| USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES' POLL |
| May 12, 2008 |
| No. | School | W-L | Points | Last Week |
| 1. | Miami (Fla.) (28) | 41-6 | 772 | 1 |
| 2. | North Carolina (1) | 42-9 | 737 | 2 |
| 3. | Florida State | 43-8 | 701 | 3 |
| 4. | Arizona State | 40-9 | 678 | 4 |
| 5. | Rice | 39-11 | 649 | 6 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 38-9-1 | 621 | 7 |
| 7. | Texas A&M | 42-10 | 593 | 5 |
| 8. | Georgia | 33-17-1 | 499 | 9 |
| 9. | Oklahoma State | 37-14 | 488 | 8 |
| 10. | San Diego | 39-15 | 380 | 11 |
| 11. | UC Irvine | 33-13 | 378 | 13 |
| 12. | Cal State Fullerton | 32-17 | 373 | 16 |
| 13. | Vanderbilt | 37-15 | 337 | 14 |
| 14. | Wichita State | 38-14 | 303 | 10 |
| 14. | Coastal Carolina | 41-11 | 303 | 18 |
| 16. | Stanford | 29-18-2 | 288 | 12 |
| 17. | Michigan | 38-11 | 228 | 19 |
| 18. | South Carolina | 34-18 | 213 | 15 |
| 19. | California | 32-16-2 | 205 | 21 |
| 20. | Missouri | 34-17 | 202 | 17 |
| 21. | LSU | 35-16-1 | 184 | 22 |
| 22. | NC State | 35-16 | 155 | 20 |
| 23. | Arizona | 34-15 | 123 | 23 |
| 24. | Kentucky | 38-14 | 119 | 25 |
| 25. | Georgia Tech | 36-15 | 79 | NR |
| COLLEGIATE BASEBALL TOP 30 |
| May 12, 2008 |
| Rank | School | Record | PTS. | Previous |
| 1. | Miami (Fla.) | 41-6 | 495 | 1 |
| 2. | North Carolina | 42-9 | 492 | 2 |
| 3. | Arizona State | 40-9 | 490 | 3 |
| 4. | Florida State | 43-8 | 489 | 4 |
| 5. | Rice | 39-11 | 488 | 5 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 38-9-1 | 485 | 7 |
| 7. | Texas A&M | 42-10 | 484 | 6 |
| 8. | Georgia | 33-17-1 | 480 | 8 |
| 9. | San Diego | 39-15 | 479 | 9 |
| 10. | Oklahoma State | 37-14 | 476 | 10 |
| 11. | Cal State Fullerton | 32-17 | 473 | 12 |
| 12. | Missouri | 34-17 | 470 | 14 |
| 13. | California | 32-16-2 | 468 | 18 |
| 14. | Stanford | 29-18-2 | 466 | 11 |
| 15. | Michigan | 38-11 | 463 | 19 |
| 16. | LSU | 35-16-1 | 460 | 23 |
| 17. | Vanderbilt | 37-15 | 453 | 16 |
| 18. | South Carolina | 34-18 | 451 | 13 |
| 19. | Wichita State | 38-14 | 449 | 15 |
| 20. | St. John's | 39-11 | 447 | 20 |
| 21. | NC State | 35-16 | 446 | 17 |
| 22. | New Orleans | 38-13 | 444 | 29 |
| 23. | Kentucky | 38-14 | 443 | - |
| 24. | Tulane | 36-15-1 | 440 | 28 |
| 25. | Georgia Tech | 36-15 | 438 | 25 |
| 26. | Coastal Carolina | 41-11 | 436 | 26 |
| 27. | UC Irvine | 33-13 | 434 | 27 |
| 28. | Virginia | 34-17 | 430 | 24 |
| 29. | Southern Miss | 37-15 | 429 | - |
| 30. | Washington | 31-17 | 427 | 30 |