Number of teams 288 Most conference bids SEC (9) Champions Cal State Fullerton | Duration June 4 – 27, 2004 Duration June 18 – 27, 2004 | |
Duration January 16 – June 27, 2004 | ||
The following polls make up the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.
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USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll
Currently, only the final poll from the 2004 season is available.
Baseball America
Currently, only the final poll from the 2004 season is available.
Collegiate Baseball
The preseason poll ranked the top 40. Teams not listed above were: 31. Ohio State 32. Texas A&M 33. Oklahoma State 34. UC Riverside 35. Alabama 36. VCU 37. Southern Miss 38. Tennessee 39. San Diego 40. Stetson