Baseball Opens 2002 Ranked No. 2
Jan. 16, 2002
Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) — – The University of Miami will begin the 2002 season ranked No. 2 in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Top 25 College Coaches Poll, as selected by 41 Division I head baseball coaches representing the American Baseball Coaches Association.
The defending National Champion Hurricanes are ranked second behind Stanford, who Miami defeated 12-1 in last season’s College World Series title game. The Cardinal received 1,011 poll points, including 33 first-place votes. Miami had 925 points and six first-place votes. Southern California, Florida State and Clemson round out the top five.
The Hurricanes begin the 2002 season with a three-game series against ’01 CWS opponent Tennessee the first weekend in February 1-3, at Mark Light Stadium. Call 1-800 GO CANES or 305-284-CANES in Miami-Dade County for further ticket information. Keep up with all news on Miami Baseball on UM’s official athletics website, www.hurricanesports.com.
Baseball Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Coaches PollNo. School ('01 Record) 2001 Rank1. Stanford (51-17) 22. Miami (53-12) 13. Southern California (45-19) 44. Florida State (47-19) 105. Clemson (41-22) 146. Louisiana State (44-22-1) 97. Tulane (56-13) 68. Nebraska (50-16) 79. South Carolina (49-20) 1310. Cal State Fullerton (48-18) 311. Rice (47-20) 1212. Texas (36-26) NR13. Notre Dame (49-13-1) 1514. Oklahoma State (42-22) NR15. Wichita State (42-24) NR16. Baylor (37-24) 2517. Arizona State (37-20-1) 2218. Mississippi (39-24) NR19. Georgia Tech (41-20) 2120. Mississippi State (39-24) 1721. Wake Forest (44-18) 1922. Fresno State (41-25) NR23. Florida (35-27) NR24. Rutgers (42-17) NR25. Tennessee (48-20) 5
Others receiving votes: North Carolina (77), Texas Tech (59), East Carolina (54), Cal State Northridge (43), Ohio State (42), Georgia (38), Texas A&M (31), Alabama (28), Nevada (27), UCLA (24), Ball State (20), Stetson (19), Washington (18), California (18), Arizona (18), Long Beach State (17), Winthrop (15), Houston (14), Purdue (11), Central Florida (11), Oral Roberts (8), Pepperdine (7), San Diego (6), Virginia Tech (6), South Alabama (5), Brigham Young (4), Georgia Southern (4), San Diego State (4), Florida International (3), South Florida (3), Campbell (3), New Orleans (1), Southwest Missouri State (1), Illinois (1), Oklahoma (1), Coastal Carolina (1), Louisiana-Lafayette (1).
