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College Baseball Rankings: LSU Baseball Up To No. 2 Before DBU Showdown

College Baseball Rankings: LSU Baseball Up To No. 2 Before DBU Showdown

LSU vs. DBU Baseball on Feb. 26 at Globe Life Field streaming on FloCollege pits the No. 2 vs. the No. 19 team.

Feb 24, 2025 by Joe Harrington
College Baseball Rankings: LSU Baseball Up To No. 2 Before DBU Showdown

LSU Baseball climbed to No. 2 in country in the latest D1 Baseball ranking as the Tigers moved passed preseason No. 2 Virginia, which fell to No. 10, in the latest poll revealed on Feb. 24. 

The move comes as LSU prepares for its biggest test of the season against No. 19 Dallas Baptist at Globe Life Field on Feb. 26, which is streaming live on FloCollege, FloBaseball and the FloSports app. 

The Tigers began the season as the No. 3 team in the country at D1 Baseball and have since opened the season 6-1. LSU will play DBU on Wednesday followed by Kansas State, Nebraska and Same Houston State at the Frisco College Baseball Classic this weekend. 

Texas A&M, 5-1, remains No. 1 in the rankings. 

Arkansas, which beat TCU and Michigan at the College Baseball Series, moved to No. 4 despite the loss to Kansas State. 

Oregon State, which plays at the College Baseball Series Week 2, is the No. 9-ranked team in the country this week. The Beavers will play Auburn, Baylor and Ohio State at Globe Life Field this weekend, streaming on FloCollege, FloBaseball and the FloSports app.

Here are the complete D1 Baseball Rankings. 

College Baseball Rankings This Week

  1. Texas A&M
  2. LSU
  3. Tennessee
  4. Arkansas
  5. North Carolina
  6. Georgia
  7. Florida State
  8. Florida
  9. Oregon State
  10. Virginia
  11. Oregon
  12. Wake Forest
  13. Clemson
  14. Vanderbilt
  15. Texas
  16. Oklahoma
  17. Duke
  18. Mississippi State
  19. Dallas Baptist
  20. UC Santa Barbara
  21. Troy
  22. Southern Miss
  23. Cincinnati
  24. Ole Miss
  25. TCU

NCAA Baseball Rankings: Baseball America

  1. Texas A&M
  2. Tennessee
  3. LSU
  4. Arkansas
  5. Florida State
  6. Florida
  7. Clemson
  8. Virginia
  9. North Carolina
  10. Georgia
  11. Oregon State
  12. Texas
  13. Vanderbilt
  14. Wake Forest
  15. Mississippi State
  16. Oklahoma State
  17. Duke
  18. Dallas Baptist
  19. Oregon
  20. UC Irvine
  21. UC Santa Barbara
  22. NC State
  23. Kentucky
  24. TCU
  25. Alabama

Complete 2025 College Baseball Showdown Schedule

All Times Eastern

Friday, Feb. 14

Saturday, Feb. 15

Sunday, Feb. 16

Friday, Feb. 21

Saturday, Feb. 22

Sunday, Feb. 23

Wednesday, Feb. 26

Friday, Feb. 28

Saturday, March 1

Sunday, March 2

What Teams Are Playing In the 2025 College Baseball Showdown?

Here's a list of every team playing in the Shriners Children's College Baseball Showdown:

  • University of Arizona
  • Auburn University
  • Baylor University
  • Clemson University
  • Ohio State University
  • Kansas State University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Oregon State University
  • University of Louisville
  • University of Texas
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Arkansas
  • University of Mississippi
  • Texas Christian University
  • Louisiana State University (mid-week)
  • Dallas Baptist University (mid-week)

Teams playing mid-week games not live on FloBaseball:

  • Texas State University
  • University of Texas - Arlington
  • Wichita State University
  • Abilene Christian University

Where Is The College Baseball Showdown?

The Shriners Children's College Showdown, followed by the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series presented by Kubota will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, pitting some of the NCAA’s best teams against each other.

The 2025 season will mark the fifth year in a row that the showdown has been held in Arlington.

When Is The College Baseball Showdown?

The first week of the showdown, the Shriners Children's College Showdown, will begin on Friday, Feb. 14, and will run through Feb. 16. The following two weeks of action, the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series, will run from Feb. 21 to March 2. During the time of these two events, a number of weekday games will also be played. Those matches will take place between Feb. 18 to March 5.

All three weeks of action will be streamed live on FloCollege and FloBaseball.

How To Stream The 2025 College Baseball Showdown

All three weeks of baseball played in the Shriners Children's College Showdown and Amegy Bank College Baseball Series will be streamed live on FloCollege and the FloSports app. Replays and match highlights will also be on both platforms. 

FloBaseball Archived Footage

Video footage from FloBaseball events will be archived and stored in a video library for FloBaseball subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription.

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