Rankings - NCBWA
Last Updated - May 21, 2018
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 42-9-1 | 2 |
| 2 | Stanford | 43-8 | 3 |
| 3 | Florida | 41-15 | 1 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 42-14 | 6 |
| 5 | Clemson | 43-13 | 7 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 37-17 | 8 |
| 7 | Florida State | 39-17 | 11 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 37-17 | 5 |
| 9 | NC State | 40-14 | 4 |
| 10 | Georgia | 37-17 | 16 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 38-15 | 14 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 36-13 | 12 |
| 13 | Texas | 37-18 | 18 |
| 14 | Duke | 39-14 | 9 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 39-15 | 10 |
| 16 | Southern Miss | 39-15 | 13 |
| 17 | Stetson | 41-11 | 15 |
| 18 | Tennessee Tech | 46-7 | 16 |
| 19 | UCLA | 35-17 | 19 |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina | 38-17 | 21 |
| 21 | Auburn | 37-19 | 23 |
| 22 | Houston | 33-21 | 24 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 32-18-1 | 22 |
| 24 | Louisville | 40-16 | 26 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 32-22 | 29 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 34-21 | 20 |
| 27 | Florida Atlantic | 36-15-1 | 28 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | 31-24 | NR |
| 29 | Indiana | 37-15 | NR |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 36-19 | 27 |
Also Receiving Votes: Baylor (32-19), Cal State Fullerton (29-22), California (30-21), Dallas Baptist (36-17), Iona (16-31), Jackson State (31-17), Jacksonville (37-17), Louisiana (33-23), Louisiana Tech (38-18), Michigan (32-18), Missouri State (35-15), Nevada (29-22), North Carolina A&T (32-23), Oklahoma State (29-22-1), Pepperdine (29-22), Purdue (34-18), Saint John's (36-14), Sam Houston State (38-18), Troy (38-18), UC Irvine (31-22), UNC Greensboro (37-13), USF (32-18-1), Vanderbilt (31-24), Washington (28-22)
Dropped Out: Oklahoma State (25), Saint John's (29)