Sam Houston No. 24 In This Weeks Collegiate Baseball Poll

By: SHSU Sports Information

Posted: Mon 2:02 PM, Apr 02, 2012

SAM HOUSTON NO. 24 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL

Tucson, Arizona - Sam Houston State (19-9) has climbed to No. 24 in the latest NCAA Division I baseball poll by "Collegiate Baseball" newspaper.

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)
Rank School (Record) Points Previous
1. Kentucky (27-2) 497 2
2. Florida (24-4) 495 1
3. Florida St. (24-4) 493 5
4. UCLA (20-5) 490 11
5. Arizona (21-7) 489 15
6. North Carolina (22-6) 484 6
7. Louisiana St. (22-6) 474 12
8. Baylor (22-7) 471 18
9. Texas A&M (22-6) 470 8
10. Rice (21-9) 468 13
11. Arkansas (22-6) 467 3
12. Miami, Fla. (21-7) 466 7
13. N.C. State (19-7) 464 9
14. Oregon (18-8) 463 16
15. Ca. St. Fullerton (17-10) 461 10
16. Stanford (16-6) 460 3
17. Central Florida (23-6) 459 21
18. South Carolina (20-8) 458 14
19. San Diego (23-7) 453 -
20. New Mexico St. (22-8) 450 -
21. Mississippi (20-8) 449 27
22. Purdue (20-5) 447 22
23. Oregon St. (17-8) 445 23
24. Sam Houston St. (19-9) 444 28
25. Texas (15-11) 441 19
26. Louisville (20-8) 439 20
27. Auburn (17-11) 436 24
28. Coastal Carolina (18-8) 435 25
29. U.C. Irvine (17-9) 433 -
30. Florida Atlantic (19-10) 429 -

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