Though the season is ending prematurely, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) voted one last time for its March 17, 2020 NCAA Division I Top 30 poll. Alabama State, after the fifth and final week of the season due to COVID-19, received votes for the fifth straight week to finish the season.
The Hornets completed the season undefeated in SWAC conference play and gained national attention with Jacknell Guzman, ace of the staff, leading the NCAA Division I in complete games with three in four games started. Offensively, the team finished ranked 6th in the nation in walks with 105, 10th in triples with nine, 17th in triples per game and 28th in win-loss percentage at .778. Jabronski Williams led the nation tied in triples with four and is third in triples per game.
The 2020 poll voters come from among 35 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. After a preseason Top 35 listing, the remainder of the polls featured a national Top 30, beginning with the Feb. 17 NCBWA DI survey.
| 2020 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MARCH 9) |
| 1. |
Florida |
SEC |
16-0 |
1 |
| 2. |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
16-1 |
2 |
| 3. |
Georgia |
SEC |
14-2 |
3 |
| 4. |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
13-2 |
5 |
| 5. |
Louisville |
ACC |
11-4 |
6 |
| 6. |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
12-5 |
4 |
| 7. |
Miami (FL) |
ACC |
11-4 |
8 |
| 8. |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
14-1 |
10 |
| 9. |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
13-4 |
9 |
| 10. |
N.C. State |
ACC |
13-2 |
7 |
| 11. |
Duke |
ACC |
12-3 |
12 |
| 12. |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
13-4 |
15 |
| 13. |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
10-4 |
13 |
| 14. |
UCF |
American Athletic |
15-2 |
19 |
| 15. |
Auburn |
SEC |
13-3 |
18 |
| 16. |
Arkansas |
SEC |
9-5 |
11 |
| 17. |
Florida State |
ACC |
10-5 |
14 |
| 18. |
LSU |
SEC |
11-5 |
21 |
| 19. |
East Carolina |
American Athletic |
12-3 |
22 |
| 20. |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
14-3 |
23 |
| 21. |
Tennessee |
SEC |
14-2 |
16 |
| 22. |
Dallas Baptist |
Missouri Valley |
11-4 |
25 |
| 23. |
Long Beach State |
Big West |
10-5 |
24 |
| 24. |
Alabama |
SEC |
15-1 |
26 |
| 25. |
Clemson |
ACC |
12-3 |
27 |
| 26. |
Pepperdine |
West Coast |
12-3 |
30 |
| 27. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
8-7 |
17 |
| 28. |
Tulane |
American Athletic |
13-2 |
RV |
| 29. |
TCU |
Big 12 |
11-4 |
20 |
| 30. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
13-3 |
28 |
| Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Alabama State (13-3), Arizona (10-5), Baylor (10-5), Belmont (13-3), Cal State Northridge (10-5), Coastal Carolina (10-5), College of Charleston (11-2), Davidson (12-3), East Tennessee State (12-2), Eastern Kentucky (11-2), Georgia Tech (10-5), Hawaii (8-6), Indiana (8-5), New Mexico (12-4), New Mexico State (12-4), Notre Dame (10-2), Oklahoma State (10-5), Old Dominion (12-2), San Diego (11-4), Santa Clara (12-5), Southern Miss (11-4), Texas-Arlington (12-3), UC Irvine (8-7), UC Santa Barbara (13-2), Virginia (12-4), Washington (9-6), West Virginia (10-5), Wichita State (13-2), Wofford (13-3), Wright State (5-9) |
| Dropped out: Georgia Tech (29). |
| By conference: SEC 11, ACC 6, Big 12 4, American Athletic 3, Pac-12 2, Big Ten 1, Big West 1, Missouri Valley 1, West Coast 1. |
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The ASU is clearly the best team .