Both Alabama State University and Bethune-Cookman University Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball programs continue to receive votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) 2024 NCAA Division I Top 25 Poll released on February 19, 2024.
Alabama State’s (2-2) split it’s four-game set with Valparaiso to open its 2024 campaign. The Hornets were lead by Jack Hay, Randy Flores, and RHP Kyler McIntosh.
Bethune-Cookman (2-1) won two out of three games this past weekend. The Wildcats had a chance to sweep Stonehill College after loading the bases with no outs in the ninth-inning of the series finale, but a blown call by the officiating crew and a game ending double play prevented the sweep.
Both teams are ranked 1 and 2 in Black College Nines’ HBCU baseball “Large School” Top 10 preseason poll.
| 2024 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (FEB. 19) | ||||
| Rk. | School | Conference | Record | Pvs. |
| 1. | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2. | LSU | SEC | 3-0 | 2 |
| 3. | TCU | Big 12 | 3-0 | 6 |
| 4. | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 8 |
| 5. | Arkansas | SEC | 2-1 | 4 |
| 6. | Florida | SEC | 0-1 | 3 |
| 7. | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1 | 5 |
| 8. | Clemson | ACC | 3-0 | 12 |
| 9. | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-0 | 10 |
| 10. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1 | 7 |
| 11. | Virginia | ACC | 3-0 | 11 |
| 12. | Duke | ACC | 3-0 | 14 |
| 13. | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-0 | 13 |
| 14. | North Carolina | ACC | 3-0 | 16 |
| 15. | Texas | Big 12 | 2-1 | 9 |
| 16. | South Carolina | SEC | 3-0 | 15 |
| 17. | NC State | ACC | 2-1 | 18 |
| 18. | Alabama | SEC | 3-0 | 23 |
| 19. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 22 |
| 20. | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-1 | 20 |
| 21. | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-1 | 21 |
| 22. | Auburn | SEC | 3-0 | 25 |
| 23. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 17 |
| 24. | Kentucky | SEC | 3-0 | RV |
| 25. | DBU | CUSA | 3-0 | RV |
| Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Alabama State (2-2), Arizona (2-1), Bethune-Cookman (2-1), Cal State Fullerton (2-1), Campbell (2-1), Coastal Carolina (1-2), Connecticut (2-1), Grand Canyon (2-0), Houston (3-0), Indiana (2-1), Indiana State (2-0), Kansas State (2-1), Lehigh (1-2), Maryland (2-1). Miami (Fla.) (3-0), Mississippi State (2-1), Northeastern (1-2), Notre Dame (3-0), Oklahoma (2-1), Oklahoma State (1-2), Ole Miss (2-2), Oral Roberts (1-2), Oregon (2-1), Sam Houston (2-1), St. John’s (1-0), Southern Miss (2-1), UC Irvine (3-0), UC Santa Barbara (1-2), UNCW (2-1), West Virginia (1-1). | ||||
| Dropped out: No. 19 Coastal Carolina, No. 24 UC Santa Barbara. | ||||
| By conference: SEC 10, ACC 6, Big 12 3, Pac-12 3, American 1, Big Ten 1, CUSA 1. | ||||