Vandy #1 in NCBWA preseason poll: UVA left out

Vanderbilt is the preseason favorite to win the 2020 college baseball national title, ranked #1 in the preseason poll of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Louisville, at #2, leads eight ACC teams in the Top 35. Virginia is not among that group.

The SEC placed six programs in the Top 10 and eight overall in the Top 35

Miami is the biggest mover in the poll, going from #24 in the final poll of 2019 to preseason #5.

Wake Forest and Oklahoma jump into the poll at #23 and #24, respectively, after not being represented in the final poll of 2019.

NCBWA Poll

Current Ranking, School, Conference, Record, Final 2019 Rank

1. Vanderbilt
2. Louisville
3. Texas Tech
4. Georgia
5. Miami (FL)
6. Arkansas
7. Arizona State
8. Florida
9. Mississippi State
10. Auburn
11. UCLA
12. Michigan
13. LSU
14. Florida State
15. Duke
16. Stanford
17. NC State
18. Oklahoma State
19. North Carolina
20. East Carolina
21. Texas A&M
22. Georgia Tech
23. Wake Forest
24. Oklahoma
25. Ole Miss
26. Arizona
27. Dallas Baptist
28. TCU
29. Oregon State
30. Texas
31. Southern Miss
32. Ohio State
33. Miami (Ohio)
34. UC Santa Barbara
35. West Virginia