So often when talking about college baseball there is a reference made to “a top 40 program”
Yet each year there are new teams ranked in the top 40.
Does the “top 40” change from year to year based on that year’s results? Does a top 40 program lose that designation if they have an off year? Does one good year make a team a top 40 program?
No one ever seems to say who the “top 40” programs are, yet that label is thrown around all the time.
Anyway, it got me to thinking. I know that is dangerous, but thought I’d come up with a non official top 40 list. Surely there will be some debate, but here is what I came up with. This is not based on 2008 alone.
What changes should be made to this list if we had to stick to only 40 programs?
Listed alphabetically…
ALABAMA
ARIZONA
ARIZONA STATE
ARKANSAS
AUBURN
BAYLOR
CAL IRVINE
CAL STATE FULLERTON
CALIFORNIA
CLEMSON
COASTAL CAROLINA
FLORIDA
FLORIDA STATE
GEORGIA
GEORGIA TECH
KENTUCKY
LONG BEACH STATE
LOUISIANA STATE
MIAMI
MICHIGAN
MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI STATE
MISSOURI
NEBRASKA
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
NOTRE DAME
OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA STATE
OREGON STATE
RICE
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
STANFORD
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
TEXAS A&M
TULANE
UCLA
VANDERBILT
VIRGINIA
WAKE FOREST
WICHITA STATE
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