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Baseball America College Top 25
Presented by DeMarini Sports
March 20, 2006
• Chat Wrap: Will Kimmey took your college baseball questions
• Top 25 Tracker
• Three Strikes: Quick impressions on the weekend in college baseball
• Last Week's Top 25
| Team |
W-L |
Last Week |
Previous |
| 1. Mississippi State |
15-0 |
4-0 |
6 |
| 2. Rice |
18-6 |
3-1 |
3 |
| 3. North Carolina |
17-3 |
4-1 |
4 |
| 4. Cal State Fullerton |
17-6 |
3-0 |
7 |
| 5. Georgia Tech |
18-3 |
2-2 |
1 |
| 6. Florida State |
21-2 |
3-1 |
8 |
| 7. South Carolina |
17-3 |
4-1 |
9 |
| 8. Nebraska |
15-2 |
4-0 |
12 |
| 9. Florida |
17-7 |
3-1 |
15 |
| 10. Clemson |
11-6 |
1-2 |
2 |
| 11. Arkansas |
17-3 |
1-2 |
10 |
| 12. Tennessee |
14-5 |
1-3 |
5 |
| 13. Wichita State |
20-3 |
3-1 |
23 |
| 14. Tulane |
14-8 |
2-2 |
14 |
| 15. Louisiana State |
17-5 |
1-2 |
11 |
| 16. Oregon State |
12-7 |
1-2 |
13 |
| 17. Stanford |
11-7 |
0-0 |
17 |
| 18. Texas |
15-10 |
2-1 |
18 |
| 19. Arizona State |
18-7 |
1-2 |
16 |
| 20. North Carolina State |
21-5 |
3-1 |
NR |
| 21. Pepperdine |
14-11 |
2-1 |
21 |
| 22. Baylor |
14-6 |
2-2 |
22 |
| 23. Oklahoma |
18-5 |
2-1 |
24 |
| 24. Virginia |
19-4 |
4-0 |
NR |
| 25. Georgia |
14-5 |
3-2 |
20 |
| Dropped Out: Washington (19), Kansas (25). |
DURHAM, N.C.--Mississippi State ascended to No. 1 in Baseball America's weekly college baseball rankings for the first time since March 1993 thanks to a 15-0 start. It marks the best start in school history for the Bulldogs, who won four times on the week and have tied the MSU record for consecutive wins.
Former No. 1 Georgia Tech slipped to No. 5 after dropping a series at North Carolina State, which re-entered the rankings at No. 20. No. 2 Clemson fell to 10th after getting swept at Virginia, which makes its season debut in the Top 25 at No. 24.
Cal State Fullerton has won eight straight games after sweeping Arizona, and the Titans rose to No. 4 in the rankings. Nebraska has won 11 consecutive games and moved into the Top 10 for the first time this season at No. 8. Florida moved up to ninth after winning a series against Arkansas.
The staff of Baseball America determines the Top 25 rankings. Records indicated are through games of March 19 and do not include ties.
