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College Baseball Poll - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Monday (May 22, 2006) RICE NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER POLL TUCSON, Ariz. — Rice University (46-10) has been ranked No. 1 for the second straight week in Collegiate Baseball newspaper’s poll of NCAA Division I baseball. The Owls, winners of 28 of their last 30 games, rolled to the Conference USA championship with a 22-2 record. Seven of Rice’s 10 losses have been by a single run. The Owls beat Louisiana St. last week and also swept a 3-game series against Marshall. During those four games, Rice hit .399 as a team with 11 home runs, including three grand slams. Poll Notes: Several other teams have been red-hot. Clemson has won 15 straight while Georgia has won 14 of its last 15. Oklahoma St., now second in the Big 12 Conference with an 18-9 mark, has won its last six conference series. Tulane has won 10 of its last 11 contests. Michigan has won 7 of its last 8 games. During those seven victories, the Wolverines have allowed 1 run or less each game and have shutout opponents 4 times. Three teams fell out of the poll this week in Baylor (1-3 last week), South Carolina (2-2) and Winthrop (1-2). Three new teams to the poll include San Francisco (37-19), Troy (41-14) and Vanderbilt (33-23). 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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