Tennessee (40-4) tops NCBWA Division I Poll

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TENNESSEE TOPS NCBWA DIVISION I POLL

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 (40-4 overall) is No. 1 for the sixth consecutive week after having an earlier school-record winning streak of 23 games and going 9-3 since then. Volunteers head coach Tony Vitello, the 2021 NCBWA Mike Martin National Coach of the Year Award winner, has led the Vols to their best start in Southeastern Conference annals at 19-2. Texas, Vanderbilt and Tennessee have held down the No. 1 position in 10 NCBWA surveys to date.

Some of the big poll movers from Weeks 11 to 12 have been Oklahoma State from No. 8 to 3, No. 9 Virginia Tech to a tie for 5, UCLA from No. 12 to 8, Connecticut from No. 13 to 10, Maryland from No. 21 to 15, LSU from No. 23 to 19, and No. 26 Texas A&M to 21, among others.

There have been 18 conferences (with 10 this week) represented in the first 12 standings of 2022, and there also 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 (MAY 2)
Rk.	School	Conference	Record	Pvs.
1.	Tennessee	SEC	40-4	1
2.	Oregon State	Pac-12	34-9	2
3.	Oklahoma State	Big 12	31-13	8
4.	Arkansas	SEC	34-10	6
5.	Southern Miss	Conference USA	34-10	4
5.	Virginia Tech	ACC	31-10	9
7.	Miami	ACC	32-12	3
8.	UCLA	Pac-12	30-13	12
9.	Texas Tech	Big 12	31-16	11
10.	Connecticut	Big East	37-8	13
11.	Gonzaga	West Coast	28-13	14
12.	Stanford	Pac-12	25-14	5
13.	Virginia	ACC	33-12	10
14.	Louisville	ACC	31-12	17
15.	Maryland	Big Ten	35-9	21
16.	Notre Dame	ACC	28-10	16
17.	Georgia	SEC	30-14	15
18.	Texas	Big 12	31-16	7
19.	LSU	SEC	29-14	23
20.	Texas State	Sun Belt	34-11	20
21.	Texas A&M	SEC	27-15	26
22.	Auburn	SEC	31-14	19
23.	Florida State	ACC	26-15	30
24.	Oregon	Pac-12	28-15	25
25.	UC Santa Barbara	Big West	30-10	29
26.	Vanderbilt	SEC	29-13	22
27.	Arizona	Pac-12	32-14	27
28.	TCU	Big 12	27-16	18
29.	Rutgers	Big Ten	36-9	RV
30.	Georgia Tech	ACC	27-18	RV
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Abilene Christian (23-20), Alabama (25-20), Ball State (29-14), Cal Poly (24-19), California Baptist (26-14), Central Michigan (27-14), Columbia (26-13), Creighton (25-12), Dallas Baptist (26-17), Davidson (33-9), East Carolina (27-18), Florida (25-18), Georgia Southern (29-15), Grand Canyon (30-15), Iowa (25-13), Liberty (28-14), Louisiana Tech (30-15), Mercer (36-8), NC State (29-13), Oklahoma (27-15), San Diego (27-15), SE Missouri State (30-12), Southern Illinois (31-12), UTSA (30-14), Wake Forest (31-13), Wofford (31-13).
Dropped out: Georgia Southern (24), Wofford (28).
By conference: ACC 7, SEC 7, Pac-12 5, Big 12 4, Big Ten 2, Big East 1, Big West 1, Conference USA 1, Sun Belt 1, West Coast 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.

2022 Season Division I Poll