Duke baseball starts at No. 11 in D1Baseball’s preseason rankings

The Duke Blue Devils will start the season at No. 11 in the D1Baseball preseason rankings.

It’s spring sports season, and the Duke Blue Devils look set to dominate on the diamond.

Already at the top of the basketball world thanks to freshman sensation[autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], the Blue Devils also start near the top of the baseball and softball standings.

Duke came in at No. 11 in D1Baseball’s preseason rankings for the 2025 season. That is good for fourth among ACC programs behind the Virginia Cavaliers (No. 2), North Carolina Tar Heels (No. 6), and Florida State Seminoles (No. 9).

The Texas A&M Aggies beat out Virginia for the top overall spot with the LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, and Arkansas Razorbacks rounding out an SEC-heavy top five.

The Blue Devils will look to build on a strong 2024 season which saw them win the conference tournament. They finished 40-20 overall, the second 40-win season in school history, and 16-14 in conference play.

After Duke’s dream run through the ACC Tournament bracket, which concluded with a 16-4 win over the Seminoles in the final, the Blue Devils advanced to the Norman Regional. They fell to UConn in the opening round before the hosting Oklahoma Sooners bounced them from the elimination bracket.