Baseball Coaches Poll
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 | 18-2 | 773 | 29 | 1 | - | 1/1 |
| 2 |  Wake ForestWake | 18-3 | 672 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 2/10 |
| 3 |  FloridaFLA | 18-4 | 671 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 3/6 |
| 3 |  ArkansasArk | 18-2 | 671 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 3/8 |
| 5 |  VanderbiltVandy | 16-5 | 651 | 0 | 8 | +3 | 5/9 |
| 6 |  LouisvilleLou | 17-2 | 602 | 0 | 7 | +1 | 6/11 |
| 7 |  VirginiaUVa | 17-2 | 542 | 0 | 10 | +3 | 7/20 |
| 8 |  UCLAUCLA | 15-3 | 523 | 0 | 12 | +4 | 8/15 |
| 9 |  StanfordStan | 13-5 | 506 | 0 | 9 | - | 3/9 |
| 10 |  East CarolinaECU | 16-4 | 491 | 0 | 11 | +1 | 9/13 |
| 11 |  South CarolinaSCar | 20-1 | 468 | 1 | 14 | +3 | 11/NR |
| 12 |  TennesseeTenn | 15-6 | 426 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 2/12 |
| 13 |  MississippiMiss | 14-6 | 396 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 3/13 |
| 14 |  Texas TechTxTch | 18-4 | 373 | 0 | 19 | +5 | 14/21 |
| 15 |  Oklahoma StateOkSt | 16-5 | 294 | 0 | 13 | -2 | 8/15 |
| 16 |  North CarolinaUNC | 15-5 | 273 | 0 | 20 | +4 | 12/21 |
| 17 |  Boston CollegeBC | 14-3 | 222 | 0 | 24 | +7 | 17/24 |
| 18 |  Texas A&MTexA&M | 14-6 | 203 | 0 | 15 | -3 | 4/19 |
| 19 |  CampbellCamp | 15-3 | 194 | 0 | 23 | +4 | 19/NR |
| 20 |  MiamiMia-FL | 14-6 | 186 | 0 | NR | +6 | 18/NR |
| 21 |  MissouriMissou | 16-3 | 153 | 0 | NR | - | 21/NR |
| 22 |  KentuckyKty | 18-2 | 138 | 0 | NR | +15 | 22/NR |
| 23 |  Florida Gulf CoastFlaGC | 16-4 | 108 | 0 | NR | +5 | 23/NR |
| 24 |  North Carolina StateNCSU | 15-5 | 87 | 0 | 17 | -7 | 15/24 |
| 25 |  AlabamaAla | 17-4 | 76 | 0 | 22 | -3 | 18/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 Virginia Tech; No. 18 Texas Christian; No. 21 Florida State; No. 25 Southern Miss;
Others Receiving Votes
Texas Christian 59; UC Santa Barbara 52; Iowa 43; West Virginia 38; Virginia Tech 34; Old Dominion 25; Grand Canyon 25; Southern Miss 23; Florida State 16; Auburn 16; Oregon State 9; Arizona 8; Texas San Antonio 6; Duke 6; Connecticut 5; Northeastern 4; Georgia Tech 4; Georgia St. 2; Wofford 1;
List Of Voters
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 2023 season: John Anderson, Minnesota; Jordan Bischel, Central Michigan; Rob Bishop, South Dakota State; Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara; Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State; Barry Davis, Rider; Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb; Billy Godwin, UNC-Greensboro; Brian Green, Washington State; Justin Haire, Campbell; Danny Hall, Georgia Tech; Fritz Hamburg, Saint Joseph's; Brian Hamm, Yale; Ken Harring, Massachusetts-Lowell; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State; Randy Hood, UNC-Wilmington; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross; Geoff Loomis, Portland; Sean Lyons, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Mark Martinez, San Diego State; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; Billy Mohl, South Florida; Jim Penders, Connecticut; Tommy Raffo, Arkansas State; Sherman Reed, Coppin State; Brian Schmack, Valparaiso; Alex Sogard, Wright State; Butch Thompson, Auburn.
Helpful Info
*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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