Coming off a record-setting season this past spring, the Missouri State Bears will enter the 2016 campaign as the No. 17 team in the Collegiate Baseball’s Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I preseason poll, which was announced Monday. The Missouri Tigers who finished 30-28 enter the poll ranked 34th.
The Bears, who finished with a school-record 49 wins last spring winning both the MVC regular-season and conference tournament titles, as well as the Springfield Regional crown to advance to their second NCAA Super Regional.
The Tigers, who had series wins against SEC opponents USC, Tennessee, Florida and Alabama will look to build off their first successful season since joining the SEC.
The Collegiate Baseball poll is the oldest college baseball poll, dating back to the 1958 season.
Rank Team (2015 Final Record) Points
1. Florida (52-18) 495
2. Louisville (47-18) 492
3. Vanderbilt (51-21) 489
4. Miami, Fla. (50-17) 487
5. Texas A&M (50-14) 484
6. Louisiana-Lafayette (42-23) 483
7. Louisiana St. (54-12) 481
8. Oregon St. (39-18-1) 480
9. Virginia (44-24) 475
10. UCLA (45-16) 473
11. Mississippi St. (24-30) 469
12. Cal. St. Fullerton (39-25) 467
13. California (36-21) 466
14. Oregon (38-25) 463
15. Texas Christian (51-15) 461
16. Florida St. (44-21) 460
17. Missouri St. (49-12) 457
18. Houston (43-20) 455
19. Tulane (35-25) 453
20. Rice (37-22) 451
21. Georgia Tech. (32-23) 449
22. North Carolina (34-24) 446
23. Michigan (39-25) 444
24. Arkansas (40-25) 443
25. Oklahoma St. (38-20) 438
26. Stony Brook (35-16-1) 436
27. Notre Dame (37-23) 434
28. Maryland (42-24) 432
29. Kentucky (30-25) 430
30. Pepperdine (32-29) 427
31. Dallas Baptist (46-15) 425
32. College of Charleston (45-15) 423
33. Coastal Carolina (39-21) 421
34. Missouri (30-28) 419
35. South Carolina (32-25) 417
36. San Diego St. (41-23) 414
37. South Alabama (37-20) 411
38. Winthrop (40-19) 409
39. Texas Tech. (31-24) 407
40. Texas (30-27) 405
