| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Carolina | Razor-thin battle for the top spot swings back to the Tar Heels, who are one win away from 40 for the season. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Vanderbilt | Loss to Georgia, the last-place team in the SEC East, enough to knock Commodores out of the top spot. | 1 |
| 3 |  | Oregon | Two 1-0 shutout losses to UCLA were not enough to knock Ducks from No. 3 spot. | 3 |
| 4 |  | LSU | Christian Ibarra's three hits couldn't prevent Tigers' four-game winning streak from being snapped. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Cal State Fullerton | Fell two runs short of a Cal Poly sweep, but Titans are still atop the Big West. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Virginia | Sweep of Florida State has perfect timing, as it vaulted Cavaliers within striking distance of North Carolina. | 9 |
| 7 |  | North Carolina State | The Wolfpack took over first place in the ACC Atlantic thanks to Florida State's swoon. | 10 |
| 8 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State's effort to catch in-state rival was stymied thanks to Washington's victories. | 6 |
| 9 |  | Florida State | Seminoles are still solid, but there's no doubt the three losses to Virginia hurt. | 7 |
| 10 |  | Louisville | Ill-timed slump against St John's cost the Cardinals first place in the Big East. | 8 |
| 11 |  | South Carolina | A sweep of Kentucky puts the Gamecocks back on the right track. | 13 |
| 12 |  | Arkansas | Broke a four-game losing streak with two wins over Texas A&M over the weekend. | 11 |
| 13 |  | Oklahoma | Will try to get back on the right track in Big 12 play with three games against Texas Tech. | 12 |
| 14 |  | Rice | Overcame slump against Central Florida with four wins in last five games. | 18 |
| 15 |  | Indiana | Nebraska may lead the Big 10 race, but Hoosiers are the strongest team in conference with 29 wins. | 19 |
| 16 |  | UCLA | Trying to keep pace in Pac-12 thanks to six wins in last eight games. | 14 |
| 17 |  | Stanford | The Cardinal are also on a 6-2 run, with the only blemishes against Washington and Arizona. | 15 |
| 18 |  | Mississippi State | If it hadn't been for a loss to Auburn, this team would have a seven-game winning streak. | 17 |
| 19 |  | Mississippi | Provided Mike Bianco his 600th career win on Sunday with 4-3 win over Tennessee. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Clemson | Came out on short end in Miami (Fla) series, but other teams around Clemson are stumbling worse. | 24 |
| 21 |  | Arizona | Defense faltered against Stanford in two weekend slugfests. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Alabama | Lost two of three games over weekend, but it was LSU so Alabama shouldn't be penalized too much. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Georgia Tech | Dropped a crucial series against NC State, falling three times but maintaining tenuous hold on third in ACC Coastal. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Kentucky | The bottom has dropped out on the Wildcats, whose season may be in jeopardy with more losses. | 16 |
| 25 |  | Southern Miss | Team is 9-1 in the last 10 games, good enough for first place in the conference. | NR |
4/22 Baseball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 04/22/2013
