DALLAS (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 21st year with its 2018 weekly surveys. For the second-straight week Florida holds down the No. 1 spot in the poll, while Arkansas jumps up six spots to take the No. 2 spot for the first time this season, followed by Stanford at the No. 3 position.
The Gators remain No. 1 this week after going 3-1 on the week, including a series win over SEC foe Tennessee on the road.
Arkansas jumps up six spots to join the top three for the first time this season. The Razorbacks were an impressive 5-0 last week, including a series sweep of then-No. 15 Auburn.
Stanford drops down to No. 3 after a series loss to then-No. 17 UCLA. The Cardinal sits at 23-5 overall on the season.
Texas Tech moves up one spot to No. 4 after a 3-1 week, while Ole Miss rounds out the top five after going 2-2 last week.
Oklahoma made the biggest move of the week, jumping up seven spots from No. 25 to No. 18 after going 3-1 last week, including a series win at TCU.
Missouri State joins the top 25 this week by jumping in at No. 24. Entering the top 30 is Texas at No. 27 and Tennessee Tech at No. 30.
The 2018 poll voters come from among 35 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason Top 35 listing, the remainder of the polls will feature a national Top 30 beginning with the Feb. 19 NCBWA DI survey.
The current survey has representation by 12 different conferences among the 299 baseball-playing schools in the 2018 NCAA Division I ranks. The rankings of 2017 had 13 different DI conferences rated at least one week. For more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to ncbwa.com.
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