College Baseball: Final Baseball America Top 25
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Final 1997 Division I Top 25, voted on by the editors of Baseball America and released after the NCAA College World Series. Given are final records and winning percentage (including all postseason games); records in College World Series and team eliminated by (DNP indicates team did not play in tourney); head coach (career years and Division I record including 1997 postseason); preseason ranking and rank before start of CWS.
| Record | Pct | CWS Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank | Rank before CWS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 57-13 | .814 | 4-0 | Skip Bertman (14 yrs: 685-248-1) | 11 | 2 |
| 2 | Alabama | 56-14 | .800 | 4-2 (LSU) | Jim Wells (8 yrs: 340-145) | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | Miami-FL | 51-18 | .739 | 2-2 (Alabama) | Jim Morris (16 yrs: 702-307-1) | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 45-20 | .692 | 2-2 (LSU) | Mark Marquess (21 yrs: 853-453-4) | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | UCLA | 45-21 | .682 | 0-2 (Miss. St.) | Gary Adams (28 yrs: 960-680-11) | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Auburn | 50-17 | .746 | 1-2 (Stanford) | Hal Baird (18 yrs: 646-337) | NR | 6 |
| 7 | Mississippi St. | 47-21 | .691 | 1-2 (Alabama) | Ron Polk (26 yrs: 1,043-486) | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Rice | 47-16 | .746 | 0-2 (Auburn) | Wayne Graham (6 yrs: 231-123) | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Florida St. | 50-17 | .746 | DNP | Mike Martin (18 yrs: 969-330-3) | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | USC | 42-20 | .677 | DNP | Mike Gillespie (11 yrs: 434-250-2) | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Arizona St. | 39-22 | .639 | DNP | Pat Murphy (13 yrs: 481-235-3) | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 46-14 | .767 | DNP | Larry Hays (27 yrs: 1,113-602-2) | NR | 12 |
| 13 | Washington | 46-20 | .697 | DNP | Ken Knutson (5 yrs: 185-115) | 24 | 13 |
| 14 | Oklahoma St. | 46-19 | .708 | DNP | Tom Holliday (1 yr: 46-19) | 18 | 14 |
| 15 | South Alabama | 43-19 | .694 | DNP | Steve Kittrell (14 yrs: 561-302-1) | 20 | 15 |
| 16 | Florida | 40-24 | .625 | DNP | Andy Lopez (15 yrs: 531-325-5) | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 46-15 | .754 | DNP | Danny Hall (10 yrs: 382-195) | 6 | 17 |
| 18 | Long Beach St. | 39-26 | .600 | DNP | Dave Snow (13 yrs: 529-275-4) | 23 | 18 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 39-20 | .661 | DNP | Larry Cochell (32 yrs: 1,073-606-3) | NR | 19 |
| 20 | SW Louisiana | 43-18 | .705 | DNP | Tony Robichaux (10 yrs: 332-223) | NR | 20 |
| 21 | N.C. State | 43-20 | .683 | DNP | Elliott Avent (9 yrs: 300-252) | NR | 21 |
| 22 | Santa Clara | 41-20 | .672 | DNP | John Oldham (13 yrs: 433-324) | NR | 22 |
| 23 | Fresno St. | 40-28 | .588 | DNP | Bob Bennett (29 yrs: 1,124-627) | NR | 23 |
| 24 | CS-Fullerton | 39-24 | .619 | DNP | George Horton (1 yr: 39-24) | 12 | 24 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 42-19 | .689 | DNP | Rod Delmonico (8 yrs: 340-159) | 17 | 25 |
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