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		<title>Florida Sits Atop College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50 Rankings</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pete LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Florida Gators are a clear #1 in the initial College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50, a preliminary preseason look at the top teams in college baseball, based on the various national polls that already have been released. The formula for the current CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) includes five ingredients: preseason rankings by USA Today/ESPN (coaches), NCBWA (writers), Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball magazine, and College Baseball Lineup. Prior to opening day (Feb. 17), the CNR will be adjusted slightly after adding the Perfect Game preseason rankings and small bonus/penalty factors for projected strength-of-schedule and preseason conference polls (look for the final preseason CNR sometime next week, prior to opening day). This update also will serve to create a preseason projection of the 2012 NCAA field-of-64 (including automatic qualifiers that fall outside the CNR top-50). Florida received 99.86 points on the CNR 100-point scale, after checking in at #1 in all five polls. The Gators received 17-of-31 first-place votes in the coaches poll (South Carolina had 12; Stanford and Texas A&#38;M one each) while earning 497 out of 500 maximum points from Collegiate Baseball – thus accounting for Florida&#8217;s CNR point total being shy of 100. Here&#8217;s a quick look at the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Florida Gators are a clear #1 in the initial College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50, a preliminary preseason look at the top teams in college baseball, based on the various national polls that already have been released.</p>
<p><strong>The formula for the current CB360 Composite National Rankings (CNR) includes five ingredients</strong>: preseason rankings by <em>USA Today</em>/ESPN (coaches), NCBWA (writers), <em>Baseball America</em>, <em>Collegiate Baseball</em> magazine, and <em>College Baseball Lineup</em>. Prior to opening day (Feb. 17), the CNR will be adjusted slightly after adding the Perfect Game preseason rankings and small bonus/penalty factors for projected strength-of-schedule and preseason conference polls (look for the final preseason CNR sometime next week, prior to opening day). This update also will serve to create a preseason projection of the 2012 NCAA field-of-64 (including automatic qualifiers that fall outside the CNR top-50).</p>
<p><img class="alignright" title="Florida celebrate 2011" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/300x200_ZuninoMike_110227_7389_TCasey.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Florida received 99.86 points on the CNR 100-point scale, after checking in at #1 in all five polls. The Gators received 17-of-31 first-place votes in the coaches poll (South Carolina had 12; Stanford and Texas A&amp;M one each) while earning 497 out of 500 maximum points from <em>Collegiate Baseball – </em>thus accounting for Florida&#8217;s CNR point total being shy of 100.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a quick look at the current CB360 top-50 (information on the CNR formula is included at the bottom of this page):</p>
<p><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/02/10/college-baseball-360-2012-team-previews/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to see capsules for teams 1-10</p>
<p><strong>College Baseball 360 Composite Top-50</strong><br />
<em>(preliminary preseason Composite National Rankings, as of Feb. 10, 2012 &#8230; a final preseason top-50 will be released prior to Feb. 17 opening day and will include a projected NCAA field-of-64, based on the CNR) </em></p>
<p>1. Florida &#8230; 99.86<br />
2. South Carolina &#8230; 98.63<br />
3. Stanford &#8230; 97.10<br />
4. North Carolina &#8230; 95.36<br />
5. Texas A&amp;M &#8230; 95.15<br />
6. Rice &#8230; 93.93<br />
7. Texas &#8230; 92.95<br />
8. Arkansas &#8230; 92.34<br />
9. Georgia Tech &#8230; 90.36<br />
10. LSU &#8230; 88.71<br />
11. Vanderbilt &#8230; 87.36<br />
12. TCU &#8230; 86.90<br />
13. Florida State &#8230; 86.77<br />
14. Arizona &#8230; 85.05<br />
15. Miami &#8230; 84.11<br />
16. Oklahoma &#8230; 82.18<br />
17. UCLA &#8230; 81.76<br />
18. Clemson &#8230; 80.85<br />
19. Georgia &#8230; 79.44<br />
20. Cal State Fullerton &#8230; 79.37<br />
21. Arizona State &#8230; 74.96<br />
22. California &#8230; 71.24<br />
23. St. John’s &#8230; 70.18<br />
24. Oregon State &#8230; 70.04<br />
25. Louisville &#8230; 70.02<br />
26. UC Irvine &#8230; 68.48<br />
27. Virginia &#8230; 68.24<br />
28. Stetson &#8230; 65.32<br />
29. Central Florida &#8230; 61.07<br />
30. Baylor &#8230; 57.39<br />
31. Southern Mississippi &#8230; 56.92<br />
32. Mississippi &#8230; 56.89<br />
33. Dallas Baptist &#8230; 56.64<br />
34. College of Charleston &#8230; 54.77<br />
35. Oregon &#8230; 52.37<br />
36. East Carolina &#8230; 51.55<br />
37. Mississippi State &#8230; 50.55<br />
38. Missouri State &#8230; 49.73<br />
39. Georgia Southern &#8230; 49.53<br />
40. Wichita State &#8230; 48.07<br />
41. USC &#8230; 47.92<br />
42. Charlotte &#8230; 47.3<br />
43. Coastal Carolina &#8230; 47.18<br />
44. Jacksonville &#8230; 46.35<br />
45. Connecticut &#8230; 46.20<br />
46. Texas State &#8230; 46.03<br />
47. Florida International &#8230; 45.22<br />
48. Fresno State &#8230; 45.02<br />
48. Kent State &#8230; 45.02<br />
50. Oklahoma State &#8230; 44.79</p>
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<p><strong>COMPOSITE NATIONAL RANKINGS (CNR) CRITERIA: </strong>As the season progresses, CB360′s 100-point Composite National Rankings formula ultimately  is centered around 15 core ingredients – plus a bonus/penalty factor based on record over final-10 games. The CNR combines a diverse collection of “experts” (ranging from coaches, various media, computer calculations and postseason projections) – to help provide a preview of teams that could be in the running for the 2012 NCAA Championship field (hypothetically 50 teams, plus 14 others from lower-rated automatic-bid conferences).</p>
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<p>Teams receive points based on their standings in each poll/rating/projection (60 pts for #1; 59 for #2, etc.). For polls involving voting points (coaches and CB) and the various RPI-type ratings, the CNR adjusts to reward teams that have larger margins in the voting/point totals (whereas two teams with nearly the same voting-point total will be closer in the CNR allotment for that poll). Note that strength-of-schedule typically is factored into RPI formulations … thus the actual SOS numbers only are used early in the season (SOS are not used in the CNR when RPI already are in the mix). For the NCAA field projections, teams are awarded CNR points based on their respective seedings, “last in” and “last out,” etc.</p>
<p>The polls/ratings/projections are averaged, with 40 points typically then added to each total in order to yield the 100-point benchmark. Early in the season (projected SOS) and late in the season (final-10 games), a maximum bonus/penalty of 0.5 points is factored into the formula (in that case, 39.5, rather than 40, is added to the poll/rating/projection avg.).</p>
<p>Here are links to the five criteria currently used in the CNR, as of Feb. 10, 2012 (several more to be added prior to 2012 opening day):<br />
• <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/usatpoll.htm">National Coaches Poll</a> (USA Today/ESPN)<br />
• <a href="http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2012/poll120127.html">National Collegiate Baseball Writers</a> poll<br />
• <a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/rankings/2012/2612857.html">Baseball America </a>poll<br />
• <a href="http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/currentpolldivI.htm">Colllegiate Baseball </a>magazine rankings<br />
• <a href="http://www.collegebaseballlineup.com/rankings/di_top30.php">College Baseball Lineup</a> rankings</p>
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		<title>NCBWA 2012 Preseason Baseball Poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Stires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida Keeps Topping Preseason Polls&#8230; DALLAS &#8211; Florida is pre-competition No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history in the 2012 National Collegiate Baseball Writers 15th annual Division I preseason poll. Coach Kevin O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s crew was runnerup to fellow Southeastern Conference powerhouse South Carolina in the 2011 NCAA World Series and has a very solid nucleus returning. All-America catcher and 2011 SEC Player of the Year Mike Zunino (.371 average-19 homers-67 RBI) is one of the top returnees along with dual threat Brian Johnson (8-3 pitching record, .307-5-29) and All-America DH Preston Tucker for the Gators. Two-time defending NCAA champ South Carolina is No. 2 in the opening survey while 2011 NCAA Division I World Series participants North Carolina (No. 3 this year), Texas A&#38;M (No. 5), Texas (No. 7), Vanderbilt (No. 11), Virginia (No. 23), and California (No, 26) return after being ranked among the Top Eight in the final NCBWA poll last June. Last year&#8217;s preseason No. 1 TCU is No. 13 in the 2012 lidlifter. The NCBWA continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 15th year with its 2012 preseason predictions and weekly surveys. Weekly polls will resume from Feb. 21-June 28 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Florida Keeps Topping Preseason Polls&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NCBWA.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-23941" title="NCBWA" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NCBWA-230x300.png" alt="" width="161" height="210" /></a>DALLAS &#8211; Florida is pre-competition No. 1 nationally for the first time<br />
