Zags Receiving Votes in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Pre-Season Poll
12/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Dec. 22, 2010
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University baseball team will open the 2011 season receiving votes in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper's NCAA Division I pre-season poll.
The Bulldogs finished the 2010 season 20-36 overall and 8-13 in the West Coast Conference.
Five of Gonzaga's non-conference opponents this upcoming season are ranked in the top 40. Texas A&M University leads the pack of opponents at No. 8, University of Oregon No. 9, Fresno State University No. 29, Washington State University No. 31 and UC Irvine No. 34.
Six of Gonzaga's non-conference opponents all are receiving votes, Oregon State University, the University of Washington, University of Missouri, University of Minnesota, University of New Mexico and University of Iowa. Texas Christian University tops the pre-season poll after posting a 54-14 record last year.
The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll. Its birth took place during the 1958 college baseball season.
The Bulldogs open the 2011 season Feb. 18 in Fresno, Calif., for a doubleheader against Oregon State and Fresno State, respectively. Game one's first pitch is at 2 p.m.
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's
NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll
(As of Dec. 20, 2010)
Rank School ('10 Final Record) Points
1. Texas Christian (54-14) 495
2. Florida (47-17) 494
3. UCLA (51-17) 493
4. Clemson (45-25) 489
5. Vanderbilt (46-20) 486
6. Oklahoma (50-18) 483
7. Texas (50-13) 481
8. Texas A&M (43-21-1) 480
9. Oregon (40-24) 479
10. Stanford (31-25) 474
11. Arizona St. (52-10) 473
12. Cal. St. Fullerton (46-18) 470
13. Florida St. (48-20) 469
14. South Carolina (54-16) 467
15. Louisiana St. (41-22) 465
16. Connecticut (48-16) 462
17. Virginia (51-14) 457
18. Miami, Fla. (43-20) 455
19. Georgia Tech. (47-15) 454
20. Louisville (50-14) 451
21. Rice (40-23) 450
22. Arizona (34-24) 445
23. Wichita St. (41-19) 443
24. Coastal Carolina (55-10) 440
25. Auburn (43-21) 437
26. St. John's (43-20) 435
27. North Carolina (38-32) 434
28. San Diego (37-22) 427
29. Fresno St. (38-25) 426
30. Pittsburgh (38-18) 425
31. Washington St. (37-22) 422
32. Arkansas (43-21) 418
33. California (29-25) 417
34. U.C. Irvine (39-21) 414
35. College of Charleston (44-19) 412
36. Florida Atlantic (37-24) 409
37. Kansas St. (37-22) 407
38. Hawaii (35-28) 402
39. Baylor (36-24) 401
40. Kent St. (39-25) 398
Other Teams Receiving Votes: Florida International, U.C. Riverside, N.C. State, Oregon St., Mississippi, Kentucky, Southern California, Washington, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi St., Oklahoma St., Missouri, South Florida, Nebraska, Cal Poly, Long Beach St., U.C. Santa Barbara, Florida Gulf Coast, Liberty, Minnesota, Michigan, James Madison, Southern Mississippi, East Carolina, Central Florida, Central Michigan, Bethune-Cookman, Illinois St., San Diego St., Tennessee Tech., The Citadel, Texas St., Northwestern St., Oral Roberts, Louisiana Lafayette, Western Kentucky, Lamar, Portland, Pepperdine, GONZAGA, Nevada, New Mexico St., San Jose St., Charlotte, Mercer, East Tennessee St., Jacksonville, Georgia St., Tulane, Utah Valley St., New Mexico, Stony Brook, Iowa, Wisc.-Milwaukee, Canisius, Bryant, Jacksonville St., Dallas Baptist, Le Moyne.
