College Baseball's 1999 Season: Final Baseball America Top 25
Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
Final 1999 Division I Top 25, voted on by the editors of Baseball America and released after the NCAA College World Series. Given are final records (excluding ties) and winning percentage (including all postseason games); records in College World Series and team eliminated by (DNP indicates team did not play in tourney); head coach (career years and Division I record including 1999 postseason); preseason ranking and rank before start of CWS.
| Record | Pct | CWS Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank | Rank before CWS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-FL | 50-13 | .794 | 4-0 | Jim Morris (18 yrs: 803-332-1) | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Florida St. | 57-14 | .803 | 4-2 (Miami) | Mike Martin (20 yrs: 1079-364-3) | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Stanford | 50-15 | .769 | 2-2 (Fla. St.) | Mark Marquess (23 yrs: 945-482-5) | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Alabama | 53-16 | .768 | 2-2 (Miami) | Jim Wells (10 yrs: 439-179) | 13 | 7 |
| 5 | Rice | 59-15 | .797 | 1-2 (Alabama) | Wayne Graham (8 yrs: 336-155) | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | CS-Fullerton | 50-14 | .781 | 1-2 (Fla. St.) | George Horton (3 yrs: 136-55-1) | 14 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 52-18 | .743 | 0-2 (CS-Full.) | Mark Johnson (15 yrs: 668-279-2) | 11 | 5 |
| 8 | Baylor | 50-15 | .769 | DNP | Steve Smith (5 yrs: 180-112-1) | NR | 8 |
| 9 | Oklahoma St. | 46-21 | .687 | 0-2 (Rice) | Tom Holliday (3 yrs: 132-61) | 21 | 9 |
| 10 | USC | 36-26 | .581 | DNP | Mike Gillespie (13 yrs: 519-293-2) | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 47-16 | .746 | DNP | George Greer (18 yrs: 536-396-6) | 17 | 11 |
| 12 | Ohio St. | 50-14 | .781 | DNP | Bob Todd (16 yrs: 613-319-1) | NR | 12 |
| 13 | Auburn | 46-19 | .708 | DNP | Hal Baird (20 yrs: 738-374) | 18 | 13 |
| 14 | Wichita St. | 59-14 | .808 | DNP | Gene Stephenson (22 yrs: 1224-360-3) | 5 | 14 |
| 15 | Tulane | 48-17 | .738 | DNP | Rick Jones (6 yrs: 252-123) | NR | 15 |
| 16 | Louisiana St. | 41-24 | .631 | DNP | Skip Bertman (16 yrs: 774-288-2) | 8 | 16 |
| 17 | Clemson | 42-27 | .609 | DNP | Jack Leggett (20 yrs: 665-402) | 15 | 17 |
| 18 | Pepperdine | 46-16 | .742 | DNP | Frank Sanchez (3 yrs: 112-63) | NR | 18 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 46-16 | .742 | DNP | Keith LeClair (8 yrs: 305-180-1) | NR | 19 |
| 20 | Southwestern La. | 42-24 | .636 | DNP | Tony Robichaux (12 yrs: 413-269) | NR | 20 |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | 54-9 | .857 | DNP | Kevin Cooney (12 yrs: 394-282-4) | NR | 21 |
| 22 | Providence | 49-16 | .754 | DNP | Charlie Hickey (3 yrs: 106-61-1) | NR | 22 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 42-23 | .646 | DNP | Norm DeBriyn (30 yrs: 1075-565-6) | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | Houston | 40-24 | .625 | DNP | Rayner Noble (5 yrs: 169-129) | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 42-18 | .700 | DNP | Dave Van Horn (5 yrs: 172-103) | NR | 25 |
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