Top Academic Baseball Colleges

(Based on U.S News Rankings of Tier 1 Colleges and Baseball America Division I College Baseball Poll)

I was interested in which top academic colleges also had good baseball programs. I first listed all Tier 1 national undergraduate colleges, as ranked in 2005 by U.S. News & Wordl Report. (Tier 1 national colleges are roughly the top 50% of accredited 4-year colleges in the United States.) I then filtered out all colleges that were not ranked by the Sports Weekly/ESPN College Coaches Division I Baseball Poll as of March 28, 2005. This poll ranks the top 25 Division I college baseball programs, plus 27 other programs receiving votes. Shown below are all colleges that are both ranked academically in Tier I among national colleges and ranked among the 52 top Division I baseball programs. The colleges are shown in order of their academic rankings. Also shown are the baseball rankings, and the academic and baseball rankings combined. You can click on the college name for the U.S. News web site for that college.

The academic rankings are found here. The baseball rankings are found here.

College

Academic Rank

Baseball Rank

Combined Rank

Stanford University 5 11 18

Rice University (TX) 17 14 31

Vanderbilt University 18 18 36

University of California 21 48 69

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor * 22 34 56

University of Virginia * 22 37 59

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill * 29 13 42

University of Southern California 30 28 58

Boston College 37 47 84

Georgia Institute of Technology * 41 4 45

Tulane University (LA) 43 3 46

University of Texas – Austin * 45 1 46

University of Washington * 46 39 85

University of Florida * 50 15 65

University of Georgia * 58 33 91

University of Miami (FL) 58 6 64

Ohio State University – Columbus * 58 51 109

Texas A&M University – College Station * 64 19 83

Clemson University (SC)* 74 36 110

Baylor University (TX) 84 17 101

University of Missouri – Columbia * 86 49 135

University of Alabama * 86 29 115

Auburn University (AL)* 90 21 111

University of Tennessee * 90 46 136

Texas Christian University 98 35 133

University of Arizona * 98 12 110

University of Nebraska – Lincoln * 98 16 114

Florida State University * 111 10 121

University of San Francisco 111 44 155

University of South Carolina – Columbia * 117 8 125

University of Arkansas * 120 9 129

University of Oklahoma * 120 52 172

* means public school

Created by Wes Parsons, April 3, 2005

College	Academic Rank	Baseball Rank	Combined Rank
Stanford University	5	11	18
Rice University (TX)	17	14	31
Vanderbilt University	18	18	36
University of California	21	48	69
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor *	22	34	56
University of Virginia *	22	37	59
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill *	29	13	42
University of Southern California	30	28	58
Boston College	37	47	84
Georgia Institute of Technology *	41	4	45
Tulane University (LA)	43	3	46
University of Texas – Austin *	45	1	46
University of Washington *	46	39	85
University of Florida *	50	15	65
University of Georgia *	58	33	91
University of Miami (FL)	58	6	64
Ohio State University – Columbus *	58	51	109
Texas A&M University – College Station *	64	19	83
Clemson University (SC)*	74	36	110
Baylor University (TX)	84	17	101
University of Missouri – Columbia *	86	49	135
University of Alabama *	86	29	115
Auburn University (AL)*	90	21	111
University of Tennessee *	90	46	136
Texas Christian University	98	35	133
University of Arizona *	98	12	110
University of Nebraska – Lincoln *	98	16	114
Florida State University *	111	10	121
University of San Francisco	111	44	155
University of South Carolina – Columbia *	117	8	125
University of Arkansas *	120	9	129
University of Oklahoma *	120	52	172

* means public school