2006 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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| 2006 NCAA Division I baseball rankings | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 26 – June 26, 2006[1] |
| Number of teams | 293 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Texas[2] |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | June 2–26, 2006 |
| Most conference bids | SEC (8) |
| College World Series | |
| Duration | June 16–26, 2006 |
| Champions | Oregon State (1st title) |
| Runners-up | North Carolina |
| MOP | Jonah Nickerson |
| Seasons | |
The following polls make up the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll
Currently, only the final poll from the 2006 season is available.[3]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State |
| 2 | North Carolina |
| 3 | Rice |
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 5 | Clemson |
| 6 | Miami (FL) |
| 7 | Georgia Tech |
| 8 | Georgia |
| 9 | Alabama |
| 10 | Ole Miss |
| 11 | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Texas |
| 13 | College of Charleston |
| 14 | Virginia |
| 15 | Kentucky |
| 16 | Stanford |
| 17 | South Carolina |
| 18 | Nebraska |
| 19 | Oral Roberts |
| 20 | Florida State |
| 21 | Missouri |
| 22 | Arkansas |
| 23 | Arizona State |
| 24 | Houston |
| 25 | Pepperdine |
Baseball America
| Preseason | Week 1 Feb 6[4] | Week 2 Feb 13[5] | Week 3 Feb 20[6] | Week 4 Feb 27[7] | Week 5 Mar 6[8] | Week 6 Mar 13[9] | Week 7 Mar 20[10] | Week 8 Mar 27[11] | Week 9 Apr 3[12] | Week 10 Apr 10[13] | Week 11 Apr 17[14] | Week 12 Apr 24[15] | Week 13 May 1[16] | Week 14 May 8[17] | Week 15 May 15[18] | Week 16 May 22[19] | Week 17 May 29[20] | Week 18 June 6[21] | Week 19 June 13[22] | Week 20 June 29[23] | ||
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| 1. | Texas | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Georgia Tech (13–0) | Georgia Tech (16–1) | Mississippi State (15–0) | Mississippi State (19–1) | Cal State Fullerton (24–7) | Cal State Fullerton (26–8) | Cal State Fullerton (28–9) | Cal State Fullerton (31–10) | Rice (39–9) | Rice (39–9) | Rice (42–10) | Rice (46–10) | Rice (50–10) | Rice (53–10) | Rice (55–11) | Oregon State (50–16) | 1. |
| 2. | Clemson | Florida (0–0) | Florida (3–0) | Florida (6–1) | Georgia Tech (10–0) | Clemson (7–2) | Clemson (10–3) | Rice (18–6) | Cal State Fullerton (20–7) | South Carolina (26–3) | Rice (28–8) | Rice (32–8) | Rice (35–9) | North Carolina (39–8) | North Carolina (39–8) | Cal State Fullerton (36–12) | Cal State Fullerton (39–13) | Cal State Fullerton (43–13) | Cal State Fullerton (46–13) | Cal State Fullerton (48–13) | North Carolina (54–15) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Georgia Tech (6–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | Rice (13–3) | Rice (15–5) | North Carolina (17–3) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Mississippi State (22–3) | North Carolina (27–7) | North Carolina (31–7) | North Carolina (34–8) | Nebraska (36–6) | Cal State Fullerton (35–12) | Texas (38–15) | Clemson (43–13) | Clemson (47–14) | Clemson (50–14) | Clemson (52–14) | Cal State Fullerton (50–15) | 3. |