in school history in the 2012 National Collegiate Baseball Writers 15th<br />
annual Division I preseason poll.</p>
<p>Coach Kevin O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s crew was runnerup to fellow Southeastern<br />
Conference powerhouse South Carolina in the 2011 NCAA World Series and<br />
has a very solid nucleus returning. All-America catcher and 2011 SEC<br />
Player of the Year Mike Zunino (.371 average-19 homers-67 RBI) is one of<br />
the top returnees along with dual threat Brian Johnson (8-3 pitching<br />
record, .307-5-29) and All-America DH Preston Tucker for the Gators.</p>
<p>Two-time defending NCAA champ South Carolina is No. 2 in the opening<br />
survey while 2011 NCAA Division I World Series participants North<br />
Carolina (No. 3 this year), Texas A&amp;M (No. 5), Texas (No. 7), Vanderbilt<br />
(No. 11), Virginia (No. 23), and California (No, 26) return after being<br />
ranked among the Top Eight in the final NCBWA poll last June. Last<br />
year&#8217;s preseason No. 1 TCU is No. 13 in the 2012 lidlifter.</p>
<p>The NCBWA continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 15th<br />
year with its 2012 preseason predictions and weekly surveys. Weekly<br />
polls will resume from Feb. 21-June 28 with the finale following the<br />
66th annual 2012 NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at two-year-old TD<br />
Ameritrade Park.<br />
The poll voters come from 40 college baseball writers and related media<br />
persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason Top 35 listing,<br />
the remainder of the polls will feature a national Top 30 beginning with<br />
the Feb. 21 NCBWA survey.</p>
<p>LSU held down the No. 1 slot in the 1998, 2001 and 2009 polls. Other<br />
NCBWA preseason No. 1 placers have been Southern California (1999),<br />
Miami (Fla.) (2000), Stanford (2002), Texas (2003, 06, 10), Rice (2004,<br />
07), Cal State Fullerton (2005), Arizona State (2008), North Carolina<br />
(2009), and TCU (2011). South Carolina never had won a DI baseball crown<br />
before capturing the trophy in both 2010 and &#8217;11.</p>
<p>Last season, five different teams were rated No, 1 &#8211; TCU, UCLA, Florida,<br />
Vanderbilt, Virginia, and the champion Gamecocks.</p>
<p>This preseason poll has representation by 10 different conferences and<br />
independent Dallas Baptist among the 291 baseball-playing schools in the<br />
2012 NCAA Division I ranks. The polls of 2011 had teams from 16<br />
different DI conferences rated at least one week. For more information<br />
or to join the NCBWA, please go to <a href="http://www.ncbwa.com/" target="_blank">www.ncbwa.com</a>.</p>
<p>Rank-School-2011 Record-Final &#8217;11 Ranking<br />
1 Florida Southeastern 53-19 2<br />
2 South Carolina SEC 55-14 1<br />
3 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 51-16 5<br />
4 Stanford Pacific-12 35-22 13<br />
5 Texas A&amp;M Big 12 47-22 8<br />
6 Arkansas SEC 40-22 20<br />
7 Texas Big 12 49-19 7<br />
8 Rice Conference USA 42-21 18<br />
9 Georgia Tech ACC 42-21 23<br />
10 Florida State ACC 46-19 10<br />
11 Vanderbilt SEC 54-12 4<br />
12 LSU SEC 36-20 NR<br />
13 TCU Mountain West 43-19 16<br />
14 Oklahoma Big 12 41-19 24<br />
15 Arizona State Pac-12 43-18 9<br />
16 Miami (Fla.) ACC 38-23 26<br />
17 Clemson ACC 43-20 15<br />
18 Arizona Pac-12 39-21 25<br />
19 Cal State Fullerton Big West 41-17 17<br />
20 UCLA Pac-12 35-24 22<br />
21 Georgia SEC 33-32 NR<br />
22 Oregon State Pac-12 41-19 12<br />
23 Virginia ACC 56-12 3<br />
24 UC Irvine Big West 43-18 11<br />
25 Louisville Big East 32-29 NR<br />
26 California Pac-12 38-23 6<br />
27 St. John&#8217;s Big East 36-22 NR<br />
28 UCF Conference USA 39-23 NR<br />
29 Southern Miss Conference USA 39-19 30<br />
30 Ole Miss SEC 30-25 NR<br />
31 Stetson Atlantic Sun 43-20 NR<br />
32 Baylor Big 12 31-28 NR<br />
33 Dallas Baptist Independent 42-20 21<br />
34 Mississippi State SEC 38-25 19<br />
35 Coastal Carolina Big South 42-20 NR</p>
<p>Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Alabama (35-28), Auburn<br />
(29-29), Belmont (38-26), Bethune-Cookman (36-25), Cal State Bakersfield<br />
(33-22), Charlotte (43-16), College of Charleston (39-22), Connecticut<br />
(45-20-1), Creighton (45-16), East Carolina (41-21), Florida<br />
International (40-20-1), Fresno State (40-16), Georgia Southern (36-26),<br />
Georgia State (37-21), Gonzaga (32-19-1), Illinois (30-27), Jacksonville<br />
(37-24), James Madison (42-19), Kansas State (36-25), Kent State<br />
(45-17), Kentucky (25-30), Long Beach State (29-27), Maine (33-24),<br />
Michigan State (36-21), Missouri State (33-23), NC State (35-27),<br />
Nebraska (30-25), Oklahoma State (35-25), Old Dominion (30-26), Oral<br />
Roberts (39-22), Oregon (33-26-1), Sam Houston State (35-24), San Diego<br />
State (22-36), Seton Hall (34-25), Southern California (25-31), Stony<br />
Brook (42-12), Tennessee (25-29), Texas State (41-23), Texas Tech<br />
(33-25), Troy (43-19), Tulane (31-26), UNC Wilmington (31-28), West<br />
Virginia (28-27), Wichita State (39-26).</p>
<p><strong>By conference</strong>: SEC 8, Pacific-12 6, ACC 6, Big 12 4, C-USA 3, Big East<br />
2, Big West 2, Atlantic Sun 1, Big South 1, Independents 1, MWC 1.</p>
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		<title>USA Today/ESPN 2012 College Baseball Preseason Poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Stires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida Tops The Coaches&#8217; Poll&#8230; Florida is the number one team in the USA Today/ESPN College Baseball 2012 Preseason Poll. The coaches&#8217; poll is the third preseason ranking to be released to date, and Florida has topped all three (Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America are the other two. Two-time defending national champion South Carolina is second, followed by Stanford, North Carolina and Texas in the top five. Texas A&#38;M, Rice, Arkansas, Florida State, and Georgia Tech round out the preseason top 10. Stanford is the only school among the top six in the poll that did not reach the 2011 College World Series. Six SEC and ACC teams are in the top 25, the Pac-12 has five. College Baseball 360 will release our 2012 Preseason Top 50 Composite Poll in the coming weeks. Jan 26, 2012 1. Florida 2. South Carolina 3. Stanford 4. North Carolina 5. Texas 6. Texas A&#38;M 7. Rice 8. Arkansas 9. Florida State 10. Georgia Tech 11. TCU 12. Vanderbilt 13. Miami (Fla) 14. LSU 15. Oklahoma 16. Cal State Fullerton 17. Virginia 18. UCLA 19. Oregon State 20. Arizona 21. St. John&#8217;s 22. California 23. Clemson 24. Louisville 25. Georgia Others receiving votes: UC-Irvine [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Florida Tops The Coaches&#8217; Poll&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-23921" title="usatodayLogo" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/usatodayLogo-150x97.gif" alt="" width="150" height="97" />Florida</strong> is the number one team in the <em>USA Today/ESPN College Baseball 2012 Preseason Poll</em>. The coaches&#8217; poll is the third preseason ranking to be released to date, and Florida has topped all three (Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America are the other two.</p>
<p>Two-time defending national champion <strong>South Carolina</strong> is second, followed by <strong>Stanford, North Carolina </strong>and<strong> Texas</strong> in the top five. <strong>Texas A&amp;M, Rice, Arkansas, Florida State, </strong>and<strong> Georgia Tech</strong> round out the preseason top 10.</p>
<p>Stanford is the only school among the top six in the poll that did not reach the 2011 College World Series.</p>
<p>Six <strong>SEC</strong> and <strong>ACC</strong> teams are in the top 25, the Pac-12 has five.</p>
<p>College Baseball 360 will release our 2012 Preseason Top 50 Composite Poll in the coming weeks.</p>
<p>Jan 26, 2012</p>
<p>1. Florida</p>
<p>2. South Carolina</p>
<p>3. Stanford</p>
<p>4. North Carolina</p>
<p>5. Texas</p>
<p>6. Texas A&amp;M</p>
<p>7. Rice</p>
<p>8. Arkansas</p>
<p>9. Florida State</p>
<p>10. Georgia Tech</p>
<p>11. TCU</p>
<p>12. Vanderbilt</p>
<p>13. Miami (Fla)</p>
<p>14. LSU</p>
<p>15. Oklahoma</p>
<p>16. Cal State Fullerton</p>
<p>17. Virginia</p>
<p>18. UCLA</p>
<p>19. Oregon State</p>
<p>20. Arizona</p>
<p>21. St. John&#8217;s</p>
<p>22. California</p>
<p>23. Clemson</p>
<p>24. Louisville</p>
