2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

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DurationFebruary 17, 2012–June 26, 2012
Number of teams297[1]
Preseason No. 1Florida Gators
DurationJune 1–25, 2012
2012 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 17, 2012–June 26, 2012
Number of teams297[1]
Preseason No. 1Florida Gators
Tournament
DurationJune 1–25, 2012
College World Series
ChampionsArizona (4th title)
Runners-upSouth Carolina
MOPRobert Refsnyder (Arizona)
Seasons
 2011
2013 

The following human polls make up the 2012 NCAA Division I men's baseball rankings. The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of 31 Division I baseball coaches. The Baseball America poll is voted on by staff members of the Baseball America magazine. These polls rank the top 25 teams nationally. Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association rank the top 30 teams nationally.

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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

ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll

Preseason
Jan 26[2]
Week 2
Feb 27[3]
Week 3
Mar 5[4]
Week 4
Mar 12[5]
Week 5
Mar 19[6]
Week 6
Mar 26[7]
Week 7
Apr 2[8]
Week 8
Apr 9[9]
Week 9
Apr 16[10]
Week 10
Apr 23[11]
Week 11
Apr 30[12]
Week 12
May 7[13]
Week 13
May 14[14]
Week 14
May 21[15]
Week 15
May 28[16]
Week 16
June 27[17]
1.FloridaStanford (7–0)FloridaFloridaFlorida (19–1)Florida (22–2)Florida (26–4)Florida State (27–5)Florida (28–8)Florida State (33–7)Florida State (36–7)Florida State (39–7)Florida State (40–10)Florida State (43–12)Florida (42–18)Arizona (48–17)1.
2.South CarolinaFlorida (7–1)StanfordStanfordStanford (13–2)Stanford (15–2)Florida State (24–4)Kentucky (30–3)Florida State (29–7)Florida (31–9)Baylor (38–8)Baylor (38–8)South Carolina (38–13)Florida (40–16)Baylor (44–14)South Carolina (49–20)2.
3.StanfordSouth Carolina (6–0)South CarolinaSouth CarolinaArkansas (19–2)Arkansas (22–3)North Carolina (22–6)Texas A&M (26–6)Kentucky (32–5)Kentucky (35–6)South Carolina (33–11)South Carolina (36–12)Florida (38–14)Baylor (42–12)Florida State (43–15)Arkansas (46–22)3.
4.North CarolinaRice (8–0)RiceNorth CarolinaFlorida State (16–2)Florida State (21–3)Kentucky (27–2)Florida (25–7)LSU (30–7)Baylor (35–7)LSU (35–10)LSU (38–11)Baylor (39–11)South Carolina (39–15)UCLA (42–14)Florida State (50–17)4.
5.TexasTexas A&M (6–1)Texas A&MRiceNorth Carolina (16–4)North Carolina (18–5)Texas A&M (22–6)Stanford (19–7)Texas A&M (28–8)South Carolina (30–11)Florida (33–12)Florida (35–13)Kentucky (41–11)North Carolina (42–13)тNorth Carolina (44–14)UCLA (48–16)5.
6.Texas A&MNorth Carolina (5–1)ArkansasFlorida StateKentucky (21–0)Texas A&M (19–5)Stanford (16–6)Miami (24–8)North Carolina (27–9)LSU (32–9)Kentucky (36–9)Rice (33–13)North Carolina (38–13)LSU (42–14)тSouth Carolina (40–17)Florida (47–20)6.
7.RiceArkansas (7–1)North CarolinaArkansasRice (15–8)Kentucky (24–1)UCLA (20–5)LSU (25–7)UCLA (24–8)UCF (34–8)Stanford (28–11)North Carolina (34–13)Rice (36–14)Rice (39–15)LSU (43–16)Kent State (47–20)7.
8.ArkansasMiami (7–0)Florida StateTexas A&MSouth Carolina (15–4)Miami (19–5)Arizona (21–7)North Carolina (23–9)South Carolina (27–10)Rice (30–12)Rice (30–12)Texas A&M (34–14)Texas A&M (37–14)Texas A&M (41–14)Texas A&M (42–16)Stony Brook (52–15)8.
