2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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DurationFebruary 14, 2020–June 2020
Number of teams300
Preseason No. 1Louisville (CB, D1)
Vanderbilt (BA, Coaches, NCBWA)
Vanderbilt (BA, Coaches, NCBWA)
| 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 14, 2020–June 2020 |
| Number of teams | 300 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Louisville (CB, D1) Vanderbilt (BA, Coaches, NCBWA) |
| Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2020 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, along with the Perfect Game USA poll, 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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| 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 23[1] | Week 3 Mar 2[2] | Week 4 Mar 9[3] | Week 5 Mar 16[4] | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Vanderbilt (20) | Florida (26) (11–0) | Florida (28) (16–0) | Florida (28) (16–1) | 1. | |||||||||||
| 2. | Louisville (10) | UCLA (4) (11–0) | Georgia (14–2) | Georgia (14–4) | 2. | |||||||||||
| 3. | Texas Tech | Georgia (11–1) | Texas Tech (1) (16–1) | Texas Tech (16–3) | 3. | |||||||||||
| 4. | Georgia | Texas Tech (11–1) | UCLA (1) (13–2) | UCLA (13–2) | 4. | |||||||||||
| 5. | Arkansas | Vanderbilt (10–3) | Ole Miss (14–1) | Ole Miss (16–1) | 5. | |||||||||||
| 6. | Mississippi State | Louisville (1) (8–3) | Louisville (11–4) | Louisville (13–4) | 6. | |||||||||||
| 7. | Miami (FL) | NC State (11–0) | Vanderbilt (12–5) | Vanderbilt (13–5) | 7. | |||||||||||
| 8. | UCLA | Ole Miss (10–1) | Miami (FL) (11–4) | Miami (FL) (12–4) | 8. | |||||||||||
| 9. | Auburn | Miami (FL) (8–3) | NC State (13–2) | NC State (14–3) | 9. | |||||||||||
| 10. | Florida | Arkansas (7–3) | Arizona State (13–4) | Arizona State (13–4) | 10. | |||||||||||
| 11. | Michigan | Tennessee (12–0) | Duke (12–3) | Duke (12–4) | 11. | |||||||||||
| 12. | LSU | Duke (9–2) | UCF (15–2) | UCF (15–3) | 12. | |||||||||||
| 13. | Arizona State | Arizona State (8–4) | Oklahoma (13–4) | Oklahoma (14–4) | 13. | |||||||||||
| 14. | Florida State | Florida State (8–3) | Auburn (13–3) | Arkansas (11–5) | 14. | |||||||||||
| 15. | Stanford | UCF (11–2) | Arkansas (9–5) | Auburn (13–5) | 15. | |||||||||||
| 16. | North Carolina | Oklahoma (9–3) | Florida State (10–5) | Florida State (12–5) | 16. | |||||||||||
| 17. | Oklahoma State | Auburn (10–3) | Mississippi State (10–4) | Mississippi State (12–4) | 17. | |||||||||||
| 18. | NC State | TCU (10–1) | Long Beach State (10–5) | Long Beach State (10–5) | 18. | |||||||||||
| 19. | East Carolina | Mississippi State (7–4) | LSU (11–5) | LSU (12–5) | 19. | |||||||||||
| 20. | Duke | Michigan (6–4) | Tennessee (14–2) | Tennessee (15–2) | 20. | |||||||||||
| 21. | Texas A&M | Long Beach State (8–3) | Alabama (15–1) | Alabama (16–1) | 21. | |||||||||||
| 22. | Georgia Tech | Texas (10–2)т | Texas (13–3) | Texas (15–2) | 22. | |||||||||||
| 23. | Ole Miss | LSU (7–5)т | Texas A&M (14–3) | Texas A&M (15–3) | 23. | |||||||||||
| 24. | Wake Forest | Texas A&M (10–3) | Pepperdine (12–3) | Pepperdine (12–3) | 24. | |||||||||||
| 25. | Oregon State | Alabama (12–0) | Clemson (12–3) | Clemson (14–3) | 25. | |||||||||||
| Preseason Jan 23[5] | Week 3 Mar 2[6] | Week 4 Mar 9[7] | Week 5 Mar 16[8] | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
Dropped:
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| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Baseball America
Source:[9]
| Preseason Jan 20 | Week 1 Feb 17 | Week 2 Feb 24 | Week 3 Mar 2 | Week 4 Mar 9 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Vanderbilt | Michigan (3–1) | Florida (8–0) | Florida (11–0) | Florida (16–0) | 1. | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Louisville | Florida (3–0) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Texas Tech (11–1) | Texas Tech (16–1) | 2. | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Arizona State | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Vanderbilt (6–2) | Vanderbilt (10–3) | Georgia (14–2) | 3. | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Florida | Texas Tech (4–0) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Georgia (11–1) | UCLA (13–2) | 4. | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Miami (FL) | Vanderbilt (1–2) | Michigan (4–3) | UCLA (11–0) | Miami (FL) (11–4) | 5. | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Texas Tech | Louisville (1–2) | Miami (FL) (4–3) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | Louisville (11–4) | 6. | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Georgia | Georgia (3–0) | Louisville (4–3) | Louisville (8–3) | Arizona State (13–4) | 7. | ||||||||||||
