Enjoy our college content? Subscribe to Baseball America today! After winning the College World Series, Vanderbilt tops 2019’s final Baseball America Top 25. Vanderbilt defeated Michigan to win the College World Series finals, clinching the championship with an 8-2 victory in Game 3. The Commodores went 10-2 in the NCAA Tournament, sweeping through the Nashville Regional, beating Duke in the Nashville Super Regional and then going 5-1 in Omaha. Vanderbilt began the year ranked No. 1 in the Preseason Top 25. It becomes the first team to be ranked No. 1 in both the Preseason and Final Top 25 since 1996, when Louisiana State did so. While Vanderbilt began the year at No. 1, UCLA spent most of the season in the top spot, holding it for 11 straight weeks going into the NCAA Tournament. But Michigan upset the Bruins in super regionals and they finish the year No. 6. College Baseball Top 25 Rankings