9.Florida StateFlorida State (6–1)Georgia TechArizonaMiami (16–4)UCLA (17–4)Arkansas (22–6)Arkansas (24–7) тBaylor (30–7)Stanford (25–10)Texas A&M (31–13)Kentucky (37–11)LSU (39–13)Oregon (41–14)Rice (40–17)Baylor (49–17)9.
10.Georgia TechGeorgia (7–0)OregonMiamiTexas A&M (16–5)South Carolina (17–7)South Carolina (20–8)South Carolina (23–9) тStanford (22–9)North Carolina (29–12)North Carolina (30–13)Oregon (34–14)Oregon (37–14)UCLA (38–14)Oregon (42–17)Oregon (46–19)10.
11.TCUGeorgia Tech (6–2)ArizonaCal State FullertonArizona (16–4)Rice (18–8)Rice (21–9)UCLA (21–7)Oregon (24–10)UCLA (26–10)Purdue (34–7)UCLA (31–13)UCLA (35–13)Stanford (36–14)Arizona (38–17)LSU (47–18)11.
12.VanderbiltOregon (7–1)GeorgiaUCLAUCLA (15–4)Arizona (18–7)LSU (22–6)Arizona (23–9)Miami (25–11)Texas A&M (28–12)Oregon (30–13)Stanford (29–14)Stanford (32–14)Kentucky (41–15)Kentucky (43–16)Stanford (41–18)12.
13.MiamiArizona (5–2)MiamiOregonLSU (16–4)Cal State Fullerton (14–8)Miami (21–7)Rice (23–11)Rice (27–11)Purdue (31–6)Arkansas (31–13)Arkansas (34–15)Purdue (39–10)Arizona (36–16)Stanford (38–16)NC State (43–20)13.
14.LSUVirginia (5–1–1)Cal State FullertonGeorgia TechGeorgia Tech (14–6)LSU (18–6)UCF (23–6)Baylor (25–7)UCF (30–8)Oregon (27–12)UCLA (28–12)Cal State Fullerton (30–14)Cal State Fullerton (32–15)Arkansas (39–17)тPurdue (44–12)Oklahoma (42–25)14.
15.OklahomaCal State Fullerton (3–3)LSUOle MissCal State Fullerton (12–7)Louisville (18–6)Ole Miss (20–8)UCF (26–7)Arkansas (25–10)Cal State Fullerton (26–13)UCF (35–10)Purdue (35–9)NC State (36–13)NC State (38–15)тVirginia (38–17–1)TCU (40–22)15.
16.Cal State FullertonTexas (2–5)UCLALSUOregon State (14–5)Oregon (15–6)Cal State Fullerton (17–10)Cal State Fullerton (21–10)Arizona (24–11)Arizona (26–13)Arizona (29–13)UCF (37–11)UCF (40–12)Purdue (41–12)NC State (39–17)St. John's (40–23)16.
17.VirginiaLouisville (6–1)Ole MissOklahomaGeorgia (15–6)UCF (19–6)Oregon (18–8)Oregon (20–9)Purdue (28–5)Arkansas (28–12)Cal State Fullerton (26–14)NC State (33–12)Arizona (33–15)UCF (41–14)Oregon State (38–18)North Carolina (46–16)17.
18.UCLATCU (2–4)OklahomaCaliforniaOregon (13–5)Georgia (17–6)Baylor (22–7)Purdue (24–5)Cal State Fullerton (23–12)Miami (26–14)NC State (30–12)Arizona (30–15)Arkansas (35–17)Cal State Fullerton (33–18)UCF (43–15)Texas A&M (43–18)18.
19.Oregon StateClemson (4–2)ClemsonGeorgiaOle Miss (15–5)Oregon State (15–7)Oregon State (17–8)Ole Miss (21–10)NC State (24–10)Ole Miss (27–13)Louisville (31–13)Oregon State (30–15)Virginia (34–15–1)Virginia (36–16–1)Cal State Fullerton (35–19)Kentucky (45–18)19.
