| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Vanderbilt | Only Mother Nature stopped the Commodores from extending their win streak to nine games. | 1 |
| 2 |  | North Carolina | Light week for the Tar Heels, with only one game to play (13-0 win over Citadel) | 2 |
| 3 |  | LSU | Tigers swept Florida over the weekend, including an 18-6 pasting on Sunday. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Oregon | Ducks find out the hard way that you can't lose to Seattle and keep the No. 3 spot. | 3 |
| 5 |  | Cal State Fullerton | Maintaining one-game lead over Cal State Northridge for top conference spot. | 5 |
| 6 |  | North Carolina State | Big, big showdown with Florida State coming up this weekend. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Virginia | Off until Friday, when begins a three-game series against Duke. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Oregon State | Swept California over weekend, but Beavers won't get shot at first place until four-game set May 17-20 (Oregon). | 8 |
| 9 |  | Florida State | Defeated UCF in non-conference series that gives Seminoles some bragging rights. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Louisville | Seven-game win streak has Cardinals a game behind Pittsburgh and South Florida in Big East standings. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Indiana | Split series with Nebraska over the weekend; rubber game on Monday determined first place in Big Ten. | 13 |
| 12 |  | Arkansas | Dropped one notch due to a loss against Kentucky. | 11 |
| 13 |  | South Carolina | Gamecocks shouldn't be penalized too much, because Vanderbilt is one tough team. | 12 |
| 14 |  | UCLA | Bruins recovered with four wins in a row, including weekend sweep of Utah. | 16 |
| 15 |  | Oklahoma | Four losses in last five games knocked Sooners into tie for first with Kansas State and West Virginia. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Rice | Five wins in last six games have Owls in second-place tie with UCF. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Mississippi State | Sweep of Alabama gives Bulldogs some traction in the SEC West. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Stanford | Beat Arizona State in two of three games, but Cardinal need to win a few more conference games. | 17 |
| 19 |  | South Florida | Well-timed winning streak stopped by Notre Dame, but Bulls are in first place. | 25 |
| 20 |  | Campbell | Very successful season for Camels, who are one win away from 40 victories. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Mississippi | Can regain some traction with a few wins against in-state rival Mississippi State. | 19 |
| 22 |  | Clemson | Maryland and rain have been the Tigers' biggest enemies this week. | 20 |
| 23 |  | Arizona | Wildcats let 23 runs cross the plate in first game against Washington. | 21 |
| 24 |  | Alabama | Losses have started taking a toll on the Crimson Tide. | 22 |
| 25 |  | Southern Miss | A couple of losses to East Carolina did not help Southern Miss in the standings. | 24 |
5/6 Baseball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 05/06/2013
