RosterFit Baseball · Program Directory
D1 Baseball Schools in California
26 programs · updated September 2026
There are 26 NCAA Division I baseball programs in California. Every one is listed below with its city and conference. This is the complete set, not a selection. We are not ranking these schools or filtering them for you.
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All D1 baseball schools in California
| School | City | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University | Riverside | Western Athletic |
| California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo | Big West |
| California State University, Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Big West |
| California State University, Fresno | Fresno | Mountain West |
| California State University, Fullerton | Fullerton | Big West |
| California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach | Big West |
| California State University, Northridge | Northridge | Big West |
| California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento | Western Athletic |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | West Coast |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | West Coast |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | West Coast |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | Mountain West |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | Mountain West |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | West Coast |
| Stanford University | Stanford | Atlantic Coast |
| University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | Atlantic Coast |
| University of California, Davis | Davis | Big West |
| University of California, Irvine | Irvine | Big West |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Big Ten |
| University of California, Riverside | Riverside | Big West |
| University of California, San Diego | La Jolla | Big West |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Big West |
| University of San Diego | San Diego | West Coast |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | West Coast |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Big Ten |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | West Coast |
Conferences
- Big West (10 programs)
- West Coast (7 programs)
- Mountain West (3 programs)
- Atlantic Coast (2 programs)
- Big Ten (2 programs)
- Western Athletic (2 programs)
Other California directories
- All 146 baseball programs in California
- D2 baseball schools in California (17)
- D3 baseball schools in California (10)
- JUCO baseball schools in California (88)
How this list was built
These are every NCAA, NAIA, and junior college baseball program we track in California, from RosterFit's program database of 1,626 schools nationally. Division and conference come from each program's own athletics listing. We publish the complete set rather than a ranked selection, because a directory that quietly leaves schools out is worse than useless for building a target list. Where a field is missing from our source (NJCAA conference assignments most often), we leave it out instead of guessing.
What a list like this can't tell you
Every program here is a real option. Almost none of them are a realistic option for any one athlete, which is the gap between a directory and a target list. Whether a school is worth an email depends on roster need at your athlete's position in their class year, where their measurables sit against that program's actual recruiting range, and whether they clear admissions. For how recruiting rules and money differ by level, see our guides to D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO baseball.
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