Baseball season starts in just 25 days for Nebraska, and D1baseball.com has released their preseason Top 25 that features two Big Ten teams. Newcomer Maryland starts the season at #14 while the Huskers appear at #23.
Rank | Team | 2014 Record | Conference |
1 | Vanderbilt | 51-21 | SEC |
2 | Florida | 40-23 | SEC |
3 | Virginia | 53-16 | ACC |
4 | UCLA | 25-30 | Pac-12 |
5 | South Carolina | 44-18 | SEC |
6 | North Carolina | 35-27 | ACC |
7 | Houston | 48-18 | American |
8 | TCU | 48-18 | Big 12 |
9 | LSU | 46-16 | SEC |
10 | Texas | 46-21 | Big 12 |
11 | Louisville | 50-17 | ACC |
12 | Oklahoma State | 48-18 | Big 12 |
13 | Rice | 42-20 | C-USA |
14 | Maryland | 40-23 | Big Ten |
15 | Miami | 44-19 | ACC |
16 | Texas Tech | 45-21 | Big 12 |
17 | Texas A&M | 36-26 | SEC |
18 | Ole Miss | 48-21 | SEC |
19 | Cal State Fullerton | 34-24 | Big West |
20 | Alabama | 37-24 | SEC |
21 | Florida State | 43-17 | ACC |
22 | Oregon | 44-20 | Pac-12 |
23 | Nebraska | 41-21 | Big Ten |
24 | Arizona State | 33-24 | Pac-12 |
25 | Tennessee | 31-23 | SEC |
Games of note this season for the Huskers include #9 LSU on March 8 in Houston (at Minute Maid Park), #19 Cal State Fullerton on March 24 and 25 in Lincoln, #10 Texas in a three game series in Lincoln on March 27, 28 and 29, and at #14 Maryland on April 3, 4 and 5.
Cal State Fullerton eliminated the Huskers season last June in the Stillwater regional of the NCAA tournament.
D1baseball.com features work from national writers Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt as well as ESPN college baseball guru Kyle Peterson, along with regional writers Mark Etheridge (Southeast), Dustin McComas (Southwest), Michael Baumann (North), and Eric Sorenson and Shotgun Spratling (West).
Yes, baseball season is coming soon.
Hello January baseball in Huskerland! pic.twitter.com/leT9C9GnmN
— Nebraska Baseball (@Husker_Baseball) January 17, 2015