Omaha Teams Comprise Top Eight…
DALLAS – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continued its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 15th year with its 2012 weekly surveys. Polls were be circulated from Feb. 20-June 26, following the 66th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at the second-year TD Ameritade Stadium.
The Arizona Wildcats (48-17) won their final 11 games, including ten in the NCAA tournament, five in Omaha and two to sweep South Carolina in the deciding series, to claim their fourth overall national title and first since 1986.
The poll voters came from 42 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. This week’s final poll has representation by 12 different conferences among the 297 baseball-playing schools in the 2012 NCAA Division I ranks, and there have been 22 circuits or independents in the surveys this season.
Final 2012 NCBWA Rankings (Rank/Team/Final Record)
- Arizona (48-17)
- South Carolina (49-20)
- Arkansas (46-22)
- Florida State (50-17)
- UCLA (48-16)
- Florida (47-20)
- Kent State (47-20)
- Stony Brook (52-15)
- Baylor (49-17)
- LSU (47-18)
- Oregon (46-19)
- Stanford (41-18)
- North Carolina St. (43-20)
- Oklahoma (42-25)
- North Carolina (46-16)
- TCU (40-22)
- St. John’s (40-23)
- Rice (41-19)
- Texas A&M (43-18)
- Kentucky (45-18)
- Central Florida (45-17)
- Oregon State (40-20)
- Purdue (45-14)
- Virginia (39-19-1)
- Cal State Fullerton (36-21)
- Arizona State (36-20)
- Vanderbilt (35-28)
- Louisville (41-22)
- Utah Valley (47-12)
- Mississippi State (40-24)
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Appalachian State (41-18), Army (41-15), Austin Peay State (40-24), Cal Poly (36-20), Clemson (35-28), Dallas Baptist (41-19), Georgia Tech (38-26), Miami (26-23), Mississippi (37-26), Missouri State (40-22), New Mexico (37-24), Sam Houston State (40-22), Samford (41-23), San Diego (40-17).
By conference: Southeastern 7, Pac-12 6, Atlantic Coast 4, Big 12 3, Big East 2, Conference USA 2, America East 1, Big Ten 1, Big West 1, Great West 1, Mid-American 1, Mountain West 1.