1996 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
| Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | LSU |
| Runners-up | Miami (FL) |
| MOP | Pat Burrell (Miami (FL)) |
| Seasons | |
|
← 1995 |
1997 → |
The following polls make up the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll
Currently, only the final poll from the 1996 season is available.[1]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | LSU |
| 2 | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | Florida |
| 4 | Clemson |
| 5 | Florida State |
| 6 | Alabama |
| 7 | Wichita State |
| 8 | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Southern California |
| 10 | Cal State Northridge |
| 11 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 12 | Texas Tech |
| 13 | Tennessee |
| 14 | Stanford |
| 15 | Rice |
| 16 | UCLA |
| 17 | Virginia |
| 18 | South Florida |
| 19 | Texas |
| 20 | Georgia Tech |
| 21 | Georgia Southern |
| 22 | UNLV |
| 23 | UMass |
| 24 | Mississippi State |
| 25 | South Alabama |
Baseball America
Currently, only the final poll from the 1996 season is available.[2]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | LSU |
| 2 | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | Florida |
| 4 | Alabama |
| 5 | Clemson |
| 6 | Florida State |
| 7 | Southern California |
| 8 | Wichita State |
| 9 | Stanford |
| 10 | Cal State Northridge |
| 11 | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 13 | Tennessee |
| 14 | Virginia |
| 15 | Texas Tech |
| 16 | South Florida |
| 17 | Rice |
| 18 | Texas |
| 19 | UMass |
| 20 | Tulane |
| 21 | UCLA |
| 22 | Georgia Tech |
| 23 | UNLV |
| 24 | Georgia Southern |
| 25 | Arizona State |
Collegiate Baseball
Currently, only the final poll from the 1996 season is available.[3][4]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | LSU |
| 2 | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | Florida |
| 4 | Clemson |
| 5 | Alabama |
| 6 | Florida State |
| 7 | Wichita State |
| 8 | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Southern California |
| 10 | Cal State Northridge |
| 11 | Stanford |
| 12 | Tennessee |
| 13 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 14 | Georgia Southern |
| 15 | UCLA |
| 16 | Texas |
| 17 | Texas Tech |
| 18 | Georgia Tech |
| 19 | Virginia |
| 20 | UMass |
| 21 | South Florida |
| 22 | Stetson |
| 23 | South Alabama |
| 24 | Tulane |
| 25 | Rice |
| 26 | UNLV |
| 27 | Mississippi State |
| 28 | NC State |
| 29 | Missouri |
| 30 | New Orleans |
References
- ↑ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 42. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ↑ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 41. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ↑ "1996 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ↑ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 40. Retrieved 2012-07-26.