<p>25. Georgia</p>
<p><strong>Others receiving votes:</strong> UC-Irvine (43-18) 102; Connecticut (45-20-1) 29; Mississippi State (38-25) 28; Baylor (31-28) 27; Dallas Baptist (42-20) 25; Oregon (33-26) 24; Stetson (43-20) 23; Southern Mississippi (39-19) 20; Fresno State (40-16) 13; Kent State (45-17) 13; Oklahoma State (35-25) 12; East Carolina (41-21) 9; Troy (43-19) 9; North Carolina State (35-27) 8; Georgia Southern (36-26) 7; Creighton (45-16) 6; Mississippi (30-25) 6; Missouri State (33-23) 6; Southern California (25-31) 6; Illinois (30-27) 5; Wichita State (39-26) 5; Alabama (35-28) 4; Belmont (38-26) 4; Coastal Carolina (42-20) 4; Pittsburgh (33-23) 4; Central Florida (39-23) 3; UNC-Wilmington (31-28) 3; College of Charleston (39-22) 1; Jacksonville (37-24) 1; James Madison (42-19) 1; Oral Roberts (39-22) 1; Southeastern Louisiana (35-22) 1; Stony Brook (42-12) 1.</p>
<p>The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. The board for the 2012 season: Terry Alexander, Jacksonville; John Anderson, Minnesota; Ed Blankmeyer, St. John’s; Rob Cooper, Wright State; Sherman Corbett, Texas-San Antonio; Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt; Barry Davis, Rider; Greg DiCenzo, Holy Cross; Mike Gaski, UNC-Greensboro; Nino Giarratano, San Francisco; Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina; Keith Guttin, Missouri State; Danny Hall, Georgia Tech; Carlton Hardy, Savannah State; Donny Harrel, Seattle University; Loren Hibbs, Charlotte; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; George Horton, Oregon; Steve Jaksa, Central Michigan; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Rick Jones, Tulane; John Musachio, Oakland (Mich.); Bobby Pierce, Troy; Gary Powers, Nevada; Mark Scalf, UNC-Wilmington; Jim Schlossnagle, TCU; Jim Schmitz, Eastern Illinois; Matt Senk, Stony Brook; Doug Smith, UC-Riverside; Steve Smith, Baylor; Bob Whalen, Dartmouth.</p>
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		<title>DIII Baseball 2012 Preseason Poll</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marietta Tops D3baseball.com Rankings&#8230; Marietta is the number one team in the D3baseball.com 2012 preseason poll. Marietta is followed by Chapman, Kean, Linfield and Cortland State in the top five. The rest of the poll follows: Preseason 2012 NCWBA/D3baseball.com Top 25 # School (1st) Record Pts Prev. 1 Marietta (25) 47-4 625 1 2 Chapman 37-13 579 2 3 Kean 42-11 559 3 4 Linfield 33-11 496 9 5 Cortland State 36-10 481 13 6 UW-Whitewater 37-13 455 4 7 Chris. Newport 39-7 445 14 8 UW-Stevens Pt. 34-10 357 15 9 Salisbury 34-14 351 6 10 Heidelberg 36-13 348 11 11 Alvernia 38-9 321 16 12 Eastern Conn. 34-13 304 20 13 Buena Vista 34-18 284 7 14 St. Scholastica 37-7 276 12 15 W. New England 42-11 274 10 16 Keystone 38-12 215 5 17 Carthage 32-12 207 17 18 Wheaton (Mass.) 32-12 196 22 19 Thomas More 29-9 185 rv 20 Redlands 30-13 170 rv 21 Shenandoah 37-7 152 8 22 Trinity (Texas) 34-13 106 19 23 Texas-Tyler 33-8 105 18 24 Tufts 27-9-1 72 21 25 Birm.-Southern 30-9 56 - Also receiving votes: Rowan 49, St. Thomas 45, Piedmont 44, Adrian 41, Johns Hopkins 39, Concordia-Austin [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Marietta Tops D3baseball.com Rankings&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-23899" title="Marietta" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Marietta.jpg" alt="" width="140" height="129" />Marietta is the number one team in the D3baseball.com 2012 preseason poll. Marietta is followed by Chapman, Kean, Linfield and Cortland State in the top five. The rest of the poll follows:</p>
<p>Preseason 2012 NCWBA/<a href="http://d3baseball.com/" target="_blank">D3baseball.com</a> Top 25</p>
<p><strong># School (1st) Record Pts Prev.</strong><br />
1 Marietta (25) 47-4 625 1<br />
2 Chapman 37-13 579 2<br />
3 Kean 42-11 559 3<br />
4 Linfield 33-11 496 9<br />
5 Cortland State 36-10 481 13<br />
6 UW-Whitewater 37-13 455 4<br />
7 Chris. Newport 39-7 445 14<br />
8 UW-Stevens Pt. 34-10 357 15<br />
9 Salisbury 34-14 351 6<br />
10 Heidelberg 36-13 348 11<br />
11 Alvernia 38-9 321 16<br />
12 Eastern Conn. 34-13 304 20<br />
13 Buena Vista 34-18 284 7<br />
14 St. Scholastica 37-7 276 12<br />
15 W. New England 42-11 274 10<br />
16 Keystone 38-12 215 5<br />
17 Carthage 32-12 207 17<br />
18 Wheaton (Mass.) 32-12 196 22<br />
19 Thomas More 29-9 185 rv<br />
20 Redlands 30-13 170 rv<br />
21 Shenandoah 37-7 152 8<br />
22 Trinity (Texas) 34-13 106 19<br />
23 Texas-Tyler 33-8 105 18<br />
24 Tufts 27-9-1 72 21<br />
25 Birm.-Southern 30-9 56 -</p>
<p>Also receiving votes: Rowan 49, St. Thomas 45, Piedmont 44, Adrian 41, Johns Hopkins 39, Concordia-Austin 35, Coe 31, Illinois Wesleyan 24, Aurora 24, Cal Lutheran 21, Concordia (Ill.) 20, North Park 16, Hardin-Simmons 15, St. John Fisher 11, Washington U. 9, Southern Maine 8, New Jersey 8, La Roche 7, MIT 7, Randolph-Macon 5, Amherst 5, Anderson 5, Misericordia 4, Augustana 4, Neumann 4, Pomona-Pitzer 4, Bridgewater State 4, Webster 3, Rhodes 3, Louisiana College 2, Penn State-Altoona 2, Huntingdon 1, Wheaton (Ill.) 1, Endicott 1, Frostburg State 1, Case Western Reserve 1, Rhode Island College 1, Brockport State 1.</p>
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		<title>Baseball America 2012 Preseason College Poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida Tops Another Preseason Ranking&#8230; Florida is the No. 1 team in Baseball America&#8216;s 2012 preseason college baseball poll. The Gators, last year&#8217;s national runner-up, also topped Collegiate Baseball Newspaper&#8216;s preseason poll. While two-time defending national champion South Carolina is No. 2 the the CBN rankings, Stanford is second in the BA poll with the Gamecocks ranked third. Arkansas and Arizona come in fourth and fifth, respectively, with Rice, Texas A&#38;M, LSU, North Carolina, and Vanderbilt rounding out the top 10. Including top ranked Florida, the SEC boasts seven teams in the BA preseason top 25. The ACC and Pac-12 each have five teams in the rankings. After more polls are released, College Baseball 360 will release our 2012 Preseason Composite Top 50 Rankings. &#160; BASEBALL AMERICA&#8216;S 2012 PRESEASON POLL Rank Team 2011 Record Conference 1 Florida 53-19 SEC 2 Stanford 35-22 Pac-12 3 South Carolina 55-14 SEC 4 Arkansas 40-22 SEC 5 Arizona 39-21 Pac-12 6 Rice 42-21 Conference USA 7 Texas A&#38;M 47-22 Big 12 8 LSU 36-20 SEC 9 North Carolina 51-16 ACC 10 Vanderbilt 54-12 SEC 11 Georgia 33-22 SEC 12 Georgia Tech 42-21 ACC 13 Texas 49-19 Big 12 14 UCLA 35-24 Pac-12 15 TCU [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Florida Tops Another Preseason Ranking&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-23894" title="Gators" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Gators-150x109.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="109" />Florida</strong> is the No. 1 team in <em>Baseball America</em>&#8216;s 2012 preseason college baseball poll. The Gators, last year&#8217;s national runner-up, also topped <em>Collegiate Baseball Newspaper</em>&#8216;s <a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/19/collegiate-baseball-newspaper-2012-preseason-poll/">preseason poll</a>.</p>
<p>While two-time defending national champion <strong>South Carolina</strong> is No. 2 the the CBN rankings, <strong>Stanford</strong> is second in the BA poll with the Gamecocks ranked third.</p>
<p><strong>Arkansas</strong> and <strong>Arizona</strong> come in fourth and fifth, respectively, with <strong>Rice, Texas A&amp;M, LSU, North Carolina, </strong>and<strong> Vanderbilt</strong> rounding out the top 10.</p>
<p>Including top ranked Florida, the <strong>SEC</strong> boasts seven teams in the BA preseason top 25. The <strong>ACC</strong> and <strong>Pac-12</strong> each have five teams in the rankings.</p>
<p>After more polls are released, College Baseball 360 will release our 2012 Preseason Composite Top 50 Rankings.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><em>BASEBALL AMERICA</em></strong><strong>&#8216;S 2012 PRESEASON POLL</strong></p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><strong>Rank </strong></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Team </strong></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>2011 Record </strong></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>Conference </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">1</td>
<td valign="top">Florida</td>
<td valign="top">53-19</td>
<td valign="top">SEC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">2</td>
<td valign="top">Stanford</td>
<td valign="top">35-22</td>
<td valign="top">Pac-12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">3</td>
<td valign="top">South Carolina</td>
<td valign="top">55-14</td>
<td valign="top">SEC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">4</td>
<td valign="top">Arkansas</td>
<td valign="top">40-22</td>
<td valign="top">SEC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">5</td>
<td valign="top">Arizona</td>
<td valign="top">39-21</td>
<td valign="top">Pac-12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">6</td>
<td valign="top">Rice</td>
<td valign="top">42-21</td>
<td valign="top">Conference USA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">7</td>
