TIGERS LOADED WITH INCREDIBLE TALENT
TUCSON, Ariz. — Louisiana St. is ranked No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball’s Fabulous 50 NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll presented by Big League Chew bubble gum.
The Tigers, winners of six national titles, will field its best ball club since capturing the College World Series in 2009 — 14 seasons ago.
The collection of talent is extraordinary with three first team CB pre-season All-Americans, including:
- CF Dylan Crews (CB’s projected 2023 National Player of The Year, projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, 2022 CB first team All-American in 2022, .349, 22 HR, 11 2B, 72 RBI).
- RHP/DH Paul Skenes (transfer from Air Force, 1st team CB All-American in 2022, 100 mph FB, 10-3, 2.73 ERA, 96 K, 30 BB, .314 BA, 13 HR, 10 2B, 38 RBI).
- 3B Tommy White (transfer from N.C. State, 1st team CB All-American in 2022, .362, 27 HR, 74 RBI).
That’s just the start of the talent pool.
The Tigers return CB second team pre-season All-American 1B Tre’ Morgan (.324, 5 HR, 18 2B, 54 RBI), DH Brayden Jobert (.246, 18 HR, 10 2B, 58 RBI) and RHP Ty Floyd (5-4, 3.77 ERA, 70 K, 23 BB).
Last fall, LSU captured CB’s national recruiting championship for the sixth time.
LSU brought in a star-studded class that features 21 newcomers and includes 14 high school, five high-profile NCAA Div. I transfers and two junior college transfers.
The Tigers’ pitching staff is expected to be much stronger than last season.
Poll Note: The Southeastern Conference led all leagues with six teams in the top 10 and 12 teams in the top 50.
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Collegiate Baseball’s
2023 Pre-Season
NCAA Div. I Baseball Poll
(As of Dec. 20, 2022)
Presented By
www.bigleaguechew.com
| Rank | Team (2022 Final Record) | Points |
| 1. | Louisiana St. (40-22) | 498 |
| 2. | Florida (42-24) | 495 |
| 3. | Stanford (47-18) | 491 |
| 4. | Texas A&M (44-20) | 489 |
| 5. | Tennessee (57-9) | 485 |
| 6. | Louisville (42-21-1) | 482 |
| 7. | Arkansas (46-21) | 479 |
| 8. | Miami, Fla. (40-20) | 476 |
| 9. | Vanderbilt (39-23) | 475 |
| 10. | Wake Forest (41-19-1) | 472 |
| 11. | North Carolina (44-22) | 470 |
| 12. | Oklahoma St. (42-22) | 467 |
| 13. | UCLA (40-24) | 465 |
| 14. | U.C. Santa Barbara (44-14) | 463 |
| 15. | Texas Christian (38-22) | 460 |
| 16. | Virginia (39-19) | 457 |
| 17. | Texas Tech. (39-22) | 454 |
| 18. | Southern Miss. (47-19) | 452 |
| 19. | Oregon (36-25) | 450 |
| 20. | East Carolina (46-21) | 449 |
| 21. | Maryland (48-14) | 447 |
| 22. | Mississippi St. (26-30) | 444 |
| 23. | Georgia Tech. (36-24) | 440 |
| 24. | Mississippi (42-23) | 438 |
| 25. | Texas (47-22) | 435 |
| 26. | Central Michigan (43-19) | 433 |
| 27. | Oregon St. (48-18) | 432 |
| 28. | Virginia Tech. (45-14) | 430 |
| 29. | Rutgers (44-15) | 428 |
| 30. | N.C. State (36-21) | 425 |
| 31. | Connecticut (50-16) | 422 |
| 32. | Florida St. (34-25) | 420 |
| 33. | Arizona (39-25) | 417 |
| 34. | Houston (37-24) | 415 |
| 35. | Georgia Southern (41-20) | 412 |
| 36. | Grand Canyon (41-21) | 409 |
| 37. | Auburn (43-22) | 407 |
| 38. | Gonzaga (37-19) | 404 |
| 39. | Georgia (36-23) | 400 |
| 40. | Louisiana Tech. (43-21) | 397 |
| 41. | Dallas Baptist (34-24-1) | 394 |
| 42. | Clemson (35-23) | 392 |
| 43. | Oklahoma (45-24) | 389 |
| 44. | Michigan (34-28) | 386 |
| 45. | Davidson (43-13) | 382 |
| 46. | Eastern Kentucky (38-20) | 379 |
| 47. | South Carolina (27-28) | 375 |
| 48. | San Diego (37-20) | 372 |
| 49. | Alabama (31-27) | 368 |
| 50. | Brigham Young (33-21) | 364 |
Other Teams Receiving Votes: Washington (30-26), Arizona St. (26-32), Notre Dame (41-17), Long Beach St. (29-27), Cal. St. Fullerton (22-33), Cal. Poly (37-21), U.C. Irvine (32-24), Florida Atlantic (35-23), Southern California (25-28), California (29-27), Coastal Carolina (39-20-1), Texas St. (47-14), Ball St. (40-19), Kent St. (24-29), Louisiana (37-23), California Baptist (36-20), Sam Houston St. (31-25), Texas Rio Grande Valley (33-25), Central Florida (35-25), Wichita St. (21-36), Tulane (33-26-1), Binghamton (22-30), Iowa (36-19), Illinois (31-22), Indiana (27-32), Campbell (41-19), S.C. Upstate (35-22-1), Creighton (31-18), Coll. of Charleston (37-20), Stony Brook (27-25), N.C. Wilmington (31-24), Canisius (29-25), Fairfield (31-21), Rider (28-26), Southern Illinois (44-16), Missouri St. (31-29), Indiana St. (26-22-1), UNLV (36-22), San Diego St. (18-38), Fresno St. (27-28), S.E. Missouri St. (37-22), Morehead St. (27-27), Tennessee Tech. (30-27), McNeese St. (34-23), Southeastern Louisiana (30-31), Virginia Commonwealth (42-20), Dayton (23-27), Lipscomb (35-23), Liberty (37-23), Wright St. (30-27), Pennsylvania (33-15), Central Connecticut (29-18), Coppin St. (24-30), Wofford (42-16-1), Samford (28-29), Mercer (40-18), Army (31-25), Oral Roberts (38-20), North Dakota St. (31-19), Alabama St. (34-25), Southern (27-31).
Source: Collegiate Baseball
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