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.
Preseason No. 1 LSU continues its college dominance and is atop the poll for the 10th consecutive time in ‘23.
Some of the big movers from Weeks Nine to 10 of the regular-season surveys are East Carolina from No. 9 to 6, Campbell from No. 16 to 11, Coastal Carolina from No. 18 to 13, Texas from No. 19 to 15, Miami (Fla.) from 24 to 20, Connecticut from No. 22 to 16, Arizona State from No. 23 to 19, DBU from No. 29 to 23, Oregon from No. 30 to 25, and Oregon State from receiving votes to No. 27, among others.
There have been 13 conferences (11 this week) represented in the first 10 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 (APRIL 17) | ||||
| Rk. | School | Conference | Record | Pvs. |
| 1. | LSU | SEC | 29-6 | 1 |
| 2. | Wake Forest | ACC | 31-5 | 2 |
| 3. | Florida | SEC | 30-7 | 2 |
| 4. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 29-7 | 4 |
| 5. | Arkansas | SEC | 29-7 | 5 |
| 6. | East Carolina | American Athletic | 28-8 | 9 |
| 7. | South Carolina | SEC | 30-6 | 7 |
| 8. | Virginia | ACC | 31-6 | 6 |
| 9. | Louisville | ACC | 26-9 | 10 |
| 10. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 23-10 | 8 |
| 11. | Campbell | Big South | 27-8 | 16 |
| 12. | Kentucky | SEC | 28-7 | 11 |
| 13. | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 23-11 | 18 |
| 14. | North Carolina | ACC | 24-12 | 13 |
| 15. | Texas | Big 12 | 26-12 | 19 |
| 16. | Connecticut | Big East | 26-9 | 22 |
| 17. | Boston College | ACC | 24-11 | 14 |
| 18. | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 25-12 | 20 |
| 19. | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 25-10 | 23 |
| 20. | Miami (FL) | ACC | 22-13 | 24 |
| 21. | Tennessee | SEC | 23-13 | 12 |
| 22. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 21-10-1 | 21 |
| 23. | DBU | Conference USA | 27-9 | 29 |
| 24. | FGCU | Atlantic Sun | 27-9 | 15 |
| 25. | Oregon | Pac-12 | 24-10 | 30 |
| 26. | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 24-13 | 17 |
| 27. | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 24-11 | RV |
| 28. | UTSA | Conference USA | 28-8 | RV |
| 29. | West Virginia | Big 12 | 25-11 | 25 |
| 30. | Indiana | Big Ten | 25-11 | RV |
| Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Abilene Christian (24-11), Alabama (26-11), Alabama State (24-12), Army (24-12), Bethune-Cookman (20-14), Cal State Fullerton (19-11), College of Charleston (22-13), CSU Northridge (21-9), Duke (23-12), Elon (23-12), Indiana State (22-12), Iowa (22-9), Kansas State (24-14), Louisiana (25-12), Mississippi State (22-15), NC State (24-11), Northeastern (28-7), Oral Roberts (27-10), Southern Miss (22-12), TCU (22-14), Texas A&M (22-14), UC Santa Barbara (22-11), UNCW (21-13), USC (21-13-1), Virginia Tech (21-12), Washington (20-11), Xavier (22-14) | ||||
| Dropped out: USC (26), TCU (27), Texas A&M (28). | ||||
| By conference: SEC 7, ACC 6, Pac-12 5, Big 12 4, Conference USA 2, American Athletic 1, Atlantic Sun 1, Big East 1, Big South 1, Big Ten 1, Sun Belt 1. | ||||
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