Tucson, AZ - On the heels of the Wagner baseball program's first Northeast Conference (NEC) Regular Season title, the Seahawks received votes in Collegiate Baseball's Fabulous 40 Pre-Season poll.

The Green & White, which returns 23 letterwinners, including eight starting position players and five starting pitchers, join Boston College, Dartmouth Rhode Island, St. John's and West Virginia as the only Northeast schools to garner recognition.

"To get our name mentioned with the nations top programs is a great honor," said reigning NEC Coach of the Year Joe Litterio. "It shows the direction our program is headed."

Over the last four years, the Seahawks have had six playeres sign contracts with Major League organizations.

Wagner kicks off the year with a three-game series at Winthrop on Friday, February 26 at 1:00 pm.

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's
NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll
(As of Dec. 21, 2009)
Rank School ('09 Final Record) Points
1. Texas (50-16-1) 496
2. Louisiana St. (56-17) 494
3. Virginia (49-15-1) 493
4. Cal. St. Fullerton (47-16) 492
5. Arizona St. (51-14) 491
6. Georgia Tech. (38-19-1) 486
7. Florida St. (45-18) 483
8. U.C. Irvine (45-15) 482
9. Florida (42-22) 479
10. Oregon St. (37-19) 475

11. Rice (43-18) 473
12. Miami, Fla. (38-22) 470
13. North Carolina (48-18) 469
14. Ohio St. (42-19) 467
15. Texas Christian (40-18) 464
16. Clemson (44-22) 462
17. Coastal Carolina (47-16) 459
18. East Carolina (46-20) 455
19. Louisville (47-18) 454
20. UCLA (27-29) 452

21. Southern Miss. (40-26) 450
22. Mississippi (44-20) 446
23. Arkansas (41-24) 443
24. San Diego (29-25) 441
25. Oklahoma (43-20) 439
26. Stanford (30-25) 435
27. Wichita St. (30-27) 430
28. South Carolina (40-23) 428
29. Texas A&M (37-24) 427
30. Minnesota (40-19) 425

31. Georgia (38-24) 422
32. Vanderbilt (37-27) 419
33. Fresno St. (32-30) 417
34. Pepperdine (31-23) 415
35. South Florida (34-12) 412
36. Kansas (39-24) 410
37. Middle Tennessee St. (44-18) 407
38. Florida Gulf Coast (36-18) 402
39. Notre Dame (36-23) 401
40. Dallas Baptist (38-17) 397

Other Teams Receiving Votes: Cal Poly, Arizona, Oregon, Long Beach St.,
California, Missouri, Michigan, Nebraska, Baylor, Oklahoma St., Central
Florida, Mississippi St., Alabama, Auburn, James Madison, Tulane, Kentucky,
Tennessee, New Mexico St., Ball St., Bowling Green St., Hawaii, Houston,
Kent St., Missouri St., Creighton, Western Kentucky, N.C. State, Boston
College, Illinois, Jacksonville, Washington, Southern Cal., Washington St.,
Troy, San Diego St., College of Charleston, Georgia Southern, St. John's,
Wagner, New Mexico, Eastern Illinois, Kennesaw St., Florida International,
West Virginia, Elon, Texas St., Southeastern Louisiana, Stetson, Oral
Roberts, Winthrop, N.C. Wilmington, Georgia St., Dartmouth, Wright St.,
Bethune-Cookman, Liberty, Dayton, Rhode Island, Southern.