The following polls make up the 1996 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.
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll Currently, only the final poll from the 1996 season is available. RankTeam1LSU2Miami (FL)3Florida4Clemson5Florida State6Alabama78Oklahoma State910111213141516171819202122232425
Baseball America Currently, only the final poll from the 1996 season is available. RankTeam1LSU2Miami (FL)3Florida4Alabama5Clemson6Florida State7891011Oklahoma State1213141516171819202122232425
Collegiate Baseball Currently, only the final poll from the 1996 season is available. RankTeam1LSU2Miami (FL)3Florida4Clemson5Alabama6Florida State78Oklahoma State9101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
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