Ole Miss baseball will open the 2021 season with its highest preseason ranking in more than a decade. The team is ranked No. 4 in the Baseball America preseason poll, and the Rebels have also been recognized in top-five rankings from Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game. The ranking stands as the highest preseason ranking since the 2008 season when the team also held the No. 4 spot.
The Rebels join fellow SEC programs such as No. 1 Florida in the top teams with No. 6 Vanderbilt, No. 8 Mississippi State and No. 10 Louisiana taking the lower ranks.