Oklahoma, Florida State and LSU all slipped this week, while Texas A&M has cracked the top 10 in the latest college baseball coaches’ poll of 2011.
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March 21, 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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Florida (25) |
18-2
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769
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1
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2
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Vanderbilt (6) |
19-2
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743
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2
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3
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Virginia (19-2) |
19-2
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705
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5
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4
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South Carolina (14-4) |
14-4
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618
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6
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5
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Florida State (16-4) |
16-4
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594
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4
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6
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Texas (15-5) |
15-5
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550
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10
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7
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Oklahoma (17-5) |
17-5
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538
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3
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8
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Arizona State (15-4) |
15-4
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535
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8
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9
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Texas A&M (15-5) |
15-5
|
470
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13
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10
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LSU (16-4) |
16-4
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464
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7
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11
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UC-Irvine (14-2) |
14-2
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435
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11
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12
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North Carolina (18-3) |
18-3
|
383
|
15
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13
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Arkansas (15-4) |
15-4
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332
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9
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14
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TCU (12-7) |
12-7
|
327
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12
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15
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Georgia Tech (17-4) |
17-4
|
318
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21
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16
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Arizona (15-5) |
15-5
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295
|
14
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17
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Fresno State (14-2) |
14-2
|
276
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19
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18
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Cal State-Fullerton (11-7) |
11-7
|
238
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18
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19
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Clemson (10-7) |
10-7
|
205
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17
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20
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Auburn (14-6) |
14-6
|
182
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NR
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21
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UCLA (8-6) |
8-6
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162
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16
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22
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Oregon State (15-4) |
15-4
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148
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NR
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23
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Stanford (6-5) |
6-5
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113
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22
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24
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Tulane (16-4) |
16-4
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92
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NR
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25
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California (12-5) |
12-5
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86
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25
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Dropped out: No. 20 Louisville (12-7), No. 23 College of Charleston (15-6), No. 24 Rice (13-9).
Others receiving votes: Rice 78; Southern Mississippi 70; College of Charleston 47; Louisville 42; Central Florida 27; East
Carolina 26; Mississippi 24; Baylor 21; Oklahoma State 21; Miami (Fla.) 20; Tennessee 17; Texas State 16; Oregon 14; UNLV 12; Troy 11; Coastal Carolina 10; Stetson 9; Alabama 5; Texas Tech 5; Creighton 4; Texas-Arlington 4; Georgia State 3; Wichita State 3; Mississippi State 2; Pittsburgh 2; Elon 1; Georgia Southern 1; Marist 1; Michigan State 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.