20.ArizonaLSU (5–2)LouisvilleKentuckyNC State (15–3)Ole Miss (17–7)Purdue (20–5)Louisville (23–9)San Diego (29–8)San Diego (31–9)Oregon State (28–14)San Diego (36–11)Oregon State (32–17)Oregon State (35–18)Arkansas (39–19)Rice (41–19)20.
21.St. John'sBaylor (6–2)CaliforniaUSCUCF (16–5)Georgia Tech (15–9)Louisville (20–8)NC State (21–9)Oregon State (23–11)Oregon State (26–12)Miami (27–16)Miami (30–17)Miami (32–18)Miami (34–19)Miami (36–21)Purdue (45–14)21.
22.CaliforniaOklahoma (4–2)GonzagaMississippi StateLouisville (14–6)NC State (16–5)NC State (19–7)San Diego (25–8)Ole Miss (24–12)NC State (26–12)Virginia (30–14–1)Virginia (31–14–1)Ole Miss (34–18)Louisville (38–18)Mississippi State (39–22)Oregon State (40–20)22.
23.ClemsonUSC (7–0)Mississippi StateUCFTCU (11–6)Baylor (18–7)Georgia Tech (18–11)Oregon State (18–11)Louisville (25–11)Louisville (28–12)San Diego (33–11)Louisville (33–15)San Diego (38–13)San Diego (39–13)San Diego (40–15)Virginia (39–19–1)23.
24.LouisvilleUCLA (4–3)UCFOregon StatePurdue (14–3)Purdue (16–4)Georgia (18–11)Virginia (21–10–1)Texas (20–13)Texas (23–14)Texas (25–16)Ole Miss (31–18)Louisville (35–17)TCU (35–17)Georgia Tech (36–24)UCF (45–17)24.
25.GeorgiaOle Miss (106)BaylorNC StateTexas (10–8)Texas (13–9)San Diego (23–7)Texas (17–12)Virginia (23–13–1)
Ole Miss (28–16)Texas (27–18)TCU (32–16)Mississippi State (34–21)Louisville (39–20)Vanderbilt (35–28)25.
Preseason
Jan 26[18]
Week 2
Feb 27[19]
Week 3
Mar 5[20]
Week 4
Mar 12[21]
Week 5
Mar 19[22]
Week 6
Mar 26[23]
Week 7
Apr 2[24]
Week 8
Apr 9[25]
Week 9
Apr 16[26]
Week 10
Apr 23[27]
Week 11
Apr 30[28]
Week 12
May 7[29]
Week 13
May 14[30]
Week 14
May 21[31]
Week 15
May 28[32]
Week 16
June 27[33]
Dropped:
  • 12 Vanderbilt
  • 19 Oregon State
  • 21 St. John's
  • 22 California
Dropped:
  • 14 Virginia (6–4–1)
  • 16 Texas (4–7)
  • 18 TCU (4–6)
  • 23 USC (8–3)
Dropped:
  • 19 Clemson (6–7)
  • 20 Louisville (10–5)
  • 22 Gonzaga (10–3)
  • 25 Baylor (11–6)
Dropped:
  • 17 Oklahoma (11–9)
  • 18 California (11–7)
  • 21 USC (13–6)
  • 22 Mississippi State (15–7)
Dropped:
23 TCU (12–9)
Dropped:
25 Texas (15–11)
Dropped:
  • 23 Georgia Tech
  • 24 Georgia
NoneNoneDropped:
25 Sam Houston State
NoneDropped:
25 Texas
Dropped:
22 Ole Miss
Dropped:
24 TCU (36–19)
Dropped:
  • 19 Cal State Fullerton
  • 21 Miami
  • 22 Mississippi State
  • 23 San Diego
  • 24 Georgia Tech
  • 25 Louisville

Baseball America Poll

Preseason
Jan 24[34]
Week 1
Feb 20[35]
Week 2
Feb 27[36]
Week 3
Mar 5[37]
Week 4
Mar 12[38]
Week 5
Mar 19[39]
Week 6
Mar 26[40]
Week 7
Apr 2[41]
Week 8
Apr 9[42]
Week 9
Apr 16[43]
Week 10
Apr 23[44]
Week 11
Apr 30[45]
Week 12
May 7[46]
Week 13
May 14[47]
Week 14
May 21[48]
Week 15
May 28[49]
Week 16
June 26[50]
1.FloridaFlorida (2–1)Florida (7–1)Florida (10–1)Florida (15–1)Florida (19–1)Florida (22–2)Florida (24–4)Florida State (27–5)Florida State (29–7)Florida State (33–7)Florida State (36–7)Florida State (39–7)Florida State (40–10)Florida State (43–12)Florida (42–18)Arizona (48–17)1.
