Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings
January 28, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt may be the most balanced team in the country and this could be the year for Coach Tim Corbin. | |
| 2 |  |
Arkansas | If the offense can pick up the slack a bit more this year, the Razorbacks could win a national title. | |
| 3 |  |
North Carolina | With Kent Emanuel, Benton Moss and Hobbs Johnson, UNC may have the best pitching staff in the nation. | |
| 4 |  |
UCLA | The Bruins may have a lot of big names to replace, but that is nothing new in Westwood. | |
| 5 |  |
Oregon | Oregon is often overshadowed by other teams in the Pac-12, but that could change with a CWS appearance. | |
| 6 |  |
South Carolina | The Gamecocks must replace their coach and their ace, Michael Roth, but they have the talent. | |
| 7 |  |
Stanford | As usual, the Cardinals should be right in the mix for a Pac-12 title, not to mention a national title as well. | |
| 8 |  |
Arizona | Arizona has all the tools to defend their title. However, that is always easier said than done. | |
| 9 |  |
North Carolina State | The expectations are through the roof with sophomores Trea Turner and Carlos Rodon leading the pack. | |
| 10 |  |
Florida | The Gators have some unfinished business to take care of in 2013, but there are quite a few new faces. | |
| 11 |  |
Florida State | FSU’s depth on the mound will be tested without ace Mike Compton, who is out for the year with an injury. | |
| 12 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky needs to build off of their superb regular season in 2012 and not the disappointing NCAA Tournament. | |
| 13 |  |
LSU | LSU fell victim to Stony Brook in the Super Regionals in 2012. They have the talent to go to Omaha. | |
| 14 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State is a very experienced squad that could, and should, improve on last year’s 40 win season. | |
| 15 |  |
Rice | With Christian Stringer and ace Austin Kubitza leading the way, Rice should make yet another tournament run. | |
| 16 |  |
Oregon State | The Beavers ended the 2012 on a sour note. The 2013 campaign is full of promise, but the Pac-12 is tough. | |
| 17 |  |
Cal State Fullerton | There is a lot of talent and experience in Fullerton and that is bad news for the rest of the Big West. | |
| 18 |  |
TCU | TCU has some major changes to deal with this year, but the results should stay the same. | |
| 19 |  |
Kent State | Kent State deserves recognition for reaching the CWS, but they also deserve it for years of dominating the MAC. | |
| 20 |  |
Mississippi | The schedule is always tough for Ole Miss, but with ace Bobby Wahl, this is a team that can get to Omaha. | |
| 21 |  |
Clemson | There is not a ton of experience at Clemson, but Coach Leggett can find a way to get the most out of the talent. | |
| 22 |  |
Louisville | Louisville has been a very good team over the last decade and that will not end this year. | |
| 23 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies may be loaded with talent and experience, but moving to the SEC will be a huge challenge. | |
| 24 |  |
San Diego | San Diego had a great 2012 season, but it did not end well. The tools are there for an even better 2013. | |
| 25 |  |
Southern Miss | Senior pitcher Andrew Pierce has the tools to help Southern Miss take the next step and reach the tournament. | |
