May 2, 2011
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Rank
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School (first-place votes) |
Record
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Points
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Last week
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1
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Virginia (19) |
42-5
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755
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1
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2
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Vanderbilt (11) |
38-5
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748
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2
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3
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South Carolina (1) |
35-8
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723
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3
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4
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Florida |
34-10
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672
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4
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5
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Texas |
33-11
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644
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5
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6
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Florida State |
33-11
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565
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8
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7
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Oregon State |
32-9
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562
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9
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8
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Arizona State |
31-10
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546
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7
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9
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Texas A&M |
30-14
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486
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6
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10
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TCU |
31-13
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452
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10
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11
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Cal State-Fullerton |
30-13
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445
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12
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12
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North Carolina |
33-10
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432
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14
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13
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Oklahoma |
31-13
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416
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13
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14
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Georgia Tech |
31-14
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344
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11
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15
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Southern Mississippi |
32-11
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260
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17
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16
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Clemson |
29-15
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258
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23
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17
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Fresno State |
29-9
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230
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15
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18
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Arkansas |
29-13
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223
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16
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19
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UC-Irvine |
28-12
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217
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18
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20
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Miami (Fla.) |
29-15
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201
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19
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21
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Oklahoma State |
30-13
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191
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21
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22
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UCLA |
23-16
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151
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20
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23
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Rice |
28-16
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94
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24
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24
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Stetson |
34-10
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85
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NR
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25
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California |
26-14
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69
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22
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Dropped out: No. 25 Stanford.
Others receiving votes: Charlotte (34-10) 58; Connecticut (31-13) 56; Stanford (21-16) 46; Georgia (24-21) 24; Arizona (27-16) 23; Coastal Carolina (30-15) 18; Troy (31-13) 16; Creighton (31-10) 15; Kent State (30-12) 12; College of Charleston (30-15) 11; LSU (28-17) 8; Alabama (28-19) 7; East Carolina (28-16) 3; Stony Brook (30-10) 3; Stephen F. Austin (30-13) 2; Dallas Baptist (30-13) 1; Gonzaga (25-13) 1; Hawaii (24-18) 1; Purdue (30-13) 1.
The 2011 board: 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’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.