College baseball top 25 rankings, plus players to watch
The 2024 college baseball season has gotten off to an exciting start.
No. 1 Wake Forest has held strong minus one loss to open the year, and the usual SEC powerhouses — six SEC teams are ranked in the top 10 — are bringing their best early on. And between familiar faces at new places, such as Chase Burns at Wake Forest, and players who lit up last season doing the same thing this year, like Jac Caglianone at Florida, there has been star power across the board. Though we’re still quite a ways from Omaha, we can’t wait to see where this season will take us.
Here are the players we’re watching early on, plus the current top 25 with a couple of weeks of the season already under our belts.
Players to watch
Charlie Condon, 1B/OF, Georgia
If you’re not paying attention to Condon this year, you’re absolutely missing out. Through 11 games this season, he has hit eight home runs, including a terrific three-homer outing against Michigan State on Feb. 28. He has a total of 25 hits and 15 RBIs as well, and he looks quite unstoppable as he is starting to make some draft noise — ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel currently has Condon in his top 10. He’s been a valuable part of UGA’s defense this season, making play after play. Though Georgia isn’t ranked right now, the Bulldogs boast a 10-1 record.
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Jac Caglianone, 1B/LHP, Florida
Caglianone is just plain out of this world. Dominant on both sides of the ball, Caglianone has improved his game even more from last season. This past weekend, he recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts against Miami, and of course, hit a home run in the same game, too. He has four total home runs this season and 22 hits to go along with 13 RBIs. Florida is ranked No. 4, and as Caglianone continues to dominate, the school should be competitive throughout the regular season and beyond.
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— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) March 3, 2024
Current top 25 rankings
Here is the D1baseball.com poll as of March 4, plus information for each team’s next couple of games.
All times Eastern
1. Wake Forest
Record: 10-1
Next two games: vs. Georgetown on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX,
vs. Duke on Friday at 6 p.m. on ACCNX
2. Arkansas
Record: 9-2
Next two games: vs. UCA on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on SEC Network+,
vs. McNeese State on Friday at 4 p.m. on SEC Network+
3. LSU
Record: 11-1
Next two games: at Southern Louisiana on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+,
vs. Xavier on Friday at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network+
4. Florida
Record: 8-3
Next two games: vs. Florida Atlantic on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+,
vs. UCF on Wednesday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+
5. TCU
Record: 12-0
Next two games: vs. Abilene Christian on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+,
at Kansas on Friday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
6. Oregon State
Record: 11-1
Next two games: vs. CSUN on Thursday at 8:45 p.m.,
vs. CSUN on Friday at 7:05 p.m.
7. Texas A&M
Record: 11-0
Next two games: at Texas on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on Longhorn Network,
vs. Texas Southern on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
8. Tennessee
Record: 11-1
Next two games: vs. Kansas State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+,
vs. Southern Indiana on Wednesday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+
9. Vanderbilt
Record: 10-3
Next two games: vs. Eastern Michigan on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network+,
vs. Illinois State on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network+
10. Clemson
Record: 9-1
Next two games: vs. Kansas State on Wednesday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX,
vs. UNC Greensboro on Friday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX
11. East Carolina
Record: 7-4
Next two games: vs. VCU on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on AAC on ESPN+,
vs. VSU on Wednesday at 4 p.m. on AAC on ESPN+
12. Duke
Record: 10-1
Next two games: vs. App State on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX,
vs. Georgetown on Wednesday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX
13. Virginia
Record: 10-1
Next two games: vs. Penn State on Tuesday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX,
vs. George Washington on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+
13. NC State
Record: 9-2
Next two games: vs. Winthrop on Tuesday at 3 p.m. on ACCNX,
vs. Boston College on Friday at 3 p.m. on ACCNX
15. Alabama
Record: 11-1
Next two games: vs. Jacksonville State on Tuesday at 5 p.m. on SEC Network+,
vs. Troy on Wednesday at 5 p.m. on SEC Network+
16. North Carolina
Record: 10-2
Next two games: at Campbell on Tuesday at 6 p.m.,
vs. Pitt on Friday at 4 p.m. on ACCNX
17. Texas Tech
Record: 9-2
Next two games: at New Mexico on Tuesday at 4 p.m.,
vs. Texas on Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+
18. Coastal Carolina
Record: 9-2
Next two games: vs. USC Upstate on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+,
vs. USC Upstate on Wednesday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+
19. Auburn
Record: 9-2
Next two games: vs. Air Force on Tuesday TBA on SEC Network+,
vs. Air Force on Wednesday TBA on SEC Network+
20. Dallas Baptist
Record: 10-1
Next two games: at Baylor on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+,
vs. San Diego on Friday at 7:35 p.m. on ESPN+
21. South Carolina
Record: 8-3
Next two games: vs. The Citadel on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+,
vs. Davidson on Wednesday at 3 p.m. on SEC Network+
22. Campbell
Record: 8-3
Next two games: vs. North Carolina on Tuesday at 6 p.m.,
vs. Bucknell on Friday at 6 p.m.
23. UC Irvine
Record: 9-0
Next two games: vs. California Baptist on Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ESPN+,
at Fresno State on Thursday at 9:05 p.m.
24. Texas
Record: 7-4
Next two games: vs. Texas A&M on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on Longhorn Network,
at Texas Tech on Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+
25. UC Santa Barbara
Record: 5-5
Next two games: vs. Villanova on Tuesday at 8:05 p.m.,
vs. UConn on Friday at 7:05 p.m. on ESPN+
