College baseball top 25 rankings, plus players to watch

The 2024 college baseball season has gotten off to an exciting start.

No. 1 Wake Forest has held strong minus one loss to open the year, and the usual SEC powerhouses — there are six SEC teams ranked in the top 10 — are bringing their best early on. And between familiar faces at new places, like Chase Burns at Wake Forest, and players who lit up last season doing the same thing this year, like Jac Caglianone at Florida, there has been star power across the board. Though we’re still quite a ways from Omaha, we can’t wait to see where this season will take us.

Here are the players we’re watching early on, plus the current top 25 with a couple weeks of the season already under our belts.

Players to watch

Charlie Condon, 1B/OF, Georgia

If you’re not paying attention to Condon this year, you’re absolutely missing out. Through 11 games this season, he has hit eight home runs, including a terrific three-homer outing against Michigan State on Feb. 28. He has a total of 25 hits and 15 RBIs as well, and he looks quite unstoppable as he is starting to make some draft noise — ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel currently has Condon in his top 10. He’s been a valuable part of UGA’s defense this season, making play after play. Though Georgia isn’t ranked right now, the Bulldogs boast a 10-1 record.

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— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) February 24, 2024

Jac Caglianone, 1B/LHP, Florida

Caglianone is just plain, out of this world. Dominant on both sides of the ball, Caglianone has improved his game even more from last season. This past weekend, he recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts against Miami, and of course, hit a home run in the same game, too. He has four total home runs this season and 22 hits to go along with 13 RBIs. Florida is currently ranked No. 4, and as Caglianone continues to dominate, Florida should be competitive throughout the regular season and beyond.

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— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) March 3, 2024

Preseason top 25 rankings

Here is the D1baseball.com poll as of March 4, plus information for each team’s next couple games.

All times Eastern.

1. Wake Forest

Record: 10-1
Next two games: vs. Georgetown, Tuesday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX
vs. Duke, Friday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX

2. Arkansas

Record: 9-2
Next two games: vs. UCA, Tuesday 4 p.m. on SEC Network+
vs. McNeese State, Friday 4 p.m. on SEC Network+

3. LSU

Record: 11-1
Next two games: at Southern Louisiana, Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
vs. Xavier, Friday 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network+

4. Florida

Record: 8-3
Next two games: vs. Florida Atlantic, Tuesday 6 p.m. on SEC Network+
vs. UCF, Wednesday 6 p.m. on SEC Network+

5. TCU

Record: 12-0
Next two games: vs. Abilene Christian, Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
at Kansas, Friday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+

6. Oregon State

Record: 11-1
Next two games: vs. CSUN, Thursday at 8:45 p.m.
vs. CSUN, Friday at 7:05 p.m.

7. Texas A&M

Record: 11-0
Next two games: at Texas, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on Longhorn Network
vs. Texas Southern, Wednesday at 7 p.m.

8. Tennessee

Record: 11-1
Next two games: vs. Kansas State, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+
vs. Southern Indiana, Wednesday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+

9. Vanderbilt

Record: 10-3
Next two games: vs. Eastern Michigan, Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network+
vs. Illinois State, Friday at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network+

10. Clemson

Record: 9-1
Next two games: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX
vs. UNC Greensboro, Friday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX

11. East Carolina

Record: 7-4
Next two games: vs. VCU, Tuesday at 4 p.m. on AAC on ESPN+
vs. VSU, Wednesday at 4 p.m. on AAC on ESPN+

12. Duke

Record: 10-1
Next two games: vs. App State, Tuesday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX
vs. Georgetown, Wednesday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX

13. Virginia

Record: 10-1
Next two games: vs. Penn State, Tuesday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX
vs. George Washington, Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+

13. NC State

Record: 9-2
Next two games: vs. Winthrop, Tuesday at 3 p.m. on ACCNX
vs. Boston College, Friday at 3 p.m. on ACCNX

15. Alabama

Record: 11-1
Next two games: vs. Jacksonville State, Tuesday at 5 p.m. on SEC Network+
vs. Troy, Wednesday at 5 p.m. on SEC Network+

16. North Carolina

Record: 10-2
Next two games: at Campbell, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
vs. Pitt, Friday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX

17. Texas Tech

Record: 9-2
Next two games: at New Mexico, Tuesday at 4 p.m.
vs. Texas, Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+

18. Coastal Carolina

Record: 9-2
Next two games: vs. USC Upstate, Tuesday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+
vs. USC Upstate, Wednesday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+

19. Auburn

Record: 9-2
Next two games: vs. Air Force, Tuesday TBA on SEC Network+
vs. Air Force, Wednesday TBA on SEC Network+

20. Dallas Baptist

Record: 10-1
Next two games: at Baylor, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
vs. San Diego, Friday at 7:35 p.m. on ESPN+

21. South Carolina

Record: 8-3
Next two games: vs. The Citadel, Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+
vs. Davidson, Wednesday at 3 p.m. on SEC Network+

22. Campbell

Record: 8-3
Next two games: vs. North Carolina, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
vs. Bucknell, Friday at 6 p.m.

23. UC Irvine

Record: 9-0
Next two games: vs. California Baptist, Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ESPN+
at Fresno State, Thursday at 9:05 p.m.

24. Texas

Record: 7-4
Next two games: vs. Texas A&M, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on Longhorn Network
at Texas Tech, Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+

25. UC Santa Barbara

Record: 5-5
Next two games: vs. Villanova, Tuesday at 8:05 p.m.
vs. UConn, Friday at 7:05 p.m. on ESPN+