DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 28th year with its 2025 weekly surveys.
Texas, Clemson and Oregon State hold the top three positions against challenging opposition while LSU edged ahead of No. 5 Tennessee for the No. 4 position after winning two of three games from the Volunteers last week. No. 10 West Virginia saw its 14-game winning streak ended 3-2 at Penn State but then swept UCF to capture 17 of its last 18 contests. The Mountaineers also are tied with Texas and Arkansas for the most wins nationally in DI at 37-5.
Some of the other big movers from Week 11 to Week 12 were Ole Miss from No. 19 to 12 after a 4-0 week and Louisville from receiving votes to No. 18.
There have been nine conferences and independents (eight this week) represented in the first 11 standings of 2025, and there were 12 different conferences appearing in the 2024 NCBWA polls.
The 2025 poll voters come from among 33 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. The ’25 season features 307 NCAA Division I baseball-playing schools, and for more information or to join the NCBWA, please go to ncbwa.com.
| 2025 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (APRIL 28) | ||||
| Rk. | School | Conference | Record | Pvs. |
| 1. | Texas | SEC | 37-5 | 1 |
| 2. | Clemson | ACC | 36-10 | 2 |
| 3. | Oregon State | Independent | 32-10 | 3 |
| 4. | LSU | SEC | 36-9 | 5 |
| 5. | Tennessee | SEC | 35-9 | 4 |
| 6. | Arkansas | SEC | 37-9 | 6 |
| 7. | Florida State | ACC | 31-9 | 7 |
| 8. | North Carolina | ACC | 33-10 | 8 |
| 9. | Georgia | SEC | 35-11 | 9 |
| 10. | West Virginia | Big 12 | 37-5 | 10 |
| 11. | Auburn | SEC | 30-14 | 11 |
| 12. | Ole Miss | SEC | 31-13 | 19 |
| 13. | UC Irvine | Big West | 32-9 | 13 |
| 14. | Oklahoma | SEC | 30-13 | 12 |
| 15. | UCLA | Big Ten | 32-11 | 14 |
| 16. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 31-13 | 15 |
| 17. | Alabama | SEC | 35-10 | 16 |
| 18. | Louisville | ACC | 30-13 | RV |
| 19. | Oregon | Big Ten | 30-12 | 21 |
| 20. | Troy | Sun Belt | 31-13 | 18 |
| 21. | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 33-11 | 17 |
| 22. | Arizona | Big 12 | 30-13 | 20 |
| 23. | Kansas | Big 12 | 35-10 | 23 |
| 24. | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 30-13 | 24 |
| 25. | DBU | CUSA | 30-13 | 22 |
| Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Arizona State (28-16), Austin Peay (34-10), Ball State (31-14), Baylor (27-16), Cal Poly (28-14), Creighton (28-12), Duke (30-15), East Tennessee State (30-12), Florida (30-16), Georgia Tech (30-14), Hawai’i (24-14), Iowa (29-12), Kentucky (25-16), Lamar (36-11), Miami (Fla.) (27-18), Michigan (27-17), Mississippi State (25-19), Murray State (29-10), NC State (30-12), Northeastern (33-9), Penn State (25-17), Purdue (25-18), Richmond (27-13), Southern Illinois (30-13), TCU (31-13), Texas A&M (24-19), UC Santa Barbara (28-14), USC (29-14), UTRGV (26-15), UTSA (33-10), Virginia (24-16), Virginia Tech (27-17), Wake Forest (29-16), WKU (34-10). | ||||
| Dropped out: No. 25 McNeese. | ||||
| By conference: SEC 10, ACC 4, Big 12 3, Sun Belt 3, Big Ten 2, Big West 1, CUSA 1, Independent 1. | ||||
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