2006 NCAA Division I baseball rankings | |
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Duration | January 26 – June 26, 2006 |
Number of teams | 293 |
Preseason #1 | Texas |
Tournament | |
Duration | June 2 – June 26, 2006 |
Most conference bids | SEC (8) |
College World Series | |
Duration | June 16 – June 26, 2006 |
Champions | Oregon State |
Runners-up | North Carolina |
MOP | Jonah Nickerson |
Seasons |
The following polls make up the 2006 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.
Currently, only the final poll from the 2006 season is available.
The preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams. Remaining teams not listed were: 31. Arizona 32. Houston 33. Arkansas 34. Mississippi State 35. San Francisco 36. San Diego 37. Stetson 38. Washington 39. Georgia 40. Fresno State