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College Baseball Poll - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Monday (March 27, 2006) FLORIDA ST. NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER (www.baseballnews.com) POLL TUCSON, Ariz. — Florida St. (25-2) has been ranked No. 1 for the third consecutive time in Collegiate Baseball newspaper’s poll of NCAA Division I baseball. The Seminoles won three straight over the past weekend at home against Duke and have been victorious in 22 of their last 23 games. Florida St. is 8-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Seminoles are hitting .332 as a team with 34 homers, 65 doubles and 12 triples in 27 games while stealing 51 of 63 bases. The pitching staff has a superb 2.90 ERA. Poll Notes: South Carolina and Cal. St. Fullerton are currently two of the hottest teams in the nation. The Gamecocks swept a 3-game series against Florida over the past weekend and were 5-0 last week. The Titans swept a 3-game series against Long Beach St. and have won 11 of their last 12. After suffering a tough stretch one week ago, Clemson has now won five in a row. Defending national champion Texas made a significant move this week after sweeping a 3-game series against Oklahoma St. and beating Rice at home. The Longhorns started the year off poorly but have now won four straight and 10 of their last 12. Old Dominion continues to have a superb season with a 25-3 overall record and 14 wins in a row. Teams that suffered a tough week and fell out of the poll this week include Florida (losses in 5 of last 6 games, including 4 in a row), North Carolina St. (4 straight losses), Stanford (0-2), Kansas St. (1-2), Creighton (1-2), and Cal Poly SLO (1-5). The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season. (Top 30 Agate Follows)
"LOUISVILLE SLUGGER'S" NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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