DALLAS (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continued its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 11th year with its 2010 weekly surveys. This season's polls have been circulated from Feb. 23 to June 29/30, following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb. This is the final poll of the year after South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference won its first NCAA baseball championship on June 29 by downing UCLA, 2-1 in 11 innings.
The poll voters come from 40 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. The final poll has representation by 10 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 16 separate leagues among the Top 30 in the 2010 polls, and four different schools (chronologically) Texas, LSU, Virginia, and Arizona State · held down the No. 1 position in the NCBWA 2010 polls.
The first 2011 NCBWA Division I poll will be released in Jan. 2011.
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. For more information or to join the NCBWA, please visit ncbwa.com.