2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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DurationFebruary 12, 2021 – June 30, 2021
Number of teams300
Preseason No. 1Florida (Consensus)
DurationJune 4–30, 2021
| 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 12, 2021 – June 30, 2021 |
| Number of teams | 300 |
| Preseason No. 1 | Florida (Consensus) |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | June 4–30, 2021 |
| Most conference bids | SEC (9) |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Mississippi State (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Vanderbilt |
| Winning Coach | Chris Lemonis (1st title) |
| MOP | Will Bednar (Mississippi State) |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2021 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 Feb 4[1] | Week 2 Mar 1[2] | Week 3 Mar 8[3] | Week 4 Mar 15[4] | Week 5 Mar 22[5] | Week 6 Mar 29[6] | Week 7 Apr 5[7] | Week 8 Apr 12[8] | Week 9 Apr 19[9] | Week 10 Apr 26[10] | Week 11 May 3[11] | Week 12 May 10[12] | Week 13 May 17[13] | Week 14 May 24[14] | Week 15 May 31[15] | Final Jul 1[16] | ||
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| 1. | Florida (24) | Arkansas (7–0) (20) | Arkansas (10–0) (26) | Arkansas (12–1) (24) | Vanderbilt (15–3) (22) | Vanderbilt (19–3) (23) | Vanderbilt (23–3) (31) | Arkansas (26–5) (31) | Arkansas (30–6) (30) | Arkansas (32–7) (28) | Arkansas (34–8) (32) | Arkansas (36–9) (31) | Arkansas (39–10) (32) | Arkansas (42–10) (32) | Arkansas (46–10) (32) | Mississippi State (50–18) | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA (2) | Vanderbilt (6–1) (10) | Vanderbilt (9–1) (6) | Vanderbilt (12–2) (7) | Arkansas (14–3) (6) | Arkansas (19–3) (9) | Arkansas (22–4) (1) | Vanderbilt (25–5) (1) | Vanderbilt (28–6) (2) | Vanderbilt (31–7) (4) | Vanderbilt (32–9) | Vanderbilt (34–10) (1) | Vanderbilt (36–12) | Texas (40–13) | Tennessee (45–16) | Vanderbilt (49–18) | 2. |
| 3. | Vanderbilt (4) | Louisville (6–1) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Mississippi State (13–3) | Ole Miss (16–4) (1) | Ole Miss (20–4) | Ole Miss (21–6) | Tennessee (27–6) | Texas (30–8) | Texas (33–9) | TCU (33–10) | Mississippi State (35–11) | Texas (38–12) | Vanderbilt (39–13) | Vanderbilt (40–15) | Texas (50–17)т | 3. |
| 4. | Texas Tech | Ole Miss (5–2) | Mississippi State (8–3) | Ole Miss (13–3) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Texas Tech (19–4) | Tennessee (24–5) | Mississippi State (24–7) | Mississippi State (27–8) | Tennessee (32–9) | Mississippi State (32–10) | Texas (38–12) | Tennessee (39–13) | Tennessee (42–14) | Texas (42–15) | NC State (37–19)т | 4. |
| 5. | Ole Miss | Florida (6–2) | Florida (9–3) | Florida (13–4) | Florida (16–5) (2) | Louisville (16–6) | Mississippi State (20–7) | Texas (25–8) | Tennessee (26–8) | Mississippi State (29–10) | Texas (35–11) | Tennessee (37–11) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Texas Tech (35–13) | Arizona (40–15) | Tennessee (50–18) | 5. |
| 6. | Louisville (1) | Mississippi State (5–2) | UCLA (8–3) | Texas Tech (13–3) | Texas Tech (16–4) (1) | Tennessee (21–4) | Texas (20–8) | Ole Miss (24–8) | Texas Tech (29–8) | TCU (29–10) | Tennessee (34–11) | TCU (34–12) | Mississippi State (36–13) | Mississippi State (40–13) | Notre Dame (30–11) | Arizona (45–18) | 6. |
| 7. | Mississippi State | UC Santa Barbara (6–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Louisville (11–4) | Louisville (14–5) | Mississippi State (17–7) | TCU (20–7) | Texas Tech (22–7) | TCU (26–9) | Louisville (23–11) | Notre Dame (24–8) | Florida (33–14) | Oregon (33–11) | Arizona (38–14) | Texas Tech (36–15)т | Stanford (39–17) | 7. |
