Baseball America preseason poll

[jeffro151]

Baseball America: Virginia Tops College Preseason Top 25 - BaseballAmerica.com

 

[charlie42s]

Surprised that my Longhorns are ranked #18 and the top-ranked Big 12 team. We weren't even good enough to make the Big 12 Tourney last season.

 

[The Derski]

Wow the Pac-12 is getting jobbed. We just won the last two CWS titles in dominating fashion...

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

1. Virginia 50-12 11
2. Oregon State 52-13 4
3. Indiana 49-16 7
4. Cal State Fullerton 51-10 10
5. North Carolina State 50-16 6
6. Florida State 47-17 12
7. South Carolina 43-20 14
8. Mississippi State
9. Louisiana State 57-11 5
10. Vanderbilt 54-12 9
11. Oregon 48-16 17
12. UCLA 49-17 1
13. Clemson 40-22 NR
14. Louisiana-Lafayette 43-20 NR
15. Rice 44-20 16
16. Miami 37-25 NR
17. North Carolina 59-12 3
18. Texas 27-24 NR
19. Texas Christian 29-28 NR
20. Louisville 51-14 8
21. Alabama 35-28 NR
22. Kansas State 45-19 13
23. Florida 29-30 NR
24. Texas A&M 34-19 NR
25. Arkansas 39-22 18

with last year's records

 

[theboardref]

Wow the Pac-12 is getting jobbed. We just won the last two CWS titles in dominating fashion...

Not really. The PAC 12 usually has 2 legit contenders, and the media pumps up and over hypes Oregon.

 

[The Derski]

Not really. The PAC 12 usually has 2 legit contenders, and the media pumps up and over hypes Oregon.

I disagree. The Pac-12 is a premier baseball conference.

 

[theboardref]

I am not disagreeing it isn't. I am just saying when it comes to the tourney there is usually UCLA and one other team that has a legit chance at a title. Arizona had their run 2 seasons ago, but usually it ends up being Oregon State that is in the running. Once they change the ball in 2015 I think the power will shift back to the SEC as well. The type of ball you need to play in Omaha now these days seriously favors the West Cost. And I am not one of those LSU fans making excuses for last year, the Tigers were not the best team in the country.

 

[The Derski]

UCLA is not normally the powerhouse in the conference. Last season was their first ever CWS title.

Pac 12 baseball national titles by school
USC: 12
Arizona St.: 5
Arizona: 4
Cal: 2
Oregon St.: 2
Stanford: 2
UCLA: 1

So the Pac-12 is pretty spread out. It not just 1 or 2 powerhouses.

 

[theboardref]

My fault, I forgot about Arizona State and Stanford. Like I said, I am not knocking the PAC 12. I do hate the consistent over hyping of Oregon though, and Oregon State for that matter. Watched them play in Alex Box a few years back and they seriously play little league, stall tactic baseball. Looking at that list though USC and Cal are pretty irrelevant in the national scale although the others are pretty consistent.

 

[tshirt]

College World Series Appearances since 2000

SEC
LSU -- 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013
South Carolina -- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012
Florida -- 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012
Georgia -- 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008
Arkansas -- 2004, 2009, 2012
Miss St -- 2007, 2013
Tennessee -- 2001, 2005
Bama -- 2000, 2001
Vandy -- 2011

ACC
UNC -- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Miami -- 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008
Clemson -- 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010
FSU -- 2000, 2008, 2010, 2012
UVA -- 2009, 2011
GT -- 2002, 2006
NC State -- 2013

Pac
Stanford -- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008
Oregon State -- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013
Arizona State -- 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010
UCLA -- 2010, 2012, 2013
Arizona -- 2004, 2012
USC -- 2000, 2001
Cal -- 2011

Big XII
Texas -- 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011
Oklahoma -- 2010
TCU -- 2010
Baylor -- 2005

*aTm -- 2011

 

[Red_Alert]

^^^^^ Big XII ^^^^^^

* Nebraska - 2001, 2002, 2005

 

[geneh_33]

NC State sucks.

North Carolina is going back to the WS, baby, yeah! #17? Yeah, right. We'll see about that.

 

[bamafan4evr12]

Bama at 21? I'll take it! Returning a lot of young talent this year and facility upgrades (much needed) taking place. Bama baseball back on the rise! Glad baseball is back!

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Bama at 21? I'll take it! Returning a lot of young talent this year and facility upgrades (much needed) taking place. Bama baseball back on the rise! Glad baseball is back!

Watched a little Bama ball last year and interested to see y'all again this year. An old friend of mine has a son pitching for y'all. Cool stuff.

 

[bamafan4evr12]

Watched a little Bama ball last year and interested to see y'all again this year. An old friend of mine has a son pitching for y'all. Cool stuff.

Yeah I'm excited, they've been below average to average for a while now and coming off an improved season last year its exciting! Now we just have to get the Men's Bball team going

 

[cane_man]

Its nice of them to include a few schools not in the acc or sec.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Its nice of them to include a few schools not in the acc or sec.

I noticed that. 15 of the top 25.

 

[fordman84]

Its nice of them to include a few schools not in the acc or sec.

i didn't even know other schools existed

 

[The Derski]

i didn't even know other schools existed

Yeah lets all just forget who won the last 2 CWS going a combined 20-0 in the tournament.. Pac 12 schools.

 

[The Derski]

Division I CWS Championships by Conference

1 Pacific-12----17
2 Southeastern (SEC)----9
3 Big Ten----6
3 PCC-CIBA----6
5 Independents----5
5 Western Athletic (WAC*)----5
7 Big Eight----4
7 Southwest----4
9 Big 12----2
9 SCBA----2
9 Big West (BWC)----2
9 Western Athletic (WAC**)----2
13 Atlantic Coast (ACC)----1
13 Missouri Valley (MVC)----1
13 West Coast (WCC)----1