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 | ArkansasArk | 7-0 | 753 | 20 | 8 | +7 | 1/8 |
| 2 | VanderbiltVandy | 6-1 | 751 | 10 | 3 | +1 | 2/3 |
| 3 | LouisvilleLou | 6-1 | 672 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 3/6 |
| 4 | MississippiMiss | 5-2 | 647 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 4/5 |
| 5 | FloridaFLA | 6-2 | 645 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1/5 |
| 6 | Mississippi StateMissSt | 5-2 | 644 | 0 | 7 | +1 | 6/7 |
| 7 | UC Santa BarbaraUC-SB | 6-1 | 520 | 0 | 13 | +6 | 7/13 |
| 8 | Louisiana StateLSU | 6-1 | 506 | 0 | 9 | +1 | 8/9 |
| 9 | Texas ChristianTCU | 5-2 | 425 | 0 | 11 | +2 | 9/11 |
| 10 | UCLAUCLA | 4-3 | 423 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 2/10 |
| 11 | Texas TechTxTch | 3-3 | 420 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4/11 |
| 12 | South CarolinaSCar | 6-0 | 419 | 0 | 20 | +8 | 12/20 |
| 13 | Georgia TechGaTech | 6-1 | 414 | 0 | 17 | +4 | 13/17 |
| 14 | MiamiMia-FL | 3-3 | 393 | 0 | 15 | +1 | 14/15 |
| 15 | Oklahoma StateOkSt | 6-0 | 381 | 0 | 18 | +3 | 15/18 |
| 16 | East CarolinaECU | 6-1 | 279 | 0 | 23 | +7 | 16/23 |
| 17 | TennesseeTenn | 7-2 | 236 | 0 | 16 | -1 | 16/17 |
| 18 | VirginiaUVa | 4-3 | 211 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 14/18 |
| 19 | Oregon StateOreSt | 7-1 | 188 | 0 | NR | +22 | 19/NR |
| 20 | North CarolinaUNC | 6-1 | 178 | 0 | NR | +30 | 20/NR |
| 21 | GeorgiaUGa | 7-1 | 125 | 0 | 24 | +3 | 21/24 |
| 22 | Virginia TechVaTech | 5-1 | 120 | 0 | NR | - | 22/NR |
| 23 | Boston CollegeBC | 5-1 | 104 | 0 | NR | +26 | 23/NR |
| 24 | ArizonaAri | 6-2 | 90 | 0 | 19 | -5 | 19/24 |
| 25 | AuburnAuburn | 6-2 | 85 | 0 | NR | +1 | 25/NR |
No. 10 Texas; No. 12 North Carolina State; No. 21 Florida State; No. 22 West Virginia; No. 25 Wake Forest;
Texas 80; Florida Atlantic 71; Alabama 59; Pittsburgh 39; Coastal Carolina 30; Michigan 24; West Virginia 22; North Carolina State 18; Notre Dame 15; Central Florida 14; Washington State 12; Arizona State 8; Wake Forest 7; Sacramento State 6; Louisiana-Lafayette 6; Clemson 6; UC Irvine 4; Florida Gulf Coast 4; UNC Wilmington 3; Texas A&M 3; Houston 3; Southern Miss 2; Southern Illinois 2; North Dakota State 2; Duke 2; Dallas Baptist 2; Oklahoma 1; Florida State 1;
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 2021 season: John Anderson, Minnesota; Todd Asalon, Northern Kentucky; Ray Birmingham, New Mexico; Jordan Bischel, Central Michigan; Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara; Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State; Craig Cozart, High Point; Barry Davis, Rider; Bill Decker, Harvard; Greg DiCenzo, Holy Cross; Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb; Nino Giarratano, San Francisco; Billy Godwin, UNC-Greensboro; Brian Green, Washington State; Danny Hall, Georgia Tech; Ben Hall, North Carolina A&T; Fritz Hamburg, Saint Joseph's; Mike Hampton, St. John's; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State; Randy Hood, UNC-Wilmington; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Sean Lyons, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; Andy Pascoe, Western Illinois; Jim Penders, Connecticut; Tommy Raffo, Arkansas State; Brian Schmack, Valparaiso; Matt Senk, Stony Brook; Butch Thompson, Auburn.
*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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