| 8. | Arkansas | LSU (6–1) | South Carolina (10–0) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | East Carolina (16–3) | Texas (17–7) | Texas Tech (20–6) | East Carolina (26–5) | East Carolina (26–5) | Oregon (24–9) | Texas Tech (30–11) | Texas Tech (31–11) | Florida (35–16) | Notre Dame (29–10) | Mississippi State (40–15)т | Arkansas (50–13) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | TCU (5–2) | Oklahoma State (9–0) | East Carolina (13–2) | Tennessee (17–4) | UCLA (15–7) | East Carolina (22–5) | Louisville (20–10) | Louisville (22–11) | Notre Dame (20–8) | Florida (30–13) | Oregon (30–11) | Notre Dame (26–10) | Oregon (35–13) | Stanford (33–14) | Virginia (36–27) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas | UCLA (4–3) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Tennessee (14–3) | Texas (14–6) | Georgia Tech (13–7) | Louisville (18–8) | TCU (22–9) | Ole Miss (26–10) | East Carolina (28–7) | Arizona (30–11) | Notre Dame (25–10) | Arizona (35–13) | East Carolina (38–13) | TCU (40–17) | Notre Dame (34–13) | 10. |
| 11. | TCU | Texas Tech (3–3) | TCU (8–3) | Oklahoma State (11–2) | UCLA (12–6) | TCU (16–7) | Florida (18–9) | South Carolina (21–9) | South Carolina (24–10) | Texas Tech (27–10) | Ole Miss (31–12) | East Carolina (33–10) | East Carolina (36–11) | Ole Miss (38–17) | Ole Miss (41–19) | Ole Miss (45–22) | 11. |
| 12. | NC State | South Carolina (6–0) | Louisville (7–4) | Texas (11–5) | TCU (13–7) | East Carolina (17–5) | South Carolina (19–7) | Oklahoma State (21–7–1)т | Notre Dame (18–7) | Florida (28–12) | East Carolina (30–9) | Arizona (32–13) | Ole Miss (36–15) | Stanford (31–13) | Oregon (37–14) | Texas Tech (39–17) | 12. |
| 13. | UC Santa Barbara | Georgia Tech (6–1) | Miami (FL) (5–4) | UCLA (10–5) | Georgia Tech (11–6) | Florida (16–8) | Oklahoma State (18–7) | Notre Dame (15–6)т | Oregon (22–8) | Arizona (27–11) | Oregon (27–11) | Stanford (26–10) | TCU (35–14) | Florida (35–19) | Florida (38–20) | East Carolina (44–17) | 13. |
| 14. | Virginia | Miami (FL) (3–3) | Tennessee (11–2) | Georgia Tech (9–5) | Notre Dame (9–3) | Notre Dame (11–4) | Notre Dame (12–5) | Oregon (19–7) | Florida (25–11) | Ole Miss (28–12) | Louisiana Tech (32–11) | Ole Miss (33–14) | Louisiana Tech (36–14) | TCU (36–16) | East Carolina (41–15) | Dallas Baptist (41–18) | 14. |
| 15. | Miami (FL) | Oklahoma State (6–0) | East Carolina (9–2) | LSU (14–3) | Oregon (10–4) | South Carolina (16–6) | Miami (FL) (16–8) | Louisiana Tech (24–7) | Louisiana Tech (26–9) | South Carolina (25–12) | Louisville (23–14) | Louisville (26–15) | Stanford (28–12) | UC Irvine (36–16) | Old Dominion (42–14) | Oregon (39–16) | 15. |
| 16. | Tennessee | East Carolina (6–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | TCU (10–6) | LSU (16–5) | Oklahoma State (15–6) | Georgia Tech (14–9) | Florida (21–11) | Stanford (22–7) | Stanford (22–7) | Stanford (24–9) | Louisiana Tech (33–12) | Florida State (28–19) | Southern Miss (35–17) | UC Irvine (40–16) | TCU (41–19) | 16. |
| 17. | Georgia Tech | Tennessee (7–2) | Arizona (10–2) | South Carolina (11–3) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Oregon State (16–5) | UCLA (16–9) | Arizona (21–9) | Arizona (23–11) | Charlotte (29–11) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | Southern Miss (33–15) | Southern Miss (35–17) | NC State (28–15) | NC State (30–17) | Old Dominion (44–16) | 17. |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | Virginia (4–3) | Boston College (8–2) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Pittsburgh (11–4) | Miami (FL) (12–8) | Oregon State (20–6) | Stanford (19–6) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | Louisiana Tech (28–11) | South Carolina (26–15) | Pittsburgh (22–13) | South Carolina (31–18) | Gonzaga (32–15) | Louisiana Tech (40–18) | LSU (38–25) | 18. |
| 19. | Arizona | Oregon State (7–1) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | Oregon (8–3) | Michigan (9–2) | Louisiana Tech (17–6) | Louisiana Tech (20–7) | Virginia Tech (19–9) | Oklahoma State (21–10–1) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | Southern Miss (29–14) | Florida State (25–17) | Charlotte (37–16) | Charlotte (39–17) | Nebraska (31–12) | Nebraska (34–14) | 19. |
| 20. | South Carolina | North Carolina (6–1) | LSU (9–3) | Oregon State (11–3) | Oregon State (13–4) | Oregon (12–6) | Oregon (16–6) | Pittsburgh (17–10) | Old Dominion (27–7) | Oklahoma State (24–12) | Old Dominion (31–11) | Charlotte (35–14) | Gonzaga (30–13) | Louisiana Tech (36–16) | Southern Miss (37–19) | UC Irvine (43–18) | 20. |