<td valign="top">Texas A&amp;M</td>
<td valign="top">47-22</td>
<td valign="top">Big 12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">8</td>
<td valign="top">LSU</td>
<td valign="top">36-20</td>
<td valign="top">SEC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">9</td>
<td valign="top">North Carolina</td>
<td valign="top">51-16</td>
<td valign="top">ACC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">10</td>
<td valign="top">Vanderbilt</td>
<td valign="top">54-12</td>
<td valign="top">SEC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">11</td>
<td valign="top">Georgia</td>
<td valign="top">33-22</td>
<td valign="top">SEC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">12</td>
<td valign="top">Georgia Tech</td>
<td valign="top">42-21</td>
<td valign="top">ACC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">13</td>
<td valign="top">Texas</td>
<td valign="top">49-19</td>
<td valign="top">Big 12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">14</td>
<td valign="top">UCLA</td>
<td valign="top">35-24</td>
<td valign="top">Pac-12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">15</td>
<td valign="top">TCU</td>
<td valign="top">43-19</td>
<td valign="top">Mountain West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">16</td>
<td valign="top">Clemson</td>
<td valign="top">43-20</td>
<td valign="top">ACC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">17</td>
<td valign="top">Arizona State</td>
<td valign="top">43-18</td>
<td valign="top">Pac-12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">18</td>
<td valign="top">Miami</td>
<td valign="top">38-23</td>
<td valign="top">ACC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">19</td>
<td valign="top">Oklahoma</td>
<td valign="top">41-19</td>
<td valign="top">Big 12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">20</td>
<td valign="top">Florida State</td>
<td valign="top">46-19</td>
<td valign="top">ACC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">21</td>
<td valign="top">Central Florida</td>
<td valign="top">39-23</td>
<td valign="top">Conference USA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">22</td>
<td valign="top">Mississippi</td>
<td valign="top">30-25</td>
<td valign="top">SEC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">23</td>
<td valign="top">Oregon State</td>
<td valign="top">41-19</td>
<td valign="top">Pac-12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">24</td>
<td valign="top">Louisville</td>
<td valign="top">32-29</td>
<td valign="top">Big East</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">25</td>
<td valign="top">Cal State Fullerton</td>
<td valign="top">41-17</td>
<td valign="top">Big West</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gators, Gamecocks Are 1-2&#8230; TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Florida is the overwhelming favorite to capture the 2012 NCAA Division I College World Series, according to Collegiate Baseball’s Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I pre-season poll. The Gators return one of the strongest teams in college baseball history after finishing second at the CWS last season to South Carolina. Florida brings back seven players who are Louisville Slugger pre-season All-Americans, an all-time record. In addition, seven players have the potential of being drafted in the first three rounds of next June’s Free Agent Draft. The talent level is so high that up to 14 players could be drafted next June, according to Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan. The Gators landed Collegiate Baseball’s No. 1 recruiting class in the nation during the fall of 2009 with many of these players key components of the 2012 team. That class featured seven drafted players among the 11-man class. Florida followed that with a recruiting class ranked fifth in 2010 with six players being drafted among the eight brought in. The headliner in that class was RHP Karsten Whitson (Chipley H.S., FL) who was a first round draft pick of the Padres. The 6-foot-4, 190-pounder’s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Gators, Gamecocks Are 1-2&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-23749" title="G14_025" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/G14_025-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" />TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of <strong>Florida</strong> is the overwhelming favorite to capture the 2012 NCAA Division I College World Series, according to <em>Collegiate Baseball’s </em>Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I pre-season poll.</p>
<p>The Gators return one of the strongest teams in college baseball history after finishing second at the CWS last season to <strong>South Carolina</strong>. Florida brings back seven players who are Louisville Slugger pre-season All-Americans, an all-time record. In addition, seven players have the potential of being drafted in the first three rounds of next June’s Free Agent Draft.</p>
<p>The talent level is so high that up to 14 players could be drafted next June, according to Head Coach <strong>Kevin O’Sullivan</strong>. The Gators landed <em>Collegiate Baseball’s </em>No. 1 recruiting class in the nation during the fall of 2009 with many of these players key components of the 2012 team. That class featured seven drafted players among the 11-man class.</p>
<p>Florida followed that with a recruiting class ranked fifth in 2010 with six players being drafted among the eight brought in. The headliner in that class was RHP <strong>Karsten Whitson</strong> (Chipley H.S., FL) who was a first round draft pick of the Padres. The 6-foot-4, 190-pounder’s fastball topped out at 96 mph. Last season as a freshman for Florida, he was 8-1 with a 2.40 ERA, 92 strikeouts and only 28 walks. According to news accounts, Whitson turned down a signing bonus close to $2 million to be a Gator.</p>
<p>Florida then landed a recruiting class ranked eighth nationally in 2011 (four drafted players).</p>
<p>The high profile players who are expected to go in the first three rounds of the 2012 draft include:</p>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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<tr>
<td valign="top" width="42"></td>
<td valign="top" width="100%">C Mike Zunino (SEC Player of The Year in 2011, .371, 19 HR, 23 2B, 67 RBI).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="42"></td>
<td valign="top" width="100%">LHP/1B Brian Johnson (8-3, 3.62 ERA, 72 K, 15 BB, .307, 5 HR, 11 2B, 29 RBI).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="42"></td>
<td valign="top" width="100%">RHP/1B Austin Maddox (5 SV, 3-0, 0.67 ERA, .280, 6 HR, 3 2B, 35 RBI).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="42"></td>
<td valign="top" width="100%">RHP Hudson Randall (11-3, 2.17 ERA, 73 K, 13 BB).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="42"></td>
<td valign="top" width="100%">SS Nolan Fontana (great defense, .289, 5 HR, 12 2B, 49 RBI).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="42"></td>
<td valign="top" width="100%">RF Preston Tucker (.308, 15 HR, 23 2B, 74 RBI).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="42"></td>
<td valign="top" width="100%">LHP Steve Rodriguez (4-2, 2 SV, 1.91 ERA, 44 K, 12 BB).</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>And you could go on and on about the superb athletes Florida can bring to the table.</p>
<p>Florida has extraordinary starting pitchers, relievers and closers for any potential hitting matchup. Offensively, the team hit .307 with 69 home runs last season and belted 143 doubles as the Gators averaged 6.3 runs per game. In the final 2011 national NCAA statistics, Florida ranked No. 1 in hits by its offense (755), No. 5 in doubles, and No. 5 in homers.</p>
<p>The pitching staff ranked No. 1 in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings at 1.82. The staff had a 2.95 team ERA and had more than a 4:1 strikeout to walk ratio (547 strikeouts and 130 walks).</p>
<p>Opponents had a difficult time running on the Gators last season with an All-American catching in Zunino and a pitching staff that kept runners close. Only 31 bases were stolen off the Gators last season in 47 attempts over 72 games.</p>
<p>For a detailed rundown on the top 40 teams, see the Jan. 6, 2012 edition of <em>Collegiate Baseball </em>newspaper which also includes a complete look at every NCAA Division I Conference with pre-season rankings and a listing of top players in each league, including projected pitchers and players of the year.</p>
<p>In addition, this issue of <em>Collegiate Baseball </em>features a draft preview of all potential college players who may be picked in the first two rounds of the 2012 Free Agent Draft next spring and Louisville Slugger pre-season All-American teams.</p>
<p>The <strong>&#8220;Collegiate Baseball&#8221; Newspaper poll</strong> is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1958 college baseball season.</p>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="309">
<p align="center"><strong>NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll</strong> (As of Dec. 19, 2011)</p>
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<tr>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="309">
