TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State was back in the Perfect Game NCAA Division I Top-25 poll, appeared in the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association poll for the second time, and cracked the Top-25 in the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll for the first time in 2024 as the organizations announced their weekly rankings on Monday.
 
The Sycamores moved up to a season-best No. 14 in the Perfect Game poll following a 4-0 week that featured a midweek win at Purdue, while sweeping Bradley at home to clinch their 14th consecutive Missouri Valley series win. Indiana State returned to the NCBWA poll after a one-week hiatus moving into No. 22 in the organization's standings, while ISU made their 2024 debut in the USA Today poll sitting at No. 25 as voted on by a panel of 31 head coaches at DI schools across the country.
 
Indiana State (27-7) was just outside the Top-25 rankings in both the D1Baseball and the Baseball America polls after a dominant weekend featuring the Sycamores posting a trio of run-rule wins in conference play against the Braves by outscoring Bradley 42-9. ISU connected on 10 home runs over the trio of games, while the Sycamore pitching staff allowed the Braves to hit just .200 from the plate as a team.
 
Indiana State also remained inside the top-10 in the NCAA Rating Percentage Index (RPI) standings boasting the No. 36 non-conference strength of schedule and No. 59 overall strength of schedule in the 2024 season. ISU remains the lone team not in the SEC or ACC inside the top-11 in the standings and is one of two teams inside the top-10 with double-digit road wins on the year.
 
The Sycamores are back in action this weekend ISU travels to Normal, Ill. and Duffy Bass Field for a three-game series against Illinois State running from April 19-21. First pitch in Friday's opener is set for 6 p.m. ET with all three games of the series to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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