TUCSON, Ariz. The WAC has three schools ranked in "Collegiate Baseball" newspaper's 22nd annual rundown of NCAA Division I baseball recruiting classes. Rice is 13th, followed by Fresno State at 17th and Nevada at 39th.
The following is the top 40 rankings of NCAA Division I recruiting classes for 2004 as determined by the staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper.
Collegiate Baseball's 2004 Recruiting Results(As of Sept. 30, 2004)Rk. Team Recruits FR JC TR
1. Louisiana St. 11 7 2 2
2. Arizona St. 15 12 2 1
3. Texas 11 8 2 1
4. Oklahoma St. 23 4 17 2
5. Tulane 12 9 1 2
6. Arizona 10 8 1 1
7. Miami, Fla. 11 8 2 1
8. Pepperdine 15 12 3 0
9. South Carolina 15 7 8 0
10. Oklahoma 22 11 10 1
11. Stanford 7 7 0 0
12. Clemson 15 8 5 2
13. Rice 22 17 5 0
14. Texas A&M 12 9 1 2
15. Cal. St. Fullerton 11 8 3 0
16. Nebraska 21 15 5 1
17. Fresno St. 19 14 4 1
18. North Carolina 13 13 0 0
19. Vanderbilt 11 10 0 1
20. Southern California 13 11 2 0
21. North Carolina St. 13 9 2 2
22. Florida 12 11 1 0
23. Alabama 16 11 4 1
24. Florida St. 16 11 5 0
24. Tennessee 7 6 1 0
25. Kentucky 21 13 7 1
26. Texas Christian 18 11 4 3
27. Long Beach St. 16 7 7 2
29. East Carolina 8 7 1 0
30. Georgia Tech 9 9 0 0
31. Mississippi 13 8 5 0
32. Virginia 13 10 2 1
33. Mississippi St. 7 6 1 0
34. Washington 17 15 1 1
35. Arkansas 20 14 4 2
36. Wichita St. 10 9 0 1
37. Notre Dame 6 6 0 0
38. Houston 22 19 3 0
39. Nevada 13 8 3 2
40. Auburn 10 5 3 2
OTHER TOP RECRUITING CLASSES: College of Charleston, Elon, High Point, Georgia, Iowa, Pittsburgh,
San Jose St., South Florida, Loyola Marymount, Kent St., Minnesota, Michigan, Oregon St., Santa Clara, Louisiana-Lafayette, Central Michigan, Louisville, St. John's, Texas Tech, UCLA, California, N.C. Wilmington, Ohio St., Oral Roberts, Illinois, U.C. Riverside, Florida Atlantic, Stetson, Villanova, South Alabama, West Virginia, Central Florida, James Madison, Lamar, Louisiana-Monroe, Northern Illinois, Ohio, U.C. Irvine, N.C. Charlotte, Creighton, N.C. Greensboro, Southern Mississippi, Baylor, Southern, Arkansas-Little Rock.