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.baseballnews.com/" target="_parent">www.baseballnews.com</a></p>
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<td valign="top" width="347">Rank School (’11 Final Record)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">Points</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">1. Florida (53-19)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">497</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">2. South Carolina (55-14)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">494</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">3. Stanford (35-22)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">490</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">4. North Carolina (51-16)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">488</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">5. Texas (49-19)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">485</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">6. Texas A&amp;M (47-22)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">484</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">7. Rice (42-21)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">482</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">8. Arkansas (40-22)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">479</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">9. Georgia Tech. (42-21)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">476</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">10. Texas Christian (43-19)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">474</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">11. St. John&#8217;s (36-22)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">470</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">12. Louisiana St. (36-20)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">468</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">13. Florida St. (46-19)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">465</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">14. Miami, Fla. (38-23)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">464</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">15. Louisville (32-29)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">460</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">16. Oklahoma (41-19)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">458</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">17. Arizona St. (43-18)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">457</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">18. Georgia (33-32)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">455</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">19. UCLA (35-24)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">454</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">20. Arizona (39-21)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">452</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">21. Cal. St. Fullerton (41-17)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">449</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">22. California (38-23)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">447</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">23. Vanderbilt (54-12)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">445</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">24. Oregon St. (41-19)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">443</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">25. Clemson (43-20)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">437</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">26. Stetson (43-20)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">435</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">27. Oregon (33-26-1)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">432</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">28. Baylor (31-28)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">430</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">29. U.C. Irvine (43-18)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">425</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">30. Southern Miss. (39-19)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">422</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">31. Missouri St. (33-23)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">419</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">32. College of Charleston (39-22)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">417</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">33. Virginia (56-12)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">413</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">34. Georgia Southern (36-26)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">412</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">35. Texas St. (41-23)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">408</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">36. Central Florida (39-23)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">406</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">37. Wichita St. (39-26)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">403</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">38. Jacksonville (37-24)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">39. Florida International (40-20-1)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">397</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="347">40. Southern California (25-31)</td>
<td valign="top" width="48">395</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="309"><strong>Other Teams Receiving Votes: </strong>Coastal Carolina, Oklahoma St., Charlotte, East Carolina, Kent St., Creighton, Oral Roberts, Troy, South Alabama, San Diego, Gonzaga, San Francisco, Fresno St., Hawaii, Dallas Baptist, N.C. State, Mississippi St., Auburn, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Stony Brook, Maine, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Notre Dame, South Florida, Liberty, Winthrop, Purdue, Michigan St., Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas St., Texas Tech., Missouri, Cal Poly, Long Beach St., U.C. Riverside, James Madison, Tulane, Houston, Manhattan, Rider, Central Michigan, Illinois St., New Mexico, San Diego St., Nevada-Las Vegas, Austin Peay St., Samford, Elon, N.C. Greensboro, S.E. Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana-Lafayette, Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, San Jose St., New Mexico St., Cal. St. Bakersfield.<strong>Source: </strong><em>Collegiate Baseball Newspaper</em></td>
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		<title>Final 2011 NCBWA College Baseball Poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Stires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No Shock, Gamecocks At The Top&#8230; DALLAS, Texas &#8211; The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continued its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 12th year with its 2011 weekly surveys. This season’s polls have been circulated from Feb. 21-June 30 following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb. This is the final poll of the year and ’11 after South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference won back-to-back NCAA baseball championships on June 28 by sweeping Florida in the title round. The poll voters come from 40 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. The final poll has representation by 11 different conferences among the 300 baseball-playing schools in the 2011 NCAA Division I ranks, and five different schools have held down the No. 1 position. There have been 17 separate leagues among the Top 30 in the ‘11 poll, and six different schools &#8211; TCU, UCLA, Florida, Vanderbilt, Virginia, and South Carolina – held down the No. 1 position in the NCBWA surveys. For more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to www.ncbwa.com. CLICK HERE to see more polls on our comprehensive Weekly Polls Page. The first 2012 NCBWA DI poll will [...]]]></description>
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<p>DALLAS, Texas &#8211; The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association  continued its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 12th year with  its 2011 weekly surveys. This season’s polls have been circulated from  Feb. 21-June 30 following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb. This is  the final poll of the year and ’11 after South Carolina of the  Southeastern Conference won back-to-back NCAA baseball championships on  June 28 by sweeping Florida in the title round.<br />
