# 2001 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

The following polls make up the 2001 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 |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll

Currently, only the final poll from the 2001 season is available.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | Stanford |
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 4 | Southern California |
| 5 | Tennessee |
| 6 | Tulane |
| 7 | Nebraska |
| 8 | Georgia |
| 9 | LSU |
| 10 | Florida State |
| 11 | East Carolina |
| 12 | Rice |
| 13 | South Carolina |
| 14 | Clemson |
| 15 | Notre Dame |
| 16 | UCF |
| 17 | Mississippi State |
| 18 | FIU |
| 19 | Wake Forest |
| 20 | Pepperdine |
| 21 | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | Arizona State |
| 23 | Texas Tech |
| 24 | South Alabama |
| 25 | Baylor |

## Baseball America

Currently, only the final poll from the 2001 season is available.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | Stanford |
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 4 | Southern California |
| 5 | Tulane |
| 6 | Nebraska |
| 7 | Georgia |
| 8 | Tennessee |
| 9 | LSU |
| 10 | Florida State |
| 11 | East Carolina |
| 12 | South Carolina |
| 13 | Rice |
| 14 | UCF |
| 15 | Notre Dame |
| 16 | Pepperdine |
| 17 | Clemson |
| 18 | Wake Forest |
| 19 | Mississippi State |
| 20 | FIU |
| 21 | Texas Tech |
| 22 | Arizona State |
| 23 | South Alabama |
| 24 | Winthrop |
| 25 | Rutgers |

## Collegiate Baseball

| | Preseason Dec 20 | Week 1 Feb 5 | Week 2 Feb 12 | Week 3 Feb 19 | Week 4 Feb 26 | Week 5 Mar 5 | Week 6 Mar 12 | Week 7 Mar 19 | Week 8 Mar 26 | Week 9 Apr 2 | Week 10 Apr 9 | Week 11 Apr 16 | Week 12 Apr 23 | Week 13 Apr 30 | Week 14 May 7 | Week 15 May 14 | Week 16 May 21 | Week 17 May 28 | Week 18 June 6 | Week 19 June 18 | |
| 1. | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Rice (7–0) | Rice (10–1) | Georgia Tech (7–1) | Georgia Tech (12–2) | Rice (18–4) | Rice (21–5) | Stanford (21–5) | Rice (28–6) | Stanford (27–7) | Stanford (31–7) | Notre Dame (35–5–1) | Notre Dame (40–6–1) | Cal State Fullerton (38–11) | Southern California (35–16) | Miami (FL) (44–12) | Miami (FL) (47–12) | Miami (FL) (49–12) | Miami (FL) (53–12) | 1. |
| 2. | Southern California | Southern California (3–0) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Rice (13–2) | LSU (12–2–1) | South Carolina (16–2) | Stanford (18–5) | Rice (25–6) | Stanford (24–6) | LSU (24–9–1) | Notre Dame (31–5–1) | Stanford (32–10) | LSU (35–13–1) | Notre Dame (43–8–1) | Miami (FL) (41–12) | Southern California (39–17) | Southern California (42–17) | Southern California (44–17) | Stanford (51–17) | 2. |
| 3. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | Southern California (6–1) | Southern California (8–2) | LSU (9–2) | Rice (15–3) | Stanford (18–5) | Arizona State (19–5–1) | Georgia Tech (20–6) | Georgia Tech (23–7) | Florida State (31–7) | LSU (27–11–1) | LSU (30–13–1) | Cal State Fullerton (33–11) | Southern California (33–16) | Notre Dame (45–9–1) | Nebraska (45–15) | Nebraska (48–14) | Nebraska (50–14) | Cal State Fullerton (48–18) | 3. |