| 21. | Florida State | Georgia (7–1) | Texas (7–5) | Arizona (12–4) | Florida State (10–6) | Arizona (16–7) | Florida State (15–9) | Georgia Tech (15–12) | Charlotte (25–10) | Florida State (20–15) | Florida State (23–16) | South Carolina (28–17) | UCLA (30–16) | Old Dominion (38–14) | UCLA (35–18) | Louisiana Tech (42–20) | 21. |
| 22. | West Virginia | Virginia Tech (5–1) | Florida Atlantic (8–2) | UC Santa Barbara (9–5) | Miami (FL) (9–7) | Florida State (12–8) | Arizona (18–8) | Old Dominion (24–6) | Virginia Tech (20–12) | Southern Miss (26–13) | Charlotte (31–14) | UCLA (27–15) | UC Irvine (33–15) | Florida State (29–21) | Gonzaga (33–17) | South Florida (31–30) | 22. |
| 23. | East Carolina | Boston College (5–1) | Alabama (10–2) | Arizona State (11–2) | South Carolina (12–6) | Michigan (11–4) | Stanford (16–5)т | Oregon State (21–10) | Michigan (18–7) | Georgia (26–13) | Gonzaga (27–13) | Indiana (23–10) | Louisville (26–18) | Arizona State (32–17) | Oklahoma State (35–17) | Southern Miss (40–21) | 23. |
| 24. | Georgia | Arizona (6–2) | UC Santa Barbara (6–5) | Michigan (7–1) | Alabama (15–5) | Stanford (14–3) | Michigan (13–5)т | Michigan (15–7) | Indiana State (20–8) | Nebraska (20–7) | Oklahoma State (25–14) | Old Dominion (33–13) | NC State (26–14) | South Carolina (33–20) | Florida State (30–22) | UCLA (37–20) | 24. |
| 25. | Wake Forest | Auburn (6–2) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Alabama (14–3) | North Carolina (12–6) | LSU (16–8) | Virginia Tech (15–9) | UCLA (17–11) | Miami (FL) (21–11) | Old Dominion (28–10) | UCLA (25–14) | UC Irvine (29–15) | Old Dominion (36–14) | Nebraska (29–11) | Charlotte (39–19) | Florida (38–22) | 25. |
| Preseason Feb 4[17] | Week 2 Mar 1[18] | Week 3 Mar 8[19] | Week 4 Mar 15[20] | Week 5 Mar 22[21] | Week 6 Mar 29[22] | Week 7 Apr 5[23] | Week 8 Apr 12[24] | Week 9 Apr 19[25] | Week 10 Apr 26[26] | Week 11 May 3[27] | Week 12 May 10[28] | Week 13 May 17[29] | Week 14 May 24[30] | Week 15 May 31[31] | Final Jul 1[32] | ||
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Baseball America
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| Preseason Jan 25 | Week 1 Feb 22 | Week 2 Mar 1 | Week 3 Mar 8 | Week 4 Mar 15 | Week 5 Mar 22 | Week 6 Mar 29 | Week 7 Apr 5 | Week 8 Apr 12 | Week 9 Apr 19 | Week 10 Apr 26 | Week 11 May 3 | Week 12 May 10 | Week 13 May 17 | Week 14 May 24 | Week 15 May 30 | Final July 1 | ||
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| 1. | Florida | Ole Miss (2–0) | Arkansas (7–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Arkansas (12–1) | Arkansas (14–3) | Arkansas (19–3) | Arkansas (22–4) | Arkansas (26–5) | Arkansas (30–6) | Arkansas (32–7) | Arkansas (34–8) | Arkansas (36–9) | Arkansas (39–10) | Arkansas (42–10) | Arkansas (46–10) | Mississippi State (50–18) | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA | Virginia (2–1) | Mississippi State (5–2) | Mississippi State (8–3) | Mississippi State (13–3) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Vanderbilt (19–3) | Vanderbilt (23–3) | Louisville (20–10) | Mississippi State (27–8) | Vanderbilt (31–7) | Notre Dame (24–8) | Vanderbilt (34–10) | Vanderbilt (36–12) | Vanderbilt (39–13) | Vanderbilt (40–15) | Vanderbilt (49–18) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas Tech | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Vanderbilt (6–1) | Vanderbilt (9–1) | Vanderbilt (12–2) | Vanderbilt (15–3) | Ole Miss (20–4) | Ole Miss (21–6) | Mississippi State (24–7) | Vanderbilt (28–6) | Texas (33–9) | Vanderbilt (32–9) | Mississippi State (35–11) | Notre Dame (26–10) | Notre Dame (29–10) | Tennessee (45–16) | Texas (50–17) | 3. |
| 4. | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt (0–0) | Louisville (6–1) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Ole Miss (13–3) | Ole Miss (16–4) | Texas Tech (18–4) | Mississippi State (20–7) | Texas (25–8) | Louisville (22–11) | Mississippi State (29–10) | Mississippi State (32–10) | Notre Dame (25–10) | Texas (38–12) | Texas (40–13) | Notre Dame (30–11) | NC State (37–19) | 4. |
| 5. | Virginia | Louisville (3–0) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Miami (FL) (5–4) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Florida (16–5) | Mississippi State (17–7) | Louisville (18–8) | Tennessee (27–6) | Texas (30–8) | Louisville (23–11) | TCU (33–10) | Tennessee (37–11) | Tennessee (39–13) | Tennessee (42–14) | Texas (42–15) | Arkansas (50–13) | 5. |
