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USA Today 2014 College baseball preseason poll
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:03 pm
Rank School (first-place votes) 2013 record Points Final 2013 ranking
1 Cal State Fullerton (18) 51-10 729 10
2 LSU (6) 57-11 683 6
3 Oregon State 52-13 648 4
4 Mississippi State (4) 51-20 632 2
5 Florida State 47-17 595 13
6 Virginia 50-12 560 11
7 Oregon 48-16 541 15t
8 Vanderbilt 54-12 538 9
9 North Carolina State 50-16 533 5
10 UCLA 49-17 490 1
11 Indiana 49-16 484 7
12 North Carolina 59-12 450 3
13 Louisville 51-14 429 8
14 South Carolina 43-20 416 12
15 Rice 44-20 274 15t
16 Clemson 40-22 248 25
17 Miami (Fla.) 37-25 240 NR
18 Oklahoma State 41-19 220 21
19 Arizona State 37-22-1 198 19t
20 Florida 29-30 181 NR
21 Kansas State 45-19 118 14
22 Texas 27-24 95 NR
23 TCU 29-28 93 NR
24 Louisiana-Lafayette 43-20 88 NR
25 Stanford 32-22 84 NR
Others receiving votes: Arizona (34-21) 77; Texas A&M (34-29) 71; Oklahoma (43-21) 66; Mississippi (38-24) 60; Cal Poly (40-19) 47; Arkansas (39-22) 44; Alabama (43-20) 26; San Diego (37-25) 21; Florida Atlantic (42-22) 15; East Carolina (31-26) 14; Georgia Tech (37-27) 9; Western Carolina (39-20) 7; Liberty (36-29) 6; New Mexico (37-22) 6; Southern Mississippi (30-27) 6; North Carolina-Wilmington (38-23) 5; Coastal Carolina (37-23) 4; Nebraska (29-30) 4; Central Florida (29-30) 3; Notre Dame (34-24) 3; Virginia Tech (40-22) 3; St. John's (23-35) 2; Troy (42-20) 2; Wichita State (39-28) 2; Baylor (27-28) 1; Bryant (45-18-1) 1; South Alabama (43-20) 1; Tulane (30-28) 1; UC-Santa Barbara (35-25) 1.
1 Cal State Fullerton (18) 51-10 729 10
2 LSU (6) 57-11 683 6
3 Oregon State 52-13 648 4
4 Mississippi State (4) 51-20 632 2
5 Florida State 47-17 595 13
6 Virginia 50-12 560 11
7 Oregon 48-16 541 15t
8 Vanderbilt 54-12 538 9
9 North Carolina State 50-16 533 5
10 UCLA 49-17 490 1
11 Indiana 49-16 484 7
12 North Carolina 59-12 450 3
13 Louisville 51-14 429 8
14 South Carolina 43-20 416 12
15 Rice 44-20 274 15t
16 Clemson 40-22 248 25
17 Miami (Fla.) 37-25 240 NR
18 Oklahoma State 41-19 220 21
19 Arizona State 37-22-1 198 19t
20 Florida 29-30 181 NR
21 Kansas State 45-19 118 14
22 Texas 27-24 95 NR
23 TCU 29-28 93 NR
24 Louisiana-Lafayette 43-20 88 NR
25 Stanford 32-22 84 NR
Others receiving votes: Arizona (34-21) 77; Texas A&M (34-29) 71; Oklahoma (43-21) 66; Mississippi (38-24) 60; Cal Poly (40-19) 47; Arkansas (39-22) 44; Alabama (43-20) 26; San Diego (37-25) 21; Florida Atlantic (42-22) 15; East Carolina (31-26) 14; Georgia Tech (37-27) 9; Western Carolina (39-20) 7; Liberty (36-29) 6; New Mexico (37-22) 6; Southern Mississippi (30-27) 6; North Carolina-Wilmington (38-23) 5; Coastal Carolina (37-23) 4; Nebraska (29-30) 4; Central Florida (29-30) 3; Notre Dame (34-24) 3; Virginia Tech (40-22) 3; St. John's (23-35) 2; Troy (42-20) 2; Wichita State (39-28) 2; Baylor (27-28) 1; Bryant (45-18-1) 1; South Alabama (43-20) 1; Tulane (30-28) 1; UC-Santa Barbara (35-25) 1.
This post was edited on 1/29/14 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:04 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
Wheres Arkansa...oh wait I see them
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:06 pm to VermilionTiger
The MSU vs LSU series this year quite verily likely be for the SEC regular season title.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:06 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
This poll has almost become an after thought
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:06 pm to VermilionTiger
First response: LSU fan regarding Arkansas
we run this board.
we run this board.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:08 pm to bbap
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This poll has almost become an after thought
With more games on ESPN and on the Sec network in the future this will be the main poll used when they have rankings besides teams.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:11 pm to bbap
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This poll has almost become an after thought
Havent most collegiate baseball polls?
The preseason ones are the best.
And before Bundy has a cutie-pie comment, I would say the same thing re: the polls if OM were ranked high.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:12 pm to RebFeBrees
LSU really dodged a bullet by not getting Bianco.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:14 pm to RebFeBrees
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Havent most collegiate baseball polls?
Eh not really. But no one takes this one seriously. I don't think they really pay attention to college baseball at all.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:15 pm to Elleshoe
Well you took one straight to the chest by getting ole Smoke. But yes, Manieri has been a baller.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:17 pm to RebFeBrees
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Well you took one straight to the chest by getting ole Smoke
Smoke was better than Bianco
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:18 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
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The MSU vs LSU series
should be the best series of the year
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:18 pm to Latarian
Well...you do have to admit, it's a LOT of fun sifting thru the smoldering remains of arkies big 3 sports programs...pure entertainment I tell ya LOL @ pig sports and all of your dumb trolling flamers ! Please continue to amuse us all with your little self-important,ego driven posts...sail on doufus !
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:20 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
True Story: USA Today is written and published at a 6th grade vocabulary to make it easier for it's anticipated market to read it.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:22 pm to CockInYourEar
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True Story: USA Today is written and published at a 6th grade vocabulary to make it easier for it's anticipated market to read it.
so is almost every newspaper in the nation
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:25 pm to Elleshoe
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Elleshoe
My apologies for being misinformed. All I really remember about Smoke was my LSU buddies bitching about him for his final 2 years. Didnt realize he took 2 teams to Omaha. So yes, better than The Tiny One.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:27 pm to Elleshoe
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so is almost every newspaper in the nation
WSJ, NYTimes, LATimes, and Chicago Tribune are not. However, I would believe that many local smaller publications, like the State Newspaper are.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:29 pm to RebFeBrees
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My apologies for being misinformed. All I really remember about Smoke was my LSU buddies bitching about him for his final 2 years. Didnt realize he took 2 teams to Omaha. So yes, better than The Tiny One.
kidding. Smoke sucked balls but he did go to Omaha twice and went 2 and Q quickly
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:34 pm to RebFeBrees
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RebFeBrees
Agree.
Preseason Polls in just about any sport are a complete joke. This one is no exception.
But thanks anyways, USA Today!
This post was edited on 1/29/14 at 4:35 pm
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