The final of the big three college baseball polls was released yesterday, and Arkansas is once again in elite company. Long after the announcement that expected ace Peyton Pallette would miss the season due to injury the USA Today Coaches Poll still ranks Arkansas at #4 in its preseason poll. This speaks volumes about Dave Van Horn’s respect amongst his peers and recognizes the tremendous depth on this Razorbacks baseball team.
Last month D1Baseball ranked Arkansas at #2 – before Pallette’s injury – and Baseball America slotted the Hogs at #8 – only days after the injury.
Texas held down the top spot, making the Longhorns the consensus team to beat in 2022. Vanderbilt was ranked second, and defending national champions Mississippi State came in third. Stanford, a team Arkansas will face the second weekend of the season, is pre-season #5 according to the coaches.
The SEC led all conferences with eight teams in the poll.