| 6. | Vanderbilt | Arkansas (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–3) | Florida (9–3) | Florida (13–4) | Texas Tech (16–4) | Louisville (16–6) | Texas (20–8) | Vanderbilt (25–5) | Notre Dame (18–7) | Notre Dame (20–8) | Tennessee (34–11) | TCU (34–12) | Mississippi State (36–13) | Mississippi State (40–13) | Arizona (40–15) | Virginia (36–27) | 6. |
| 7. | Louisville | Florida (1–2) | Florida (6–2) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Texas Tech (13–3) | Louisville (14–5) | Texas (17–7) | Tennessee (24–5) | Notre Dame (15–6) | Tennessee (29–8) | Tennessee (32–9) | Arizona (30–11) | Texas (38–12) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Texas Tech (35–13) | Stanford (32–14) | Stanford (39–17) | 7. |
| 8. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (1–1) | Virginia (4–3) | UCLA (8–3) | Louisville (11–4) | East Carolina (16–3) | East Carolina (15–5) | East Carolina (22–5) | East Carolina (26–5) | East Carolina (26–5) | East Carolina (28–7) | Texas Tech (30–11) | Texas Tech (31–11) | Florida (35–16) | Arizona (38–14) | Mississippi State (40–15) | Tennessee (50–18) | 8. |
| 9. | Florida State | Florida State (2–1) | UCLA (4–3) | TCU (8–3) | East Carolina (11–2) | Texas (14–6) | Georgia Tech (13–7) | South Carolina (19–7) | Ole Miss (24–8) | South Carolina (24–10) | TCU (29–10) | Texas (35–11) | Florida (33–14) | Arizona (35–13) | East Carolina (38–13) | Texas Tech (36–15) | Arizona (45–18) | 9. |
| 10. | LSU | TCU (1–1) | TCU (5–2) | South Carolina (10–0) | Texas (11–5) | Georgia Tech (11–6) | Tennessee (21–4) | Florida (18–9) | South Carolina (21–9) | Texas Tech (26–8) | Arizona (27–11) | Florida (26–13) | Arizona (32–13) | East Carolina (36–11) | Stanford (30–13) | Ole Miss (41–19) | Notre Dame (34–13) | 10. |
| 11. | Miami (FL) | Duke (2–1) | Texas Tech (3–3) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Georgia Tech (9–5) | North Carolina (12–6) | South Carolina (16–6) | Texas Tech (19–6) | Texas Tech (21–7) | TCU (26–9) | Oregon (22–8) | Ole Miss (31–12) | Louisville (26–15) | Ole Miss (35–15) | Ole Miss (37–17) | TCU (36–16) | Texas Tech (39–17) | 11. |
| 12. | Texas | Texas Tech (0–2) | LSU (6–1) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | South Carolina (11–3) | Notre Dame (9–3) | Notre Dame (11–4) | Notre Dame (12–5) | Virginia Tech (19–9) | Ole Miss (26–10) | South Carolina (25–12) | Louisville (23–14) | East Carolina (33–10) | Florida State (28–19) | Florida (35–19) | Florida (38–20) | Ole Miss (45–22) | 12. |
| 13. | TCU | LSU (1–1) | South Carolina (6–0) | Boston College (8–2) | Virginia Tech (9–5) | Oregon (10–4) | Virginia Tech (13–8) | Virginia Tech (15–9) | Arizona (21–9) | Arizona (23–11) | Texas Tech (27–10) | East Carolina (30–9) | Florida State (25–17) | Oregon (33–11) | Oregon (35–13) | Oregon (37–14) | East Carolina (44–17) | 13. |
| 14. | Arkansas | UCLA (1–2) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | East Carolina (9–2) | North Carolina (10–4) | Pittsburgh (11–4) | Florida (16–8) | TCU (20–7) | Oregon (17–6) | Oregon (20–7) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | Florida State (23–16) | Stanford (26–10) | TCU (35–14) | UC Irvine (35–16) | Old Dominion (42–14) | Dallas Baptist (41–18) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona | NC State (2–0) | UC Santa Barbara (6–1) | Louisville (7–4) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Florida State (10–6) | UCLA (15–7) | Georgia Tech (14–9) | TCU (22–9) | Virginia Tech (20–12) | Florida State (20–15) | South Carolina (26–15) | Oregon (30–11) | Louisiana Tech (37–13) | NC State (28–15) | UC Irvine (39–16) | Oregon (39–16) | 15. |
| 16. | Duke | South Carolina (3–0) | Virginia Tech (5–1) | Arizona (10–2) | Oregon (8–3) | Tennessee (17–4) | Arizona (16–7) | Arizona (18–8) | Louisiana Tech (25–7) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | Florida (28–12) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | Pittsburgh (22–13) | Charlotte (37–16) | Charlotte (39–17) | NC State (30–17) | Old Dominion (44–16) | 16. |
