USA Today Preseason Baseball Top 25

LSU is ranked No. 4 in the USA Today preseason coaches poll:

1. Vanderbilt (26) 51-21 768 1
2. Virginia (4) 53-16 731 2
3. TCU (1) 48-18 666 5
4. LSU 46-16 607 16
5. Florida 40-23 593 24
6. Texas 46-21 555 3
7. Louisville 50-17 491 6
7. Oklahoma State 48-18 491 10
9. UCLA 25-30-1 459 NR
10. South Carolina 44-18 456 22
11. Houston 48-18 435 11
12. Florida State 43-17 409 21
13. Texas Tech 45-21 360 8
14. Miami (Fla.) 44-19 342 23
15. North Carolina 35-27 322 NR
16. Oregon 44-20 290 NR
17. Rice 42-20 259 25
18. Mississippi 48-21 212 4
19. Cal State Fullerton 34-24 211 NR
20. Maryland 40-23 202 13
21. Arizona State 33-24 151 NR
22. Stanford 35-26 143 15
23. Texas A&M 36-26 123 NR
24. Cal Poly 47-12 115 18
25. Mississippi State 39-24 99 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 74, Alabama 73, Louisiana-Lafayette 64, UC Irvine 56, Pepperdine 42, Tennessee 34, Nebraska 34, College of Charleston 32, Arkansas 30, Kennesaw State 30, UC Santa Barbara 30, Liberty 23, Georgia Tech 17, Illinois 9, Clemson 8, Loyola Marymount 7, Indiana 6, St. John's 6, Washington 3, Western Carolina 2, UNC Wilmington 2, New Mexico 1, Sam Houston State 1, Ball State 1.

Tigers in other preseason polls:
D1Baseball: No. 9
Perfect Game: No. 7
Collegiate Baseball: No. 4
Baseball America: No. 2