College Baseball Poll - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: Monday (May 17, 1999)
MIAMI (FLA.) NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER (www.baseballnews.com) POLL
TUCSON, Ariz. — The roller coaster ride through the 1999 college baseball season took another sharp turn as Miami, Fla. took over the No. 1 spot in the latest Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll.
Cal. St. Fullerton, ranked No. 1 last week, lost two of three against Long Beach St. as the Titans dropped to fourth this week. Prior to the Long Beach series, Fullerton had won 13 of their last 14 games and clinched the Big West Conference championship.
Miami has been ranked No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll four times this season. The Hurricanes posted a 4-1 record last week with its only loss being against Notre Dame. But Miami rebounded by sweeping a 3-game series against Winthrop, outscoring the Eagles, 34-5. Five different teams have been ranked No. 1 this season in the Collegiate Baseball poll. The teams include Cal. St. Fullerton, Wichita St., Florida St., Rice and Miami (Fla.).
POLL NOTES: Several teams have been red hot. Florida St. moved from fourth to second this week after winning eight straight. The Seminoles were the only top 10 team from a week ago which made it through the past week unbeaten. Wake Forest has won eight in a row. South Alabama has put together a 10-game winning streak. Ball St. has won 15 of its last 16 games. And Coastal Carolina has won 9 of its last 10 contests.
The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.
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NCAA Div. I Poll (As of May 17, 1999) |
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| Rank School (Record) | Points | Previous |
| 1. Miami, Fla. (39-12) | 482 | 2 |
| 2. Florida St. (46-10) | 480 | 4 |
| 3. Rice (48-11) | 475 | 3 |
| 4. Cal. St. Fullerton (44-11) | 474 | 1 |
| 5. Stanford (40-13) | 472 | 5 |
| 6. Texas A&M (44-12) | 471 | 6 |
| 7. Wichita St. (53-12) | 466 | 7 |
| 8. Arkansas (37-19) | 465 | 8 |
| 9. Baylor (43-12) | 455 | 9 |
| 10. Alabama (42-14) | 452 | 12 |
| 11. Pepperdine (42-12) | 449 | 13 |
| 12. Ohio St. (46-10) | 448 | 10 |
| 13. Florida Atlantic (51-5) | 447 | 11 |
| 14. Southern Calif. (33-23) | 445 | 16 |
| 15. Wake Forest (39-13) | 444 | 15 |
| 16. Louisiana St. (36-19-1) | 433 | 18 |
| 17. Oklahoma St. (40-15) | 425 | 20 |
| 18. Texas Tech. (40-13) | 424 | 17 |
| 19. Clemson (34-22) | 421 | 19 |
| 20. North Carolina (40-14) | 420 | 14 |
| 21. Auburn (41-14) | 418 | 22 |
| 22. South Alabama (36-16) | 417 | 23 |
| 23. Houston (35-21) | 414 | 21 |
| 24. Nebraska (37-16) | 411 | — |
| 25. Arizona (33-21) | 408 | — |
| 26. Oral Roberts (42-13) | 406 | 26 |
| 27. Georgia Tech. (37-18) | 402 | — |
| 28. Long Beach St. (32-21) | 399 | — |
| 29. Ball St. (40-16) | 396 | 29 |
| 30. Coastal Carolina (40-13) | 394 | 30 |
"LOUISVILLE SLUGGER'S" NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
LHP Rodney Hancock, The Citadel: Hancock tossed The Citadel's first no-hitter in 15 years as the Bulldogs defeated Furman, 24-0. Hancock struck out a career-high 14 batters and walked four in his 127-pitch outing. The Citadel's last no-hitter came during the 1984 season.
OF Josh Bonifay, N.C. Wilmington: Bonifay cracked six home runs in five games last week with 11 RBI. On the week, he was 11-for-21 at the plate. Against East Carolina in one game, he belted three home runs.
3B Nick Danzuso, Duquesne: Danzuso hit five home runs and knocked in 18 runs over six games last week. He went 14-for-25 at the plate. All five of his home runs came during a 3-game series against George Washington as he went 10-for-13 with 16 RBI. He improved his batting average to .443 for the season.