| 4. | Nebraska | Nebraska (0–0) | LSU (2–1) | LSU (5–2) | South Carolina (12–0) | Southern California (12–4) | Arizona State (17–4–1) | Georgia Tech (17–5) | Arizona State (20–6–1) | LSU (21–8–1) | Notre Dame (25–5–1) | Florida State (33–9) | Nebraska (34–9) | Southern California (32–16) | Miami (FL) (38–12) | Stanford (39–14) | Stanford (42–14) | Stanford (46–15) | Stanford (48–16) | Tennessee (48–20) | 4. |
| 5. | Clemson | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (0–0) | South Carolina (9–0) | Southern California (9–4) | South Carolina (13–1) | Nebraska (12–3) | Nebraska (16–4) | Miami (FL) (25–6) | Florida State (27–7) | Nebraska (25–8) | Nebraska (30–8) | Cal State Fullerton (30–11) | Miami (FL) (35–11) | Nebraska (38–12) | Nebraska (41–14) | Cal State Fullerton (41–15) | Cal State Fullerton (44–16) | Cal State Fullerton (46–16) | Southern California (45–19) | 5. |
| 6. | Arizona State | Arizona State (4–1) | Arizona State (8–1) | Arizona State (12–2) | Arizona State (13–2) | Arizona State (13–4–1) | Pepperdine (15–4) | Miami (FL) (21–6 | Tennessee (24–3) | Notre Dame (21–4–1) | Georgia Tech (26–8) | Cal State Fullerton (26–10) | Southern California (29–14) | Stanford (34–12) | Stanford (35–13) | Cal State Fullerton (39–14) | Tulane (50–10) | Tulane (53–10) | Tulane (55–11) | Tulane (56–13) | 6. |
| 7. | Rice | Rice (3–0) | Nebraska (1–2) | Auburn (10–0) | Auburn (13–0) | Miami (FL) (15–3) | Georgia Tech (13–5) | South Carolina (19–4) | South Carolina (22–4) | Stetson (25–4) | Stetson (29–5) | Southern California (26–13) | Miami (FL) (33–10) | Nebraska (35–12) | Florida State (38–14) | Florida State (40–15) | Florida State (43–17) | Florida State (46–17) | Georgia (47–20) | Nebraska (50–16) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida State | Florida State (2–0) | Miami (FL) (6–2) | Miami (FL) (9–2) | Miami (FL) (12–3) | Auburn (14–1) | Notre Dame (8–2) | Notre Dame (13–2–1) | South Alabama (26–3) | Clemson (21–8) | Rice (30–9) | Rice (34–10) | Stetson (36–6) | Stetson (40–6) | LSU (36–16–1) | Tulane (45–9) | Notre Dame (46–11–1) | Georgia (45–19) | Tennessee (46–18) | Georgia (47–22) | 8. |
| 9. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) (3–1) | South Carolina (6–0) | Stanford (9–4) | Stanford (11–4) | Stanford (14–5) | Miami (FL) (17–5) | LSU (17–6–1) | LSU (19–7–1) | Arizona State (21–9–1) | Cal State Fullerton (22–10) | Miami (FL) (30–10) | Florida State (34–12) | Ole Miss (34–14–1) | East Carolina (42–10) | Georgia (40–16) | Georgia (41–18) | East Carolina (47–11) | Florida State (47–19) | Florida State (47–19) | 9. |
| 10. | South Carolina | South Carolina (2–0) | Stanford (7–3) | Clemson (2–1) | Pepperdine (10–2) | Pepperdine (12–3) | Clemson (10–4) | Clemson (14–5) | Stetson (23–3) | Nebraska (22–7) | Southern California (23–12) | Stetson (32–6) | Ole Miss (30–13–1) | Florida State 935–14) | Tulane (42–8) | East Carolina (44–11) | East Carolina (44–11) | LSU (43–20–1) | LSU (44–22–1) | LSU (44–22–1) | 10. |
| 11. | Stanford | Auburn (3–0) | Aurburn (6–0) | Nebraska (3–3) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Nebraska (9–3) | LSU (13–6–1) | Tennessee (20–3) | Florida State (23–6) | Tennessee (26–6) | Miami (FL) (28–9) | Georgia Tech (29–10) | Rice (36–13) | East Carolina (41–10) | Georgia (36–15) | LSU (37–18–1) | LSU (40–19–1) | Notre Dame (48–12–1) | East Carolina (47–13) | East Carolina (47–13) | 11. |