| 4. | Georgia Tech | North Carolina (0–0) | North Carolina (0–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Rice (10–2) | North Carolina (10–1) | North Carolina (13–2) | Cal State Fullerton (17–6) | Florida State (25–2) | Rice (24–8) | Florida State (31–4) | Nebraska (28–5) | Nebraska (32–6) | Cal State Fullerton (33–11) | Oregon State (34–11) | Clemson (39–13) | North Carolina (45–11) | Texas (40–19) | Oregon State (42–14) | Oregon State (44–14) | Rice (57–13) | 4. |
| 5. | Cal State Fullerton | Rice (1–0) | Rice (4–1) | Rice (6–2) | Florida (8–3) | Tennessee (11–2) | Tennessee (13–2) | Georgia Tech (18–3) | South Carolina (22–3) | North Carolina (23–6) | Clemson (24–8) | Texas (27–12) | Oregon State (28–9) | Oregon State (32–10) | Nebraska (36–8) | North Carolina (41–11) | Oregon State (38–13) | Oregon State (39–14) | Alabama (44–19) | North Carolina (40–13) | Clemson (53–16) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | Oregon State (0–0) | Oregon State (2–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Mississippi State (6–0) | Mississippi State (11–0) | Florida State (21–2) | Rice (20–8) | Florida State (27–4) | Nebraska (24–5) | Clemson (27–10) | Alabama (31–12) | Alabama (34–13) | Texas (36–15) | Oregon State (35–13) | Texas (38–18) | Alabama (41–19) | Ole Miss (43–20) | Georgia (47–21) | Georgia (47–23) | 6. |
| 7. | Rice | Texas (0–3) | Texas (3–4) | Texas (5–5) | Cal State Fullerton (8–4) | Cal State Fullerton (10–6) | Cal State Fullerton (14–6) | South Carolina (17–3) | North Carolina (20–5) | Clemson (20–7) | South Carolina (27–6) | South Carolina (29–8) | Texas (28–15) | Texas (31–15) | Clemson (33–13) | Kentucky (40–11) | Virginia (45–11) | Ole Miss (40–20) | Georgia (45–20) | Georgia Tech (50–16) | Georgia Tech (50–18) | 7. |
| 8. | Oregon State | Tennessee (2–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | Oregon State (3–3) | Mississippi State (3–0) | Florida State (14–1) | Florida State (18–1) | Nebraska (15–2) | Nebraska (17–3) | Nebraska (20–5) | Texas (24–11) | Florida State (33–6) | Georgia Tech (32–9) | Clemson (33–13) | Kentucky (37–11) | Nebraska (37–12) | Alabama (39–17) | Georgia (41–19) | Georgia Tech (48–16) | Miami (FL) (41–22) | Miami (FL) (42–24) | 8. |
| 9. | Tennessee | Cal State Fullerton (0–3) | Cal State Fullerton (3–3) | Cal State Fullerton (5–4) | South Carolina (8–1) | South Carolina (9–2) | South Carolina (13–2) | Florida (17–7) | Clemson (16–6) | Texas (21–11) | Alabama (25–10) | Oregon State (25–9) | Clemson (29–13) | Oklahoma (35–11) | Oklahoma (37–13) | Virginia (41–11) | Georgia (38–17) | Nebraska (42–15) | North Carolina (48–13) | Oklahoma (45–22) | Oklahoma (45–22) | 9. |
| 10. | Missouri | Missouri (0–0) | Tulane (2–1) | Tulane (6–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Arkansas (13–1) | Arkansas (16–1) | Clemson (11–6) | Texas (19–10) | Georgia Tech (22–6) | Mississippi State (25–6) | Arizona State (27–11) | Oklahoma (32–10) | Notre Dame (35–9) | Arkansas (34–15) | Alabama (36–17) | Kentucky (42–13) | Georgia Tech (45–16) | Oklahoma (44–20) | Alabama (44–21) | Alabama (44–22) | 10. |
| 11. | Pepperdine | Pepperdine (2–1) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Arkansas (9–0) | Oregon State (8–4) | LSU (16–3) | Arkansas (17–2) | Tulane (17–9) | Oregon State (19–8) | Oregon State (21–9) | Alabama (27–12) | Arkansas (30–12) | Kentucky (34–11) | Notre Dame (37–11) | Georgia (35–16) | Georgia Tech (42–14) | North Carolina (45–13) | Texas (41–210 | Ole Miss (44–22) | Ole Miss (44–22) | 11. |
