TCU from No. 20 to 12 and Oregon from receiving votes to No. 25, among others.
There have been 17 conferences (with 10 this week) represented in the first seven standings of 2022; There were 14 different conferences in all the 2021 NCBWA polls.
The 2022 poll voters come from among 33 college baseball writers and related media members from throughout the nation. The ’22 season features 301 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 (MARCH 28) | | Rk. | School | Conference | Record | Pvs. | | 1. | Tennessee | SEC | 23-1 | 3 | | 2. | Arkansas | SEC | 18-4 | 2 | | 3. | Virginia | ACC | 22-2 | 8 | | 4. | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 17-5 | 6 | | 5. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 19-4 | 1 | | 6. | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 20-5 | 11 | | 7. | Texas | Big 12 | 19-7 | 4 | | 8. | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 18-6 | 14 | | 9. | Florida State | ACC | 16-7 | 10 | | 10. | Ole Miss | SEC | 16-7 | 5 | | 11. | LSU | SEC | 17-7 | 16 | | 12. | TCU | Big 12 | 18-5 | 20 | | 13. | Florida | SEC | 17-7 | 7 | | 14. | Arizona | Pac-12 | 17-7 | 9 | | 15. | Louisville | ACC | 19-5 | 24 | | 16. | Miami | ACC | 17-6 | 29 | | 17. | Georgia | SEC | 18-6 | 17 | | 18. | North Carolina | ACC | 18-6 | 13 | | 19. | Notre Dame | ACC | 12-5 | 15 | | 20. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 12-8 | 19 | | 21. | Gonzaga | West Coast | 16-6 | 23 | | 22. | Dallas Baptist | Missouri Valley | 15-8 | RV | | 23. | Texas State | Sun Belt | 20-5 | 21 | | 24. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 16-9 | 12 | | 25. | Oregon | Pac-12 | 16-7 | RV | | 26. | Maryland | Big Ten | 18-5 | 22 | | 27. | Connecticut | Big East | 17-5 | 27 | | 28. | Liberty | Atlantic Sun | 15-7 | 18 | | 29. | Purdue | Big Ten | 18-1 | RV | | 30. | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 18-4 | 25 | Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Auburn (17-7), California (11-12), California Baptist (16-6), Charlotte (16-7), Clemson (16-7), College of Charleston (15-9), Davidson (19-4), Florida Gulf Coast University (18-6), Georgia Southern (17-7), Grand Canyon (16-9), Kennesaw State (16-7), Kentucky (17-8), Long Beach State (12-10), Louisiana Tech (18-6), Mercer (20-5), Michigan (13-10), Mississippi State (15-10), NC State (15-8), North Dakota State (15-8), Rutgers (16-6), San Diego (15-7), SE Missouri State (17-5), South Alabama (16-6), South Carolina (12-11), Southern Illinois (17-7), Southern Miss (17-7), Stetson (14-9), Tennessee Tech (15-7), Texas A&M (14-9), Troy (16-7), UC Irvine (15-8), UC Santa Barbara (16-5), UCLA (15-8), USC (14-8), USF (17-7), Virginia Tech (14-6),
Wake Forest (18-6), West Virginia (13-8) | | Dropped out: Clemson (26), Wake Forest (28), Mississippi State (30). | | By conference: ACC 7, SEC 7, Big 12 4, Pac-12 4, Big Ten 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Big East 1, Conference USA 1, Missouri Valley 1, Sun Belt 1. |
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