| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Baylor | Coming to the end of long break before resuming play against Texas State and Oklahoma. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Florida State | 10-game winning streak plus small LSU hiccup puts Seminoles back in runner-up position. | 3 |
| 3 |  | LSU | Tigers trade places with Florida State following a loss to Mississippi in big Southeastern Conference series. | 2 |
| 4 |  | Rice | Owls could have taken advantage of LSU slide, but a loss to Houston prevents Rice from moving up the ladder. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Florida | Missed opportunities, part 2: Florida's loss to Kentucky keeps the Gators at the 5-spot in standings. | 5 |
| 6 |  | South Carolina | Missed opportunities, part 3: Gamecocks hold because of a conference loss to Arkansas. | 6 |
| 7 |  | North Carolina | Five-game winning streak and sweep of Boston College halts the Tar Heel slide and keeps Carolina in 7 hole. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Cal State Fullerton | Leapfrogs three solid programs in standings thanks to impressive three-game sweep against Pacific. | 11 |
| 9 |  | Arizona | Wildcats move up in standings despite loss to first-place Oregon; the Pac-12 is one of the most difficult leagues. | 12 |
| 10 |  | Stanford | Cardinal lost twice to Arizona State in league play, further illustrating how difficult this conference is. | 8 |
| 11 |  | Texas A&M | Held on to a tie for second in the Big 12 despite losing to Texas Tech. Conference-title hopes rapidly fading. | 9 |
| 12 |  | UCLA | One of eight teams at or within four games of the top spot in league play. | 10 |
| 13 |  | Oregon | Ducks are in first place in the conference and rapidly leaping up in the national rankings. | 18 |
| 14 |  | Arkansas | Two of the three games against South Carolina were losses, but it's not enough to cause Razorbacks to really slide. | 13 |
| 15 |  | Oregon State | Barely treading water in their own conference yet still approaching 30 wins overall. That's how tough Pac 12 is. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Miami | Three-game sweep of Bethune-Cookman gives Hurricanes a breather before league play resumes. | 16 |
| 17 |  | North Carolina State | Wolfpack have a nine-game winning streak, but ACC Atlantic Division title hopes are slipping away. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Kentucky | Broke four-game losing streak with win over Florida, still one game out of lead in SEC. | 15 |
| 19 |  | UCF | Small slide in standings attributed to loss against Presbyterian, but UCF still approaching 40 wins overall. | 17 |
| 20 |  | Arizona State | A three-game sweep of Utah keeps the Sun Devils from falling in the league standings or national poll. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Virginia | Didn't play at all this week but still moved up in the polls thanks to Oklahoma's struggles. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Purdue | Despite dropping two of three to UCLA, Boilermakers still among favorites in the Big 10. | 24 |
| 23 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners fell in a single game with TCU and then dropped two to in-state rival Oklahoma State. Ouch. | 21 |
| 24 |  | Texas | Lost two of three against Missouri, which doesn't bode well for higher finish in Big 12. | 23 |
| 25 |  | UC Irvine | On a roll entering the final couple weeks of the season, giving several teams fits. | 25 |
5/7 Baseball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 05/07/2012
