D1Baseball releases 2023 Preseason Top 25 rankings

D1Baseball has released its 2023 Preseason Top 25 rankings for the college baseball season.

The D1Baseball rankings are now in their ninth season and this is the first year that LSU will open the season atop these rankings. This is largely due to the incredibly strong recruiting class that the Tigers landed this offseason in an attempt to reload.

Meanwhile, defending national champion Ole Miss isn’t being completely disrespected. The Rebels are coming in at fourth overall in the D1Baseball rankings.

D1Baseball’s preseason top 25

Here is the 2023 preseason top 25, according to D1Baseball:

1. LSU
2. Tennessee
3. Stanford
4. Ole Miss
5. Texas A&M
6. Wake Forest
7. Florida
8. Arkansas
9. Oklahoma State
10. Vanderbilt
11. ECU
12. North Carolina
13. Maryland
14. Virginia Tech
15. TCU
16. Louisville
17. UCLA
18. Southern Miss
19. Virginia
20. Alabama
21. NC State
22. Miami
23. South Carolina
24. Texas Tech
25. Oregon

These rankings are compiled by D1Baseball’s editors and national writers.

The SEC is dominating the D1Baseball preseason rankings with nine ranked teams. That includes seven teams in the top 10. The ACC isn’t far behind, though, with seven ranked teams to start the season. Meanwhile, ECU and Southern Miss made the rankings as representatives of Group of Five conferences.

Notably, the Big Ten only has one program that cracked the top 25. Out of all the Power Five conferences, that’s the fewest. The team making those rankings is Maryland.

In general, the vast majority of the teams in these rankings are southern teams. This shouldn’t be too big of a surprise, though. In warmer climates, it’s easier to play and practice year-round. Players are more likely to want to play in those climates.

The college baseball season starts on February 17, 2023.