TCU baseball reaches No. 1 for a third time in three rankings
For the third time in three polls, TCU is No. 1.
The Horned Frogs sit atop the D1Baseball.com rankings released Tuesday, the third list to have them at No. 1.
In December, Collegiate Baseball put TCU at No. 1. Last week, Perfect Game did the same.
TCU returns its entire weekend rotation, its closer, and eight position starters, including designated hitter Luken Baker, who led the Big 12 in hitting and runs batted in as a freshman, from its national semifinalist team in 2016, plus a top-10 ranked recruiting class.
“This is a team I’m pretty bullish on,” site editor Kendall Rogers said in a podcast. “They have everything.”
Two other rankings remain to be released — the USA Today Coaches Poll and the National College Baseball Writers Association poll.
TCU’s season opener is at home on Feb. 17 against Penn State, the start of a three-game series.
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2017 D1BASEBALL PRESEASON TOP 25
Rank | Team | 2016 rec. | Last rank |
1 | TCU | 49-18 | 3 |
2 | Florida | 52-16 | 6 |
3 | Florida State | 41-22 | 14 |
4 | South Carolina | 46-18 | 13 |
5 | LSU | 45-21 | 12 |
6 | North Carolina St. | 38-22 | 17 |
7 | Vanderbilt | 43-19 | 22 |
8 | Oregon State | 35-19 | NR |
9 | North Carolina | 34-21 | NR |
10 | East Carolina | 38-23 | 16 |
11 | Coastal Carolina | 55-18 | 1 |
12 | Louisville | 50-14 | 11 |
13 | La.-Lafayette | 43-21 | 24 |
14 | Texas Tech | 47-20 | 4 |
15 | Clemson | 44-20 | 18 |
16 | Cal St Fullerton | 36-23 | NR |
17 | Virginia | 38-22 | 21 |
18 | Stanford | 31-23 | NR |
19 | Arizona | 49-24 | 2 |
20 | Texas A&M | 49-16 | 9 |
21 | Miami | 50-14 | 7 |
22 | Maryland | 30-27 | NR |
23 | Rice | 38-24 | 20 |
24 | UNC Wilmington | 41-19 | NR |
25 | UC Santa Barbara | 43-20 | 8 |
This story was originally published January 17, 2017 at 11:10 AM with the headline "TCU baseball reaches No. 1 for a third time in three rankings."