CAL. ST. FULLERTON NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL



TUCSON, Ariz. — Cal. St. Fullerton is ranked No. 1 in the first regular season Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I pre-season poll presented by Big League Chew bubble gum.

The Titans won two of three at home against Washington St. to kick off the season. Cal. St. Fullerton’s lone loss was in extra innings to the Cougars.

In one of the wildest opening weekends in NCAA Division I history, 20 of the pre-season top 30 teams suffered at least one loss.

Poll Notes: In noteworthy series, Texas Tech. took three of four over highly regarded Indiana at home. Rice beat Stanford on the road two of three. Texas and California split a 4-game series. Cal. Poly swept a 3-game series at home against Kansas St. Mississippi was impressive in a 3-game sweep of Stetson with 7-0, 11-1 and 8-2 victories. Nevada-Las Vegas also started off strong with a 4-game sweep at home against Central Michigan.

The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1959 college baseball season.

Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I Poll

(As of Feb. 17, 2014)



Rank Team (2014 Record) Points 1. Cal. St. Fullerton (2-1) 494 2. Mississippi St. (2-1) 492 3. Louisiana St. (3-0) 490 4. Oregon St. (3-0) 487 5. Florida St. (3-0) 484 6. Oregon (3-0) 483 7. Louisville (2-1) 480 8. Vanderbilt (3-0) 479 9. Virginia (2-1) 476 10. South Carolina (3-0) 473 11. Miami, Fla. (2-1) 471 12. North Carolina (1-1) 467 13. N.C. State (0-1) 465 14. UCLA (2-1) 462 15. Indiana (1-3) 460 16. Florida (2-1) 456 17. Rice (2-1) 455 18. Oklahoma St. (3-0) 454 19. Texas Christian (2-1) 451 20. Clemson (2-1) 450 21. Arizona St. (2-1) 447 22. Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1) 445 23. Arizona (2-1) 443 24. Texas A&M (3-0) 441 25. Texas (2-2) 437 26. Cal. Poly (3-0) 435 27. Mississippi (3-0) 432 28. Alabama (2-1) 430 29. UNLV (4-0) 422 30. Texas Tech. (3-1) 421