Every school you see is surfaced from the TeamFacts database — a hand-built research project covering 1,100+ NCAA and NAIA baseball programs, with years of roster, results, academic, and institutional data behind each profile. The Fit Finder reads your inputs against that data and returns the programs that align with you, ranked.
Your on-field profile
Your position and measurables are scored against the same benchmarks we use to characterize how each program recruits. That comparison is what separates your list into Target, Safety, Reach, Very Safe, and Aspirational — so you see where you realistically line up rather than one undifferentiated list.
What you told us matters
Geography, level, competitiveness, school size, and campus setting shape the order within every group. States you pick are prioritized first, and if there aren't enough programs nearby to fill a group, we work outward to neighboring states rather than leaving it short. Preferred level is weighted heavily but never filters — your measurables decide which programs are realistic, while your level preference decides what rises to the top of each group.
Academic alignment
Add an SAT or ACT score and we compare it to the admitted-student profile at each school. Programs that fit you athletically but sit above your current academic range are flagged directly on the card — they stay on your list, because scores can improve and admissions vary, but you'll know going in.
Program trends that affect you
We track five-year trends in roster size, freshman retention, and incoming transfer volume, each measured against the norm for that program's own division. Programs that carry unusually large rosters, lose an outsized share of freshmen, or fill spots primarily through the transfer portal rank lower, since each works against an incoming high school recruit. Where these apply, the card says so.
Results, in context
Win percentage is a five-year average rather than a single season, so one strong or lean year doesn't distort the picture. How heavily it counts is up to you — that's what the "how much does winning matter" setting controls.
What this is — and isn't
This is a research tool for building a smart, realistic target list and deciding where your time and money are best spent. It is not a prediction of who will recruit you or where you'll be admitted. Coaches' needs shift year to year, and no dataset sees inside a staff's board. Use it to aim your outreach, then do the work.