| 17. | NC State | Tennessee (3–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | Arizona (12–4) | UCLA (12–6) | Pittsburgh (12–8) | Pittsburgh (13–9) | Pittsburgh (17–10) | Florida State (18–14) | Ole Miss (28–12) | Oregon (23–9) | Ole Miss (33–14) | Stanford (27–12) | Florida State (29–20) | East Carolina (41–15) | TCU (41–10) | 17. |
| 18. | South Carolina | Texas (0–2) | Boston College (5–1) | North Carolina (7–3) | Tennessee (14–3) | Miami (FL) (9–7) | Florida State (12–8) | Florida State (15–9) | Florida State (16–12) | Florida (25–11) | Louisiana Tech (29–11) | Louisiana Tech (33–11) | Louisiana Tech (34–12) | UC Irvine (33–15) | Old Dominion (38–14) | Florida State (30–21) | UC Irvine (43–18) | 18. |
| 19. | Tennessee | UC Santa Barbara (2–1) | East Carolina (6–1) | Oklahoma State (9–0–1) | Pittsburgh (9–4) | Michigan (9–2) | Oregon (10–5) | Oregon (14–5) | Florida (21–11) | Louisiana Tech (27–9) | Charlotte (29–11) | Stanford (24–9) | Charlotte (35–14) | Louisville (26–18) | Nebraska (29–11) | Nebraska (31–12) | Florida (38–22) | 19. |
| 20. | Michigan | Michigan (0–0) | Texas (3–4) | Texas (7–5) | Michigan (7–1) | South Carolina (12–6) | Miami (FL) (12–8) | Miami (FL) (16–8) | Oklahoma State (22–7–1) | Georgia Tech (17–14) | UC Irvine (21–11) | Old Dominion (31–11) | Southern Miss (33–14) | Old Dominion (36–14) | Gonzaga (32–15) | Louisiana Tech (40–18) | Nebraska (34–14) | 20. |
| 21. | UC Santa Barbara | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Michigan (0–0) | Virginia (6–4) | Boston College (8–5) | Arizona (13–6) | North Carolina (13–7) | Oregon State (20–6) | Georgia Tech (15–12) | Stanford (22–7) | Stanford (22–7) | Charlotte (31–14) | Indiana (23–10) | South Carolina (31–18) | TCU (36–16) | UCLA (35–18) | LSU (38–25) | 21. |
| 22. | Georgia Tech | Alabama (3–0) | Tennessee (7–2) | Michigan (2–1) | Alabama (14–3) | Virginia Tech (10–8) | TCU (16–7) | Louisiana Tech (21–7) | Stanford (19–6) | Oregon State (24–10) | Georgia (26–13) | Southern Miss (29–14) | UC Irvine (29–15) | Southern Miss (35–17) | Louisiana Tech (37–15) | Oklahoma State (35–17) | Louisiana Tech (42–20) | 22. |
| 23. | Oklahoma | Arizona (1–2) | Alabama (7–1) | Tennessee (11–2) | UCLA (10–5) | Alabama (15–5) | Louisiana Tech (18–6) | Oklahoma State (19–7–1) | Oregon State (21–10) | Michigan (18–7) | Fairfield (25–0) | Indiana (20–9) | Old Dominion (33–13) | Michigan (25–13) | Southern Miss (33–14) | Southern Miss (37–19) | Southern Miss (40–21) | 23. |
| 24. | UCF | East Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (6–2) | Alabama (10–2) | TCU (10–6) | TCU (13–7) | Michigan (11–4) | Michigan (13–5) | Michigan (15–7) | Indiana State (20–8) | Nebraska (20–7) | UC Irvine (23–13) | South Carolina (28–17) | NC State (26–14) | Miami (FL) (32–17) | Duke (32–20) | UCLA (37–20) | 24. |
| 25. | Alabama | Oklahoma (0–1) | Oklahoma (4–3) | Florida Atlantic (8–2) | Oklahoma State (11–2–1) | Indiana State (11–6) | Indiana State (11–6) | Indiana State (13–7) | Indiana State (16–8) | Old Dominion (27–7) | Virginia Tech (21–15) | Fairfield (29–1) | Fairfield (33–1) | Gonzaga (30–13) | South Carolina (33–20) | Charlotte (39–19) | South Florida (31–30) | 25. |
| Preseason Jan 25 | Week 1 Feb 22 | Week 2 Mar 1 | Week 3 Mar 8 | Week 4 Mar 15 | Week 5 Mar 22 | Week 6 Mar 29 | Week 7 Apr 5 | Week 8 Apr 12 | Week 9 Apr 19 | Week 10 Apr 26 | Week 11 May 3 | Week 12 May 10 | Week 13 May 17 | Week 14 May 24 | Week 15 May 30 | Final July 1 | ||
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Collegiate Baseball
| Preseason Dec 21[34] | Week 1 Feb 22[35] | Week 2 Mar 1[36] | Week 3 Mar 8[37] | Week 4 Mar 15[38] | Week 5 Mar 22[39] | Week 6 Mar 29[40] | Week 7 Apr 5[41] | Week 8 Apr 12[42] | Week 9 Apr 19[43] | Week 10 Apr 26[44] | Week 11 May 3[45] | Week 12 May 10[46] | Week 13 May 17[47] | Week 14 May 24[48] | Week 15 May 31[49] | Week 16 Jun 8[50] | Week 17 Jun 14[51] | Final Jul 1[52] | ||
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| 1. | Florida | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Arkansas (7–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Arkansas (12–1) | Vanderbilt (15–3) | Vanderbilt (19–3) | Vanderbilt (23–3) | Arkansas (26–5) | Arkansas (30–6) | Arkansas (32–7) | Arkansas (34–8) | Arkansas (36–9) | Arkansas (39–10) | Arkansas (42–10) | Arkansas (46–10) | Arkansas (49–11) | Vanderbilt (45–15) | Mississippi State (50–18) | 1. |
