Feb. 17, 2014
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV baseball (4-0), which is coming off of a four-game sweep at home over Central Michigan, is now ranked 29th by Collegiate Baseball News, the publication announced Monday.
The Rebels, who were briefly ranked last year for the first time in a decade, relied on their starting pitching throughout the weekend to claim four straight victories.
Last year the Rebels were ranked No. 25 by Collegiate Baseball in week four, following their sweep at No. 9 Stanford. That week they were also ranked No. 21 by Baseball America, No. 28 by NCBWA and No. 24 by Perfect Game.
Before 2013, the last time the program was ranked was during the regular season was May 28, 2003, when the Rebels were No. 15 by Baseball America, No. 20 by Collegiate Baseball News and No. 20 in the Sports Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll.
UNLV will now travel to face Southeastern Conference member Tennessee for a three-game series starting on Friday. Fans can listen to all three games between the Rebels and the Volunteers on 920 The Game in Las Vegas. First pitch on Friday in Knoxville, Tenn., will be at 2:00 p.m. PT, while the Saturday and Sunday games will start at 10:00 a.m. PT. All three games will also be streamed at www.UTSports.com.
UNLV will next play at home on February 28 for a three-game series against Air Force to open Mountain West play. Fans can purchase their tickets to any home games online and save money. Visit UNLVtickets.com to purchase a ticket for just $5 and select the "Free Will Call" option. The deal expires three hours before the first pitch of every home game. Prices for individual games are $8 for adults, $6 for faculty/staff and seniors and $5 for groups of 15 or more (group tickets must be purchased at least one day in advance for the game). Children 12 and under and UNLV students with a valid student I.D. are free.
The Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll, which is the oldest college baseball poll, ranks the top 30 teams in the country. Its birth took place during the 1959 college baseball season.
Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I Poll
(As of Feb. 17, 2014)
Rank Team (2014 Record) Points
1. Cal. St. Fullerton (2-1) 494
2. Mississippi St. (2-1) 492
3. Louisiana St. (3-0) 490
4. Oregon St. (3-0) 487
5. Florida St. (3-0) 484
6. Oregon (3-0) 483
7. Louisville (2-1) 480
8. Vanderbilt (3-0) 479
9. Virginia (2-1) 476
10. South Carolina (3-0) 473
11. Miami, Fla. (2-1) 471
12. North Carolina (1-1) 467
13. N.C. State (0-1) 465
14. UCLA (2-1) 462
15. Indiana (1-3) 460
16. Florida (2-1) 456
17. Rice (2-1) 455
18. Oklahoma St. (3-0) 454
19. Texas Christian (2-1) 451
20. Clemson (2-1) 450
21. Arizona St. (2-1) 447
22. Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1) 445
23. Arizona (2-1) 443
24. Texas A&M (3-0) 441
25. Texas (2-2) 437
26. Cal. Poly (3-0) 435
27. Mississippi (3-0) 432
28. Alabama (2-1) 430
29. UNLV (4-0) 422
30. Texas Tech. (3-1) 421
