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College Top 25

May 15, 2006

Rk.	Team	W-L	Last Week	Prev.
1.	Rice	42-10	3-1	1
2.	Cal State Fullerton	36-12	1-0	3
3.	Texas	38-15	2-0	6
4.	Clemson	39-13	6-0	7
5.	North Carolina	41-11	2-3	2
6.	Oregon State	35-13	1-2	4
7.	Kentucky	40-11	3-0	8
8.	Nebraska	37-12	1-4	5
9.	Virginia	41-11	2-1	13
10.	Alabama	36-17	2-1	12
11.	Georgia	35-16	4-0	16
12.	Georgia Tech	39-13	3-1	15
13.	Arizona State	32-17	2-1	18
14.	Oklahoma	37-16	0-3	9
15.	Arkansas	35-17	1-2	10
16.	Houston	35-19	1-2	14
17.	Oklahoma State	36-14	3-1	24
18.	Mississippi	33-19	2-1	22
19.	Notre Dame	38-13	1-2	11
20.	Pepperdine	36-18	3-1	20
21.	College of Charleston	38-12	5-1	21
22.	Miami	34-17	2-1	23
23.	Winthrop	41-12	4-0	NR
24.	Tulane	37-16	3-0	NR
25.	Baylor	33-19	5-0	NR
Dropped Out: Florida State (17), South Carolina (18), Old Dominion (25).

DURHAM, N.C.--Rice remained atop Baseball America's weekly Top 25 college baseball rankings for the third straight week by winning a Conference USA series against Houston. Houston slipped from 14 to 16 following the series loss.

Three teams that entered last week ranked in the Top 5 lost conference series on the road. North Carolina slid from No. 2 to No. 5 after losing at Virginia, which climbed into the Top 10 at No. 9. Oregon State fell to sixth after losing at Arizona State, which rose to No. 13. Nebraska went 1-4 on the week and fell to No. 8. Baylor moved into the rankings at No. 25 after sweeping a three-game series from Nebraska.

The carnage continued in the Top 10 with Oklahoma and Arkansas both losing weekend series to drop to 14th and 15th.

Two former No. 1 teams have compiled double-digit win streaks, with No. 3 Texas having won 10 straight and No. 4 Clemson earning 11 straight wins.

The staff of Baseball America determines the Top 25 rankings. Records indicated are through games of May 14 and do not include ties.