ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 24) – With seven position players and its entire starting rotation returning, Stanford earned the No. 1 spot in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Preseason Top 25 College Baseball Coaches’ Poll. The Cardinal, who tied for third at the 1999 College World Series and finished with a 50-15 record, earned 35 of 42 possible first-place votes and 1,043 total points.
Cal State Fullerton pulled in at No. 2 with one first-place vote and 949 points, followed by Alabama (one first-place vote, 916 points), defending national champion Miami (five, 914), and Florida State (848). Look for the poll inside the Jan. 26 issue of Baseball Weekly, followed by our annual Top 25 College Preview, on newsstands Feb. 2.
Team (1st place) Record Pts. Final '99 rank 1. Stanford (35) 50-15 1043 32. Cal State Fullerton (1) 50-14 949 63. Alabama (1) 53-16 916 44. Miami (5) 50-13 914 15. Florida State 57-14 848 26. Louisiana State 41-24-1 772 167. Rice 59-15 712 58. Georgia Tech 38-20 638 NR9. Houston 40-24 625 NR10. UCLA 31-31 610 NR11. Southern California 36-26 572 1312. Wichita State 59-14 555 1513. Auburn 46-19 517 1114. Baylor 50-15 500 915. Clemson 42-27 440 1416. Tulane 48-17 418 1917. Texas 36-26 369 NR18. Florida 31-25 274 NR19. Texas A&M 52-18 234 720. Texas Tech 42-17 215 2121. Arizona 33-23 201 NR22. Arizona State 39-21 162 NR23. Long Beach State 35-25 160 NR24. Wake Forest 47-16 141 1025. Oklahoma State 46-21 127 8
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame (118), North Carolina (102), Loyola Marymount (74), Arkansas (56), South Carolina (46), Ohio State (44), Pepperdine (42), Mississippi State (36), Florida Atlantic (29), Central Florida (28), Minnesota (27), North Carolina State (16), California (14), Michigan (12), Illinois (12), Nevada (10), East Carolina (10), Louisiana-Lafayette (9), Tennessee (8), Nebraska (7), Kentucky (5), Oral Roberts (5), Georgia (5), Florida International (5), St. John’s (4), South Alabama (3), Mississippi (3), Fresno State (3), Southwest Missouri State (2), Rutgers (2).
The Baseball Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Coaches poll is voted on by 42 Division I head coaches, representing members of the American Baseball Coaches Association in all areas of the USA. The Louisville Slugger trophy will be presented to the winner of the NCAA Division I College World Series.
