Clemson baseball Top 25 rankings roundup: Where Tigers sit as regular season ends
Clemson baseball had a strong showing to finish the 2025 regular season.
The Tigers (41-15 overall, 18-12 ACC) capped the regular season with a 13-6 victory at Pitt on Saturday to complete a three-game sweep of the Panthers. Clemson had dropped three straight series after starting the season by winning their first 10 weekend series or tournaments/invitationals. The Tigers reached 40 wins for the third straight season under coach Erik Bakich.
Clemson will head to the ACC Baseball Championship as the No. 5 seed and will face either Stanford or Virginia Tech Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
The Tigers' sweep of Pitt, in which they outscored the Panthers 30-9, caused them to rise in Monday's new top 25 college baseball rankings. Here's a roundup of where Clemson sits in the new rankings and polls.
USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll ranking for Clemson
The Tigers rose to No. 12 in this week's USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. They're ranked one spot below No. 11 Coastal Carolina (43-11) and one spot ahead of No. 13 UCLA (36-15).
Last week's Coaches Poll ranking: No. 13.
Coaches Poll No. 1 ranked team: LSU Tigers
D1 Baseball Top 25 ranking for Clemson
Over at D1 Baseball, veteran analyst Kendall Rogers and staff moved Clemson up to No. 14 in the rankings behind UCLA (No. 13) and Southern Miss (No. 12, 41-13).
Last week's ranking: No. 15.
D1 Baseball's No. 1 ranked team: LSU
Baseball America Top 25 ranking for Clemson
At Baseball America, the Tigers rose to No. 14. Clemson ranks one spot below No. 13 Dallas Baptist and one spot ahead of UCLA in these rankings.
Baseball America's Peter Flaherty and Jacob Rudner said of Clemson:
"Clemson appears built for another deep postseason push, boasting the kind of balance that plays in the summer. Jacob Jarrell, Collin Priest and Josh Paino each reached double-digit home runs, while Cam Cannarella hit .332 and played standout defense in center field. On the mound, Knaak, Drew Titsworth and a steady bullpen trio of Lucas Mahlstedt, Joe Allen and Reed Garris provided consistency from start to finish."
Last week's ranking: No. 17
Baseball America's No. 1 ranked team: LSU
New York Times Top 25 college baseball ranking for Clemson
Mitch Light moved Clemson up to No. 12 in his Top 25 rankings for The Athletic. As with the Coaches Poll, the Tigers rank one spot below Coastal Carolina and just ahead of Southern Miss.
Last week's ranking: No. 15
The Athletic No. 1 ranked team: Texas Longhorns
Perfect Game college baseball ranking for Clemson baseball
Clemson rose to No. 12 in Perfect Game's rankings, a marginal bump from last week. The three teams the Tigers passed in the rankings were UC Irvine, Dallas Baptist and West Virginia.
Last week's ranking: No. 15
No. 1 team: LSU
Clemson baseball ACC Tournament schedule
Clemson will face the winner of Stanford vs. Virginia Tech on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET at Durham Bulls Park in North Carolina. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
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