The poll voters come from 40 college baseball writers and related media  persons from throughout the nation. The final poll has representation by  11 different conferences among the 300 baseball-playing schools in the  2011 NCAA Division I ranks, and five different schools have held down  the No. 1 position. There have been 17 separate leagues among the Top 30  in the ‘11 poll, and six different schools &#8211; TCU, UCLA, Florida,  Vanderbilt, Virginia, and South Carolina – held down the No. 1 position  in the NCBWA surveys. For more information or to join the NCBWA, please  go to <a href="http://www.ncbwa.com/" target="_blank">www.ncbwa.com</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/category/college-baseball-polls/">CLICK HERE</a> to see more polls on our comprehensive Weekly Polls Page.<a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NCBWA.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-22653" title="NCBWA" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NCBWA.png" alt="" width="336" height="437" /></a><br />
The first 2012 NCBWA DI poll will be released in Jan.  2012.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Rank School Conference Overall Record Previous Rank</strong></span><br />
1 South Carolina Southeastern 55-14 4<br />
2 Florida SEC53-19 3<br />
3 Virginia ACC 56-12 1<br />
4 Vanderbilt SEC 54-12 2<br />
5 North Carolina ACC 51-16 6<br />
6 California Pacific-10 38-23 11<br />
7 Texas Big 12 49-19 5<br />
8 Texas A&amp;M Big 12 47-22 7<br />
9 Arizona State Pac-10 43-18 8<br />
10 Florida State ACC 46-19 9<br />
11 UC Irvine Big West 43-18 10<br />
12 Oregon State Pac-10 41-19 12<br />
13 Stanford Pac-10 35-22 13<br />
14 Connecticut Big East 45-20-1 14<br />
15 Clemson ACC 43-20 15<br />
16 Cal State Fullerton Big West 41-17 17<br />
17 TCU Mountain West 43-19 16<br />
18 Rice Conference USA 42-21 18<br />
19 Mississippi State SEC 38-25 19<br />
20 Arkansas SEC 40-22 20<br />
21 Dallas Baptist Independent 42-20 21<br />
22 UCLA Pac-10 35-24 22<br />
23 Georgia Tech ACC 42-21 23<br />
24 Oklahoma Big 12 41-19 24<br />
25 Arizona Pac-10 39-21 25<br />
26 Miami (Fla.) ACC 38-23 26<br />
27 Kent State Mid-American 45-17 27<br />
28 Fresno State Western Athletic 40-16 28<br />
29 East Carolina C-USA 41-21 29<br />
30 Southern Miss C-USA 39-19 30</p>
<p>Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Alabama (35-28), Cal  State Bakersfield (33-22), Charlotte (43-16), Coastal Carolina (42-20),  Creighton (45-16), James Madison (42-19), Oral Roberts (39-22), Stetson  (43-20),            Texas State (41-23), Troy (43-19).</p>
<p>Dropped Out: None.</p>
<p>By conference: ACC 6, Pac-10 6, SEC 5, Big 12 3, C-USA 3, Big West 2, Big East 1, Independent 1, MAC 1, MWC 1, WAC 1.</p>
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		<title>Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Final 2011 Poll</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of South Carolina (55-14) is ranked No. 1 in the final 2011 Collegiate Baseball newspaper NCAA Division I baseball poll. The Gamecocks won their second consecutive national championship in baseball at the College World Series last Tuesday with a 5-2 win over Florida to sweep the championship series two games to none over the Gators. South Carolina broke two NCAA records in the process of winning back-to-back titles as the Gamecocks have now won 11 consecutive College World Series games dating back to last season and 16 straight games in NCAA tournament action (Regionals, Super Regionals, College World Series). South Carolina finished with a team ERA of 0.88 in five College World Series games, the fourth-lowest team ERA in CWS history and the lowest since 1972 (Arizona State, 0.68). The Gamecocks microscopic team ERA is the lowest by a CWS champion since California in 1957 (0.60). The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season. CLICK HERE to see more polls on our comprehensive Weekly Polls Page. &#160; (Top 30 Agate Follows) Collegiate Baseball Newspaper&#8217;s NCAA Div. I Poll (As of June 30, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of South Carolina (55-14) is ranked No. 1 in the final 2011 <em>Collegiate Baseball </em>newspaper NCAA Division I baseball poll.</p>
<p>The Gamecocks won their second consecutive national championship in baseball at the College World Series last Tuesday with a 5-2 win over Florida to sweep the championship series two games to none over the Gators.</p>
<p>South Carolina broke two NCAA records in the process of winning back-to-back titles as the Gamecocks have now won 11 consecutive College World Series games dating back to last season and 16 straight games in NCAA tournament action (Regionals, Super Regionals, College World Series).</p>
<p>South Carolina finished with a team ERA of 0.88 in five College World Series games, the fourth-lowest team ERA in CWS history and the lowest since 1972 (Arizona State, 0.68).</p>
<p>The Gamecocks microscopic team ERA is the lowest by a CWS champion since California in 1957 (0.60).</p>
<p>The <strong>Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll</strong> is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.</p>
<p><a href="../category/college-baseball-polls/">CLICK HERE</a> to see more polls on our comprehensive Weekly Polls Page.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>(Top 30 Agate Follows)</strong></p>
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<table border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" width="347">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="293" valign="top"><a href="http://www.baseballnews.com/" target="_parent"><strong>Collegiate   Baseball Newspaper&#8217;s</strong></a></td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="293" valign="top"><strong>NCAA Div. I Poll</strong> (As of June 30, 2011)</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="293" valign="top"><a href="http://www.baseballnews.com/" target="_parent">www.baseballnews.com</a></td>
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<td width="182" valign="top">Rank School (Record)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">Points</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">Previous</td>
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<td width="182" valign="top">1. South Carolina (55-14)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">497</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">4</td>
</tr>
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<td width="182" valign="top">2. Florida (53-19)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">492</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">3. Virginia (56-12)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">491</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">4. Vanderbilt (54-12)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">490</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">5. North Carolina (51-16)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">488</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">6. California (38-23)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">485</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">7. Texas (49-19)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">483</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">8. Texas A&amp;M (47-22)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">479</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">9. Florida St. (46-19)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">477</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">10. Oregon St. (41-19)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">474</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">11. Arizona St. (43-18)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">472</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">12. U.C. Irvine (43-18)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">471</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">13. Connecticut (45-20-1)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">467</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">14. Stanford (35-22)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">464</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">15. Mississippi St. (38-25)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">461</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">16. Dallas Baptist (42-20)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">457</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">17. Texas Christian (43-19)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">455</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">18. Cal. St. Fullerton (41-17)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">453</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">19. Georgia Tech. (42-21)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">450</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">20. UCLA (35-24)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">449</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">21. Clemson (43-20)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">447</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">22. Miami, Fla. (38-23)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">444</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">23. Oral Roberts (39-22)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">442</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">24. Rice (42-21)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">439</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">25. Arizona (39-21)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">437</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">26. Kent St. (45-17)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">434</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">27. Coastal Carolina (42-20)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">432</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">28. Creighton (45-16)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">429</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">29. Arkansas (40-22)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">426</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="182" valign="top">30. Stetson (43-20)</td>
