| Rank |
|
Last
Week |
Team |
Comment |
| 1 |
|
1 |
 |
The Canes (41-6) traveled up to Blacksburg and took
two of three from the Hokies. Miami lost the second game
by a single run and won the bookend games by at least
seven runs apiece. |
| 2 |
|
2 |
 |
North Carolina (42-9) started the week with a pair of
wins over North Florida and then won two of three at Virginia.
Heels vs Hurricanes for the top spot next weekend. |
| 3 |
|
4 |
 |
Rice (39-11) had an impressive week as they won midweek
games from Texas State and Oklahoma State before sweeping
Houston. The Owls close the regular season with Tulane
next weekend. |
| 4 |
|
3 |
 |
The Seminoles (43-8) lost to Jacksonville to start the
week and took out their frustrations on Savannah State,
scoring an average of 22 runs per game and run-ruling
the Tigers all three games. |
| 5 |
|
5 |
 |
Arizona State (40-9) hit the road and traveled to the
Midwest where they lost to Kansas State, but won over
Wichita State. The Sun Devils won two more over the weekend
over Loyola Marymount. |
| 6 |
|
11 |
 |
The Huskers (38-9) battled Texas A&M in three back and
forth games and won the series 2-1, coming from behind
in two games on Sunday after losing a sixteen inning contest
on Friday. |
| 7 |
|
12 |
 |
The Wildcats (38-14) pounded Wright State to start the
week and followed it up with a three game series sweep
over Tennessee. |
| 8 |
|
6 |
 |
Vanderbilt (37-15) started the week with wins over Memphis
and Tennessee Tech, but couldn't keep it going against
Georgia as they lost two of three from the Bulldogs. |
| 9 |
|
7 |
 |
San Diego (39-15) earned a win over UCLA, but stumbled
in their regular season finale, losing a series to San
Francisco. The Toreros will take a week off for finals,
then return to action on May 23 to host the WCC Championship
Series. |
| 10 |
|
14 |
 |
Coastal (41-11) earned a share of the 2008 Big South
regular-season title and the top seed in the upcoming
Big South Tournament with a three-game sweep of High Point. |
| 11 |
|
15 |
 |
If Michigan (38-11) defeats Notre Dame and wins the
Big 10 regular season and tournament titles, the Wolverines
deserve to be a top eight seed for the NCAAs. |
| 12 |
|
8 |
 |
The Cowboys (37-14) lost to Rice and then won two of
three over Texas Tech over the weekend. OSU will play
a game against Western Illinois before ending the regular
season against Oklahoma. |
| 13 |
|
9 |
 |
The Aggies (42-10) played three remarkable games against
Nebraska in Lincoln. Unfortunately for A&M, they were
on the losing end of two of those games. |
| 14 |
|
20 |
 |
The Red Storm (39-11) couldn't complete the sweep as
South Florida won the final game of a three game set on
Sunday. St. John's end the regular season at Villanova
next weekend. |
| 15 |
|
17 |
 |
Fullerton (32-17) battered Pepperdine before winning
two of three against Cal Poly. The Titans host San Diego
State and strikeout machine Stephen Strasburg next weekend.
|
| 16 |
|
10 |
 |
The Gamecocks (34-18) managed to win a game against
Wofford to start the week, but it was all down hill from
there as they were swept at Arkansas. |
| 17 |
|
19 |
 |
UCI (33-13) earned a quick win against UC Riverside
to start the week and then won two of three from the Pacific
Tigers over the weekend. |
| 18 |
|
16 |
 |
The Cavaliers (34-17) staged a late rally to salvage
a rain shortened win over UNC over the weekend. UVA closes
the regular season against Georgia Tech next weekend after
hosting VMI on Tuesday. |
| 19 |
|
25 |
 |
Arizona (34-15) swept Utah Valley State and needs to
stay hot as they host Stanford and Arizona State the next
two weekend to close the regular season. |
| 20 |
|
22 |
 |
Missouri (34-17) fought for a win over Creighton and
won two of three from Kansas over the weekend. A canceled
game against Missouri State would have been a nice game
to watch. |
| 21 |
|
13 |
 |
Wichita State (38-14) was shocked to lose games to Central
Arkansas and Evansville and were also defeated by Arizona
State. WSU surprisingly hasn't won a game to a currently
ranked team so far this season. |
| 22 |
|
21 |
 |
NC State (35-16) defeated Campbell, lost to UNC Wilmington,
and then took two of three from Maryland over the weekend.
The Wolfpack will prove their mettle against Florida State
next weekend. |
| 23 |
|
23 |
 |
Georgia (33-17) had mixed results for the week. The
Bulldogs lost their first two against Georgia Tech and
Vanderbilt, but rebounded to win the next two and the
series over the Commodores. |
| 24 |
|
18 |
 |
A week to forget for Stanford (29-18) as the Cardinal
lost a game to San Francisco and then two of three to
California. |
| 25 |
|
30 |
 |
California (32-16) had a nice week as they beat up on
UC Davis before winning two of three against Stanford.
The Golden Bears will play UCD again on Tuesday and then
close against UCLA. |
| 26 |
|
NR |
 |
The Tigers (35-16) haven't lost since April 19th, winning
their last twelve games in a row against teams such as
Tulane, South Carolina and Kentucky. LSU swept Mississippi
State last weekend. |
| 27 |
|
NR |
 |
Tulane (36-15) impressively swept East Carolina to join
the rankings for the first time this season. The Green
Wave will host Rice next weekend to prove they merit consideration. |
| 28 |
|
26 |
 |
Mississippi (33-20) danced with Auburn over the weekend
and took two of three from the Tigers. The Rebels will
travel to Kentucky next weekend. |
| 29 |
|
27 |
 |
The Longhorns (29-19) had the week off and could use
the rest as they will play three against Texas A&M to
close the regular season. The Horns will also host Alabama
A&M for a doubleheader on Wednesday. |
| 30 |
|
29 |
 |
Long Beach (30-18) defeated Fresno State to start the
week and won two of three from UC Santa Barbara over the
weekend. The Dirtbags travel to San Diego State and Cal
Poly this week. |
