Collegiate Baseball has issued their pre-season poll and the University of Michigan is ranked number ten in the nation. No other Big Ten squad made the initial list, although both Ohio State and Minnesota did receive votes. Arizona was voted as the pre-season # 1.
It's great to see a Big Ten team in the polls, especially one in the top ten. It will be interesting to watch Rich Maloney's team in the position of having an even larger bullseye on their back. It's one thing to have everyone in the conference looking to dethrone you, it's another to walk into that month-long road trip with the number ten ahead of your name.
Update 12/22/07: That trip to the eye doctor may need to be bumped up. I missed seeing Penn State in the "Others Receiving Votes" space. Now, how I missed it when they come before either the Gophers or Bucks is beyond me, but I got a heads-up from a PSU fan in the comments. My thanks to psu4ever. My apologies to the Nittany Lions and BTH readers for missing a layup.
On a positive note, I'm glad to see four Big Ten teams get some degree of pre-season love.
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Congrats to Michigan on their top ten ranking. However, you seemed to have missed Penn State getting some votes too....they are listed right before Minnesota and Ohio State.
Apparently, I'm asleep at the switch, psu4ever. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm glad to see the Lions get somebody's attention.
I'll edit the post appropriately ASAP.
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