2.StanfordStanford (3–0)Stanford (7–0)Stanford (10–1)Stanford (13–2)Stanford (13–2)Stanford (15–2)Florida State (24–4)Texas A&M (26–6)Texas A&M (28–8)Kentucky (35–6)Baylor (38–8)Baylor (38–8)South Carolina (38–13)LSU (42–14)UCLA (42–14)South Carolina (49–20)2.
3.South CarolinaSouth Carolina (3–0)South Carolina (6–0)South Carolina (9–1)South Carolina (13–)Arkansas (19–2)Arkansas (22–3)North Carolina (22–6)Kentucky (30–3)Kentucky (32–5)Baylor (35–7)Kentucky (36–9)LSU (38–11)Florida (38–14)Florida (40–16)LSU (43–16)Florida (47–20)3.
4.ArkansasArkansas (3–0)Arkansas (7–1)Arkansas (11–2)Arkansas (14–2)North Carolina (16–4)Florida State (21–3)Arizona (21–7)Arizona (23–9)LSU (30–7)LSU (32–9)LSU (35–10)South Carolina (36–12)Kentucky (41–11)Rice (39–15)Baylor (44–14)Florida State (50–17)4.
5.ArizonaRice (3–0)Rice (8–0)Rice (11–1)North Carolina (13–2)Arizona (16–4)North Carolina (18–5)UCLA (20–5)LSU (25–7)Florida (28–8)Florida (31–9)South Carolina (33–11)Rice (33–13)Rice (36–14)Oregon (41–14)Florida State (43–15)UCLA (48–16)5.
6.RiceTexas A&M (3–0)Texas A&M (6–1)Texas A&M (11–1)Arizona (13–2)Florida State (16–2)UCLA (17–4)Stanford (16–6)Stanford (19–7)Baylor (20–7)Rice (30–12)Rice (30–12)Florida (35–13)Oregon (37–14)Baylor (42–12)North Carolina (44–14)Arkansas (46–22)6.
7.Texas A&MLSU (3–0)Arizona (5–2)Arizona (8–2)Florida State (14–1)UCLA (15–4)Texas A&M (19–5)Texas A&M (22–6)Florida (25–7)Rice (27–11)South Carolina (30–11)Florida (33–12)Kentucky (37–11)Baylor (39–11)South Carolina (39–15)South Carolina (40–17)Stony Brook (52–15)7.
8.LSUArizona (2–1)Georgia (7–0)North Carolina (8–2)Rice (13–4)South Carolina (15–4)Arizona (18–7)Kentucky (27–2)Baylor (25–7)Oregon (24–10)Cal State Fullerton (26–13)Cal State Fullerton (26–14)Cal State Fullerton (30–14)Cal State Fullerton (32–15)Texas A&M (41–14)Rice (40–17)Kent State (47–20)8.
9.North CarolinaGeorgia (3–0)North Carolina (5–1)Georgia (10–2)UCLA (12–3)Rice (15–6)Rice (18–8)Rice (21–9)Rice (23–11)South Carolina (27–10)Texas A&M (28–12)Texas A&M (31–13)Oregon (34–14)LSU (39–13)UCLA (38–14)Texas A&M (40–17)LSU (47–18)9.
