LOUISVILLE, Ky. – LSU ran its undefeated start to 22 games and climbed to the No. 2 spot, while 10th-ranked Florida entered the top 10 for the first time in 2024 in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. As Oklahoma continued its hold on to No. 1 with 23 first-place votes (791 points), the Tigers (22-0) picked up eight first-place nods and 769 points to leapfrog Texas.
The Sooners (22-1) cruised to four wins, including a three-game sweep of Iowa State in the first weekend of Big 12 play. Along with a 9-0 win over Texas A&M-Commerce, OU scored 48 runs and surrendered just four last week.
LSU played its first three true road games and came out on top with a SEC-opening sweep against then-No. 23 Kentucky. The Tigers weathered the Wildcats over the three-game series at John Cropp Stadium. They managed two weather delays in a 6-2 series opening win, used a seventh inning run to take game two, 4-3, and a six-run sixth to cap off the sweep of UK in the finale, 8-3.
Texas comes in at No. 3 following a 4-1 week. The Longhorns (21-2) picked up a pair of non-conference wins over then-RV Penn State and UTA before collecting a Big 12 series win at league newcomer Houston. After dropping the opener to the Cougars, Texas topped Houston 9-2 and 8-6.
2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – 3/12/24
| Rank | School
(First Place Votes) |
Points | Record | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Oklahoma (23) | 791 | 22-1 | 1 |
| 2 | LSU (8) | 769 | 22-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Texas (1) | 738 | 21-2 | 2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 680 | 20-3 | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia | 646 | 20-3 | 7 |
| 6 | Duke | 638 | 19-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Washington | 617 | 18-3 | 5 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 586 | 18-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Stanford | 558 | 18-4 | 9 |
| 10 | Florida | 490 | 21-3 | 13 |
| 11 | Missouri | 466 | 20-3 | 12 |
| 12 | Clemson | 415 | 17-6 | 10 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 392 | 23-2 | 17 |
| 14 | Alabama | 366 | 19-3 | 11 |
| 15 | UCLA | 336 | 14-6 | 16 |
| 16 | Florida State | 299 | 15-5 | 14 |
| 17 | California | 293 | 21-4 | 15 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 264 | 18-3-1 | 20 |
| 19 | Baylor | 255 | 14-5 | 19 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 209 | 20-5 | 18 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 150 | 19-4 | 24 |
| 22 | Arizona | 106 | 19-5-1 | 21 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 84 | 18-5 | 22 |
| 24 | Boston University | 68 | 17-1 | RV |
| 25 | Auburn | 59 | 13-4-1 | 25 |
New to Poll: No. 24 Boston University
Dropped Out: No. 23 Kentucky
Receiving Votes: Oregon (51), Kentucky (45), Louisiana (16), Texas State (6), Grand Canyon (4), Miami (3).
The 2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Records reflect games played through March 10. Poll is released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season.