| Let all the debates begin. Each and every year | | | | Let's be honest, coaching is vital to having a great |
| fans disagree on the best college baseball | | | | program, but you must have great talent to win |
| recruiting rankings and who actually had the best | | | | consistently. Good coaches are also good |
| recruiting class. Each fan usually favors their own | | | | recruiters and the success they have tends to |
| team to some degree, but even unbiased fans | | | | bring in more and more great talent. That's why |
| have trouble agreeing on who's recruiting class | | | | the list of teams at the top of the college baseball |
| was actually the best. Even the experts usually | | | | recruiting rankings may move around each year, |
| can't agree. | | | | but the same teams normally make the list. |
| The college baseball recruiting rankings will vary | | | | Are you (or someone you know) trying to make |
| somewhat each and every year, but you will | | | | it to the next level of baseball and become a part |
| typically see these power house teams near the | | | | of someone's recruiting class next year or in the |
| top: | | | | years to come? If you are, you need to put |
| 1. Arizona State | | | | yourself in a position to be recruited. For elite level |
| 2. Oregon | | | | players, recruitment will happen automatically. For |
| 3. Cal State Fullerton | | | | everyone else, you need to gain an advantage by |
| 4. Rice | | | | marketing and promoting yourself to coaches. |
| 5. USC | | | | Remember, college baseball is played at all division |
| 6. LSU | | | | levels. Coaches need quality players from the |
| 7. Georgia | | | | junior college level all the way up to the elite |
| 8. Arizona | | | | Division I schools listed above. If you have the |
| 9. UNC | | | | baseball talent and skills to play at their level of |
| 10. Stanford | | | | play, coaches will love to hear from you! Develop |
| These power house schools (along with a few | | | | your own plan for making direct contact with |
| others) get the best players coming out of high | | | | coaches. |
| school each and every year. That's why they | | | | The college baseball recruiting rankings are fun to |
| continue to have winning programs year in and | | | | look at and second guess each year. However, if |
| year out. These schools are signing the best of | | | | you are looking to be part of a future recruiting |
| the best or elite level players who have the right | | | | class, begin making contact with coaches no later |
| athleticism, talent and skills to play at the top | | | | than your junior season in high school. The |
| levels of college baseball. | | | | opportunities are out there and waiting for you! |