University of Minnesota Athletics
GOLDEN GOPHER BASEBALL TEAM RANKED 27TH IN PRESEASON POLL
1/12/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
The Golden Gophers, who set a school record for wins with 46 and finished second in the Big Ten last season, are the highest ranked Big Ten team among the 40 teams ranked in the poll. The University of Illinois is ranked 35th with Ohio State University ranked 37th.
Minnesota, who is vying to become only the 14th team in NCAA history to surpass the 2000 win mark, opens its regular season on Sunday, Feb. 13 against Illinois State at the Metrodome.
Collegiate Baseball's Top 40 Preseason Poll
1. Stanford
2. California State-Fullerton
3. Alabama
4. UCLA
5. Miami, Fla.
6. Florida State
7. Rice
8. Louisiana State
9. Georgia Tech
10. Houston
11. Clemson
12. Texas
13. Tulane
14. Wichita State
15. USC
16. Baylor
17. Auburn
18. Texas Tech
19. Arizona
20. North Carolina
21. Texas A&M
22. Long Beach State
23. Oklahoma
24. Florida
25. Notre Dame
26. Pepperdine
27. Minnesota
28. Arizona State
29. South Alabama
30. Oral Roberts
31. Wake Forest
32. Arkansas
33. Nevada
34. South Carolina
35. Illinois
36. Florida Atlantic
37. Ohio State
38. California
39. Nebraska
40. Mississippi