| 8. | Michigan | Arizona State (2–2) | Arizona State (5–3) | Arizona State (8–4) | Ole Miss (14–1) | 8. | ||||||||||||
| 9. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (3–0) | Arkansas (7–0) | Ole Miss (10–1) | Oklahoma (13–4) | 9. | ||||||||||||
| 10. | UCLA | UCLA (3–0) | Georgia (7–1) | Michigan (6–4) | Duke (12–3) | 10. | ||||||||||||
| 11. | Arkansas | Arkansas (3–0) | UCLA (7–0) | Oklahoma (9–3) | Vanderbilt (12–5) | 11. | ||||||||||||
| 12. | Florida State | Auburn (4–0) | Florida State (6–1) | Mississippi State (7–4) | Long Beach State (10–5) | 12. | ||||||||||||
| 13. | Auburn | LSU (2–1) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Arkansas (7–3) | Mississippi State (10–4) | 13. | ||||||||||||
| 14. | LSU | Florida State (2–1) | LSU (5–3) | Florida State (8–3) | Arkansas (9–5) | 14. | ||||||||||||
| 15. | Duke | Ole Miss (2–1) | Oklahoma (7–2) | NC State (11–0) | UCF (15–2) | 15. | ||||||||||||
| 16. | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma (2–1) | Duke (6–1) | Duke (9–2) | Pepperdine (12–3) | 16. | ||||||||||||
| 17. | NC State | Duke (2–1) | NC State (7–0) | Long Beach State (8–3) | Virginia (12–4) | 17. | ||||||||||||
| 18. | North Carolina | NC State (3–0) | Dallas Baptist (6–1) | Tennessee (12–0) | NC State (13–2) | 18. | ||||||||||||
| 19. | Oklahoma | North Carolina (3–0) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | UCF (11–2) | Florida State (10–5) | 19. | ||||||||||||
| 20. | Wake Forest | Wake Forest (3–1) | East Carolina (6–1) | LSU (7–5) | LSU (11–5) | 20. | ||||||||||||
| 21. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (2–1) | UCF (7–1) | Dallas Baptist (8–3) | Dallas Baptist (11–4) | 21. | ||||||||||||
| 22. | Arizona | Arizona (3–0) | North Carolina (6–2) | TCU (10–1) | Clemson (12–3) | 22. | ||||||||||||
| 23. | Dallas Baptist | Dallas Baptist (3–0) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Tennessee (14–2) | 23. | ||||||||||||
| 24. | Ohio State | Oklahoma State (1–2) | Auburn (5–3) | Auburn (10–3) | East Carolina (12–3) | 24. | ||||||||||||
| 25. | East Carolina | East Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (5–2) | East Carolina (8–3) | Michigan (8–7) | 25. | ||||||||||||
| Preseason Jan 20 | Week 1 Feb 17 | Week 2 Feb 24 | Week 3 Mar 2 | Week 4 Mar 9 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
| Dropped: No. 24 Ohio State | Dropped: No. 20 Wake Forest | Dropped:
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| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Collegiate Baseball
| Preseason Dec 16[10] | Week 1 Feb 17[11] | Week 2 Feb 24[12] | Week 3 Mar 2[13] | Week 4 Mar 9[14] | Week 5 Mar 16[15] | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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| 1. | Louisville | Texas Tech (4–0) | UCLA (7–0) | UCLA (11–0) | Florida (16–0) | Florida (16–1) | 1. | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Vanderbilt | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Florida (8–0) | Florida (11–0) | Texas Tech (16–1) | UCLA (13–2) | 2. | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Texas Tech | Michigan (3–1) | Arkansas (7–0) | Texas Tech (11–1) | UCLA (13–2) | Ole Miss (16–1) | 3. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Miami (FL) | Louisville (1–2) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Georgia (11–1) | Georgia (14–2) | Louisville (13–4) | 4. | |||||||||||||
| 5. | Arizona State | Vanderbilt (1–2) | Vanderbilt (6–2) | Vanderbilt (10–3) | Louisville (11–4) | Vanderbilt (13–5) | 5. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (3–0) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Louisville (8–3) | Ole Miss (14–1) | Mississippi State (12–4) | 6. | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Georgia | Georgia (3–0) | Louisville (4–3) | NC State (11–0) | Vanderbilt (12–5) | Texas Tech (16–3) | 7. | |||||||||||||
