The following poll makes up the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball rankings. 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.
| 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | USC |
| Runners-up | Arizona State |
| MOP | Russ McQueen (USC) |
| Seasons | |
Collegiate Baseball
editCurrently, only the final poll from the 1972 season is available.[1][2]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | USC |
| 2 | Arizona State |
| 3 | Temple |
| 4 | Texas |
| 5 | Oklahoma |
| 6 | Connecticut |
| 7 | Iowa |
| 8 | Ole Miss |
| 9 | South Alabama |
| 10 | Tulsa |
| 11 | Jacksonville |
| 12 | Stanford |
| 13 | Bowling Green |
| 14 | Miami (OH) |
| 15 | Texas–Pan American |
| 16 | Trinity (TX) |
| 17 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 18 | Northern Illinois |
| 19 | Florida State |
| 20 | Santa Clara |
| 21 | St. John's |
| 22 | Michigan State |
| 23 | Tulane |
| 24 | Penn State |
| 25 | Washington State |
| 26 | Miami (FL) |
| 27 | TCU |
| 28 | Vanderbilt |
| 29 | BYU |
| 30 | California |
References
edit- ^ "1972 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 38. Retrieved July 8, 2012.