THE SIDELINES : Cal State Long Beach Ranked No. 7

Cal State Long Beach was ranked seventh in the nation in the final Collegiate Baseball-ESPN baseball poll of the season, taken after Wichita State captured its first national title Saturday with a 5-3 Victory over Texas in the College World Series.

Following the Shockers and the Longhorns in the rankings were Florida State, Louisiana State, Miami of Florida and Arkansas. Ranked below the 49ers and rounding out the top 10 were North Carolina, Texas A&M; and Mississippi State. The poll is a compilation of votes by 103 coaches, sports writers and sports information directors.