DALLAS (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 23rd year with its 2020 weekly surveys and after the fifth and final week of the season due to COVID-19, Florida remained No. 1 for the third-straight week, followed by UCLA at No. 2 and Miami at No. 3.
Florida remained No. 1 for the third-straight week, followed by UCLA who moved up to No. 2 from No. 4 and Miami rounded out the top three, making a big jump from No. 7 to No. 3.
The sole newcomer to the top 10 was Oklahoma at No. 10, jumping up two spots from 12.
Overall, the top 10 consists of four SEC schools, two ACC programs, two from the Pac-12 and two from the Big 12.
The biggest risers this week included Oklahoma State, who jumped up five spots, from receiving votes to No. 27 after and Clemson, who also improved five spots from No. 25 to No. 20.
The 2020 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 featured a national Top 30 beginning with the Feb. 17 NCBWA DI survey.
The current survey has representation by eight different conferences among the 300 baseball-playing schools in the 2020 NCAA Division I ranks. For more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to ncbwa.com.
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