NCAA · Baseball
Baseball programs
924 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
924
Programs
306 D1 · 247 D2 · 371 D3
40,518
Roster spots
last season
472,598
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 12
Odds of any NCAA spot · 8.6%
1 in 39 (2.6%) for Division I
34
D-I roster cap
279 of 306 programs over it last season
$1.6M
Median D-I budget
$39,211 per player
4 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for baseball. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | August 1, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | August 1, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | August 1, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | August 1, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 306 | 12,211 | $1.6M | $39k |
| Division II | 247 | 11,990 | $584k | $12k |
| Division III | 371 | 16,317 | $236k | $6k |
Division I roster cap 34 from 2025-26: last season 279 programs carried more, 6 were exactly at it and 17 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 8.6% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 12); 1 in 39 (2.6%) in Division I, about 1 in 45 (2.2%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Southeastern Conference | $11M | 55 | 975 | |
| 2 | Louisiana State University Southeastern Conference | $11M | 41 | 973 | |
| 3 | University of Mississippi Southeastern Conference | $11M | 40 | 985 | |
| 4 | Vanderbilt University Southeastern Conference | $10M | 46 | 988 | |
| 5 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Southeastern Conference | $9.9M | 43 | 971 | |
| 6 | Texas A&M University, College Station Southeastern Conference | $9M | 48 | 961 | |
| 7 | North Carolina State University Atlantic Coast Conference | $8.9M | 39 | 985 | |
| 8 | Texas Christian University Big 12 Conference | $8.2M | 41 | 954 | |
| 9 | University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference | $8.1M | 41 | 973 | |
| 10 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Southeastern Conference | $8M | 43 | 961 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley University Missouri Valley Conference | 1000 | 36 | $1.5M | |
| 2 | College of the Holy Cross Patriot League | 1000 | 39 | $623k | |
| 3 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 40 | $1.6M | |
| 4 | Fordham University Atlantic 10 Conference | 1000 | 42 | $1.9M | |
| 5 | Lehigh University Patriot League | 1000 | 43 | $1.2M | |
| 6 | Northeastern University Coastal Athletic Association | 1000 | 43 | $2.3M | |
| 7 | Northwestern University Big Ten Conference | 1000 | 39 | $3.2M | |
| 8 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | 1000 | 42 | $4M | |
| 9 | Yale University The Ivy League | 1000 | 32 | $1.5M | |
| 10 | Clemson University Atlantic Coast Conference | 1000 | 40 | $7.7M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware State University Northeast Conference | 9 | 955 | |
| 2 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | 7 | 950 | |
| 3 | Harvard University The Ivy League | 4 | 998 | |
| 4 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | 3 | 990 | |
| 5 | Missouri State University Conference USA | 3 | 961 | |
| 6 | Princeton University The Ivy League | 3 | 993 | |
| 7 | Rider University Metro Conference | 3 | 989 | |
| 8 | Coppin State University Northeast Conference | 2 | 957 | |
| 9 | Niagara University Metro Conference | 2 | 994 | |
| 10 | Quinnipiac University Metro Conference | 2 | 985 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Fullerton Big West Conference | $6,283 | 40 | 952 | |
| 3 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | $6,567 | 40 | 961 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Southland Conference | $6,978 | 40 | 961 | |
| 5 | California State University, Fresno Pac-12 Conference | $7,303 | 37 | 981 | |
| 6 | University of New Mexico Mountain West Conference | $7,528 | 40 | 965 | |
| 7 | Coppin State University Northeast Conference | $7,684 | 32 | 957 | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 38 | 991 | |
| 9 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | $8,222 | 27 | 950 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University Conference USA | $8,353 | 43 | 974 |
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