D1Baseball Releases Preseason Top 25, UNC Checks in at No

Virginia ranked 19th in preseason college baseball poll

Virginia ranked 19th in preseason college baseball poll

In the 2017 final national rankings, WVU received votes in both the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 25 and the Coaches Poll.

Fresh off the first national title in program history, Florida once again is expected to have a dominant campaign as it headlines the 2018 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25.

Following a College World Series run past year, Texas A&M is once again expected to be near the top of college baseball during its 2018 campaign.

The Southeastern Conference has eight teams in our rankings, while the ACC has the second-most representatives with No. 25 Duke as the surprise to some.

Facing ranked teams will be a regular occurance for Arkansas this season as the Razorbacks have 22 games against teams in the preseason poll, 10 of which will be at home.

Rumor: Spider-Man might appear in the Venom movie after all
Tom Holland's Spider-Man appearing would pretty much blow that out of the water, placing the film squarely within the MCU. There were so many seeds planted for future films and Sony had already announced a Sinister Six standalone film.

Oppo A83 to be available from January 20 in India
The Indian variant of the smartphone will be slightly different from the Chinese model in departments like RAM and battery. The Oppo A83 features a 13-megapixel rear camera sensor with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front camera.

Land Rover Defender Works V8 special edition announced
Under the bonnet is a 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 engine that churns out a monster 297kW and 515Nm. The Defender Works V8, as you've probably guessed by now, won't be available in the U.S.

A&M, which finished last season ranked eighth in The Official Baseball Poll of TexAgs™, returns plenty of talent from its CWS team, including star infielder Braden Shewmake and senior pitchers Kaylor Chafin and Cason Sherrod.

Rounding out the rest of the top 10 is No. 7 TCU, No. 8 Kentucky, No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 10 Texas A&M.

Defending national champion Florida tops the D1 Preseason College Baseball Poll, released today by the prestigious college site. FSU was one of five ranked teams from the ACC.

Texas A&M opens the 2018 season on Friday, Feb. 16 against Rhode Island at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

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