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Final 2000 Division I Top 25, voted on by the editors of Baseball America and released after the NCAA College World Series. Given are final records (excluding ties) and winning percentage (including…
ConferenceOverallPacificWLPctWLPct*Tulsa122.857325.865*Fresno St.113.7862410.706†SMU95.643219.700TCU86.5711814.563San Jose St68.4291515.500Hawaii59.3571712.583UTEP410.2861315.464Rice113.…
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