HBCU baseball programs continue to garner national attention in the weekly National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) NCAA Division I 2024 Week 8 Top 25 Poll conducted on April 15, 2024.
The weekly poll lists the Bethune-Cookman University crew, led by head coach Jonathan Hernandez, as receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The Wildcats return to the rankings for a second time this season.
Omar Johnson’s Jackson State University baseball team is receiving votes in the 2024 NCBWA Top 25 poll for the sixth consecutive week.
NCBWA Week 8 Poll…
| 2024 NCBWA DIVISION I POLL (APRIL 15) | ||||
| Rk. | School | Conference | Record | Pvs. |
| 1. | Texas A&M | SEC | 32-4 | 3 |
| 2. | Tennessee | SEC | 30-6 | 4 |
| 3. | Arkansas | SEC | 30-5 | 1 |
| 4. | Kentucky | SEC | 30-5 | 8 |
| 5. | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 29-5 | 5 |
| 6. | Clemson | ACC | 29-6 | 2 |
| 7. | Florida State | ACC | 30-5 | 11 |
| 8. | Duke | ACC | 26-10 | 7 |
| 9. | East Carolina | American Athletic | 27-8 | 10 |
| 10. | Virginia | ACC | 28-8 | 9 |
| 11. | North Carolina | ACC | 29-7 | 13 |
| 12. | Wake Forest | ACC | 24-11 | 15 |
| 13. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 26-10 | 6 |
| 14. | Oregon | Pac-12 | 25-10 | 19 |
| 15. | Alabama | SEC | 24-12 | 22 |
| 16. | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 28-9 | 21 |
| 17. | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 25-11 | RV |
| 18. | UC Irvine | Big West | 25-7 | 14 |
| 19. | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 24-11 | 17 |
| 20. | South Carolina | SEC | 25-11 | RV |
| 21. | DBU | CUSA | 26-8 | 12 |
| 22. | Indiana State | MVC | 27-7 | RV |
| 23. | Virginia Tech | ACC | 23-10 | 18 |
| 24. | Georgia | SEC | 27-9 | RV |
| 25. | Arizona | Pac-12 | 21-13 | RV |
| Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Bethune-Cookman (18-17), Campbell (23-11), Creighton (26-7), Fresno State (25-10), Georgetown (26-9), Georgia Tech (22-12), Illinois (20-13), Jackson State (22-11), James Madison (21-14), Kansas State (21-13), Lamar (29-6), Louisiana Tech (26-12), Louisville (21-14), LSU (22-15), Maryland (23-14), Mississippi State (22-14), NC State (20-13), Nebraska (23-10), Northeastern (27-8), Oklahoma (21-14), Purdue (23-13), Rutgers (22-13), San Diego (22-12), St. John’s (23-7-1), Samford (24-11), Southern Miss (22-14), TCU (22-12), Texas (22-15), Texas Tech (26-11), UCF (21-12), UC San Diego (23-11), UC Santa Barbara (21-10), Utah (23-11), West Virginia (22-13), WKU (25-12), William & Mary (25-11). | ||||
| Dropped out: No. 16 UCF, No. 20 Nebraska, No. 23 Mississippi State, No. 24 Florida, No. 25 LSU. | ||||
| By conference: SEC 8, ACC 7, Pac-12 3, Sun Belt 2, Big 12 1, American 1, Big West 1, CUSA 1, Missouri Valley 1. | ||||