| 2. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (0–0) | Vanderbilt (5–1) | Vanderbilt (9–1) | Vanderbilt (12–2) | Florida (16–5) | Ole Miss (20–4) | Arkansas (22–4) | Vanderbilt (25–5) | Vanderbilt (28–6) | Vanderbilt (31–7) | Vanderbilt (32–9) | Vanderbilt (34–10) | Vanderbilt (36–12) | Vanderbilt (39–13) | Vanderbilt (40–15) | Vanderbilt (43–15) | Texas (47–15) | Vanderbilt (49–18) | 2. |
| 3. | UCLA | Florida (1–2) | Florida (6–2) | Florida (9–3) | Florida (13–4) | Ole Miss (16–4) | Texas Tech (19–4) | Texas (20–8) | Texas (25–8) | Texas (30–8) | Texas (33–9) | TCU (33–10) | Mississippi State (35–11) | Mississippi State (36–13) | Mississippi State (40–13) | Mississippi State (40–15) | Mississippi State (43–15) | Mississippi State (45–16) | Texas (50–17) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas Tech | Ole Miss (2–0) | Louisville (6–1) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Ole Miss (13–3) | Texas Tech (16–4) | Arkansas (19–3) | Tennessee (24–5) | Tennessee (27–6) | Mississippi State (27–8) | Mississippi State (29–10) | Mississippi State (32–10) | Texas (38–12) | Texas (38–12) | Texas (40–13) | Texas (42–15) | Texas (45–15) | Tennessee (50–16) | NC State (37–19) | 4. |
| 5. | Ole Miss | Arkansas (2–0) | Georgia (7–1) | South Carolina (10–0) | Texas Tech (13–3) | Arkansas (14–3) | Louisville (16–6) | South Carolina (19–7) | South Carolina (21–9) | TCU (26–9) | TCU (29–10) | Texas (35–11) | TCU (34–12) | TCU (35–14) | Tennessee (42–14) | Tennessee (45–16) | Tennessee (48–16) | Arizona (45–16) | Stanford (39–17) | 5. |
| 6. | Miami (FL) | Louisville (3–0) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Mississippi State (13–3) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Texas (17–7) | TCU (20–7) | TCU (22–9) | Tennessee (29–8) | Tennessee (32–9) | Tennessee (34–11) | Tennessee (37–11) | Tennessee (39–13) | Arizona (38–14) | Arizona (40–15) | Arizona (43–15) | Stanford (38–15) | Virginia (36–27) | 6. |
| 7. | LSU | Georgia (3–1) | UC Santa Barbara (6–1) | Georgia (9–3) | Georgia (13–3) | Louisville (14–5) | Tennessee (21–4) | Louisville (18–8) | Louisville (20–10) | South Carolina (24–10) | South Carolina (25–12) | Florida (30–13) | Florida (33–14) | Florida (35–16) | Notre Dame (29–10) | Notre Dame (30–11) | Notre Dame (33–11) | NC State (35–18) | Tennessee (50–18) | 7. |
| 8. | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara (2–1) | LSU (6–1) | Mississippi State (8–3) | East Carolina (13–2) | East Carolina (16–3) | South Carolina (16–6) | Ole Miss (21–6) | Ole Miss (24–8) | Louisville (22–11) | Louisville (23–11) | Arizona (30–11) | Louisville (26–15) | Arizona (35–13) | TCU (36–16) | TCU (40–17) | Stanford (36–15) | Virginia (35–25) | Arizona (45–18) | 8. |
| 9. | Mississippi State | UCLA (1–2) | Miami (FL) (3–3) | East Carolina (9–2) | Oklahoma State (11–2–1) | Texas (14–6) | UCLA (15–7) | Florida (18–9) | Texas Tech (22–7) | Ole Miss (26–10) | Florida (28–12) | Ole Miss (31–12) | Texas Tech (31–11) | Oregon (33–11) | Stanford (31–13) | Stanford (33–14) | Texas Tech (39–15) | Arkansas (50–13) | Arkansas (50–13) | 9. |
| 10. | Arizona | Texas Tech (0–2) | Mississippi State (5–2) | UCLA (8–3) | LSU (14–3) | Michigan (9–2) | Florida (16–8) | Texas Tech (20–6) | Oklahoma State (21–7–1) | Texas Tech (26–8) | Arizona (27–11) | Notre Dame (24–8) | Stanford (26–10) | Texas Tech (33–12) | Oregon (35–13) | Oregon (37–14) | East Carolina (44–15) | Notre Dame (34–13) | Notre Dame (34–13) | 10. |
| 11. | Louisville | LSU (1–1) | Oklahoma State (6–0) | Oklahoma State (9–0–1) | Louisville (11–4) | UCLA (12–6) | Oklahoma State (15–6–1) | Oklahoma State (18–7–1) | Mississippi State (24–7) | East Carolina (26–5) | Oregon (24–9) | Texas Tech (30–11) | Arizona (32–13) | East Carolina (36–11) | Texas Tech (35–13) | Texas Tech (36–15) | Ole Miss (44–20) | Texas Tech (39–17) | Texas Tech (39–17) | 11. |