| 12. | Cal State Fullerton | Stanford (4–3) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Nebraska (6–3) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Oklahoma State (16–3) | Southern California (15–8) | Southern California (19–10) | South Carolina (24–7) | Baylor (27–10) | Tennessee (31–9) | Clemson (28–15) | Tulane (39–8) | Rice (38–15) | UCF (45–11) | UCF (49–12) | Clemson (41–20) | Notre Dame (48–12–1) | Notre Dame (48–12–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida | Long Beach State (3–0) | Florida State (2–3) | Pepperdine (8–1) | Clemson (5–3) | Clemson (7–4) | Southern California (12–8) | South Alabama (22–3) | Notre Dame (16–4–1) | South Alabama (26–6) | South Alabama (28–7) | Clemson (25–13) | Tennessee (33–10) | Rice (38–15) | Clemson (33–18) | Clemson (37–18) | Pepperdine (41–16) | Tennessee (44–18) | Clemson (41–22) | Clemson (41–22) | 13. |
| 14. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (0–0) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (11–3) | UCF (17–4) | Stetson (20–3) | Clemson (17–7) | Cal State Fullerton (19–10) | Tennessee (28–8) | East Carolina (33–9) | East Carolina (36–10) | Clemson (31–17) | Georgia Tech (36–14) | Pepperdine (39–15) | Clemson (38–20) | Mississippi State (39–22) | Mississippi State (39–24) | Mississippi State (39–24) | 14. |
| 15. | Oklahoma | Cal State Fullerton (1–3) | Long Beach State (4–2) | Florida State (3–4) | UCF (10–4) | UCF (12–4) | Auburn (16–4) | UCF (21–5) | Nebraska (17–7) | Southern California (20–11) | South Carolina (26–9) | Ole Miss (27–12–1) | Georgia Tech (31–12) | Georgia Tech (33–14) | Arizona State (31–16–1) | Arizona State (33–16–1) | Rice (43–17) | South Carolina (48–18) | South Carolina (49–20) | South Carolina (49–20) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Stetson (9–1) | Stetson (11–2) | Stetson (16–2) | Florida State (18–6) | Ole Miss (21–6–1) | Miami (FL) (25–9) | Arizona State (22–11–1) | Pepperdine (26–12) | Pepperdine (31–12) | Arizona State (30–15–1) | Tennessee (38–14) | Rice (40–17) | Arizona State (36–18–1) | Rice (46–18) | Rice (47–20) | Rice (47–20) | 16. |
| 17. | Baylor | Florida (0–1) | Cal State Fullerton (3–5) | Cal State Fullerton (6–6) | South Alabama (10–2) | South Alabama (13–3) | South Alabama (19–3) | Oklahoma State (19–5) | East Carolina (22–5) | Baylor (24–9) | Clemson (21–12) | Arizona State (24–13–1) | Tulane (35–8) | Pepperdine (32–14) | Pepperdine (35–15) | Tennessee (41–15) | Wake Forest (41–16) | UCF (51–14) | UCF (51–14) | UCF (51–14) | 17. |
| 18. | Auburn | Baylor (2–1) | Baylor (4–3) | Baylor (8–3) | East Carolina (10–0) | Florida State (9–5) | Florida State (14–5) | Pepperdine (16–7) | The Citadel (20–6) | Texas (24–12) | UCF (30–8) | Mississippi State (21–14) | Mississippi State (26–15) | Georgia (31–15) | UCF (42–11) | Wake Forest (37–15) | Tennessee (41–17) | Wake Forest (44–18) | Wake Forest (44–18) | Wake Forest (44–18) | 18. |
| 19. | UCF | Oklahoma State (3–0) | UCF (5–1) | UCF (7–3) | Florida State (4–5) | East Carolina (13–1) | East Carolina (16–2) | Ole Miss (18–5–1) | UCF (24–7) | UCF (27–7) | Alabama (23–12) | South Carolina (29–11) | Arizona State (26–14–1) | Tennessee (34–13) | Stetson (41–10) | Georgia Tech (39–16) | Mississippi State (36–22) | FIU (42–18) | FIU (42–20) | FIU (42–20) | 19. |
