Last year’s college baseball season featured one of the most exciting NCAA tournaments in recent memory. Only five of the 16 regional hosts advanced to the College World Series, with only coming from the top 10.
Despite the chaos, it was LSU that won the national championship in the end after defeating Coastal Carolina.
The Tigers appear to have reloaded and are a legitimate contender for their third national title in four years. LSU claimed the top spot in the inaugural Super 16 baseball rankings. National runner-up Coastal Carolina is also expected to have a big year again as the Chanticleers start the season at No. 6.
The Super 16 mirrors the NCAA tournament’s format, which ranks the top 16 teams that host regionals. The top eight seeds are guaranteed to host a super regional should they advance. This postseason will unveil a new system as the NCAA committee will now seed teams 17 through 32.
College baseball USA Today Network Super 16 rankings
Writers gave the first-place team 16 points, second place receives 15 points, and so on, down to one point for No. 16. Listed are total points, first-place votes in parentheses and their 2025 record.
- LSU 92, (4), 53-15
- UCLA 88, (1), 48-18
- Arkansas 76, 50-15
- Texas 76, (1), 44-14
- Georgia Tech 70, 41-19
- Coastal Carolina 69, 56-13
- Mississippi State 60, 36-23
- Auburn 45 41-20
- North Carolina 45, 46-15
- Louisville 44, 42-24
- Oregon State 37, 48-16-1
- TCU 36, 39-20
- Florida State 24, 42-16
- Tennessee 22, 46-19
- Florida 12, 39-22
- Georgia 7, 43-17
Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt, 4, (43-18); NC State, 3, (35-21); Clemson, 2, (45-18); Kentucky, 2, (31-26); Southern Miss, 2, (47-16); Miami (Fla.), 1, (35-27).
Voters: Andrew Abadie, The Gainesville Sun; Cory Diaz, Daily Advertiser; Jackson Fuller, Southwest Times Record; Aria Gerson, The Tennessean; Liam Rooney, Tallahassee Democrat, Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.