Baseball Polls Out; Deacs Moving Up


Posted May 22, 2002


The latest baseball polls from around the country have the Deacs listed up near the top once again.

Baseball America's College Top 25

The Baseball America Division I Top 25 college baseball
poll, with this season's record and last week's ranking:

(Records through May 19, 2002)

    TEAM                                         PVS
    ----                                         ---
 1. Rice (44-11)                                   2
 2. South Carolina (44-12)                         4
 3. Florida State (51-12)                          5
 4. Texas (43-13)                                  8
 5. Wake Forest (42-9)                             3
 6. Clemson (44-12)                                1
 7. Houston (41-14)                               10
 8. Stanford (37-16)                               7
 9. LSU (38-17)                                   15
10. Georgia Tech (44-12)                          12
11. Florida (40-15)                               11
12. Alabama (44-12)                                6
13. Nebraska (39-17)                              14
14. Wichita State (42-13)                          9
15. North Carolina (39-17)                        13
16. Cal State Northridge (40-15)                  16
17. Cal State Fullerton (34-17)                   17
18. Notre Dame (41-14)                            20
19. Richmond (48-8)                               21
20. South Alabama (38-16)                         18
21. Southern California (31-22)                   19
22. San Jose State (42-15)                        23
23. Texas Tech (40-16)                            NR
24. Arizona State (32-19)                         NR
25. Louisville (39-14)                            NR

Dropped Out: James Madison (22), Mississippi (24), Baylor (25)

Collegiate Baseball Newpaper's NCAA Div. I Poll

The Collegiate Baseball Division I Top 30 poll, with season
record, total points and previous ranking:

(Records through May 19, 2002)

    TEAM                                   PTS   PVS
    ----                                   ---   ---
 1. Florida St. (51-12)                    490     7
 2. Wake Forest (42-9-1)                   488     3
 3. Rice (44-11)                           487     4
 4. South Carolina (44-12)                 485     5
 5. Texas (43-13)                          480     8
 6. Clemson (44-12)                        478     1
 7. Alabama (44-12)                        475     2
 8. Houston (41-14)                        474    11
 9. Georgia Tech. (44-12)                  472    10
10. Louisiana St. (38-17)                  466    19
11. North Carolina (39-17)                 465     6
12. Stanford (37-16)                       463     9
13. Nebraska (39-17)                       461    13
14. Florida (40-15)                        459    14
15. Wichita St. (42-14)                    455    12
16. Cal. St. Northridge (40-15)            450    17
17. Texas Tech. (40-16)                    446    22
18. Notre Dame (41-14)                     442    23
19. South Alabama (38-16)                  440    15
20. Richmond (48-8)                        439    21
21. Cal. St. Fullerton (34-17)             430    25
22. Southern California (31-22)            426    20
23. San Jose St. (42-15)                   420    27
24. Arizona St. (32-19)                    417    NR
25. Louisville (39-14)                     415    28
26. Long Beach St. (34-19)                 412    NR
27. Oklahoma (33-23)                       409    NR
28. James Madison (41-12)                  406    26
29. Baylor (34-22)                         402    18
30. Minnesota (30-24)                      396    NR

Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches Division I Poll

The USA Today Baseball Weekly/ESPN Top 25 College Coaches
Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and records, as
selected by 40 Division I head baseball coaches representing
the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA):

(Records through May 19, 2002)

    TEAM                                   PTS   PVS
    ----                                   ---   ---
 1. Florida State (51-12) (34)           1,013     2
 2. Rice (44-11) (6)                       978     3
 3. South Carolina (44-12)                 882     6
 4. Wake Forest (42-9-1)                   863     4
 5. Clemson (44-12) (1)                    859     1
 6. Texas (43-13)                          806     9
 7. Georgia Tech (44-12)                   751     8
 8. Stanford (37-16)                       698     7
 9. Houston (41-14)                        673    11
10. Alabama (44-12)                        649     5
11. Florida (40-15)                        622    12
12. LSU (38-17)                            576    15
13. Nebraska (39-17)                       559    13
14. Wichita State (42-14)                  518    10
15. Cal State Fullerton (34-17)            403    16
16. North Carolina (39-17)                 347    14
17. Arizona State (32-19)                  273    20
18. Cal State Northridge (40-15)           272    22
19. Notre Dame (41-14)                     253    24
20. Richmond (48-8)                        233    23
21. South Alabama (38-16)                  231    18
22. Texas Tech (40-16)                     195    NR
23. San Jose State (42-15)                 167    25
24. Southern California (31-22)            116    21
25. Baylor (34-22)                          78    17

Dropped out: No. 19 Mississippi (37-19, 2-3 last week). 

Others receiving votes: Long Beach State (42), James Madison (37), 
Louisiana-Lafayette (25), Mississippi (24), Mississippi State (24), 
Stetson (22), Louisville (22), SanDiego State (20), Oklahoma State (19), 
Oral Roberts (16), Auburn (10),Southwest Mis-souri State (8), 
Washington (7), Oklahoma (5), East Carolina (5), Florida Atlantic (4), 
Coastal Carolina (4), Texas A&M (3), Central Florida(2), San Diego (2), 
Florida International (1).


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