The D1Baseball.com NCAA Top 25 Division I rankings from were released on March 18 .
Arkansas (17-2) remained ranked No.1 in the country after beating Oral Roberts at home 4-2 on March 12 and sweeping Missouri over the weekend in a three-game home series.
Oregon State (17-2) rose to No. 2 and won two-of-three games on the road against Utah, winning 7-5 on March 15, won 8-1 on March 16, and losing 14-11 in the final game on March 17.
Vanderbilt (18-3) moved up six spots to No. 3 and beat Indiana 13-5 at home on March 12 and swept Auburn University in a three-game home series over the weekend.
Clemson University (17-2) surged from No. 10 to No. 4, beating Manhattan College in a two-game home series 6-3 on March 12 and 13-1 on March 13, and took two-of-three games from Duke University on the road last weekend.
Florida State (18-0) is the only undefeated program in the Top 25 and entered the rankings week at No. 12. The Seminoles beat Florida on the road 12-8 on March 12 and swept Notre Dame in a three-game home series last weekend.
Wake Forest University (13-6) dropped nine spots from No. 7 to No. 16 in the nation.
Louisiana State University (17-4) dropped from No. 2 to No. 5 despite beating North Dakota State 6-1 on March 12 and 7-0 on March 13. The Bayou Bengals lost two-of-three games on the road to Mississippi State.
Texas A&M (18-2) dropped three spots to No. 7 after beating Sam Houston State University 9-8 at home on March 12.
Tennessee (18-3) dropped from No. 5 to No. 8 after beating Eastern Kentucky University 17-2 in seven innings at home on March 12 and losing two-of-three games to Alabama on the road last weekend.
Auburn (13-6) dropped five spots to No. 23 after winning one game last week on the road against Troy University by the score of 8-2 on March 12.
Oklahoma at No. 17 (13-6), Virginia Tech at No. 19 and (14-4), and Mississippi State at No. 21 (15-6) are the other three programs that entered the rankings this week.
Four programs dropped out of the Top 25 rankings this week: South Carolina, which had been ranked No. 20; North Carolina State University, which was No. 13 last week; Texas, which was No. 23; and Texas Tech University, which was No. 24.
D1Baseball.com Rankings | |||
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Arkansas | 17-2 | 1 |
2 | Oregon State | 17-2 | 3 |
3 | Vanderbilt | 18-3 | 9 |
4 | Clemson | 17-2 | 10 |
5 | LSU | 17-4 | 2 |
6 | Florida | 12-7 | 8 |
7 | Texas A&M | 18-2 | 4 |
8 | Tennessee | 18-3 | 5 |
9 | Duke | 15-5 | 6 |
10 | East Carolina | 14-4 | 11 |
11 | Alabama | 17-3 | 14 |
12 | Florida State | 18-0 | NR |
13 | Coastal Carolina | 17-3 | 16 |
14 | Virginia | 16-4 | 17 |
15 | Dallas Baptist | 16-3 | 19 |
16 | Wake Forest | 13-6 | 7 |
17 | Oklahoma | 13-6 | NR |
18 | TCU | 15-5 | 12 |
19 | Virginia Tech | 14-4 | NR |
20 | North Carolina | 17-4 | 15 |
21 | Mississippi State | 15-6 | NR |
22 | Campbell | 15-4 | 21 |
23 | Auburn | 13-6 | 18 |
24 | UC Irvine | 15-3 | 22 |
25 | UC Santa Barbara | 12-5 | 25 |