Kats Move Up In Collegiate Baseball Poll
4/2/2012 1:49:00 PM | Baseball
The Bearkats lead the Southland Conference baseball race with a 10-2 league mark after sweeping their last two conference weekend series. Sam Houston outscored UTSA 40-9 in three game this past weekend in San Antonio.
The Kats own an eight-game winning streak, the third longest in the 25 years the university has played as a member of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference.
Sam Houston State owns a .320 team batting average while the Bearkat pitching staff is holding opponents to a .250 hitting mean.
The Bearkats take on No. 10 Rice in Houston Tuesday night.
Sam Houston stands as one of the hottest teams in Division I baseball. UCLA has won 18 of its last 20 games, Central Florida 10 of its last 11, Baylor 11 in a row (leads the Big 12 Conference with a 9-0 record), New Mexico St. 13 in a row, Sam Houston eight straight, LSU 5 consecutive and Arizona 5 in a row.
The "Collegiate Baseball" newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. I Poll
(As of April 2, 2012)
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Rank School (Record) |
Points |
Previous |
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1. Kentucky (27-2) |
497 |
2 |
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2. Florida (24-4) |
495 |
1 |
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3. Florida St. (24-4) |
493 |
5 |
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4. UCLA (20-5) |
490 |
11 |
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5. Arizona (21-7) |
489 |
15 |
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6. North Carolina (22-6) |
484 |
6 |
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7. Louisiana St. (22-6) |
474 |
12 |
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8. Baylor (22-7) |
471 |
18 |
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9. Texas A&M (22-6) |
470 |
8 |
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10. Rice (21-9) |
468 |
13 |
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11. Arkansas (22-6) |
467 |
3 |
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12. Miami, Fla. (21-7) |
466 |
7 |
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13. N.C. State (19-7) |
464 |
9 |
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14. Oregon (18-8) |
463 |
16 |
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15. Ca. St. Fullerton (17-10) |
461 |
10 |
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16. Stanford (16-6) |
460 |
3 |
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17. Central Florida (23-6) |
459 |
21 |
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18. South Carolina (20-8) |
458 |
14 |
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19. San Diego (23-7) |
453 |
- |
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20. New Mexico St. (22-8) |
450 |
- |
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21. Mississippi (20-8) |
449 |
27 |
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22. Purdue (20-5) |
447 |
22 |
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23. Oregon St. (17-8) |
445 |
23 |
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24. Sam Houston St. (19-9) |
444 |
28 |
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25. Texas (15-11) |
441 |
19 |
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26. Louisville (20-8) |
439 |
20 |
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27. Auburn (17-11) |
436 |
24 |
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28. Coastal Carolina (18-8) |
435 |
25 |
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29. U.C. Irvine (17-9) |
433 |
- |
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30. Florida Atlantic (19-10) |
429 |
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