In typical east coast bias-fashion, AP sportswriters shafted the defending national champion Oregon State Beavers by not even including them in their recently-released collegiate baseball preseason Top 25.
North Carolina, whom OSU beat in the final three-game series of the 2006 College World Series, on the other hand is ranked fifth.
Look at the rankings, Cal St. Fullerton (No. 12) is the highest ranked team this side of Texas while Arizona State is the top Pac-10 team at No. 14.
They will never learn over there on that side just how good some teams are out here in the west. Oh well, keep representing and have a good holiday everybody.
AP-BBC COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRESEASON TOP 25
1. Rice 57-13 497
2. Clemson 53-16 492
3. South Carolina 41-25 490
4. Arkansas 39-21 488
5. North Carolina 54-15 487
6. Miami, Fla. 42-24 483
7. Texas 41-21 482
8. Vanderbilt 38-27 479
9. Nebraska 42-17 477
10. Virginia 47-15 474
11. Georgia Tech. 50-18 472
12. Cal. St. Fullerton 50-15 469
13. Florida St. 42-21 467
14. Arizona St. 37-21 464
15. Texas Christian 39-23 462
16. Tulane 43-21 459
17. Wichita St. 46-22 456
18. Tennessee 31-24 453
19. Pepperdine 42-21 450
20. Mississippi 44-22 448
21. Baylor 37-26 447
22. Georgia 47-23 444
23. Stanford 33-27 441
24. Oklahoma St. 41-20 438
25. Southern California 25-33 435
North Carolina, whom OSU beat in the final three-game series of the 2006 College World Series, on the other hand is ranked fifth.
Look at the rankings, Cal St. Fullerton (No. 12) is the highest ranked team this side of Texas while Arizona State is the top Pac-10 team at No. 14.
They will never learn over there on that side just how good some teams are out here in the west. Oh well, keep representing and have a good holiday everybody.
AP-BBC COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRESEASON TOP 25
1. Rice 57-13 497
2. Clemson 53-16 492
3. South Carolina 41-25 490
4. Arkansas 39-21 488
5. North Carolina 54-15 487
6. Miami, Fla. 42-24 483
7. Texas 41-21 482
8. Vanderbilt 38-27 479
9. Nebraska 42-17 477
10. Virginia 47-15 474
11. Georgia Tech. 50-18 472
12. Cal. St. Fullerton 50-15 469
13. Florida St. 42-21 467
14. Arizona St. 37-21 464
15. Texas Christian 39-23 462
16. Tulane 43-21 459
17. Wichita St. 46-22 456
18. Tennessee 31-24 453
19. Pepperdine 42-21 450
20. Mississippi 44-22 448
21. Baylor 37-26 447
22. Georgia 47-23 444
23. Stanford 33-27 441
24. Oklahoma St. 41-20 438
25. Southern California 25-33 435
