The UCLA Bruins have been ranked number 14 in Perfect Game USA's Preseason Top-25, it was announced today. This is the Bruins' third top-15 ranking, coming in at number 10 in the Collegiate Baseball News Preseason Top-40 and number 11 in the D1Baseball Preseason Top-25.
In 2016, the Bruins will face a total of six teams who are ranked in the Perfect Game USA Top-25 including Oregon State who comes in at number six. The remaining five ranked teams UCLA will play are California (8), Oregon (12), Mississippi State (17), Oklahoma (19) and North Carolina (22).
The Bruins are one of four Pac-12 schools ranked in the preseason poll, joining Oregon State, California and Oregon.
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.
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2016 Perfect Game USA Preseason Top-25 Rankings
| Rank | Team | 2015 Record |
| 1 | Florida | 52-18 |
| 2 | Louisville | 47-18 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 50-14 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 51-21 |
| 5 | LSU | 54-12 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 39-18 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 38-20 |
| 8 | California | 36-21 |
| 9 | Virginia | 44-24 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 42-23 |
| 11 | Miami (Fla.) | 50-17 |
| 12 | Oregon | 38-25 |
| 13 | NC State | 36-23 |
| 14 | UCLA | 45-16 |
| 15 | Missouri | 30-28 |
| 16 | Houston | 43-20 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 24-30 |
| 18 | TCU | 51-15 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 34-27 |
| 20 | Florida State | 44-21 |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 39-20 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 34-24 |
| 23 | Michigan | 39-25 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 37-23 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 31-24 |