Baseball Coaches Poll
The USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of 31 head coaches at Division I schools. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas A&MTexA&M | 35-5 | 772 | 29 | 1 | - | 1/10 |
| 2 |  ArkansasArk | 34-6 | 735 | 1 | 2 | - | 1/5 |
| 3 |  TennesseeTenn | 33-7 | 716 | 1 | 3 | - | 3/8 |
| 4 |  ClemsonCLEM | 32-7 | 674 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 2/11 |
| 5 |  KentuckyKty | 32-7 | 637 | 0 | 5 | - | 5/NR |
| 6 |  DukeDuke | 29-11 | 593 | 0 | 8 | +2 | 6/14 |
| 7 |  East CarolinaECU | 31-8 | 581 | 0 | 10 | +3 | 7/16 |
| 8 |  VanderbiltVandy | 29-11 | 513 | 0 | 12 | +4 | 3/14 |
| 9 |  Florida StateFSU | 31-8 | 503 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 7/NR |
| 10 |  Oregon StateOreSt | 30-9 | 497 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 2/10 |
| 11 |  Wake ForestWake | 26-13 | 449 | 0 | 13 | +2 | 1/22 |
| 12 |  VirginiaUVa | 30-11 | 426 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 8/15 |
| 13 |  UC IrvineUC-Irv | 28-8 | 372 | 0 | 16 | +3 | 13/NR |
| 14 |  North CarolinaUNC | 30-10 | 371 | 0 | 11 | -3 | 7/17 |
| 15 |  Coastal CarolinaCoastC | 27-12 | 330 | 0 | 20 | +5 | 15/21 |
| 16 |  LouisianaLouis | 31-11 | 222 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 15/NR |
| 17 |  GeorgiaUGa | 29-10 | 189 | 0 | 23 | +6 | 17/NR |
| 18 |  OklahomaOKLA | 24-14 | 160 | 0 | NR | +10 | 18/NR |
| 18 |  AlabamaAla | 25-15 | 160 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 10/18 |
| 20 |  ArizonaAri | 24-14 | 158 | 0 | NR | +6 | 20/NR |
| 21 |  South CarolinaSCar | 27-13 | 146 | 0 | 21 | - | 14/NR |
| 22 |  Oklahoma StateOkSt | 26-14 | 133 | 0 | 17 | -5 | 17/NR |
| 23 |  North Carolina StateNCSU | 22-15 | 127 | 0 | NR | +8 | 14/NR |
| 24 |  OregonOre | 27-12 | 122 | 0 | 18 | -6 | 18/NR |
| 25 |  Indiana StateInSt | 29-8 | 121 | 0 | 25 | - | 25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Dallas Baptist; No. 22 Virginia Tech; No. 24 West Virginia;
Others Receiving Votes
Dallas Baptist 94; Virginia Tech 64; Mississippi State 45; Texas Tech 40; UC Santa Barbara 25; West Virginia 20; Nebraska 18; UNCW 16; Utah 11; UCF 9; Georgia Tech 8; Lamar 5; Louisiana Tech 4; UTSA 3; Creighton 2; Western Kentucky 1; Troy 1; San Diego 1; Illinois 1;
List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up of 31 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. The board for the 2024 season: John Anderson, Minnesota; Tod Brown, New Mexico; Mitch Canham, Oregon State; Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara; Jim Chester, Gardner-Webb; Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State; Barry Davis, Rider; Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb; Craig Gibson, Mercer; Danny Hall, Georgia Tech; Fritz Hamburg, Saint Joseph's; Brian Hamm, Yale; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State; Randy Hood, UNC-Wilmington; Scott Jackson, Liberty; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross; Ryan Klosterman, Bryant; Geoff Loomis, Portland; Sean Lyons, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; Jim Penders, Connecticut; Evan Porter, Nebraska-Omaha; Tommy Raffo, Arkansas State; Sherman Reed, Coppin State; Jake Sabol, Central Michigan; Dan Skirka, Murray State; Alex Sogard, Wright State; Butch Thompson, Auburn.
Helpful Info
*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
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