Overview
- Defending champion LSU opens at No. 1 with 15 first-place votes, edging UCLA’s 14 by nine poll points.
- The SEC places three teams in the top five, five in the top 10, and nine in the top 25; the ACC also lands nine ranked teams.
- Arkansas debuts at No. 5 and Auburn at No. 9, while Mississippi State is No. 6 with one first-place vote.
- TCU at No. 10 and Arizona at No. 24 are the Big 12’s only ranked teams in the preseason coaches poll.
- Opening day arrives Feb. 13, with LSU aiming to become the first back-to-back College World Series champion since South Carolina in 2010–11.