DALLAS (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 22nd year with its 2019 weekly surveys and this week UCLA remains in the top spot for the third-straight week.
The Bruins remain No. 1 this week after going 3-1 last week, including a series win over crosstown rival USC. Stanford also remains at No. 2 for the second-straight week after a sweep of Washington State, while Vanderbilt jumps into the top three after going 3-1 last week, including a series win vs. Tennessee.
There are no newcomers into the top 10 this week as the Pac-12 and SEC continue to each have four teams apiece in the top 10. The ACC rounds things out with two squads.
The biggest riser this week was Ole Miss, who jumped up six spots to No. 19 after taking the series at then-No. 8 Arkansas.
Newcomers into the top 30 include Oklahoma State, who now sits at No. 25 after winning a series at TCU, Michigan at No. 29 after a 4-0 week and Connecticut entering at No. 30 after a 3-1 week and a series win at UCF.
The 2019 poll voters come from among 35 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason Top 40 listing, the remainder of the polls feature a national Top 30.
This week's current survey has representation by eight different conferences among the 299 baseball-playing schools in the 2019 NCAA Division I ranks. The rankings of 2018 had 15 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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