DALLAS (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continued its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 11th year with its 2009 weekly surveys. This season's polls have been circulated from Feb. 23-June 25 following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb. This is the final poll of the year and '09 after LSU won its sixth NCAA baseball championship on June 24.
The poll voters come from 30 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. The final poll has representation by 11 different conferences among the 302 baseball-playing schools in the 2009 NCAA Division I ranks, and five different schools have held down the No. 1 position.
There have been 21 separate leagues among the Top 30 in the '09 poll, and five different schools North Carolina, LSU, Georgia, Arizona State, and UC Irvine · held down the No. 1 position in the NCBWA polls.
The first 2010 NCBWA Division I poll will be released in January 2010.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory, newsletter updates and official votes in the Dick Howser Trophy, Regional Players of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors the Pro-Line Athletic Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.