d1baseball.com | May 13, 2019 College baseball rankings: Vanderbilt moves up, but UCLA still in No. 1 spot In 1989 LSU's Ben McDonald was baseball's best Share For the ninth straight week, UCLA is No. 1 in the D1Baseball college Top 25 rankings, powered by Louisville Slugger. The only other team to be ranked No. 1 this season, Vanderbilt, is now back up to No. 2. The Bruins still have not lost a weekend series or a midweek game this season. They continued that run with a Tuesday win against Long Beach State, then swept a road series at Washington State, creating a three-way tie for first place in the Pac-12 with Stanford and Oregon State. Vanderbilt moves up a spot to No. 2 after a midweek win at Louisville and a weekend conference series victory against Missouri. Vandy’s rise pushed Stanford down one spot to No. 3, though the Cardinal won a road series at rival California. Arkansas and Mississippi State held steady at No. 4 and No. 5 after winning conference series against ranked rivals. SURPRISE: Here are 5 teams that surprised us so far this college baseball season Louisville falls three spots to No. 9 after their 1-3 week, and Georgia Tech, Georgia and East Carolina move ahead of them to Nos. 6-8. Texas Tech holds firm at No. 10 after a 1-0 week. Oklahoma State continues its climb up the rankings, again making the week’s biggest jump. The Cowboys move up five spots to No. 13 after taking two of three from rival Oklahoma, one week after sweeping Oregon State on the road. 2019 PRINTABLE BRACKETS: Field of 64, CWS brackets, schedules, and FAQs The week’s biggest fallers were Ole Miss, down four spots to No. 15 after getting swept at home by Mississippi State; LSU, down four to No. 19 after losing its second straight series; and North Carolina, down seven to No. 20 after a 1-3 week that included a series loss at Pittsburgh. Just one new team entered the Top 25 this week. Indiana returns to the rankings at No. 25 after winning a road series at Michigan. Iowa falls out of the rankings after a series loss to Michigan State. ALL-TIME NINES, SEC: LSU | South Carolina | Vanderbilt | Mississippi State | Florida | Ole Miss | UGA D1Baseball editors Aaron Fitt and Kendall Rogers determine the Top 25 rankings. Records are through games of May 12. Through Games MAY. 12, 2019 RANK SCHOOL OVERALL RECORD PREVIOUS 1 UCLA 41-8 1 2 Vanderbilt 41-10 3 3 Stanford 37-9 2 4 Arkansas 39-13 4 5 Mississippi State 42-10 5 6 Georgia Tech 35-15 7 7 Georgia 39-14 8 8 East Carolina 39-12 9 9 Louisville 40-12 6 10 Texas Tech 34-14 10 11 Oregon State 33-15-1 12 12 Baylor 32-13 14 13 Oklahoma State 30-17 18 14 UC Santa Barbara 40-7 16 15 Ole Miss 32-20 11 16 Texas A&M 34-18-1 17 17 NC State 39-14 19 18 Miami 36-15 20 19 LSU 31-21 15 20 North Carolina 36-15 13 21 West Virginia 31-18 22 22 Florida State 34-18 23 23 Illinois 34-16 25 24 Missouri 34-18-1 21 25 Indiana 33-18 NR Notable college baseball players who starred in the Little League World Series Hundreds of schools across three divisions of NCAA baseball have fielded teams for numerous years, making it difficult to pinpoint every athlete that's participated on a college program and in the 73-tournament-old LLWS. But though this compilation isn't comprehensive, we've put together a list of some of the most notable players who stepped on the collegiate and LLWS baseball diamond at some point in their careers. READ MORE Action clock modifications and other rule changes in college baseball To improve pace of play, pitchers in college baseball can make only one step-off or fake throw per batter. READ MORE The Golden Spikes Award: The ultimate guide Here's a complete look at the Golden Spikes Award, which has been awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player in the country since 1978. READ MORE
RANK SCHOOL OVERALL RECORD PREVIOUS 1 UCLA 41-8 1 2 Vanderbilt 41-10 3 3 Stanford 37-9 2 4 Arkansas 39-13 4 5 Mississippi State 42-10 5 6 Georgia Tech 35-15 7 7 Georgia 39-14 8 8 East Carolina 39-12 9 9 Louisville 40-12 6 10 Texas Tech 34-14 10 11 Oregon State 33-15-1 12 12 Baylor 32-13 14 13 Oklahoma State 30-17 18 14 UC Santa Barbara 40-7 16 15 Ole Miss 32-20 11 16 Texas A&M 34-18-1 17 17 NC State 39-14 19 18 Miami 36-15 20 19 LSU 31-21 15 20 North Carolina 36-15 13 21 West Virginia 31-18 22 22 Florida State 34-18 23 23 Illinois 34-16 25 24 Missouri 34-18-1 21 25 Indiana 33-18 NR