NCAA Division I Baseball

June 25 - Arizona State completed a 51-14 season, with 31 wins against the Top 100, a Pac-10 championship, a 5-0 run through the Regional and Super Regional rounds, and a 12-5 win over UNC in the College World Series to give Pat Murphy his 1,000th win with the Sun Devils. Despite their two losses to Texas in the CWS, ASU claims the 2009 Rogers Poll national championship.

College World Series participants Virginia, LSU, Texas, Cal State Fullerton, and North Carolina finished ranked second through sixth, respectively. UC Irvine, Rice, TCU, and Florida State round out the top ten.

Surprise participants in Omaha, Arkansas and Southern Miss, finished the year ranked #26 and #53, respectively.

The ACC earned top conference accolades and placed 5 teams among the top sixteen in the final poll. The SEC, Big XII, Big West, C-USA, and SOCON were the other leagues with multiple teams among the final Top 25. Other leagues represented were the Pac-10, Mountain West, Big East, Big South, CAA, Sun Belt, Southland, and Summit.

Check out the complete rankings here.

News

Arizona State, 51-14, fell one run short of Texas prior to the CWS Finals, but still won the Rogers Poll title for the best overall season. Virginia, LSU, Texas, Cal State Fullerton, North Carolina, UC Irvine, Rice, TCU, and Florida State follow.

Jun 25 – Rankings

LSU beat Texas 11-4 in Game 3 of the College World Series Finals to win the 2009 NCAA National Championship.

Jun 25 – Box Score

The ACC, with a 250-86 OOC record, was the nation's top conference, followed by the SEC, Big XII, Big West, Pac-10, C-USA, Mountain West, Big East, WAC, and SOCON.

Jun 25 – Conferences

Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Florida, Baylor, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Texas, Clemson, Auburn, and Tennessee played the toughest schedules in the country. Savannah State played the easiest slate.

Jun 25 – Schedules

Showcase Teams

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    #1 Arizona State (51-14)
    Rogers Poll Champions
    Super Regional Champions

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    #2 Virginia (49-15-1)
    Super Regional Champions

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    #3 LSU (56-17)
    NCAA National Champions

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    #4 Texas (50-16-1)
    College World Series Finals