WAKE FOREST NO. 1 IN CB’S LATEST POLL
TUCSON, Ariz. — Wake Forest (47-10) is ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight time in Collegiate Baseball’s NCAA Division I baseball poll presented by Big League Chew bubble gum.
The Demon Deacons, which captured the regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference title, posted a 2-1 record in the ACC tournament with wins over Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and a loss to Miami, Fla.
Wake Forest leads all NCAA Div. I schools in six categories, including ERA (2.82), hits allowed per nine innings (6.67), shutouts by pitching staff (9), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.31), WHIP (1.05) and won-loss percentage (.825).
Poll Notes: Several teams are on impressive winning streaks, including Oral Roberts (18) and Clemson (16).
Three teams fell out of the top 30 in Kent St. (2-2 last week), Duke (4 straight losses) and U.C. Santa Barbara (4 consecutive losses).
New to the poll is Iowa (42-14, won 8 of last 10, finished second at Big Ten Tournament), Texas Christian (6 straight wins, won Big 12 Tournament) and Oregon (6 consecutive wins, won Pac-12 Tournament).
The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1959 college baseball season.
Collegiate Baseball’s
NCAA Div. I Baseball Poll
(As of May 29, 2023)
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| Rank | Team (Record) | Points | PVS |
| 1. | Wake Forest (47-10) | 493 | 1 |
| 2. | Florida (44-14) | 491 | 3 |
| 3. | Clemson (43-17) | 490 | 7 |
| 4. | Arkansas (41-16) | 486 | 4 |
| 5. | Louisiana St. (43-15) | 483 | 5 |
| 6. | Stanford (38-16) | 479 | 2 |
| 7. | Miami, Fla. (40-19) | 477 | 8 |
| 8. | Virginia (45-12) | 475 | 6 |
| 9. | Indiana St. (42-15) | 474 | 9 |
| 10. | Oral Roberts (46-11) | 472 | 10 |
| 11. | Vanderbilt (41-18) | 468 | 15 |
| 12. | Coastal Carolina (39-19) | 465 | 11 |
| 13. | Southern Mississippi (41-17) | 464 | 12 |
| 14. | Oklahoma St. (41-18) | 460 | 14 |
| 15. | Texas (38-20) | 458 | 13 |
| 16. | Auburn (34-21-1) | 455 | 16 |
| 17. | Maryland (41-19) | 453 | 22 |
| 18. | Oregon St. (39-18) | 450 | 17 |
| 19. | Alabama (40-19) | 448 | 19 |
| 20. | Connecticut (43-15) | 445 | 20 |
| 21. | Dallas Baptist (45-14) | 441 | 21 |
| 22. | Iowa (42-14) | 438 | — |
| 23. | Texas Christian (37-22) | 435 | — |
| 24. | Oregon (37-20) | 432 | — |
| 25. | Campbell (44-13) | 428 | 30 |
| 26. | Tennessee (38-19) | 425 | 25 |
| 27. | East Carolina (45-17) | 422 | 24 |
| 28. | South Carolina (39-19) | 419 | 26 |
| 29. | West Virginia (39-18) | 416 | 18 |
| 30. | Boston College (35-18) | 413 | 29 |
Collegiate Baseball’s
National Players Of The Week
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LHP/1B Caden Grice, Clemson: Grice was named MVP of the ACC tournament as he led Clemson to a 4-0 record. He pitched 7 strong innings during a 10-4 win over North Carolina as he struck out 9 batters to earn the win. At the plate over 4 games, he was 7-for-19 with 2 homers, a double, 9 RBI and 6 runs scored.
RHP Ryan Watson, Georgia St.: Watson struck out a career-high 13 in 6 2/3 scoreless innings during an 8-5 win over Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt Tournament. He only walked 1 batter.
LHP Justin Lamkin, Texas A&M: Lamkin only allowed 1 hit over 7 innings during a 5-0 win against South Carolina in the SEC Tournament. He struck out 9 Gamecock batters.
SS Adam Tellier, Ball St.: Tellier earned MVP honors during the Mid-American Conference Tournament as he collected 2 homers, including a grand slam and 3-run homer. He also hit a double and went 5-for-14 with 9 RBI.
RHP Jake Eddington, Missouri St.: Eddington struck out a career-high 10 Murray St. batters over 5 innings during the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
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