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Baseball America tabs LSU as top five team in preseason poll

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Conner Ware LSU
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Baseball America released its 2025 Preseason Poll on Monday, including several SEC teams and the LSU Tigers at No. 2.

“Players from Preseason Top 25 teams make up 65% of Baseball America’s Top 100 College Draft prospects, including 13 of the top 20 and all of the top five: LaViolette, UC Santa Barbara righty Tyler Bremner, Florida State southpaw Jamie Arnold, Clemson center fielder Cam Cannarella, and Indiana outfielder Devin Taylor.

“This is absolutely the golden age of college baseball,” Texas head coach Jim Schlossnagle told BA. “The top of the game is just unbelievable right now and it’s only getting better.”

Here is the full writeup on the Tigers.

Last season: 43-23 (13-17 SEC); eliminated in Chapel Hill Regional
Final 2024 ranking: NR
Coach (record at school): Jay Johnson (137-62, 4th season)

“LSU underachieved in 2024 but still reached the NCAA Tournament as a regional No. 2 seed. For 2025, it bolstered its roster by signing nine top-100 transfer players, including pitchers Anthony Eyanson, Jacob Mayers and Zac Cowan, and infielder Daniel Dickinson. While the influx of transfers strengthened the team, success will depend on how quickly they adjust to SEC competition. Dickinson, a key addition, is expected to provide leadership and offensive firepower. LSU aims for a deep run in 2025, with a strong roster but questions about the pitching depth after key departures.”

Texas A&M is No. 1 in the poll, followed by LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia, Florida State, Florida, Clemson, Oregon State and Duke to round out the Top 10.

Other SEC teams appearing in the Baseball America Top 25 are No. 11 Georgia, No. 14 Texas, No. 15 Vanderbilt, No. 18 Mississippi State and No. 19 Kentucky.

LSU will play 16 games in the 2025 regular season against teams ranked in the Baseball America Preseason Top 25, including 15 SEC games and a February 26 matchup with No. 21 Dallas Baptist at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

LSU, which has been ranked No. 2 by Perfect Game and No. 3 by D1 Baseball earlier this month, will open the 2025 season at 2 p.m. CT on Friday, February 14, when the Tigers play host to Purdue Fort Wayne in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

2025 Baseball America Preseason Poll  (* – indicates 2025 LSU regular season opponent)

1            Texas A&M *

2            LSU

3            Tennessee *

4            Arkansas *

5            Virginia

6            Florida State

7            Florida

8            Clemson

9            Oregon State

10          Duke

11          Georgia

12          North Carolina

13          Oklahoma State

14          Texas *

15          Vanderbilt

16          North Carolina State

17          Wake Forest

18          Mississippi State *

19          Oregon

20          Kentucky

21          Dallas Baptist *

22          Arizona

23          UC Santa Barbara

24          UC Irvine

25          Indiana

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