| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Rice | Lost to UCF in final series of the regular season, but Owls keep No. 1 ranking because every other top team lost. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Florida | Won two of three against Auburn, but that one loss cost Florida from taking the SEC East championship. | 2 |
| 3 |  | LSU | Tigers were successful in big SEC series against South Carolina, taking two of three from Gamecocks. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Took two of three from Texas in a series that was meaningless since Baylor has clinched the Big 12. | 4 |
| 5 |  | North Carolina | Finished a perfect May with three-game sweep of Virginia Tech, now faces Wake Forest in ACC tournament. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Florida State | Won two of three against North Carolina State, setting up game with Georgia Tech in ACC tournament. | 5 |
| 7 |  | Arizona | Has won six of seven games since its last series loss against Oregon. Closes regular season against Arizona State. | 8 |
| 8 |  | South Carolina | Dropped two of three to LSU in a big series, but Gamecocks have no time to dwell with SEC tourney starting. | 7 |
| 9 |  | Stanford | Has won seven in a row following a three-game sweep of Utah, and the Cardinal face California in season finale. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | Sweeps of San Diego State and Oklahoma State have Aggies on seven-game winning streak. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Cal State Fullerton | Titans face Long Beach State in big Memorial Day weekend series that will decide league championship. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Oregon | The Ducks swept USC and Seattle to improve winning streak to eight games heading to Oregon State this weekend. | 13 |
| 13 |  | UCLA | Had seven-game winning streak broken by California, but Bruins are rolling as they head into big USC weekend. | 12 |
| 14 |  | Arizona State | Sun Devils have only lost once in May, but the loss is to Arizona and Wildcats are up for a weekend series. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Miami | Won two of three against Georgia Tech in final tuneup before ACC tournament play. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Kentucky | Loss to Murray State followed by three-game tumble to Mississippi State. Rough stretch for Wildcats. | 14 |
| 17 |  | Arkansas | Razorbacks have recovered some footing with four straight victories, including sweep of Tennessee. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Oregon State | OSU won two of three against Washington State heading into the season's final weekend. | 17 |
| 19 |  | North Carolina State | Dropped two of three against Florida State; not the best way Wolfpack wanted to head into the ACC tournament. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Virginia | Finished a distant second to North Carolina in ACC Coastal race, but Cavaliers have strong record. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Purdue | Still have 41 victories, but Purdue needed to do better against surging Iowa squad. | 21 |
| 22 |  | UCF | A victory over nation's No. 1 team is always something to celebrate heading into homestretch. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Oklahoma | Sooners lost twice before recovering for two wins against Samford; now hope for Big 12 tourney success. | 22 |
| 24 |  | Texas | Managed one win against Baylor in showdown of in-state schools, and that will help Longhorn momentum. | 24 |
| 25 |  | TCU | Has plenty of momentum heading into final week, enough to place it in the top 25. | NR |
5/21 Baseball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 05/21/2012