| 20. | Stetson | Stetson (0–0) | Pepperdine (6–0) | Alabama (7–1) | Southern Miss (9–3) | Southern Miss (10–4) | Tennessee (16–2) | East Carolina (18–5) | Pepperdine (18–9) | Ole Miss (23–8–1) | Texas (26–14) | Texas (28–16) | Baylor (30–15) | South Carolina (34–14) | Ole Miss (35–17–1) | UC Santa Barbara (37–13) | Georgia Tech (41–18) | Pepperdine (42–18) | Pepperdine (42–18) | Pepperdine (42–18) | 20. |
| 21. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–0) | Long Beach State (4–4) | Arkansas (8–2) | Baylor (14–5) | Mississippi State (9–5) | The Citadel (20–6) | Baylor (21–8) | East Carolina (25–7) | East Carolina (29–8) | Baylor (27–14) | Texas (30–18) | Baylor (33–17) | South Carolina (39–14) | Texas Tech (39–16–1) | UC Santa Barbara (39–15) | Texas Tech (43–20–1) | Texas Tech (42–20–1) | Texas Tech (43–20–1) | 21. |
| 22. | Long Beach State | Oklahoma (1–1) | Florida (1–3) | Stetson (5–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | UCLA (11–5) | Tulane (17–3) | Middle Tennessee (15–2) | Texas (20–12) | Ohio State (20–5) | Ole Miss (25–10–1) | South Alabama (30–10) | Wake Forest (31–12) | UCF (39–11) | Baylor (33–18) | Mississippi State (32–21) | Texas Tech (40–18) | Baylor (37–23) | Baylor (37–23) | Baylor (37–23) | 22. |
| 23. | Evansville | UCF (1–1) | Stetson (1–1) | South Alabama (8–1) | Baylor (11–4) | Tennessee (12–2) | Georgia (11–3) | Baylor (18–7) | Tulane (22–5) | The Citadel (22–9) | Florida (25–13) | Tulane (31–8) | Auburn (29–12) | Mississippi State (28–18) | UC Santa Barbara (35–12) | Ole Miss (36–19–1) | Ole Miss (38–21–1) | Arizona State (37–20–1) | Arizona State (37–20–1) | Arizona State (37–20–1) | 23. |
| 24. | Alabama | Evansville (0–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Louisiana–Monroe (7–0) | UCLA (10–4) | Tulane (13–3) | Southern Miss (12–6) | Wake Forest (17–4) | Ohio State (16–4) | Alabama (20–11) | Pepperdine (23–12) | UCF (32–10) | South Carolina (31–13) | South Alabama (36–12) | Wake Forest (36–15) | South Carolina (41–15) | South Carolina (44–17) | VCU (41–19) | VCU (41–19) | VCU (41–19) | 24. |
| 25. | Tennessee | Alabama (0–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Wichita State (3–0) | Tulane (10–3) | Georgia (6–2) | Rutgers (9–3) | Texas (16–12) | Oklahoma State (22–7) | Pepperdine (20–11) | Tulane (28–7) | Oral Roberts (28–6) | UCF (36–10) | Ohio State (34–11) | Texas Tech (37–15–1) | Baylor (35–20) | Oral Roberts (48–11) | Rutgers (42–17) | Rutgers (42–17) | Rutgers (42–17) | 25. |
| 26. | Texas | Tennessee (0–0) | Evansville (2–1) | East Carolina (6–0) | Long Beach State (5–4) | North Carolina (11–3) | Baylor (15–6) | Alabama (16–7) | Georgia (17–6) | Tulane (24–7) | Ohio State (23–7) | Ohio State (27–8) | South Alabama (32–11) | Auburn (31–14) | South Alabama (38–13) | California (33–23) | California (33–23) | UC Santa Barbara (40–17) | UC Santa Barbara (40–17) | UC Santa Barbara (40–17) | 26. |
| 27. | The Citadel | Pepperdine (4–0) | Tulane (7–0) | Tulane (9–2) | Georgia (3–2) | Alabama (11–4) | UCLA (13–7) | Tulane (18–5) | Jacksonville (19–7) | Rutgers (21–7) | Winthrop (30–5–1) | Long Beach State (25–11) | Long Beach State (27–13) | FIU (37–13) | Ohio State (37–13) | Ohio State (41–14) | South Alabama (44–17) | Georgia Tech (41–20) | Georgia Tech (41–20) | Georgia Tech (41–20) | 27. |
| 28. | Wake Forest | Wake Forest (0–0) | Wake Forest (3–0) | Tennessee (5–1) | Cal State Fullerton (6–7) | Wake Forest (10–2) | Cal State Fullerton (11–8) | UCLA (15–7) | UCLA (16–7) | Winthrop (25–5–1) | FIU (32–9) | Winthrop (33–7–1) | Georgia (26–15) | Delaware (33–11) | Delaware (37–12) | Delaware (41–13) | Delaware (44–13) | Texas (36–26) | Texas (36–26) | Texas (36–26) | 28. |
