1978 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
| 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 239 |
| NCAA tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | USC (11th title) |
| Runners-up | Arizona State (10th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning Coach | Rod Dedeaux (11th title) |
| MOP | Rod Boxberger (USC) |
| Seasons | |
The following poll makes up the 1978 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.
Collegiate Baseball
Currently, only the final poll from the 1978 season is available.[1][2]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | USC |
| 2 | Arizona State |
| 3 | North Carolina |
| 4 | Miami (FL) |
| 5 | Oral Roberts |
| 6 | Michigan |
| 7 | St. John's |
| 8 | Baylor |
| 9 | Memphis |
| 10 | Arizona |
| 11 | Gonzaga |
| 12 | Texas A&M |
| 13 | Houston |
| 14 | Mississippi State |
| 15 | UCLA |
| 16 | Washington State |
| 17 | Marshall |
| 18 | Arkansas |
| 19 | Temple |
| 20 | Southern Illinois |
| 21 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 22 | Auburn |
| 23 | BYU |
| 24 | UNLV |
| 25 | Clemson |
| 26 | Oklahoma State |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan |
| 28 | Hawaii |
| 29 | Texas–Pan American |
| 30 | Detroit |
References
- ^ "1978 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.