| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | LSU | The LSU offense looked pretty good in their series win over Arkansas. This week they host Kentucky. | 4 |
| 2 |  | Vanderbilt | After taking two of three from Auburn over the weekend, Vanderbilt is moving back up the rankings. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Texas A&M | Like Vanderbilt and LSU, Texas A&M was able to take care of business and get a series win over a conference foe. | 6 |
| 4 |  | TCU | TCU was only to take one game against Oklahoma State and now the Big 12 race is getting very interesting. | 1 |
| 5 |  | Florida | Florida managed to win the last game in their series with Ole Miss to avoid a sweep. | 2 |
| 6 |  | UCLA | The Bruins had no trouble with Utah over the weekend. A trip to Pullman may prove more difficult. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Louisville | Thanks to strong pitching all week long, the Cardinals swept Notre Dame and picked up a win over Purdue. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Florida State
| Florida State lost their mid-week game to Florida, but managed to take 2 of 3 from Virginia in impressive fashion. | 12 |
| 9 |  | UCF
| UCF's hot bats scored 48 runs in their four games during the week. Unfortunately, there was a loss in there. | 13 |
| 10 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina had a tough week, going 1-3, but at least they were able to pull off a victory over Mizzou on Sunday. | 5 |
| 11 |  | Rice | Rice's pitching struggled against Houston and Old Dominion. The Owls managed just one win in four games. | 7 |
| 12 |  | USC | The Trojans got off to a slow start, losing to Fresno and their opener against Cal Poly before winning their last two. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Virginia | Virginia gave up 25 runs in their two losses to Florida State over the weekend and continue sliding down. | 10 |
| 14 | 
| Texas | Following a mid-week loss to Texas-Arlington, the Longhorns swept Kansas State, winning 5-3, 3-1 and 6-1. | 17 |
| 15 |  | Miami (FL)
| Miami has a lot to prove this week when they face North Carolina. Neither team is playing as well as expected. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Oregon State
| Behind a perfect game from Drew Rasmussen, Oregon State swept WSU. This team is pitching quite well right now. | 21 |
| 17 |  | Maryland
| Maryland had a perfect week, beating Elon twice and dominating Minnesota in a Big Ten series sweep. | 23 |
| 18 |  | Oregon
| Oregon lost a hard fought series against Arizona State. They fell 7-6 in 10 innings and 2-1 before winning 5-1. | 15 |
| 19 |  | Oklahoma State | The Cowboys went to TCU and got a massive series win to start conference play. Next up is Kansas State. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Texas Tech
| Texas Tech split with Oral Roberts and then lost their series with Oklahoma. The Red Raiders are falling fast. | 11 |
| 21 |  | Arizona State
| Arizona State took two of three from Oregon and are off to a superb start. This week they host Stanford. | NR |
| 22 |  | North Carolina
| The Tar Heels took two of three from Georgia Tech and have a huge series against Miami coming up. | 16 |
| 23 |  | UC Santa Barbara | UCSB begins Big West play with an interesting three game series at home against Long Beach State. | 22 |
| 24 |  | Houston
| Houston beat Rice and then had to sneak past New Mexico in all three games. But they won and that's what matters. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Illinois
| Illinois had won five in a row before falling to USF in the series finale. They start Big Ten play at MSU this week. | NR |
