LSU Baseball Ranked No. 1 In Four National Polls Entering NCAA Regional
The LSU Tigers who finished the regular season with an impressive 52-9 record, won the SEC Western Division and then won the SEC title outright by beating the then #1 team in the country Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament are now getting there accolades.
The Tigers are now currently ranked No.1 in four of the five major polls.
The Tigers are ranked #1 by Collegiate Baseball, USA Today Coaches Poll, the Perfect Game Poll and by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. LSU is ranked No. 2 in this week’s Baseball America rankings.
The Tigers (52-9) are the No. 4 National Seed in the NCAA Tournament, and LSU opens play in the Baton Rouge Regional at 2 p.m. Friday versus Jackson State in Alex Box Stadium.
Here are all 5 of the Top polls:
Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I Poll
(As of May 27, 2013)
1. LSU (52-9)
2. Vanderbilt (51-9)
3. North Carolina (52-8)
4. Cal. St. Fullerton (48-8)
5. Oregon St. (45-10)
6. Virginia (47-10)
7. Oregon (45-14)
8. Louisville (46-12)
9. Florida St. (44-15)
10. N.C. State (44-14)
11. UCLA (39-17)
12. Arkansas (37-20)
13. South Carolina (39-18)
14. Mississippi St. (43-17)
15. Kansas St. (41-17)
16. Arizona St. (35-20-1)
17. Clemson (39-20)
18. New Mexico (37-20)
19. Virginia Tech. (38-20)
20. Oklahoma (40-19)
21. Cal. Poly (39-17)
22. Indiana (43-14)
23. Rice (41-17)
24. Mississippi (37-22)
25. Oklahoma St. (39-17)
2013 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (MAY 27)
1. LSU
2. Vanderbilt
3. Cal State Fullerton
4. North Carolina
5. Oregon State
6. Virginia
7. Oregon
8. N.C. State
9. Mississippi State
10. Florida State
11. UCLA
12. Indiana
13. Louisville
14. Kansas State
15. Rice
16. South Carolina
17. Arkansas
18. Oklahoma State
19. Oklahoma
20. Arizona State
21. Cal Poly
22. Ole Miss
23. Campbell
24. Clemson
25. Austin Peay
USA Today Coaches Top 25
1 LSU (27) 52-9
2 Vanderbilt (3) 51-9
3 North Carolina (1) 52-8
4 Cal State Fullerton 48-8
5 Oregon State 45-10
6 Virginia 47-10
7 Oregon 45-14
8 North Carolina State 44-14
9 Florida State 44-15
10 UCLA 39-17
11 Mississippi State 43-17
12 Louisville 46-12
13 Indiana 43-14
14 South Carolina 39-18
15 Arkansas 37-20
16 Rice 41-17
17 Kansas State 41-17
18 Oklahoma 40-19
19 Oklahoma State 39-17
20 Arizona State 35-20-1
21 Cal Poly 39-17
22 Virginia Tech 38-20
23 Ole Miss 37-22
24 Clemson 39-20
25 Campbell 49-10
Perfect Game College Top 25
1 Louisiana State
2 Vanderbilt
3 Cal State Fullerton
4 Virginia
5 North Carolina
6 Oregon State
7 North Carolina State
8 Indiana
9 Oregon
10 Florida State
11 UCLA
12 Mississippi State
13 Virginia Tech
14 Kansas State
15 Arkansas
16 Louisville
17 South Carolina
18 New Mexico
19 Oklahoma
20 Rice
21 Clemson
22 South Alabama
23 Florida Atlantic
24 Arizona State
25 Cal Poly-SLO
Baseball America’s college Top 25 rankings
1 Vanderbilt 51-9
2 Louisiana State 52-9
3 Cal State Fullerton 48-8
4 Oregon State 45-10
5 North Carolina 52-8
6 Virginia 47-10
7 North Carolina State 44-14
8 Indiana 43-14
9 Oregon 45-14
10 UCLA 39-17
11 Florida State 44-15
12 Arkansas 37-20
13 Kansas State 41-17
14 Mississippi State 43-17
15 Louisville 46-12
16 Virginia Tech 38-20
17 New Mexico 37-20
18 South Carolina 39-18
19 Oklahoma 40-19
20 Rice 41-17
21 Austin Peay State 45-13
22 Clemson 39-20
23 Florida Atlantic 39-20
24 Arizona State 35-20-1
25 San Diego 35-23