Bears Ranked 21st in Collegiate Baseball Preseason Top 40
12/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Dec. 22, 2006
Rice claimed the nation's top spot, followed by
Eight non-Big 12 opponents on Baylor's 2007 schedule appeared in the rankings. Along with two games against top-ranked Rice, Baylor faces eighth-ranked Vanderbilt once, No. 15 TCU twice, No. 29 Oral Roberts three times, No. 32 Mississippi State once, No. 33 Houston twice, No. 36 San Francisco twice and No. 37 Winthrop twice.
Baylor returns 18 lettermen, including five starters and eight pitchers, from a squad that went 37-26 and reached the NCAA Houston Regional championship game last season. The Bears open the 2007 season Feb. 9-11 at the Astros Minute Maid Park College Classic in
Collegiate Baseball Pre-Season Top 40
2007 Baylor opponents in bold
Rank School ('06 Final Record) Points Final '06 Rank
1. Rice (57-13) 497 3
2. Clemson (53-16) 492 5
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8. Vanderbilt (38-27) 479 -
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11. Georgia Tech (50-18) 472 8
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15. TCU (39-23) 462 -
16. Tulane (43-21) 459 27
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19. Pepperdine (42-21) 450 30
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21. BAYLOR (37-26) 447 26
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23. Stanford (33-27) 441 15
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26. UCLA (33-25) 433 -
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29. Oral Roberts (41-16) 426 14
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39. Notre Dame (45-17-1) 403 -
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Other Teams Receiving Votes: Oregon State, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Hawaii, McNeese State, Missouri State, Jacksonville, Maine, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, UC Irvine, Fresno State, San Jose State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Missouri, San Diego, Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Lafayette, South Alabama, Stetson, North Florida, Washington, Washington State, California, Western Carolina, College of Charleston, Rhode Island, Louisville, Minnesota, Cal Poly SLO, UC Riverside, Old Dominion, Southern Mississippi, East Carolina, Memphis, Central Michigan, Kent, Ball State, Creighton, San Diego State, Samford, Army.
