College Baseball's 2002 Season: Final Baseball America Top 25
Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
Final 2002 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 four-year college record including 2002 postseason); preseason ranking and rank before start of CWS.
| Record | Pct | CWS Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank | Rank before CWS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 57-15 | .792 | 4-0 | Augie Garrido (34 yrs: 1380-666-8) | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 57-18 | .760 | 4-2 (Texas) | Ray Tanner (15 yrs: 669-286-3) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Clemson | 54-17 | .761 | 2-2 (S. Carolina) | Jack Leggett (23 yrs: 811-462) | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Stanford | 47-18 | .723 | 2-2 (Texas) | Mark Marquess (26 yrs: 1093-533-5) | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Rice | 52-14 | .788 | 0-2 (Notre Dame) | Wayne Graham (11 yrs: 478-212) | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 50-18 | .735 | 1-2 (Stanford) | Paul Mainieri (14 yrs: 506-300-1) | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida State | 60-14 | .811 | DNP | Mike Martin (23 yrs: 1239-416-3) | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | 52-16 | .754 | 1-2 (S. Carolina) | Danny Hall (15 yrs: 604-289) | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 47-21 | .691 | 0-2 (S. Carolina) | Dave Van Horn (9 yrs: 371-168) | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Houston | 48-17 | .738 | DNP | Rayner Noble (8 yrs: 294-194) | NR | 10 |
| 11 | Louisiana St. | 44-22 | .667 | DNP | Smoke Laval (8 yrs: 285-181) | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 47-13 | .783 | DNP | George Greer (21 yrs: 668-447-7) | 21 | 12 |
| 13 | Alabama | 51-15 | .773 | DNP | Jim Wells (13 yrs: 563-241) | NR | 13 |
| 14 | USC | 37-24 | .607 | DNP | Mike Gillespie (16 yrs: 645-356-2) | 4 | 14 |
| 15 | Florida | 46-19 | .708 | DNP | Pat McMahon (10 yrs: 399-193) | NR | 15 |
| 16 | Richmond | 53-13 | .803 | DNP | Ron Atkins (18 yrs: 560-405-4) | NR | 16 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 43-21 | .672 | DNP | Mike Fox (4 yrs: 161-82) | 19 | 17 |
| 18 | CS-Northridge | 41-17 | .707 | DNP | Mike Batesole (7 yrs: 256-158-1) | 22 | 18 |
| 19 | Florida Atlantic | 46-21 | .687 | DNP | Kevin Cooney (19 yrs: 657-396-9) | NR | 19 |
| 20 | Miami-FL | 34-29 | .540 | DNP | Jim Morris (21 yrs: 931-392-2) | 3 | 20 |
| 21 | Long Beach St. | 39-21 | .650 | DNP | Mike Weathers (3 yrs: 79-60) | NR | 21 |
| 22 | Arizona St. | 37-21 | .638 | DNP | Pat Murphy (18 yrs: 677-337-3) | 18 | 22 |
| 23 | Wichita St. | 47-16 | .746 | DNP | Gene Stephenson (25 yrs: 1357-421-3) | 12 | 23 |
| 24 | San Jose St. | 45-17 | .726 | DNP | Sam Piraro (16 yrs: 536-384-4) | NR | 24 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 35-28 | .556 | DNP | Norm DeBriyn (33 yrs: 1161-650-6) | NR | 25 |
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