<td width="59" valign="top">424</td>
<td width="52" valign="top">30</td>
</tr>
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		<title>USA Today/ESPN College Baseball Coaches Poll &#8211; June 29, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Final Poll Of The Season&#8230; CLICK HERE to see more polls on our comprehensive Weekly Polls Page. une 29, 2011 — final poll Rank School (first-place votes) Record Points Last week 1 South Carolina (31) 55-14 775 4 2 Florida 53-19 744 3 3 Vanderbilt 54-12 700 2 4 Virginia 56-12 694 1 5 North Carolina 51-16 641 7 6 Texas A&#38;M 47-22 589 8 7 Texas 49-19 574 5 8 California 38-23 540 NR 9 Florida State 46-19 501 6 10 Arizona State 43-18 447 11 11 Oregon State 41-19 420 16 12 UC-Irvine 43-18 402 17 13 Stanford 35-22 328 21 14 Connecticut 45-20-1 321 24 15 Mississippi State 38-25 260 NR 16 Clemson 43-20 253 12 17 Cal State-Fullerton 41-17 236 9 18 Dallas Baptist 42-20 232 NR 19 TCU 43-19 225 10 20 Georgia Tech 42-21 209 14 21 Rice 42-21 184 13 22 UCLA 35-24 153 18 23 Arkansas 40-22 145 19 24 Miami (Fla.) 38-23 114 23 25 Arizona 39-21 80 NR Dropped out: No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 20 Fresno State, No. 22 Southern Mississippi, No. 25 Creighton. Others receiving votes: Oklahoma (41-19) 69; Kent State (45-17) 42; Stetson (43-20) 26; Creighton (45-16) 25; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Final Poll Of The Season&#8230;</strong></p>
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<p><em><strong>une 29, 2011 — final poll</strong></em></p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="106">
<div>Rank</div>
</td>
<td width="430">School (first-place votes)</td>
<td width="142">
<div>Record</div>
</td>
<td width="142">
<div>Points</div>
</td>
<td width="140">
<div>Last week</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>1</div>
</td>
<td>South Carolina (31)</td>
<td>
<div>55-14</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>775</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>4</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>2</div>
</td>
<td>Florida</td>
<td>
<div>53-19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>744</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>3</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>3</div>
</td>
<td>Vanderbilt</td>
<td>
<div>54-12</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>700</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>2</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>4</div>
</td>
<td>Virginia</td>
<td>
<div>56-12</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>694</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>1</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>5</div>
</td>
<td>North Carolina</td>
<td>
<div>51-16</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>641</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>7</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>6</div>
</td>
<td>Texas A&amp;M</td>
<td>
<div>47-22</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>589</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>8</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>7</div>
</td>
<td>Texas</td>
<td>
<div>49-19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>574</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>5</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>8</div>
</td>
<td>California</td>
<td>
<div>38-23</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>540</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>NR</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>9</div>
</td>
<td>Florida State</td>
<td>
<div>46-19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>501</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>6</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>10</div>
</td>
<td>Arizona State</td>
<td>
<div>43-18</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>447</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>11</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>11</div>
</td>
<td>Oregon State</td>
<td>
<div>41-19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>420</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>16</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>12</div>
</td>
<td>UC-Irvine</td>
<td>
<div>43-18</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>402</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>17</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>13</div>
</td>
<td>Stanford</td>
<td>
<div>35-22</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>328</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>21</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>14</div>
</td>
<td>Connecticut</td>
<td>
<div>45-20-1</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>321</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>24</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>15</div>
</td>
<td>Mississippi State</td>
<td>
<div>38-25</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>260</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>NR</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>16</div>
</td>
<td>Clemson</td>
<td>
<div>43-20</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>253</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>12</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>17</div>
</td>
<td>Cal State-Fullerton</td>
<td>
<div>41-17</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>236</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>9</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>18</div>
</td>
<td>Dallas Baptist</td>
<td>
<div>42-20</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>232</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>NR</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div>19</div>
</td>
<td>TCU</td>
<td>
<div>43-19</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>225</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>10</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>20</div>
</td>
<td>Georgia Tech</td>
<td>
<div>42-21</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>209</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>14</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>21</div>
</td>
<td>Rice</td>
<td>
<div>42-21</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>184</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>13</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>22</div>
</td>
<td>UCLA</td>
<td>
<div>35-24</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>153</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>18</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
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<tr>
<td>
<div>23</div>
</td>
<td>Arkansas</td>
<td>
<div>40-22</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>145</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>19</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>24</div>
</td>
<td>Miami (Fla.)</td>
<td>
<div>38-23</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>114</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>23</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div>25</div>
</td>
<td>Arizona</td>
<td>
<div>39-21</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>80</div>
</td>
<td>
<div>NR</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5"><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/ipr/grey.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="1" /></td>
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<p><strong>Dropped out:</strong> No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 20 Fresno State,    No. 22 Southern Mississippi, No. 25 Creighton.</p>
