North Carolina and LSU have been the most consistent teams in college baseball so far this season, and after yet another strong weekend by both clubs, they lead the Perfect Game USA College Top 25 at No's 1 and 2, respectively.
While the Tar Heels and Tigers lead the charge, there are some teams not far behind. For instance, the top five is rounded out by No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 4 Cal State Fullerton and No. 5 Virginia. The Commodores swept Tennessee over the weekend, Fullerton swept Pacific and Virginia took a home series from Miami.
Elsewhere in the top 10, Kentucky moved from No. 9 to No. 6 following another series win, while Oregon State and UCLA dropped to No's 8 and 9, respectively, after tough road series losses to San Diego and Arizona State, respectively.
Other notables in this week's rankings include Louisville vaulting from No. 18 to No. 15 following a home series sweep over Notre Dame, while the Fighting Irish consequently dropped from No. 15 to No. 20. Meanwhile, Ole Miss fell from No. 12 to No. 16 following its second-straight SEC series loss, this time to Florida.
Mississippi State and Texas A&M dropped out of this week's rankings after tough road series losses over the weekend, while Florida Gulf Coast and Missouri State, both models of consistency, moved into the rankings at No's 24 and 25.
Conference breakdown: SEC 6, ACC 5, Pac-12 4, Big East 2, Big West 2, Conference USA 2, Big 12 1, Big West 1, Atlantic Sun 1, Missouri Valley 1
The Perfect Game Top 25 will be released each Monday morning throughout the college baseball season.
| Rank |
Team |
W-L |
Conference |
Previous rank |
| 1. |
North Carolina
|
24-1 |
Atlantic Coast |
1 |
| 2. |
Louisiana State
|
26-2 |
Southeastern
|
2 |
| 3. |
Vanderbilt |
25-4 |
Southeastern
|
3 |
| 4. |
Cal State Fullerton
|
24-4 |
Big West |
6 |
| 5. |
Virginia
|
25-3 |
Atlantic Coast |
8 |
| 6. |
Kentucky
|
21-6 |
Southeastern |
9 |
| 7. |
Florida State
|
24-4
|
Atlantic Coast |
7 |
| 8. |
Oregon State
|
22-4 |
Pacific 12 |
5 |
| 9. |
UCLA |
18-6
|
Pacific 12 |
4 |
| 10. |
Georgia Tech |
21-6
|
Atlantic Coast |
10 |
| 11. |
Oregon |
22-6 |
Pacific 12 |
11 |
| 12. |
Arkansas
|
21-8 |
Southeastern
|
13
|
| 13. |
South Carolina
|
22-6
|
Southeastern |
14 |
| 14. |
Oklahoma
|
25-5 |
Big 12 |
16 |
| 15. |
Louisville |
22-5 |
Big East
|
18 |
| 16. |
Mississippi
|
23-6 |
Southeastern |
12 |
| 17. |
Indiana |
22-3 |
Big Ten
|
18 |
| 18. |
Rice
|
20-10 |
Conference USA |
17 |
| 19. |
N.C. State |
19-10 |
Atlantic Coast |
21 |
| 20. |
Notre Dame
|
15-9 |
Big East |
15 |
| 21. |
Arizona State |
15-8 |
Pacific 12
|
24 |
| 22. |
Houston
|
23-6 |
Conference USA |
22 |
| 23. |
Cal Poly |
20-6 |
Big West
|
23 |
| 24. |
Florida Gulf Coast
|
18-6 |
Atlantic Sun |
NR |
| 25. |
Missouri State |
18-6 |
Missouri Valley |
NR |
Dropped out: Mississippi State (20), Texas A&M (25)
Entered: Florida Gulf Coast (24), San Diego (25)
Others to watch: San Diego, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Mercer, Stanford, Central Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Austin Peay, UNC Wilmington, Georgia Southern, Belmont, Florida Atlantic