UCLA Ranked #10 in Preseason Poll
December 21, 2015 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES - The UCLA Bruins have been ranked number 10 in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's Fabulous 40 Pre-Season Poll, it was announced today. This marks the fourth time in the past six seasons that UCLA has been ranked inside the top-10 to begin the season.
In 2016, the Bruins will face a total of eight teams who are ranked in the top-40 including Oregon State who comes in at number eight. The remaining seven ranked teams UCLA will play are Mississippi State (11), Cal State Fullerton (12), California (13), Oregon (14), North Carolina (22), Pepperdine (30) and Texas (40).
The Bruins are one of four Pac-12 schools ranked in the preseason poll and come in second-highest among conference teams behind Oregon State.
The Bruins coaching staff welcomed the nation's No. 3 ranked recruiting class (as ranked by Baseball America) to Westwood this fall and will look for those players to make an immediate impact in 2016. The freshman class features five pitchers, one first baseman, two infielders and two outfielders.
UCLA also returns a strong group of veterans this season, including six position player starters from last year's team. The Bruins are coming off one of their best seasons in program history, recording a school-record 22 conference wins en route to the Pac-12 Championship and the number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
UCLA opens the season with a three-game weekend series against the North Carolina Tar Heels beginning on February 19. To purchase season tickets, please visit uclabruins.com/tickets, call 310-UCLA-WIN, or stop by the Central Ticket Office Monday-Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL FABULOUS 40 PRE-SEASON POLL
| Rank | Team | 2015 Record | Points |
| 1 | Florida | 52-18 | 495 |
| 2 | Louisville | 47-18 | 492 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 51-21 | 489 |
| 4 | Miami (Fla.) | 50-17 | 487 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 50-14 | 484 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 42-23 | 483 |
| 7 | LSU | 54-12 | 481 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 39-18-1 | 480 |
| 9 | Virginia | 44-24 | 475 |
| 10 | UCLA | 45-16 | 473 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 24-30 | 469 |
| 12 | Cal State Fullerton | 39-25 | 467 |
| 13 | California | 36-21 | 466 |
| 14 | Oregon | 38-25 | 463 |
| 15 | TCU | 51-15 | 461 |
| 16 | Florida State | 44-21 | 460 |
| 17 | Missouri State | 49-12 | 457 |
| 18 | Houston | 43-20 | 455 |
| 19 | Tulane | 35-25 | 453 |
| 20 | Rice | 37-22 | 451 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 32-23 | 449 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 34-24 | 446 |
| 23 | Michigan | 39-25 | 444 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 40-25 | 443 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 38-20 | 438 |
| 26 | Stony Brook | 35-16-1 | 436 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 37-23 | 434 |
| 28 | Maryland | 42-24 | 432 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 30-25 | 430 |
| 30 | Pepperdine | 32-29 | 427 |
| 31 | Dallas Baptist | 46-15 | 425 |
| 32 | College of Charleston | 45-15 | 423 |
| 33 | Coastal Carolina | 39-21 | 421 |
| 34 | Missouri | 30-28 | 419 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 32-25 | 417 |
| 36 | San Diego State | 41-23 | 414 |
| 37 | South Alabama | 37-20 | 411 |
| 38 | Winthrop | 40-19 | 409 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 31-24 | 407 |
| 40 | Texas | 30-27 | 405 |
