The start of the 2026 college baseball season is almost here, and we can’t wait to get things started.
With a new but familiar head coach in Tennessee following Tony Vitello’s departure to the San Francisco Giants, how will this year’s Volunteers look under Josh Ellender? And what about last year’s defending champions, the LSU Tigers? Well, they are ranked in the top five of D1Baseball’s preseason top 25, but another team that was in Omaha with them for the Men’s College World Series is in the top spot. And the big surprise is that this is not an SEC team, which has been dominating college baseball recently and has won seven of the last eight MCWS titles.
As we prepare for all things college baseball, here’s what you need to know to stay updated, along with the overall preseason rankings.
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Preseason Top 25
is here of D1baseball.com Preseason Top 25 rankings, as well as information on each team’s first game for the 2026 season.
All games are on February 13. all time eastern.
1. UCLA Bruins
2025 record: 48-18
2025 completion: lost in mcws
First game for 2026: vs. UC San Diego 8 p.m.
2. LSU Tigers
2025 record: 53-15
2025 completion: mcws champion
First game for 2026: 3pm vs milwaukee
3. Texas Longhorns
2025 record: 44-14
2025 completion: Lost in Austin Regional
First game for 2026: vs UC Davis 7:30 pm
4. Mississippi State Bulldogs
2025 record: 36-23
2025 completion: lost in tallahassee regional
First game for 2026: 5pm vs. Hofstra
5. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2025 record: 41-19
2025 completion: Lost in Oxford Regional
First game for 2026: 4pm vs Bowling Green
6. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
2025 record: 56-13
2025 completion: MCWS Runner-up
First game for 2026: 4pm vs Fairfield
7. Arkansas Razorbacks
2025 record: 50-15
2025 completion: Lost in MCWS Semifinals
First game for 2026: vs. Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. (Shriners Children’s College Showdown in Arlington, Texas)
8. Louisville Cardinals
2025 record: 42-24
2025 completion: Lost in MCWS Semifinals
First game for 2026: 4 PM vs. Michigan State
9. Auburn Tigers
2025 record: 41-20
2025 completion: Auburn lost in Super Regional
First game for 2026: vs. Youngstown State, time TBA
10. TCU Horned Frog
2025 record: 39-20
2025 completion: Lost in Corvallis Regional
First game for 2026: 4 p.m. vs. Vanderbilt (Shriners Children’s College Showdown in Arlington, Texas)
11. North Carolina Tar Heels
2025 record: 46-15
2025 completion: Lost in Chapel Hill Super Regionals
First game for 2026: 4 PM vs Indiana
12. Oregon State Beavers
2025 record: 48-16-1
2025 completion: lost in mcws
First game for 2026: 4 p.m. vs. Michigan (College Baseball Series in Surprise, Arizona)
13. Florida Gators
2025 record: 39-22
2025 completion: Conway lost at regionals
First game for 2026: vs. UAB, time TBA
14. Tennessee Volunteers
2025 record: 46-19
2025 completion: Fayetteville lost in Super Regional
First game for 2026: 4:30 pm vs. Nicholls
15. Georgia Bulldogs
2025 record: 43-17
2025 completion: lost in athens regional
First game for 2026: 3pm vs Wright State
16. Florida State Seminoles
2025 record: 42-16
2025 completion: Corvallis lost in Super Regional
First game for 2026: 5pm vs James Madison
17. NC State Wolfpack
2025 record: 35-21
2025 completion: Auburn lost in regional
First game for 2026: vs. Washington, 2:30 p.m. (Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge in Ponce, Puerto Rico)
18. Kentucky Wildcats
2025 record: 31-26
2025 completion: Clemson lost in regional
First game for 2026: 4 pm vs UNC Greensboro
19. Clemson Tigers
2025 record: 45-18
2025 completion: Clemson lost in regional
First game for 2026: 4 pm vs army
20. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
2025 record: 47-16
2025 completion: Lost in Hattiesburg Regional
First game for 2026: 5pm vs UC Santa Barbara
21. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2025 record: 39-22
2025 completion: Lost in Knoxville Regional
First game for 2026: vs. Houston 9:30 am (Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge in Ponce, Puerto Rico)
22. Miami Hurricanes
2025 record: 35-27
2025 completion: Louisville lost in Super Regional
First game for 2026: 7 PM vs. Lehigh
23. Vanderbilt Commodore
2025 record: 43-18
2025 completion: Lost in Nashville Regional
First game for 2026: 4 p.m. vs. TCU (Shriners Children’s College Showdown in Arlington, Texas)
24. Arizona Wildcats
2025 record: 44-21
2025 completion: lost in mcws
First game for 2026: 8 p.m. vs. Stanford (College Baseball Series in Surprise, Arizona)
25. Texas A&M Aggies
2025 record: 30-26
2025 completion: Did not make NCAA tournament
First game for 2026: vs. Tennessee Tech, time TBA
