Dec. 19, 2011
CHAPEL HILL - The University of North Carolina baseball team was picked No. 4 in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper's 2012 preseason top 40 poll, the publication announced on Monday.
Carolina won 51 games last season and have advanced to the College World Series in five of the last six seasons. UNC was the third overall seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
The Tar Heels also placed three players on the Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America teams as sophomore Colin Moran was a second team selection along with pitchers Kent Emanuel and Michael Morin who earned third team honors.
The Tar Heels will open the 2012 campaign Friday, Feb. 17 against Xavier at Boshamer Stadium.
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's
NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Top 40 Poll
(As of Dec. 19, 2011)
Rank School ('11 Final Record), Points
1. Florida (53-19), 497
2. South Carolina (55-14), 494
3. Stanford (35-22), 490
4. North Carolina (51-16), 488
5. Texas (49-19), 485
6. Texas A&M (47-22), 484
7. Rice (42-21), 482
8. Arkansas (40-22), 479
9. Georgia Tech. (42-21), 476
10. Texas Christian (43-19), 474
11. St. John's (36-22), 470
12. Louisiana St. (36-20), 468
13. Florida St. (46-19), 465
14. Miami, Fla. (38-23), 464
15. Louisville (32-29), 460
16. Oklahoma (41-19), 458
17. Arizona St. (43-18), 457
18. Georgia (33-32), 455
19. UCLA (35-24), 454
20. Arizona (39-21), 452
21. Cal. St. Fullerton (41-17), 449
22. California (38-23), 447
23. Vanderbilt (54-12), 445
24. Oregon St. (41-19), 443
25. Clemson (43-20), 437
26. Stetson (43-20), 435
27. Oregon (33-26-1), 432
28. Baylor (31-28), 430
29. U.C. Irvine (43-18) 425
30. Southern Miss. (39-19), 422
31. Missouri St. (33-23), 419
32. College of Charleston (39-22), 417
33. Virginia (56-12), 413
34. Georgia Southern (36-26), 412
35. Texas St. (41-23), 408
36. Central Florida (39-23), 406
37. Wichita St. (39-26), 403
38. Jacksonville (37-24), 400
39. Florida International (40-20-1), 397
40. Southern California (25-31), 395
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OTHER TEAMS RECEIVING VOTES: Coastal Carolina, Oklahoma St., Charlotte, East
Carolina, Kent St., Creighton, Oral Roberts, Troy, South Alabama, San Diego,
Gonzaga, San Francisco, Fresno St., Hawaii, Dallas Baptist, N.C. State,
Mississippi St., Auburn, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Stony Brook,
Maine, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Notre Dame, South Florida, Liberty,
Winthrop, Purdue, Michigan St., Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas St.,
Texas Tech., Missouri, Cal Poly, Long Beach St., U.C. Riverside, James
Madison, Tulane, Houston, Manhattan, Rider, Central Michigan, Illinois St.,
New Mexico, San Diego St., Nevada-Las Vegas, Austin Peay St., Samford, Elon,
N.C. Greensboro, S.E. Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana-Lafayette,
Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, San Jose St., New Mexico St., Cal. St.
Bakersfield.
Source: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