| 29. | Wichita State | Wichita State (0–0) | Wichita State (0–0) | Florida (4–4) | North Carolina (9–2) | Ole Miss (12–3) | North Carolina (14–4) | Cal State Fullerton (13–9) | Cal State Fullerton (15–10) | VCU (24–6) | Oral Roberts (24–6) | Georgia (24–13) | Purdue (23–16) | San Diego (32–16) | California (30–22) | Middle Tennessee (38–14) | Baylor (35–22) | Winthrop (48–16–1) | Winthrop (48–16–1) | Winthrop (48–16–1) | 29. |
| 30. | East Carolina | East Carolina (0–0) | East Carolina (3–0) | Mississippi State (0–2) | Alabama (8–4) | Rutgers (7–2) | Wake Forest (13–3) | VCU (18–5) | VCU (21–6) | FIU (30–8) | Long Beach State (21–11) | Texas Tech (30–14) | FIU (35–12) | Oral Roberts (35–9) | Florida (31–21) | Rutgers (40–13) | Ohio State (43–16) | Auburn (37–21) | Auburn (37–21) | Auburn (37–21) | 30. |
| | Preseason Dec 20 | Week 1 Feb 5 | Week 2 Feb 12 | Week 3 Feb 19 | Week 4 Feb 26 | Week 5 Mar 5 | Week 6 Mar 12 | Week 7 Mar 19 | Week 8 Mar 26 | Week 9 Apr 2 | Week 10 Apr 9 | Week 11 Apr 16 | Week 12 Apr 23 | Week 13 Apr 30 | Week 14 May 7 | Week 15 May 14 | Week 16 May 21 | Week 17 May 28 | Week 18 June 6 | Week 19 June 18 | |
| | | Dropped: 26 Texas27 The Citadel | Dropped: 22 Oklahoma | Dropped: 26 Evansville28 Wake Forest | Dropped: 24 Louisiana–Monroe25 Wichita State29 Florida30 Mississippi State | Dropped: 21 Arkansas26 Long Beach State28 Cal State Fullerton | Dropped: 29 Ole Miss30 Rutgers | Dropped: 21 Mississippi State23 Georgia24 Southern Miss25 Rutgers29 North Carolina30 Wake Forest | Dropped: 22 Middle Tennessee24 Wake Forest26 Alabama | Dropped: 25 Oklahoma State26 Georgia27 Jacksonville28 UCLA | Dropped: 23 The Citadel27 Rutgers29 VCU | Dropped: 19 Alabama23 Florida28 FIU | Dropped: 25 Oral Roberts26 Ohio State28 Winthrop30 Texas Tech | Dropped: 21 Texas22 Wake Forest27 Long Beach State29 Purdue | Dropped: 23 Mississippi State26 Auburn27 FIU29 San Diego30 Oral Roberts | Dropped: 19 Stetson26 South Alabama30 Florida | Dropped: 29 Middle Tennessee30 Rutgers | Dropped: 23 Ole Miss25 Oral Roberts26 California27 South Alabama28 Delaware30 Ohio State | None | None | |
The pre-season poll ranked the top 40 teams. Those not listed in the table above were: 31. FIU 32. Southern Miss 33. Tulane 34. Texas A&M 35. Oklahoma State 36. Fresno State 37. Pepperdine 38. Virginia Tech 39. Minnesota 40. Penn State.

## NCBWA

Currently, only the final poll from the 2001 season is available.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | Stanford |
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 4 | Tennessee |
| 5 | Southern California |
| 6 | Tulane |
| 7 | Georgia |
| 8 | Nebraska |
| 9 | LSU |
| 10 | Florida State |
| 11 | Rice |
| 12 | East Carolina |
| 13 | South Carolina |
| 14 | Clemson |
| 15 | Mississippi State |
| 16 | FIU |
| 17 | UCF |
| 18 | Pepperdine |
| 19 | Georgia Tech |
| 20 | Wake Forest |
| 21 | South Alabama |
| 22 | Texas Tech |
| 23 | Winthrop |
| 24 | Oklahoma State |
| 25 | Ole Miss |
| 26 | Middle Tennessee |
| 27 | California |
| 28 | Rutgers |
| 29 | Delaware |
| 30 | Ohio State |
| 31 | Arizona State |
| 32 | Baylor |
| 33 | Wichita State |
| 34 | Texas |
| 35 | VCU |