The first preseason college baseball rankings surprisingly had Mississippi State baseball No. 11 in the nation. That was followed Tuesday by another solid slot in the polls, this time by d1baseball.com.
The diamond dogs came in at No. 15, as seven SEC teams made the top 25 including five in the top 15. The seven SEC teams in the top 25 led all conferences.
Florida was voted the No. 1 team in the land and was followed by Vandy (3), Texas A&M (4), and LSU (7) as other SEC teams to make the top 10.