4/23 Baseball Top 25 Rankings
April 24, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Baylor | Sweep of Texas A&M gives Bears possession of first place and top spot in the nation. | 3 |
| 2 |  |
LSU | A weekend loss to Kentucky prevents the Tigers from ascending to the coveted No. 1 ranking. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Florida | The Gators coughed one loss up to Georgia, but this is further proof the SEC is a very tough baseball conference. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Rice | Traditional baseball powerhouse continues rise in rankings despite minor setback against East Carolina. | 7 |
| 5 |  |
Florida State | Best overall record in Atlantic Coast Conference and four-game win streak to boot after sweep of Miami. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
North Carolina | Loss to Liberty and two losses to Georgia Tech too much for Tar Heels to stay on top of national poll. | 1 |
| 7 |  |
Texas A&M | Might have slipped further but losing streak includes defeats against Rice and Baylor. That helps slow the slide. | 5 |
| 8 |  |
South Carolina | Recovered from shocking loss to College of Charleston to sweep Auburn in three straight. | 8 |
| 9 |  |
UCLA | Four-game winning streak broken over weekend when Bruins dropped back-to-back games to Oregon State. | 9 |
| 10 |  |
Stanford | Three-game sweep of Arizona State gives Stanford 25 victories and keeps the Cardinal in the title hunt. | 10 |
| 11 |  |
Cal State Fullerton | CSF would have six-game winning streak had it not been for surprise loss to Cal Poly. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Arizona | Still leads Pac-12 by one game despite two losses to UCLA, Arizona State in past week. | 12 |
| 13 |  |
Kentucky | Leads the SEC East by two-game margin entering big in-state series against archrival Louisville. | 16 |
| 14 |  |
Miami | Loss to Florida State prevents Hurricanes from catching up to North Carolina in ACC Coastal Division. | 13 |
| 15 |  |
Oregon State | Beavers have won eight of their last 10 entering big series with in-state rival Oregon. | 14 |
| 16 |  |
Arkansas | Razorbacks realizing the SEC is an absolute bear of a baseball conference, but team is two wins shy of 30. | 15 |
| 17 |  |
UCF | Five-game winning streak resulting in rapid rise in national rankings and in the team’s own conference. | 20 |
| 18 |  |
Oregon | Within one game of first place, the Ducks hope to overtake Arizona and UCLA for top spot in Pac-12. | 18 |
| 19 |  |
North Carolina State | May not catch Florida State in ACC Atlantic, but Wolfpack can make a good road ahead for NCAA tournament. | 17 |
| 20 |  |
Arizona State | One of seven teams at or within three games of top spot in a crowded Pac-12 Conference race. | 19 |
| 21 |  |
Oklahoma | Don’t look now, but Oklahoma has an eight-game winning streak and could play spoiler to other teams’ title hopes. | 23 |
| 22 |  |
Texas | Overall record (23-14) not so impressive, but it includes losses to Stanford and California, among others. | 21 |
| 23 |  |
Purdue | Lost to Nebraska over the weekend, but Boilermakers have won 11 of 12 and that’s saying something lately. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Mississippi | Quietly becoming a force in an SEC that features six teams in the top 25. | 22 |
| 25 |  |
Virginia | Recovered from North Carolina sweep by taking three of four last week, including a 2-1 mark against Duke. | NR |
