BSB | Saint Mary's Ranked No. 20 in Final Perfect Game Top 25
6/24/2026 2:32:00 PM | Baseball
SANFORD, Fla. - For the first time in program history, the Saint Mary's baseball team cracked the Perfect Game College Baseball Top 25 poll, coming in at No. 20 in the final 2026 poll released on Wednesday.
The Gaels claimed their second consecutive West Coast Conference Tournament title back in May with a 7-6 win over San Francisco to punch their ticket to the NCAA Regional, also for the second consecutive season. Despite earning the four-seed in the Los Angeles regional with number one overall seed UCLA, Saint Mary's shocked the country with not one, but two wins over the Bruins to single-handedly eliminate UCLA from the NCAA Tournament. Saint Mary's became the first ever four-seed to defeat the number one overall seed in their NCAA Regional opening game, as number one overall seeds were 26-0 in the current NCAA Tournament format.
The two wins for the Gaels were the first in program history over a No. 1 ranked team and two NCAA Regional victories were the most in a single regional in program history, allowing Saint Mary's to reach its first ever regional final. Saint Mary's is one of just five mid-major programs in the top 25 poll and the lone West Coast Conference member. Saint Mary's also received votes in the final National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) poll released on June 23.
The final top 25 Perfect Game poll can be found below or at perfectgame.org.
Perfect Game College Baseball Final Top 25
1. Oklahoma
2. North Carolina
3. Georgia
4. West Virginia
5. Texas
6. Troy
7. Alabama
8. Ole Miss
9. Auburn
10. Oregon
11. Mississippi State
12. Kansas
13. USC
14. Cal Poly
15. Little Rock
16. St. John's
17. UCLA
18. Georgia Tech
19. Florida
20. Saint Mary's
21. Florida State
22. Texas A&M
23. Nebraska
24. Arkansas
25. Tennessee
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The Gaels claimed their second consecutive West Coast Conference Tournament title back in May with a 7-6 win over San Francisco to punch their ticket to the NCAA Regional, also for the second consecutive season. Despite earning the four-seed in the Los Angeles regional with number one overall seed UCLA, Saint Mary's shocked the country with not one, but two wins over the Bruins to single-handedly eliminate UCLA from the NCAA Tournament. Saint Mary's became the first ever four-seed to defeat the number one overall seed in their NCAA Regional opening game, as number one overall seeds were 26-0 in the current NCAA Tournament format.
The two wins for the Gaels were the first in program history over a No. 1 ranked team and two NCAA Regional victories were the most in a single regional in program history, allowing Saint Mary's to reach its first ever regional final. Saint Mary's is one of just five mid-major programs in the top 25 poll and the lone West Coast Conference member. Saint Mary's also received votes in the final National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) poll released on June 23.
The final top 25 Perfect Game poll can be found below or at perfectgame.org.
Perfect Game College Baseball Final Top 25
1. Oklahoma
2. North Carolina
3. Georgia
4. West Virginia
5. Texas
6. Troy
7. Alabama
8. Ole Miss
9. Auburn
10. Oregon
11. Mississippi State
12. Kansas
13. USC
14. Cal Poly
15. Little Rock
16. St. John's
17. UCLA
18. Georgia Tech
19. Florida
20. Saint Mary's
21. Florida State
22. Texas A&M
23. Nebraska
24. Arkansas
25. Tennessee
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
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