| 8. | Auburn | Auburn (4–0) | Georgia (7–1) | Ole Miss (10–1) | Arizona State (13–4) | Arizona State (13–4) | 8. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Arkansas | Arkansas (3–0) | Michigan (4–3) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | Miami (FL) (11–4) | Miami (FL) (12–4) | 9. | |||||||||||||
| 10. | Michigan | UCLA (3–0) | NC State (7–0) | Arizona State (8–4) | Mississippi State (10–4) | Georgia (14–4) | 10. | |||||||||||||
| 11. | LSU | Arizona State (2–2) | Florida State (6–1) | Michigan (6–4) | NC State (13–2) | NC State (14–3) | 11. | |||||||||||||
| 12. | UCLA | LSU (2–1) | Arizona State (5–3) | Mississippi State (7–4) | UCF (15–2) | UCF (15–3) | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | North Carolina | North Carolina (3–0) | Miami (FL) (4–3) | Arkansas (7–3) | Auburn (13–3) | Florida State (12–5) | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Florida State (8–3) | Duke (12–3) | Arkansas (11–5) | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Florida State | Florida State (2–1) | Texas A&M (8–0) | UCF (11–2) | Arkansas (9–5) | Texas (14–3) | 15. | |||||||||||||
| 16. | NC State | NC State (3–0) | Texas (8–0) | Tennessee (12–0) | Florida State (10–5) | Texas A&M (15–3) | 16. | |||||||||||||
| 17. | Wake Forest | Wake Forest (3–1) | UCF (7–1) | Auburn (10–3) | Texas (13–3) | LSU (12–5) | 17. | |||||||||||||
| 18. | Arizona | Arizona (3–0) | Auburn (5–3) | TCU (10–1) | Texas A&M (14–3) | Alabama (16–1) | 18. | |||||||||||||
| 19. | Oklahoma State | Ole Miss (2–1) | LSU (5–3) | Texas (10–2) | LSU (11–5) | Auburn (13–5) | 19. | |||||||||||||
| 20. | TCU | TCU (3–0) | North Carolina (6–2) | Texas A&M (10–3) | Alabama (15–1) | Pepperdine (12–3) | 20. | |||||||||||||
| 21. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (3–0) | TCU (5–1) | Long Beach State (8–3) | Pepperdine (12–3) | Tennessee (15–2) | 21. | |||||||||||||
| 22. | Texas | Texas (3–0) | Pepperdine (7–0) | LSU (7–5) | Tennessee (14–2) | Duke (12–4) | 22. | |||||||||||||
| 23. | South Alabama | East Carolina (3–0) | Tennessee (7–0) | Alabama (12–0) | Virginia (12–4) | Virginia (14–4) | 23. | |||||||||||||
| 24. | Louisiana | Central Michigan (3–1) | East Carolina (6–1) | Pepperdine (10–1) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Notre Dame (11–2) | 24. | |||||||||||||
| 25. | Stanford | Cal State Fullerton (2–1) | Long Beach State (5–2) | North Carolina (8–4) | Clemson (12–3) | Clemson (14–3) | 25. | |||||||||||||
| 26. | Cal State Fullerton | UC Santa Barbara (2–1) | Clemson (7–0) | Duke (9–2) | UC Santa Barbara (13–2) | UC Santa Barbara (13–2) | 26. | |||||||||||||
| 27. | UC Santa Barbara | Grand Canyon (2–1) | Central Michigan (5–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Long Beach State (10–5) | Long Beach State (10–5) | 27. | |||||||||||||
| 28. | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma State (1–2) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Oklahoma (9–3) | Oklahoma (13–4) | Oklahoma (14–4) | 28. | |||||||||||||
| 29. | Minnesota | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Tulane (6–1) | Tulane (9–2) | Tulane (13–2) | Tulane (15–2) | 29. | |||||||||||||
| 30. | Oklahoma | South Alabama (2–1) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | UC Santa Barbara (9–2) | Wichita State (13–2) | Wichita State (13–2) | 30. | |||||||||||||
| Preseason Dec 16[16] | Week 1 Feb 17[17] | Week 2 Feb 24[18] | Week 3 Mar 2[19] | Week 4 Mar 9[20] | Week 5 Mar 16[21] | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
| Dropped: No. 24 Louisiana No. 25 Stanford No. 29 Minnesota No. 30 Oklahoma | Dropped:
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| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
The Preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams in the nation. Teams not listed above are: 31. San Diego State; 32. Oregon State; 33. BYU; 34. UConn; 35. Houston; 36. East Carolina; 37. UC Irvine; 38. Central Michigan; 39 Ball State; 40. Florida Atlantic.