10.VanderbiltNorth Carolina (2–1)Georgia Tech (6–2)Georgia Tech (10–2)Texas A&M (13–3)Texas A&M (16–5)Kentucky (24–1)Mississippi (20–8)South Carolina (23–9)North Carolina (27–9)Oregon (27–12)Oregon (30–13)Texas A&M (34–14)Texas A&M (37–14)North Carolina (42–13)Oregon (42–17)Baylor (49–17)10.
11.GeorgiaGeorgia Tech (3–1)Arizona State (5–1)Arizona State (8–2)Arizona State (10–4)LSU (16–4)South Carolina (17–7)South Carolina (20–8)Arkansas (24–7)UCLA (24–8)Arizona (26–13)Arizona (29–13)UCLA (31–13)UCLA (35–13)Kentucky (41–15)Kentucky (43–16)Oregon (46–19)11.
12.Georgia TechTexas (2–1)Miami (7–0)Florida State (9–1)Ole Miss (13–2)Miami (16–4)Miami (19–5)LSU (22–6)Cal State Fullerton (21–10)Cal State Fullerton (23–12)UCLA (26–10)Stanford (28–11)North Carolina (34–14)North Carolina (38–13)Cal State Fullerton (33–18)Cal State Fullerton (35–19)NC State (43–20)12.
13.TexasArizona State (3–0)Florida State (6–1)LSU (10–2)LSU (13–3)Cal State Fullerton (12–7)Cal State Fullerton (14–8)Arkansas (22–6)Miami (24–8)Arizona (24–11)Stanford (25–10)Purdue (34–7)NC State (33–12)NC State (36–13)Arizona (36–16)Arizona (38–17)Stanford (41–18)13.
14.UCLAMiami (3–0)LSU (5–2)Ole Miss (9–2)Miami (12–3)Arizona State (12–7)Arizona State (15–8)Cal State Fullerton (17–10)North Carolina (23–9)Stanford (22–9)UCF (34–8)UCLA (28–12)Arizona (30–15)Arizona (33–15)Stanford (36–14)Mississippi State (39–22)Oklahoma (42–25)14.
15.TCUTCU (1–1)Clemson (4–2)Miami (8–3)Cal State Fullerton (10–5)Georgia Tech (14–6)LSU (18–6)UCF (23–6)UCF (26–7)UCF (30–8)Purdue (31–6)UCF (35–10)Purdue (35–9)Purdue (39–10)NC State (38–15)Purdue (44–12)St. John's (40–23)15.
16.ClemsonClemson (2–1)Ole Miss (5–1)UCLA (8–3)Georgia Tech (11–5)Kentucky (21–0)Ole Miss (17–7)Baylor (22–7)Oregon (20–9)Purdue (28–5)North Carolina (29–12)North Carolina (30–13)UCF (37–11)UCF (40–12)Arizona State (35–18)Oregon State (38–18)TCU (40–22)16.
17.Arizona StateVanderbilt (0–3)UCLA (4–3)Oregon (10–1)Oregon (12–3)Ole Miss (15–5)UCF (19–6)NC State (19–7)UCLA (21–7)Arkansas (25–10)San Diego (31–9)NC State (30–12)Stanford (29–14)Stanford (32–14)Virginia (36–16)Virginia (38–17)North Carolina (46–16)17.
18.MiamiFlorida State (3–0)Oregon (7–1)UCF (10–2)Georgia (11–5)Georgia (15–6)Texas (13–9)Miami (21–7)Ole Miss (21–10)Miami (25–11)Ole Miss (27–13)Arkansas (31–13)San Diego (36–11)Arizona State (32–17)Purdue (41–12)NC State (39–17)Rice (41–19)18.
19.OklahomaUCF (3–0)UCF (5–2)Cal State Fullerton (8–3)UCF (13–4)Oregon State (14–5)Purdue (16–4)Purdue (20–5)Purdue (24–5)San Diego (29–8)NC State (26–12)San Diego (33–11)Arizona State (29–17)Virginia (34–15)UCF (41–14)Stanford (38–16)Texas A&M (43–18)19.