<p><strong>Others receiving votes:</strong> Oklahoma (41-19) 69; Kent    State (45-17) 42; Stetson (43-20) 26; Creighton (45-16) 25; Fresno State (40-16)    21; Baylor (31-28) 20; Georgia (33-32) 15; Southern Mississippi (39-19) 15;    Alabama (35-28) 14; Oral Roberts (39-22) 13; Central Florida (39-23) 9; East    Carolina (41-21) 9; Illinois (30-27) 7; Troy (43-19) 6; Coastal Carolina (42-20)    5; Belmont (38-26) 4; St. John&#8217;s (36-22) 3; James Madison (42-19) 2; Florida    International (40-20) 1; Georgia Southern (36-26) 1; San Francisco (32-25) 1.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em><strong>The 2011 board:</strong> The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches    is made up of 31 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the    American Baseball Coaches Association. The board for the 2011 season: Terry    Alexander, Jacksonville; John Anderson, Minnesota; Ed Blankmeyer, St. John&#8217;s;    Rob Cooper, Wright State; Sherman Corbett, Texas-San Antonio; Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt;    Greg DiCenzo, Holy Cross; David Eldredge, Southern Utah; Mike Gaski, North Carolina-Greensboro;    Nino Giarratano, San Francisco; Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina; Keith Guttin,    Missouri State; Danny Hall, Georgia Tech; Daniel Heefner, Dallas Baptist; Loren    Hibbs, Charlotte; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; George Horton,    Oregon; Steve Jaksa, Central Michigan; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Rick Jones,    Tulane; Steve Kittrell, South Alabama; Kevin Leighton, Manhattan; Gary McClure,    Austin Peay; Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman; Gary Powers, Nevada; Mark Scalf,    North Carolina-Wilmington; Jim Schlossnagle, TCU; Matt Senk, Stony Brook; Doug    Smith, UC-Riverside; Steve Smith, Baylor; Bob Whalen, Dartmouth.</em></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Games With Super Regional Berths On The Line&#8230; A minimum of seven and possibly nine regional games are set for Monday. Two games were resumed Monday afternoon after they were halted due to weather on Sunday. Florida State defeated Alabama 8-1 in the bottom of the 6th inning in Tallahassee, while defending national champion South Carolina beat Stetson 8-2 in the other resumed game. Florida State now faces either Arizona or Texas A&#38;M later this week in a Super Regional, with South Carolina taking on either Clemson or UConn. Super Regional host sites will be announced at midnight ET on Monday. Here&#8217;s the rundown of Monday&#8217;s games: CLICK HERE to see Sunday&#8217;s full Regional Scoreboard page. at (1) Florida State 11-19-0 def. (3) Alabama 1-5-1 &#8230; FSU adv. to Super Regional (vs. Texas A&#38;M/Arizona) Final Stats &#124; FSU Recap &#124; AL Recap &#124;  Quotes &#124;  Postgame Video at (1) South Carolina 8-12-1 def. (2) Stetson 2-7-1 &#8230; SC adv. to Super Regional (vs. UConn) Final Stats &#124; SC Recap (w/ video)  &#124; STET Recap &#124;  Photos &#124;  Quotes  &#124;  Notes at (1) Texas 5-10-1 def. (3) Kent State 0-5-2 &#8230; TX adv. to Super Regional (vs. Arizona St.) Final Stats &#124;  KS Recap &#124;  TX Recap &#124;  Photos &#124; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Last Games With Super Regional Berths On The Line&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>A minimum of seven and possibly nine regional games are set for Monday. Two games were resumed Monday afternoon after they were halted due to weather on Sunday.</p>
<p><strong>Florida State</strong> defeated <strong>Alabama </strong>8-1 in the bottom of the 6th inning in Tallahassee, while defending national champion <strong>South Carolina</strong> beat <strong>Stetson </strong>8-2 in the other resumed game.</p>
<p>Florida State now faces either Arizona or Texas A&amp;M later this week in a Super Regional, with South Carolina taking on either Clemson or UConn.</p>
<p>Super Regional host sites will be announced at midnight ET on Monday.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the rundown of Monday&#8217;s games:</p>
<p><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/06/05/sunday-ncaa-regional-baseball-scoreboard/">CLICK HERE</a> to see Sunday&#8217;s full <strong>Regional Scoreboard</strong> page.</p>
<div id="attachment_21451" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mike-McGee-helped-propel-the-Seminoles-to-another-Super-Regional-appearance.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-21451" title="Mike McGee helped propel the Seminoles to another Super Regional appearance" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mike-McGee-helped-propel-the-Seminoles-to-another-Super-Regional-appearance.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="250" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mike McGee helped Florida State close out Alabama in the Regional final.</p></div>
<p>at (1) <strong>Florida State 11</strong>-19-0 def. (3) <strong>Alabama 1</strong>-5-1 &#8230; FSU adv. to Super Regional (vs. Texas A&amp;M/Arizona)<br />
<a href="http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2010-2011/ncaarg06.html">Final Stats</a> | <a href="http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060611aaa.html#_">FSU Recap</a> | <a href="http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060611aaa.html">AL Recap</a> |  <a href="http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060611aad.html">Quotes</a> |  <a href="http://www.seminoles.com/allaccess/?media=246201">Postgame Video</a></p>
<p>at (1) <strong>South Carolina 8</strong>-12-1 def. (2) <strong>Stetson 2</strong>-7-1 &#8230; SC adv. to Super Regional (vs. UConn)<br />
<a href="http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2010-2011/colareg6.html">Final Stats</a> | <a href="http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060611aaa.html">SC Recap</a> (w/ video)  | <a href="http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=69238&amp;SPID=6736&amp;DB_LANG=C&amp;ATCLID=205157595&amp;DB_OEM_ID=14600">STET Recap</a> |  <a href="http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/view.gal?id=94470">Photos</a> |  <a href="http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060611aag.html">Quote</a>s  |  <a href="http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060611aaf.html">Notes</a></p>
<p>at (1) <strong>Texas 5</strong>-10-1 def. (3) <strong>Kent State</strong> <strong>0</strong>-5-2 &#8230; TX adv. to Super Regional (vs. Arizona St.)<br />
<a href="http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2010-2011/ut63.html">Final Stats</a> |  <a href="http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/bsb/2010-11/releases/20110606ro26cx">KS Recap</a> |  <a href="http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060611aac.html">TX Recap</a> |  <a href="http://www.texassports.com/view.gal?id=94474">Photos</a> | <a href="http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=246768">Video Highlights</a></p>
<div id="attachment_21450" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Greg-Nappo-was-named-the-Clemson-Regional-MVP.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-21450" title="Greg Nappo was named the Clemson Regional MVP" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Greg-Nappo-was-named-the-Clemson-Regional-MVP.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="250" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">UConn 5th-year senior Greg Nappo delivered 5-plus strong innings in his 52nd career start, as the Huskies claimed the Regional at Clemson in stunning fashion (14-1). </p></div>
<p>(2) <strong>Connecticut 14</strong>-17-0 won at (1)<strong> </strong><strong>Clemson 1</strong>-6-3 &#8230; UConn adv. to Super Regional (at SC)<br />
<a href="http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2010-2011/cu6061.html"> Final Stats</a> | <a href="http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060611aal.html">CLEM Recap</a> | <a href="http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060711aaa.html">UConn Recap</a> |  <a href="http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/view.gal?id=94480">Photos</a> |  <a href="http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060611aak.html">Quotes</a></p>
<p>(3) <strong>California 9</strong>-13-5 def. (2) <strong>Baylor 8</strong>-9-1, at TCU &#8230; Cal adv. to Super Regional (vs. DB, site TBA)<br />
<a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2010-2011/hr7.html"> Final Stats</a> |  <a href="http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060711aaa.html">CAL Recap</a> | <a href="http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060711aaa.html">BAY Recap</a> |  <a href="http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060711aac.html">Quotes</a></p>
<div id="attachment_21449" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Devon-Rodriguez.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-21449" title="CAL Baseball vs Santa Clara" src="http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Devon-Rodriguez.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="250" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cal&#39;s Devon Rodriguez fueled Cal&#39;s comeback vs. Baylor, with a 2-out/2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th and a 2-out/2-run single that capped a 4-run rally in the 9th.</p></div>
<p>Rained-Out – at (1) <strong>Texas A&amp;M</strong> vs. (2) <strong>Arizona </strong>(moved to Tues., June 7, 12:30 CT), winner adv. to Super Regional at FSU</p>
<p>(3) <strong>Dallas Baptist 11</strong>-12-0 def. (4) <strong>Oral Roberts 9</strong>-14-3, at Rice &#8230; DB adv. to Super Regional (vs. Cal; site TBA)<br />
<a href="http://www.orugoldeneagles.com/fls/17000/stats/baseball/2011/61dbu.htm"> Final Stats</a> | <a href="http://dbupatriots.com/news/2011/6/7/BB_0607112902.aspx">DB Recap</a> | <a href="http://www.orugoldeneagles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87160&amp;SPID=10337&amp;DB_OEM_ID=17000&amp;ATCLID=205157751">ORU Recap</a></p>
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