Two major college baseball outlets (Baseball America and Perfect Game) released their 2014 preseason rankings, and the Arizona Wildcats are nowhere to be found.
The Virginia Cavaliers lead the way in both polls, with BA featuring three Pac-12 teams (Oregon, OSU, and defending national champion UCLA), while Perfect Game has four (Arizona St. the fourth).
Here's a look at the two polls:
# | Baseball America | Perfect Game |
1 | Virginia | Virginia |
2 | Oregon State | Cal State Fullerton |
3 | Indiana | Oregon State |
4 | Cal State Fullerton | Florida State |
5 | NC State | Indiana |
6 | Florida State | Mississippi State |
7 | South Carolina | South Carolina |
8 | Mississippi State | UCLA |
9 | LSU | Oregon |
10 | Vanderbilt | NC State |
11 | Oregon | Vanderbilt |
12 | UCLA | LSU |
13 | Clemson | UNC |
14 | UL-Lafayette | Clemson |
15 | Rice | Florida |
16 | Miami | Louisville |
17 | UNC | Rice |
18 | Texas | Arizona State |
19 | TCU | Texas A&M |
20 | Louisville | Miami |
21 | Alabama | Alabama |
22 | Kansas State | Kansas State |
23 | Florida | Oklahoma State |
24 | Texas A&M | Florida Atlantic |
25 | Arkansas | Texas |
Arizona will get its first crack at a ranked opponent Friday, March 7th at 7 PM when Mississippi State visits Hi Corbett for the Hi Corbett Classic.
Oregon State comes to Tucson March 28-30, UCLA April 11-13 and ASU April 25-27. The Cats go to Oregon May 2-4 and travel north to Tempe on March 26th and April 9th.
Opening day is February 14th at Hi Corbett when Kent St. makes the trip west.