| 12. | Georgia | Mississippi State (1–1) | East Carolina (6–1) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Arizona State (11–2) | Georgia (14–5) | Mississippi State (17–7) | Mississippi State (20–7) | East Carolina (26–5) | Florida (25–11) | Ole Miss (28–12) | South Carolina (26–15) | Oregon (30–11) | Ole Miss (36–15) | Florida (35–19) | Florida (38–20) | NC State (33–17) | East Carolina (44–17) | East Carolina (44–17) | 12. |
| 13. | NC State | NC State (2–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Arizona (10–2) | Michigan (7–1) | Oklahoma State (12–5–1) | Oregon State (16–5) | Oregon State (20–6) | Arizona (21–9) | Stanford (22–7) | Stanford (22–7) | Louisville (23–14) | East Carolina (33–10) | Notre Dame (26–10) | East Carolina (38–13) | East Carolina (41–15) | Dallas Baptist (40–16) | Ole Miss (45–22) | Ole Miss (45–22) | 13. |
| 14. | Virginia | Virginia (2–1) | UCLA (4–3) | Louisville (7–4) | Texas (11–5) | LSU (16–5) | Arizona State (15–5) | UCLA (16–9) | Florida (21–11) | Notre Dame (18–7) | Notre Dame (20–8) | Stanford (24–9) | Ole Miss (33–14) | Stanford (28–12) | Ole Miss (38–17) | Ole Miss (41–19) | LSU (38–23) | Dallas Baptist (41–18) | Dallas Baptist (41–18) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona State | Arizona State (2–1) | Texas Tech (3–3) | LSU (9–3) | UCLA (10–5) | Oregon (10–4) | East Carolina (17–5) | East Carolina (22–5) | Stanford (19–6) | Oregon (22–8) | Texas Tech (27–10) | Oregon (27–11) | Notre Dame (25–10) | South Carolina (31–18) | UC Irvine (36–16) | UC Irvine (40–16) | Virginia (33–24) | LSU (38–25) | LSU (38–25) | 15. |
| 16. | East Carolina | East Carolina (3–0) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | Miami (FL) (5–4) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Arizona State (12–5) | Michigan (11–4) | Arizona (18–8) | Notre Dame (15–6) | Arizona (23–11) | East Carolina (28–7) | UCLA (25–14) | South Carolina (28–17) | UCLA (30–16) | South Carolina (33–20) | South Carolina (33–21) | South Florida (31–28) | South Florida (31–30) | South Florida (31–30) | 16. |
| 17. | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State (1–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Oregon State (10–1) | North Carolina (10–4) | North Carolina (12–6) | Notre Dame (11–4) | Michigan (13–5) | Oregon (19–7) | Michigan (18–7) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | UCLA (27–15) | UC Irvine (33–15) | Georgia Tech (28–21) | UCLA (35–18) | Oregon (39–16) | Oregon (39–16) | Oregon (39–16) | 17. |
| 18. | Michigan | Michigan (0–0) | Michigan (0–0) | Arizona State (8–2) | South Carolina (11–3) | Pittsburgh (11–4) | Georgia Tech (13–7) | Arizona State (16–7) | Michigan (15–7) | Pittsburgh (20–11) | Oklahoma State (24–12–1) | East Carolina (30–9) | UC Irvine (29–15) | Louisville (26–18) | NC State (28–15) | Nebraska (31–12) | TCU (41–19) | TCU (41–19) | TCU (41–19) | 18. |
| 19. | TCU | TCU (1–1) | TCU (5–2) | Michigan (2–1) | Oregon (8–3) | Georgia Tech (11–6) | Arizona (16–7) | Notre Dame (12–5) | Arizona State (18–9) | UCLA (21–11) | UCLA (23–13) | Louisiana Tech (32–11) | Pittsburgh (22–13) | Gonzaga (30–13) | Arizona State (32–17) | Duke (32–20) | UC Irvine (43–18) | UC Irvine (43–18) | UC Irvine (43–18) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas | South Carolina (3–0) | Stetson (9–0) | TCU (8–3) | Georgia Tech (9–5) | Oregon State (13–4) | North Carolina (13–7) | Oregon (16–6) | Georgia (20–11) | Oklahoma State (21–10–1) | Georgia (26–13) | Oklahoma State (25–14–1) | Louisiana Tech (33–12) | Louisiana Tech (36–14) | UCLA (32–18) | Oklahoma State (35–17–1) | UCLA (37–20) | UCLA (37–20) | UCLA (37–20) | 20. |
| 21. | South Carolina | Dallas Baptist (2–0) | Oregon State (7–1) | Oregon (6–2) | Arizona (12–4) | Notre Dame (9–3) | Kentucky (17–4) | Miami (FL) (16–8) | Pittsburgh (17–10) | Georgia (23–12) | Nebraska (20–7) | Arizona State (25–14) | Oklahoma State (27–15–1) | Oklahoma State (30–16–1) | Miami (FL) (32–17) | Georgia Tech (29–23) | Nebraska (34–14) | Nebraska (34–14) | Nebraska (34–14) | 21. |
| 22. | Arkansas | Clemson (3–0) | Arizona State (4–2) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | Oregon State (11–3) | Southern Illinois (17–1) | Oregon (12–6) | Georgia Tech (14–9) | Louisiana Tech (24–7) | Oregon State (24–10) | Michigan (19–9) | Michigan (21–11) | Arizona State (27–15) | Arizona State (30–16) | Oklahoma State (32–16–1) | NC State (30–17) | Georgia Tech (31–25) | Georgia Tech (31–25) | Georgia Tech (31–25) | 22. |
