Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Make Preseason Poll
March 24, 2003 | Cowboy Baseball
ARLINGTON, Va. - With seven position players and its entire starting rotation returning, Stanford earned the No. 1 spot in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Preseason Top 25 College Baseball Coaches' Poll. The Cardinal, who tied for third at the 1999 College World Series and finished with a 50-15 record, earned 35 of 42 possible first-place votes and 1,043 total points. Cal State Fullerton pulled in at No. 2 with one first-place vote and 949 points, followed by Alabama (one first-place vote, 916 points), defending national champion Miami (five, 914), and Florida State (848).
Look for the poll inside the Jan. 26 issue of Baseball Weekly, followed by our annual Top 25 College Preview, on newsstands Feb. 2.
The Baseball Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Coaches poll is voted on by 42 Division I head coaches, representing members of the American Baseball Coaches Association in all areas of the USA. The Louisville Slugger trophy will be presented to the winner of the NCAA Division I College World Series.
1. STANFORD (50-15) Poll points: 1,043 (35 No. 1 votes) Final 1999 ranking: 3
2. CAL STATE FULLERTON (50-14) Poll points: 949 (1 No. 1 vote) Final 1999 ranking: 6
3. ALABAMA (53-16) Poll points: 916 (1 No. 1 vote) Final 1999 ranking: 4
4. MIAMI (50-13) Poll points: 914 (5 No. 1 votes) Final 1999 ranking: 1
5. FLORIDA STATE (57-14) Poll points: 848 Final 1999 ranking: 2.
6. LOUISIANA STATE (41-24-1) Poll points: 772 Final 1999 ranking: 16.
7. RICE (59-15) Poll points: 712 . Final 1999 ranking: 5
8. GEORGIA TECH (38-20) Poll points: 638 Final 1999 ranking: NR
9. HOUSTON (40-24) Poll points: 625 Final 1999 ranking: NR.
10. UCLA (31-31) Poll points: 610 Final 1999 ranking: NR
11. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (36-26) Poll points: 572 Final 1999 ranking: 13
12. WICHITA STATE (59-14) Poll points: 555 Final 1999 ranking: 15.
13. AUBURN (46-19) Poll points: 517 Final 1999 ranking: 11.
14. BAYLOR (50-15) Poll points: 500 Final 1999 ranking: 9.
15. CLEMSON (42-27) Poll points: 440 Final 1999 ranking: 14
16. TULANE (48-17) Poll points: 418 Final 1999 ranking: 19.
17. TEXAS (36-26) Poll points: 369. Final 1999 ranking: NR
18. FLORIDA (31-25) Poll points: 274 Final 1999 ranking: NR
19. TEXAS A&M (52-18) Poll points: 234 Final 1999 ranking: 7
20. TEXAS TECH (42-17) Poll points: 215 Final 1999 ranking: 21
21. ARIZONA (33-23) Poll points: 201 Final 1999 ranking: NR
22. ARIZONA STATE (39-21) Poll points: 162 Final 1999 ranking: NR
23. LONG BEACH STATE (35-25) Poll points: 160 Final 1999 ranking: NR
24. WAKE FOREST (47-16) Poll points: 141 Final 1999 ranking: 10
25. OKLAHOMA STATE (46-21) Poll points: 127 Final 1999 ranking: 8
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame (118), North Carolina (102), Loyola Marymount (74), Arkansas (56), South Carolina (46), Ohio State (44), Pepperdine (42), Mississippi State (36), Florida Atlantic (29), Central Florida (28), Minnesota (27), North Carolina State (16), California (14), Michigan (12), Illinois (12), Nevada (10), East Carolina (10), Louisiana-Lafayette (9), Tennessee (8), Nebraska (7), Kentucky (5), Oral Roberts (5), Georgia (5), Florida International (5), St. John's (4), South Alabama (3), Mississippi (3), Fresno State (3), Southwest Missouri State (2), Rutgers (2).
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