| 12. | Tulane | Tulane (0–0) | Missouri (2–2) | Missouri (4–2) | Pepperdine (8–6) | Tulane (10–4) | Nebraska (11–2) | Tennessee (14–5) | Oregon State (15–7) | Arkansas (23–6) | Arkansas (25–8) | Arkansas (27–10) | Notre Dame (32–8) | South Carolina (32–12) | Alabama (34–16) | Georgia Tech (39–13) | Oklahoma State (39–15) | Virginia (46–13) | College of Charleston (46–15) | Texas (41–21) | Texas (41–21) | 12. |
| 13. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (0–0) | South Carolina (2–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | Oregon State (6–4) | LSU (13–2) | Oregon State (11–5) | Wichita State (20–3) | Arkansas (20–5) | Arizona State (23–9) | Arizona State (25–10) | Georgia Tech (28–9) | Kentucky (30–10) | Virginia (38–10) | Virginia (39–10) | Arizona State (32–17) | Oklahoma (39–17) | Kentucky (42–15) | Miami (FL) (39–21) | South Carolina (48–17) | South Carolina (41–25) | 13. |
| 14. | South Carolina | South Carolina (0–0) | Florida State (4–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Texas (9–6) | Nebraska (8–2) | Tulane (12–6) | Tulane (14–8) | Arizona State (21–7) | Alabama (22–9) | Georgia Tech (25––8) | NC State (30–10) | South Carolina (31–11) | Arkansas (31–14) | Houston (34–17) | Oklahoma (37–16) | Arkansas (38–17) | Houston (39–20) | Nebraska (42–17) | College of Charleston (46–17) | College of Charleston (46–17) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida State | Florida State (3–0) | San Diego (5–1) | San Diego (7–2) | Tulane (8–3) | Florida (9–6) | Florida (14–6) | LSU (17–5) | Florida (17–11) | Old Dominion (29–3) | Old Dominion (31–4) | Oklahoma (28–10) | Florida State (33–10) | Houston (31–16) | Georgia Tech (36–12) | Arkansas (35–17) | Nebraska (39–14) | Notre Dame (45–15) | South Carolina (40–23) | Nebraska (40–23) | Nebraska (40–23) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona State | Arizona State (5–1) | Pepperdine (3–3) | Pepperdine (6–4) | Long Beach State (9–4) | Stanford (10–5) | Arizona State (17–5) | Oregon State (12–7) | LSU (19–7) | Vanderbilt (19–9) | NC State (27–9) | Vanderbilt (25–12) | Arizona State (28–14) | Georgia Tech (33–12) | Georgia (31–16) | Houston (35–19) | Houston (36–19) | Arizona State (36–19) | Virginia (47–15) | Virginia (47–15) | Virginia (47–15) | 16. |
| 17. | Southern California | Long Beach State (3–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | Arkansas (6–0) | LSU (10–1) | Arizona State (14–5) | Stanford (11–7) | Stanford (11–7) | Wichita State (21–5) | NC State (25–8) | Oklahoma (24–10) | Mississippi State (26–9) | College of Charleston (33–8) | Florida State (35–11) | Florida State (37–12) | Oklahoma State (36–14) | Ole Miss (36–20) | Oklahoma (40–19) | Stanford (33–25) | Oral Roberts (41–16) | Oral Roberts (41–16) | 17. |
| 18. | Arkansas | San Diego (3–0) | TCU (2–1) | Long Beach State (6–4) | NC State (12–1) | Missouri (8–5) | Texas (13–9) | Texas (15–10) | Oklahoma (20–6) | Tulane (18–12) | Vanderbilt (21–11) | Notre Dame (27–8) | NC State (31–13) | Ole Miss (30–15) | Arizona State (30–16) | Ole Miss (33–19) | Notre Dame (41–14) | Pepperdine (40–19) | Missouri (46–25) | Missouri (36–25) | Missouri (36–25) | 18. |
