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Baseball America Preseason Top 25
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:10 am
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:10 am
1. Virginia
2. Oregon State
3. Indiana
4. Cal State Fullerton
5. North Carolina State
6. Florida State
7. South Carolina
8. Mississippi State
9. LSU
10. Vanderbilt
11. Oregon
12. UCLA
13. Clemson
14. Louisiana Lafayette
15. Rice
16. Miami
17. North Carolina
18. Texas
19. TCU
20. Louisville
21. Alabama
22. Kansas State
23. Florida
24. Texas A&M
25. Arkansas
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2. Oregon State
3. Indiana
4. Cal State Fullerton
5. North Carolina State
6. Florida State
7. South Carolina
8. Mississippi State
9. LSU
10. Vanderbilt
11. Oregon
12. UCLA
13. Clemson
14. Louisiana Lafayette
15. Rice
16. Miami
17. North Carolina
18. Texas
19. TCU
20. Louisville
21. Alabama
22. Kansas State
23. Florida
24. Texas A&M
25. Arkansas
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Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:12 am to A Gamecock
Arkansas: Preseason #25 Champion
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:14 am to A Gamecock
Don't disagree with the order of the SEC teams. I think LSU, South Carolina and MSU are all interchangeable and Vandy is a very close fourth.
Fullerton, IMO is the best team in the country. They were last year as well, but baseball is funny like that. Virginia is talented, but #1?
Indiana was a one hit wonder and the ACC teams are solid but should not be ranked higher than any SEC team. If USC, MSU and LSU were 3-4-5 or even 4-5-6, I wouldn't see much problem with it. But too low here.
Fullerton, IMO is the best team in the country. They were last year as well, but baseball is funny like that. Virginia is talented, but #1?
Indiana was a one hit wonder and the ACC teams are solid but should not be ranked higher than any SEC team. If USC, MSU and LSU were 3-4-5 or even 4-5-6, I wouldn't see much problem with it. But too low here.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:17 am to anc
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Indiana was a one hit wonder
This was my thought. I have no idea what their roster looks like. Maybe they return a great deal from last year's CWS team but I really doubt suddenly they're the 5th best team in the country after 1 CWS appearance. They played no one in their regional and did beat FSU @FSU in the Supers, which normally would be impressive if one didn't know how badly FSU chokes in the post season.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:19 am to A Gamecock
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21. Alabama
You mean we're good at something other than football? Who knew?
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:21 am to hg
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Arkansas: Preseason #25 Champion
We've already got out t-shirt guy working on the design.

Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:21 am to A Gamecock
Virginia is a legit top 5 team, returning everything from last year. I'm not sure about number 1 though.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:21 am to TideSaint
Don't worry, it won't last long. Y'all will crash and burn 

Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:22 am to A Gamecock
This season feels a lot like '09 to me.
I love being unranked or low top #25 to start the season, that means we're young and DVH seems to coach better with young kids and lower expectations (in my completely unprofessional opinion).
I love being unranked or low top #25 to start the season, that means we're young and DVH seems to coach better with young kids and lower expectations (in my completely unprofessional opinion).
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:23 am to A Gamecock
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21. Alabama
If this holds or improves all year, I bet baseball becomes a much more important sport on the SECr...
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:24 am to theGarnetWay
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theGarnetWay
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Here is an analysis of the top 5 teams in BA's poll, Indiana returns 8/9 guys from their starting lineup last year.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:24 am to Chadaristic
It's a boring sport says Bama fans
Stop with the nana!!!
Stop with the nana!!!
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:25 am to BennyAndTheInkJets
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This season feels a lot like '09 to me.

Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:26 am to A Gamecock
Anyone want to tabulate our record against #1, #2, and #3 last postseason for me?
Like Virginia #1 and Oregon St #2 -- and like Fullerton being ranked highly.
My question is -- what has Carolina done to deserve being ranked ahead of LSU and us?
IMO SEC tiers should be:
MSU LSU Vandy
Carolina Florida
Bama aTm Arky OM Kentucky and IMO Tennessee sneaks onto this tier as well
Like Virginia #1 and Oregon St #2 -- and like Fullerton being ranked highly.
My question is -- what has Carolina done to deserve being ranked ahead of LSU and us?
IMO SEC tiers should be:
MSU LSU Vandy
Carolina Florida
Bama aTm Arky OM Kentucky and IMO Tennessee sneaks onto this tier as well
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:29 am to engie
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My question is -- what has Carolina done to deserve being ranked ahead of LSU and us
Not sure if serious
Posted on 1/27/14 at 9:29 am to A Gamecock
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6. Florida State

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7. South Carolina
8. Mississippi State
9. LSU
10. Vanderbilt
Seems right. USC lost a great Closer and Power Hitter, but we've recruited on an Elite level the past few years so we should be alright.
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