Coaches Rank Baseball 21st in Preseason Poll
1/19/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Jan. 19, 2005
WACO, Texas -
Baylor baseball received a preseason ranking of No. 21, according to the Sports Weekly/ESPN Coaches' Poll released Wednesday. The Bears, which finished 29-31 in 2004, are the highest-ranked team that was not ranked in last season's final poll.
Including three-game series against the top-ranked Longhorns, the ninth-ranked Sun Devils and the 10th-ranked Aggies, Baylor plays 19 games against seven teams in the preseason coaches' poll. The Bears also face No. 14 Rice, No. 16 Long Beach State, No. 22 Vanderbilt and No. 25 TCU.
Several other Big 12 Conference schools were among those also receiving votes for the poll, including Oklahoma State (the first team out of the Top 25), Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. Baylor's first two opponents of 2005 - Houston and Tennessee - also were among teams receiving votes.
Baylor opens its 2005 season Feb. 11-13 at the Minute Maid Park College Classic in
2005 SPORTS WEEKLY/ESPN COACHES' PRESEASON TOP 25
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14. Rice
15. Georgia Tech
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20. Notre Dame
21. BAYLOR
22. Vanderbilt
23. Clemson
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25. TCU
Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State, Mississippi State, Wichita State, Virginia, East Carolina, Nebraska, Oral Roberts, Oklahoma, Central Florida, Winthrop, Auburn, Florida Atlantic, Hawai'i, Southern California, Cal Poly, Tennessee, UCLA, UC Irvine, Fresno State, UNC Wilmington, Charleston, Pepperdine, Louisiana-Lafayette, Southern Mississippi, Coastal Carolina, Houston, North Carolina State, Michigan, Stetson, UNLV, Southwest Missouri State, Alabama, Creighton, San Diego, South Florida, Minnesota, Texas Tech, California, Nevada, Northwestern State, UC Santa Barbara.
