NCAA baseball rankings
Definition
A weekly hierarchical list ranking the top Division I college baseball teams under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), compiled from polls by coaches, the Associated Press, Baseball America, and other sources to reflect performance and predict tournament success.
Official or unofficial standings that influence seeding for the NCAA Baseball Championship, often sparking heated debates among fans about who got snubbed.
Examples
The upstart mid-major squad cracked the top 25 in the NCAA baseball rankings after a miracle weekend series.
Forget the MLB power rankings—my alma mater's climb in the NCAA baseball rankings is the real drama this spring.
Coaches' poll voters must have been napping, because that loss shouldn't have tanked them so far in the NCAA baseball rankings.
With a perfect record, they're dominating the NCAA baseball rankings like a caffeinated squirrel at a nut buffet.