Jan. 24, 2012
DURHAM, N.C. -
North Carolina will enter the 2012 season ranked No. 9 in the Baseball America Preseason Top 25 as announced on Tuesday. The Tar Heels return 18 letterwinners from a year ago after advancing to the College World Series for the fifth time in the last six years.
Carolina is the top ranked team in the Atlantic Coast Conference checking in at No. 9, while fellow conference foes Georgia Tech (12), Clemson (16), Miami (18) and Florida State (20) all earned spots among the top 25. The Tar Heels open the 2012 season Feb. 17 when Xavier heads to Boshamer Stadium for a three-game set.
Baseball America Preseason Top 25
| Rank |
Team |
'11 Record |
'11 Ranking |
| 1. |
Florida |
53-19 |
2 |
| 2. |
Stanford |
35-22 |
13 |
| 3. |
South Carolina |
55-14 |
1 |
| 4. |
Arkansas |
40-22 |
24 |
| 5. |
Arizona |
40-22 |
NR |
| 6. |
Rice |
42-21 |
15 |
| 7. |
Texas A&M |
47-22 |
7 |
| 8. |
LSU |
36-20 |
NR |
| 9. |
North Carolina |
51-16 |
5 |
| 10. |
Vanderbilt |
54-12 |
4 |
| 11. |
Georgia |
33-32 |
NR |
| 12. |
Georgia Tech |
42-21 |
20 |
| 13. |
Texas |
49-19 |
6 |
| 14. |
UCLA |
35-24 |
22 |
| 15. |
TCU |
43-19 |
19 |
| 16. |
Clemson |
43-20 |
21 |
| 17. |
Arizona State |
43-18 |
9 |
| 18. |
Miami |
38-23 |
23 |
| 19. |
Oklahoma |
41-19 |
NR |
| 20. |
Florida State |
46-19 |
8 |
| 21. |
Central Florida |
39-23 |
NR |
| 22. |
Mississippi |
30-25 |
NR |
| 23. |
Oregon State |
41-19 |
10 |
| 24. |
Louisville |
32-29 |
NR |
| 25. |
Cal State Fullerton |
41-17 |
14 |
