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 | Louisiana StateLSU | 37-7 | 750 | 30 | 1 | - | 1/5 |
| 2 | UCLAUCLA | 31-9 | 700 | 0 | 2 | - | 2/9 |
| 3 | Texas A&MTexA&M | 37-7 | 669 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1/23 |
| 4 | LouisvilleLou | 34-10 | 659 | 0 | 4 | - | 4/20 |
| 5 | Texas ChristianTCU | 34-8 | 652 | 0 | 5 | - | 1/6 |
| 6 | VanderbiltVandy | 33-12 | 552 | 0 | 9 | +3 | 1/9 |
| 7 | IllinoisIll | 36-6 | 532 | 0 | 8 | +1 | 7/NR |
| 8 | FloridaFLA | 33-12 | 522 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 2/10 |
| 9 | UC Santa BarbaraUC-SB | 31-10 | 521 | 0 | 10 | +1 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Arizona StateASU | 28-12 | 492 | 0 | 12 | +2 | 8/22 |
| 11 | Florida StateFSU | 33-13 | 476 | 0 | 11 | - | 8/19 |
| 12 | USCUSC | 30-12 | 420 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 7/23 |
| 13 | Oklahoma StateOkSt | 29-14 | 340 | 0 | 15 | +2 | 7/NR |
| 14 | MiamiMia-FL | 31-13 | 337 | 0 | 13 | -1 | 9/20 |
| 15 | Florida AtlanticFlaAtl | 33-10 | 305 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 14/NR |
| 16 | Dallas BaptistDalBap | 32-9 | 284 | 0 | 16 | - | 16/NR |
| 17 | RiceRice | 29-16 | 230 | 0 | 17 | - | 8/17 |
| 18 | CharlotteChar | 32-9 | 183 | 0 | 22 | +4 | 18/NR |
| 19 | IowaIowa | 30-11 | 166 | 0 | 21 | +2 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Missouri StateMoStU | 30-10 | 164 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 19/NR |
| 21 | MarylandMD | 30-13 | 147 | 0 | 18 | -3 | 16/25 |
| 22 | HoustonUH | 29-15 | 95 | 0 | 25 | +3 | 11/NR |
| 23 | VirginiaUVa | 27-17 | 83 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 1/23 |
| 24 | Texas TechTxTch | 27-17 | 70 | 0 | 24 | - | 10/NR |
| 25 | Ohio StateOhioSt | 31-10 | 65 | 0 | NR | +6 | 25/NR |
No. 23 Missouri;
Coastal Carolina 58; North Carolina 57; Nevada 45; Missouri 29; California 27; Oregon State 22; Arkansas 19; Nebraska 15; UC Irvine 14; UNC Wilmington 13; Oklahoma 12; Southeastern Louisiana 6; Radford 4; South Carolina 4; Bradley 3; East Carolina 3; Notre Dame 2; Auburn 1; Memphis 1; Oral Roberts 1;
John Anderson, Minnesota; Ray Birmingham, New Mexico; Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's; Ryan Brownlee, Western Illinois; Johnny Cardenas, Stephen F. Austin; Barry Davis, Rider; Greg DiCenzo, Holy Cross; Pete Dunn, Stetson; Nino Giarratano, San Francisco; Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina; Danny Hall, Georgia Tech; Fritz Hamburg, Saint Joseph's; Carlton Hardy, Savannah State; Daniel Heefner, Dallas Baptist; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; George Horton, Oregon; Link Jarrett, North Carolina Greensboro; Dave Jarvis, Belmont; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Larry Lee, Cal Poly; Manny Mantrana, Texas Pan-American; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; John Musachio, Oakland; Jim Penders, Connecticut; Bobby Pierce, Troy; Mark Scalf, UNC Wilmington; Matt Senk, Stony Brook; Dave Serrano, Tennessee; Steve Smith, Baylor; Bob Whalen, Dartmouth
*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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