20.Florida StateOle Miss (1–1)Cal State Fullerton (3–3)Clemson (5–4)Texas State (11–4)NC State (15–3)NC State (16–5)Oregon State (17–8)San Diego (25–8)Arizona State (23–13)Texas (23–14)Arizona State (26–17)Arkansas (34–15)TCU (32–16)TCU (35–17)UCF (41–14)Kentucky (45–18)20.
21.UCFOregon State (3–1)Texas (2–5)Texas State (8–3)Mississippi State (14–3)UCF (16–5)Baylor (18–7)San Diego (23–7)Arizona State (19–12)NC State (24–10)Arkansas (28–12)Sam Houston State (31–12)Virginia (34–15)San Diego (38–13)San Diego (39–13)Arizona State (36–20)Cal State Fullerton (36–21)21.
22.Ole MissUCLA (1–2)TCU (2–4)Oklahoma (7–3)Oklahoma (11–5)Texas (10–8)Oregon State (15–7)Oregon (18–8)NC State (21–9)Mississippi (24–12)Miami (26–14)Louisville (31–13)Louisville (33–15)Louisville (35–17)Louisville (38–18)Vanderbilt (33–26)Mississippi State (40–24)22.
23.Oregon StateOklahoma (1–2)Oklahoma (4–2)Mississippi State (10–2)NC State (11–3)Texas State (13–6)Oregon (15–6)Auburn (17–11)Texas (17–12)Texas (20–13)Arizona State (24–16)Virginia (30–14)Oregon State (30–15)Oregon State (32–17)Oregon State (35–18)Miami (36–21)Purdue (45–14)23.
24.LouisvilleLouisville (2–1)Louisville (6–1)Louisville (8–3)Purdue(11–1)Oregon (13–5)San Diego (20–6)Arizona State (16–12)Sam Houston State (23–9)Sam Houston State (25–10)Sam Houston State (28–11)Ole Miss (28–16)TCU (29–16)Appalachian State (36–12)Mississippi State (34–21)Pepperdine (34–21)Oregon State (40–20)24.
25.Cal State FullertonBaylor (3–0)Baylor (6–2)Maryland (9–1)Oregon State (11–5)Purdue (14–3)Georgia (17–8)Texas (15–11)New Mexico State (25–9)New Mexico State (27–10)New Mexico State (30–11)Texas (25–16)Mississippi State (29–18)Ole Miss (34–18)Arkansas (39–17)Stony Brook (46–11)Virginia (39–19)25.
Preseason
Jan 24[51]
Week 1
Feb 20[52]
Week 2
Feb 27[53]
Week 3
Mar 5[54]
Week 4
Mar 12[55]
Week 5
Mar 19[56]
Week 6
Mar 26[57]
Week 7
Apr 2[58]
Week 8
Apr 9[59]
Week 9
Apr 16[60]
Week 10
Apr 23[61]
Week 11
Apr 30[62]
Week 12
May 7[63]
Week 13
May 14[64]
Week 14
May 21[65]
Week 15
May 28[66]
Week 16
June 26[67]
Dropped:
25 Cal State Fullerton
Dropped:
  • 17 Vanderbilt
  • 21 Oregon State
Dropped:
  • 21 Texas
  • 22 TCU
  • 25 Baylor
Dropped:
  • 20 Clemson
  • 24 Louisville
  • 25 Maryland
Dropped:
  • 21 Mississippi State
  • 22 Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • 15 Georgia Tech
  • 23 Texas State
Dropped:
25 Georgia
Dropped:
  • 20 Oregon State
  • 23 Auburn
NoneNoneDropped:
  • 22 Miami
  • 25 New Mexico State
Dropped:
  • 21 Sam Houston State
  • 24 Ole Miss
  • 25 Texas
Dropped:
  • 20 Arkansas
  • 25 Mississippi State
Dropped:
  • 24 Appalachian State
  • 25 Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • 20 TCU
  • 21 San Diego
  • 22 Louisville
  • 25 Arkansas
Dropped:
  • 20 UCF
  • 21 Arizona State
  • 22 Vanderbilt
  • 23 Miami
  • 24 Pepperdine

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