DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 27th year with its 2024 weekly surveys.
Tennessee is No. 1 for the fourth week in succession, while Kentucky and Texas A&M remain Nos. 2-3 ahead of North Carolina and Arkansas.
All 16 teams hosting NCAA Regionals are among this week’s Top 25 as well as No. 1 NCAA seed and the other seven seeds 2-8. Twenty-eight of the Division I conference champs either are among the ranked squads or received votes.
Some of the big movers from week 14 to week 15 were Duke from No. 19 to 10, Oklahoma State from No. 20 to 12, Oklahoma from No. 15 to 12, DBU from No. 24 to 21, and LSU, Southern Miss and San Diego from receiving votes to Nos. 23-25, respectively, among others.
There have been 12 conferences (a season-high-tying 10 this week) represented in the first 15 standings of 2024, and there were 15 different conferences in the 2023 NCBWA polls.
This is the next-to-last NCBWA Top 25 poll with upcoming surveys on June 3 and after the ’24 NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb.
The 2024 poll voters come from among 33 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. The ’24 season features 305 NCAA Division I baseball-playing schools, and for more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to www.ncbwa.com.
| 2024 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MAY 27) | ||||
| Rk. | School | Conference | Record | Pvs. |
| 1. | Tennessee | SEC | 50-11 | 1 |
| 2. | Kentucky | SEC | 40-14 | 2 |
| 3. | Texas A&M | SEC | 44-13 | 3 |
| 4. | North Carolina | ACC | 42-13 | 6 |
| 5. | Arkansas | SEC | 43-14 | 5 |
| 6. | Clemson | ACC | 41-12 | 4 |
| 7. | Florida State | ACC | 41-13 | 8 |
| 8. | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 41-14 | 7 |
| 9. | Georgia | SEC | 39-15 | 9 |
| 10. | Duke | ACC | 39-18 | 19 |
| 11. | Virginia | ACC | 41-15 | 10 |
| 12. | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 40-17 | 20 |
| 13. | East Caroliina | American Athletic | 43-15 | 11 |
| 14. | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 37-19 | 12 |
| 15. | NC State | ACC | 33-20 | 14 |
| 16. | UCSB | Big West | 42-12 | 15 |
| 17. | UC Irvine | Big West | 43-12 | 13 |
| 18. | Wake Forest | ACC | 38-20 | 18 |
| 19. | Arizona | Pac-12 | 36-21 | 21 |
| 20. | Mississippi State | SEC | 38-21 | 16 |
| 21. | DBU | CUSA | 44-13 | 24 |
| 22. | Indiana State | MVC | 42-13 | 17 |
| 23. | LSU | SEC | 40-22 | RV |
| 24. | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 41-18 | RV |
| 25. | San Diego | West Coast | 40-13 | RV |
| Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Alabama (33-22), Cal Poly (35-22), California (36-19), Charleston (41-14), East Tennessee State (36-20), Florida (28-27), Hawai’i (33-16), High Point (34-25), Illinois (34-19), Jackson State (35-20), Lamar (44-15), Louisiana (40-18), Louisiana Tech (45-17), Nebraska (39-20), Oregon (37-18), Sacred Heart (35-23), Samford (36-22), South Carolina (36-23), Texas (35-22), Texas Tech (33-26), Troy (37-22), UC San Diego (30-23), UNCW (39-19), Utah (33-22), Vanderbilt (38-21), Western Michigan (31-21), West Virginia (33-22), Wofford (41-18). | ||||
| Dropped out: No. 22 Oregon, No. 23 Louisiana, No. 25 Texas. | ||||
| By conference: ACC 7, SEC 7, Big West 2, Big 12 2, Pac-12 2, American 1, CUSA 1, MVC 1, Sun Belt 1, West Coast 1. | ||||
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