| 23. | Coastal Carolina | Alabama (3–0) | Alabama (7–1) | North Carolina (7–3) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Arizona (13–6) | Georgia (16–7) | Georgia (18–9) | UCLA (17–11) | Arizona State (19–11) | UC Irvine (24–12) | UC Irvine (26–14) | Michigan (23–12) | Michigan (25–13) | Charlotte (39–17) | Arizona State (32–20) | UC Santa Barbara (41–20) | UC Santa Barbara (41–20) | UC Santa Barbara (41–20) | 23. |
| 24. | Dallas Baptist | Arizona (1–2) | Arizona (6–2) | Alabama (10–2) | Alabama (14–3) | Alabama (15–5) | Stanford (14–3) | Sacramento State (18–6) | Sacramento State (21–7) | UC Irvine (22–11) | Oregon State (26–12) | Tulane (24–14) | Charlotte (35–14) | Charlotte (37–16) | Nebraska (29–11) | Old Dominion (42–14) | Oklahoma State (36–19–1) | Oklahoma State (36–19–1) | Oklahoma State (36–19–1) | 24. |
| 25. | Clemson | Florida State (2–1) | Virginia (4–3) | Southern Illinois (11–0) | Texas A&M (14–4) | Florida State (10–6) | TCU (16–7) | Stanford (16–5) | UC Irvine (19–10) | UC Santa Barbara (24–10) | Charlotte (29–11) | UC Santa Barbara (29–13) | Georgia Tech (24–18) | NC State (26–14) | Fairfield (35–1) | Louisiana Tech (40–18) | South Alabama (36–22) | South Alabama (36–22) | South Alabama (36–22) | 25. |
| 26. | Texas A&M | Auburn (3–0) | Auburn (6–2) | UC Santa Barbara (6–5) | UC Santa Barbara (9–5) | Stanford (12–3) | UC Irvine (14–7) | UC Irvine (16–9) | UC Santa Barbara (21–9) | Stony Brook (19–8) | Arizona State (22–13) | Gonzaga (27–13) | Gonzaga (27–13) | Georgia Tech (25–20) | Michigan (26–15) | Central Michigan (40–16) | Old Dominion (44–16) | Old Dominion (44–16) | Old Dominion (44–16) | 26. |
| 27. | Alabama | Tennessee (3–0) | Virginia Tech (5–1) | Florida Atlantic (8–2) | Southern Illinois (14–1) | Tennessee (17–4) | Indiana (11–3) | San Diego (19–5) | Ball State (19–9) | Miami (FL) (21–11) | UC Santa Barbara (26–12) | Clemson (21–18) | Fairfield (33–1) | Fairfield (33–1) | Louisiana Tech (36–16) | VCU (37–14) | South Carolina (34–23) | South Carolina (34–23) | South Carolina (34–23) | 27. |
| 28. | Florida State | Duke (2–1) | Pittsburgh (6–1) | Tennessee (11–2) | Pittsburgh (9–4) | Indiana (9–2) | Southern Illinois (19–3) | Florida State (15–9) | Wichita State (19–9) | Nebraska (18–6) | Fairfield (26–0) | Fairfield (29–1) | Dallas Baptist (29–11) | VCU (32–14) | VCU (34–14) | Miami (FL) (32–19) | Fairfield (39–5) | Fairfield (39–5) | Fairfield (39–5) | 28. |
| 29. | Southern Miss | San Francisco (2–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Dallas Baptist (8–3) | Tennessee (14–3) | San Diego (13–4) | San Diego (17–4) | Nebraska (13–5) | Nebraska (15–6) | Charlotte (25–10) | Tulane (21–13) | Old Dominion (31–11) | Southern Miss (33–15) | Grand Canyon (34–17–1) | Gonzaga (32–15) | Charlotte (39–19) | Louisiana Tech (42–20) | Louisiana Tech (42–20) | Louisiana Tech (42–20) | 29. |
| 30. | Texas State | Ball State (2–1) | Dallas Baptist (5–2) | Ball State (6–4) | Indiana (7–1) | Hawaii (11–3) | Florida State (12–8) | Old Dominion (21–5) | Old Dominion (24–6) | Old Dominion (27–7) | South Alabama (24–13) | Central Michigan (28–11) | Florida State (25–17) | Florida State (28–19) | UConn (30–16) | UConn (33–17) | Central Michigan (42–18) | Central Michigan (42–18) | Central Michigan (42–18) | 30. |
| Preseason Dec 21[53] | Week 1 Feb 22[54] | Week 2 Mar 1[55] | Week 3 Mar 8[56] | Week 4 Mar 15[57] | Week 5 Mar 22[58] | Week 6 Mar 29[59] | Week 7 Apr 5[60] | Week 8 Apr 12[61] | Week 9 Apr 19[62] | Week 10 Apr 26[63] | Week 11 May 3[64] | Week 12 May 10[65] | Week 13 May 17[66] | Week 14 May 24[67] | Week 15 May 31[68] | Week 16 Jun 8[69] | Week 17 Jun 14[70] | Final Jul 1[71] | ||
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The Preseason poll ranked the top 50 teams in the nation. Teams not listed above are: 31. Stetson; 32. UCF; 33. Pepperdine; 34. Georgia Tech; 35. Tennessee; 36. Duke; 37. Auburn; 38. Central Michigan; 39. Indiana; 40. Winthrop; 41. Oklahoma; 42. UC Irvine; 43. Tulane; 44. Long Beach State; 45. Wichita State; 46. Minnesota; 47. Notre Dame; 48. Houston; 49. Oregon State; 50. Stanford