| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Baylor | LSU's loss to Georgia on Sunday means Baylor is safe at No. 1 despite early-week loss to Texas-San Antonio. | 1 |
| 2 |  | LSU | Everything was going quite well for the Tigers until Sunday's loss to Georgia spoiled the chance at a sweep. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Florida State | Sweeps of Miami and Rhode Island have the Seminoles fast becoming a threat to win the ACC Atlantic title. | 5 |
| 4 |  | Rice | Owls aren't in action once again until Wednesday, when they resume play following a 10-day layoff. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Florida | Losses to South Florida and Arkansas have the Gators slipping ground when they can least afford to give it up. | 3 |
| 6 |  | South Carolina | With three teams in the top six, Southeastern Conference may lay claim to best in country. | 8 |
| 7 |  | North Carolina | Big slump continues with loss to UNC-Greensboro as everyone wonders what's wrong with the Tar Heels. | 6 |
| 8 |  | Stanford | Closing in on conference leaders thanks to taking two games out of three against strong UCLA squad. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Texas A&M | Slips in standings despite taking two of three from Texas and staying tough in Big 12 race. | 7 |
| 10 |  | UCLA | UCLA deserves credit for hanging in there, as the Bruins may be a force to watch come postseason time. | 9 |
| 11 |  | Cal State Fullerton | One-run loss to Loyola Marymount doesn't penalize CSF inside the Great West, where it stands in second place. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Arizona | Hangs tough in national rankings thanks to three-game sweep of East Tennessee State in non-conference play. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Arkansas | Surges ahead in poll thanks to a successful series against Florida, as the Razorbacks took two out of three games. | 16 |
| 14 |  | Oregon State | Beat UCLA, Oregon and Southern California before dropping two straight to USC. Pac-12 finish should be good. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Kentucky | Dropping three of four games in last week did little to improve Wildcats' chances at big postseason success. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Miami | Beat UCLA, Oregon and Southern California before dropping two straight to USC. Pac-12 finish should be good. | 14 |
| 17 |  | UCF | Seven-game win streak ended with back-to-back losses against Memphis. Still the team is 35-9 overall. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Oregon | Three-game sweep of California keeps Ducks square in conference-title picture with time running out. | 18 |
| 19 |  | North Carolina State | Winning streak now at six games following wins over Boston College, Charlotte and Duke. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Arizona State | Hanging tough in conference play thanks to a successful 2-1 series against Washington State. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Oklahoma | Struggled against Oklahoma State and Dallas Baptist to start week, then took two from league-rival Kansas. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Virginia | Winning streak at six games following two big victories over Miami; Cavaliers can sweep with win Monday. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Texas | Three straight losses to in-state rival Texas A&M really killed any chance Texas had to catch Baylor in the league. | 22 |
| 24 |  | Purdue | Everything was going so well for the Boilermakers before they ran into a brick wall against Michigan State. | 23 |
| 25 |  | UC Irvine | Enters the top 25 courtesy of a close loss to UCLA and a sweep of UC-Riverside in conference action. | NR |
4/30 Baseball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 04/30/2012
