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ClevelandDadClevelandDadHSBBWeb Administrator
Pre-season college polls:

http://www.baseballnews.com/po.../currentpolldivI.htm

http://www.baseballnews.com/po...currentpolldivII.htm

http://www.baseballnews.com/po...urrentpolldiviii.htm

Polls for all divisions including NAIA and JUCO:

http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/index.html

I know, I know, pre-season polls are meaningless yada yada but it does at least give us a chance to talk about baseball.
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J HJ H5,000+ posts
I am a person who enjoys this type of thing. Not because I'd like to see who is #1, but I like to see new teams to the list. A few years ago, one would be surprised to see East Carolina, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop on the list. Even schools like Ohio St. and Minnesota would be surprising. Now, these schools are widely considered national quality teams, and poised to make a CWS annually. But seeing teams like Middle Tennessee St., Florida Gulf Coast and Dallas Baptist being listed in the top 40 is new to me. I think it's very cool to watch teams rise into a somewhat elite status and build their program.
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YoungGunDadYoungGunDadHSBaseballWeb member since 2005
JH, I agree with you 100%. It's great seeing parity among teams nowadays, i.e. SMU!

It does make one wonder why/how Middle Tenn State is on the list. They have that Brentz kid who was selected recently as a preseason All American as a DH. The kid dropped 28 bombs last season and also pitched! But other than 1 kid it makes me curious what other factors were considered on being selected?
ClevelandDadClevelandDadHSBBWeb Administrator
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Originally posted by J H:
I am a person who enjoys this type of thing. Not because I'd like to see who is #1, but I like to see new teams to the list. A few years ago, one would be surprised to see East Carolina, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop on the list. Even schools like Ohio St. and Minnesota would be surprising. Now, these schools are widely considered national quality teams, and poised to make a CWS annually. But seeing teams like Middle Tennessee St., Florida Gulf Coast and Dallas Baptist being listed in the top 40 is new to me. I think it's very cool to watch teams rise into a somewhat elite status and build their program.

I was surprised by Ohio State and Middle Tennessee State as well.
CPLZCPLZ1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by Vicarious Dad:
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Originally posted by ClevelandDad:
Perhaps there is a problem with your browser. Everytime I click on the posted link it works fine. I assume it worked ok for YGD and JH as well.


No, it works. Not a fan of 'small ball'. How can Texas be ranked no.1, if they can't hit?

I'm not sure they can't hit, they hit pretty well in the tournament last year. A major factor in formulating Texas' offense, is their home park, where they play a great majority of their games. Disch-Falk field may be the single best pitchers park in America. Long fences, deep deep gaps, prevailing winds crossing from L to R and slightly in, field turf. Not a hitter friendly park, to say the least.
BOFBOF10,000+ posts
I see that UCLA is again on the list. They have underperformed for the past two years and I wonder how long this will continue before something happens with the coach. In this same vein I am amazed that USC and Cal coaches still have jobs.

These are three premier programs that should be in the hunt every year.
ClevelandDadClevelandDadHSBBWeb Administrator
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Originally posted by AntzDad:
What do you all think of DII baseball, in general? The schools in the poll are from all over the country. I'm surprised there are three PSAC schools in the top 40 and one in 'the rest'.

http://www.baseballnews.com/po...currentpolldivII.htm

Thanks for posting this poll. If I would have realized it, I would have posted it as well. Here is the D3 poll.

http://www.baseballnews.com/po...urrentpolldiviii.htm

To answer your question, I think very highly of D2 baseball. itsinthegame's son was a D2 all-american and is now climbing the pro ranks. Many of the teams in this poll have outstanding teams year in and year out.
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