The following poll makes up the 1979 NCAA Division I 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.
| 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Cal State Fullerton |
| Runners-up | Arkansas |
| MOP | Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton) |
| Seasons | |
Collegiate Baseball
editCurrently, only the final poll from the 1979 season is available.[1][2]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2 | Arkansas |
| 3 | Pepperdine |
| 4 | Texas |
| 5 | Arizona |
| 6 | Mississippi State |
| 7 | Miami (FL) |
| 8 | Connecticut |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 10 | Clemson |
| 11 | Hawaii |
| 12 | Delaware |
| 13 | Georgia Southern |
| 14 | BYU |
| 15 | Lamar |
| 16 | San Diego State |
| 17 | Murray State |
| 18 | Indiana State |
| 19 | Florida |
| 20 | Tulane |
| 21 | Southern Illinois |
| 22 | New Orleans |
| 23 | Texas–Pan American |
| 24 | Michigan State |
| 25 | Oklahoma |
| 26 | Fresno State |
| 27 | Florida State |
| 28 | St. John's |
| 29 | Washington State |
| 30 | Navy |
References
edit- ^ "1979 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 39. Retrieved July 10, 2012.