The following polls make up the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. 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.
| 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Stanford |
| Runners-up | Arizona State |
| MOP | Lee Plemel (Stanford) |
| Seasons | |
Baseball America
editCurrently, only the final poll from the 1988 season is available.[1]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford |
| 2 | Arizona State |
| 3 | Wichita State |
| 4 | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Fresno State |
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 7 | Florida |
| 8 | Miami (FL) |
| 9 | California |
| 10 | Texas |
| 11 | Texas A&M |
| 12 | Mississippi State |
| 13 | Loyola Marymount |
| 14 | Washington State |
| 15 | Clemson |
| 16 | Pepperdine |
| 17 | Florida State |
| 18 | Southern California |
| 19 | Kentucky |
| 20 | South Carolina |
| 21 | Santa Clara |
| 22 | UNLV |
| 23 | Georgia Tech |
| 24 | Michigan |
| 25 | Central Michigan |
Collegiate Baseball
editCurrently, only the final poll from the 1988 season is available.[2][3]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford |
| 2 | Arizona State |
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 4 | Wichita State |
| 5 | Miami (FL) |
| 6 | Florida |
| 7 | Fresno State |
| 8 | California |
| 9 | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Texas |
| 11 | Texas A&M |
| 12 | Pepperdine |
| 13 | Southern California |
| 14 | Kentucky |
| 15 | Florida State |
| 16 | Washington State |
| 17 | South Carolina |
| 18 | Loyola Marymount |
| 19 | Michigan |
| 20 | Stetson |
| 21 | Clemson |
| 22 | Central Michigan |
| 23 | Mississippi State |
| 24 | Oklahoma |
| 25 | UNLV |
| 26 | Santa Clara |
| 27 | NC State |
| 28 | Tulane |
| 29 | Georgia Tech |
| 30 | BYU |
References
edit- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 41. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ "1988 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 39. Retrieved July 15, 2012.