With Oregon State Athletic’s year coming to a close, it’s time to rank the university’s top teams. Here are the top-10 teams this year at Oregon State University.

1. Baseball 45-14, 23-7 Pac-12, first in Pac-12, lost in Corvallis Regional Oregon State’s regional loss to UC Irvine is still fresh in everyone’s minds and it feels like OSU had a bad year considering the Beavers were the No. 1 seed entering the postseason. But that’s exactly why the baseball team was Oregon State’s best program this season. OSU was ranked in the top 10 for the entire season and ended the regular season ahead of everyone. Baseball won the Pac-12 Championship in a competitive field before suffering an offensive slump at the worst possible moment. The Beavers didn’t do anywhere near as well as everyone expected, but they still had an incredible season considering everything they accomplished. Right now it feels like OSU underachieved, which is probably fair considering its ranking, but the baseball team was the most consistent Oregon State program, and when playing its best, was better than any other team at their peak. 2. Women’s basketball 24-11, 13-5 Pac-12, third in Pac-12, lost in second round of NCAA Tournament Oregon State’s women’s basketball team probably gets a little bit of a lift because its performance came seemingly out of nowhere. Women’s basketball was average for the first half of the season starting the year 11-8. The Beavers went 13-3 after that, losing only to Arizona State, USC in the Pac-12 Championship and 1-seed South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. With one of the youngest rosters in the conference, head coach Scott Rueck was able to do something even he didn’t think would happen. Picked to finish ninth in the conference at the beginning of the year by coaches, Oregon State shocked everybody, and will be a legitimate contender in the Pac-12 next season. This could be the start of a great run for women’s basketball. 3. Gymnastics Third place in regional round, finished season ranked No. 13 in the nation Oregon State gymnastics gets hosed a little bit considering it was one of the best teams in the country. While the team faltered slightly in the postseason, failing to qualify for nationals, Oregon State had a solid year considering expectations were tapered slightly with the departure of last year’s senior class. The freshman class was as good as anybody could have expected and the future looks bright. Junior Chelsea Tang did well, taking over as OSU’s best all-arounder and Oregon State nearly made it back to nationals. It certainly wasn’t the greatest season Tanya Chaplin has ever had, but the gymnastics team was once again one of the best of the nation and one Oregon State fans can be proud of. 4. Men’s rowing Finished 4th at Pac-12 Championships, finished 18th at IRA National Championships Oregon State’s rowing programs — both men’s and women’s — are often forgotten about, but are two of OSU’s most consistent and best sports programs. The men’s team is almost always ranked in the top 25, doing it once again this year. The Pac-12 is one of the best rowing conferences in the nation, maybe the best, but Oregon State more than held its own, earning a trip to nationals. There, OSU took 18th, which was probably slightly lower than the Beavers would have liked, but it has to be viewed as another successful season. 5. Wrestling Won Pac-12 Championship, finished year outside top 25 (28) The Oregon State wrestling team had one of its worst seasons in the past five years, but still remained among the best programs in the nation. Head coach Jim Zalesky won Pac-12 Coach of the Year en route to the third consecutive Pac-12 Championship Oregon State has won. Wrestling didn’t finish where it would have liked in the national standings at the end of the year, and struggled overall at the NCAA Tournament, but remained the cream of the crop in the conference. OSU struggled relative to its normal success in duals because of a tough nonconference schedule stacked with ranked teams, but the Beavers held their own at tournaments and were one of the better Oregon State teams this season. 6. Men’s golf Missed out on NCAA Tournament, sent two individuals to regionals Like the rowing programs, Oregon State’s golf teams don’t get enough credit considering both play in arguably the best golf conference in the nation. Year in and year out, the Pac-12 dominates the college golf landscape, and every year OSU seems to be right in the thick of things. Men’s golf missed out on the NCAA Tournament this year, but sent two individuals to regionals. Senior David Fink will finish his career as one of OSU’s most prolific golfers, and was in contention to advance to nationals going into his final round. Alex Franklin, meanwhile, was consistent for the Beavers all season, earning a spot alongside Fink at regionals. He finished 10th and had a legitimate shot at winning the regional’s final round going into the final day. 7. Women’s rowing Ranked in top 20 most of the year, finished seventh at Pac-12s In another year, women’s rowing might be higher than seventh, but Oregon State struggled a bit at Pac-12 Championships, taking the same spot; seventh. Women’s rowing missed out on nationals, but was good all season. Oregon State entered the Pac-12 Championships ranked No. 19 in the nation, but their performance apparently left the committee sour, as the Beavers weren’t selected for an at-large bid. Had women’s rowing done better at Pac-12 Championships, they could have seen themselves in the top five. 8. Football 7-6, 38-24 win in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl For a while it looked as though Oregon State football might have one of its best seasons in program history. Head coach Mike Riley and company started the year 6-1 before losing five consecutive games to end the regular season. While the losing streak stung, Oregon State rebounded with a convincing win over Boise State in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl to end the season on a high note. A 7-6 season and bowl victory is nothing to be ashamed of, but it’s not quite as nice as nine or 10-win season like what looked possibly half way through the year. 9. Women’s golf Finished ninth at Pac-12 Tournament, missed out on NCAA Tournament The Oregon State’s women’s golf team was similar to its men’s golf team except it didn’t send any individuals to regionals. OSU’s women were competitive all year in the best golf conference in the country, but came up short at Pac-12s while failing to qualify for the postseason. There was interesting news following the season when OSU Athletic Director Bob De Carolis announced the university would not renew head coach Rise Alexander’s contract. Next year will certainly be an interesting one for Oregon State golf. 10. Men’s basketball 16-16, 8-10 Pac-12, lost in first round of CBI Tournament It’s no secret that Oregon State men’s basketball had a down year. The Beavers entered the year with Craig Robinson as their head coach and with aspirations of making the NCAA Tournament. It didn’t happen as Oregon State went 8-10 in Pac-12 play and lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, which was their only shot of making it to the Big Dance at that point in the season. Oregon State went 3-8 in its last 11 games and finished the year losing in the first round of the CBI Tournament that it hosted to Radford.