| 19. | TCU | Stanford (3–0) | Long Beach State (4–2) | LSU (6–1) | Stanford (9–4) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Washington (15–5) | Arizona State (18–7) | Pepperdine (18–11) | Oklahoma (21–9) | Kentucky (25–8) | College of Charleston (30–7) | Houston (28–15) | College of Charleston (33–10) | South Carolina (32–16) | Notre Dame (38–13) | Arizona State (33–19) | Fresno State (43–16) | Oral Roberts (41–14) | Stanford (33–27) | Stanford (33–27) | 19. |
| 20. | LSU | Arkansas (0–0) | LSU (2–1) | NC State (8–1) | Missouri (5–4) | Texas A&M (13–2) | Georgia (11–2) | NC State (21–4) | Kentucky (20–5) | Wake Forest (23–7) | Southern California (20–14) | Old Dominion (33–6) | Virginia (34–10) | Arizona State (29–16) | Peppedine (33–17) | Pepperdine (36–18) | Pepperdine (38–18) | Oklahoma State (38–19) | Kentucky (43–17) | Kentucky (43–17) | Kentucky (43–17) | 20. |
| 21. | Fresno State | TCU (0–0) | NC State (6–0) | TCU (4–3) | TCU (6–4) | Texas (10–8) | Pepperdine (12–10) | Pepperdine (14–11) | Tennessee (17–7) | Creighton (18–6) | College of Charleston (27–6) | Kentucky (26–10) | Vanderbilt (25–16) | Pepperdine (30–16) | College of Charleston (33–11) | College of Charleston (38–12) | Fresno State (39–16) | Arkansas (38–19) | Pepperdine (42–21) | Pepperdine (42–21) | Pepperdine (42–21) | 21. |
| 22. | Long Beach State | LSU (0–0) | Cal Poly (7–2) | Cal Poly (9–3) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Long Beach State (10–7) | Baylor (12–4) | Baylor (14–6) | Georgia (17–5) | Pepperdine (20–13) | Creighton (20–8) | Southern California (22–16) | UCLA (23–16) | Washington (30–16) | Ole Miss (31–18) | Miami (FL) (34–17) | Tulane (39–17) | Kansas (42–23) | Fresno State (45–18) | Fresno State (45–18) | Fresno State (45–18) | 22. |
| 23. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (0–0) | Ole Miss (0–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Nebraska (5–2) | Pepperdine (9–9) | Wichita State (17–2) | Oklahoma (18–5) | Virginia (22–5) | Kentucky (22–7) | San Diego (21–12) | Winthrop (29–10) | Ole Miss (26–15) | Vanderbilt (27–18) | Miami (FL) (32–16) | Winthrop (41–12) | San Francisco (37–19) | Tulane (41–19) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | Oklahoma State (40–21) | 23. |
| 24. | NC State | NC State (3–0) | Stanford (4–2) | Southern California (7–4) | Winthrop (9–2) | Cal Poly (12–6) | Oklahoma (16–4) | Virginia (19–4) | Winthrop (21–5) | Kansas (18–11) | Baylor (22–11) | Miami (FL) (23–13) | Mississippi State (29–11) | Miami (FL) (29–16) | Oklahoma State (33–13) | Tulane (37–16) | Hawaii (40–13) | College of Charleston (43–15) | Houston (39–22) | Houston (39–22) | Houston (39–22) | 24. |
| 25. | California | Cal Poly (5–1) | Southern California (4–3) | Nebraska (3–1) | San Diego (7–6) | Kansas (13–4) | Kansas (15–6) | Georgia (14–5) | Miami (FL) (23–7) | Winthrop (23–7) | Winthrop (26–9) | San Diego (23–14) | Old Dominion (35–8) | Old Dominion (35–8) | Old Dominion (37–9) | Baylor (33–19) | Elon (42–14) | San Francisco (38–21) | Wichita State (46–22) | Wichita State (46–22) | Wichita State (46–22) | 25. |
| Preseason | Week 1 Feb 6[24] | Week 2 Feb 13[25] | Week 3 Feb 20[26] | Week 4 Feb 27[27] | Week 5 Mar 6[28] | Week 6 Mar 13[29] | Week 7 Mar 20[30] | Week 8 Mar 27[31] | Week 9 Apr 3[32] | Week 10 Apr 10[33] | Week 11 Apr 17[34] | Week 12 Apr 24[35] | Week 13 May 1[36] | Week 14 May 8[37] | Week 15 May 15[38] | Week 16 May 22[39] | Week 17 May 29[40] | Week 18 June 6[41] | Week 19 June 13[42] | Week 20 June 29[43] | ||
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