2006 NCAA Division I baseball rankings explained

The following polls make up the 2006 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.

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
Italics Number of first place votes
(#–#) Win–loss record
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll

Currently, only the final poll from the 2006 season is available.[1]

RankTeam
1Oregon State
2North Carolina
3
4
5Clemson
6Miami (FL)
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15
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20
21Missouri
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25

Baseball America

Collegiate Baseball

The preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams. Remaining teams not listed were: 31. Arizona 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

NCBWA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division I Baseball Records. NCAA. 43. November 12, 2012.