2010 Preseason Conference Poll Archive

2010 Preseason America East Poll

– February 17, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, America East

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— University of Maine is the favorite of the head coaches to capture the 2010 America East Baseball Championship in what would be the Black Bears’ first conference title since 2006. Maine, which finished fifth in 2009, garnered three of a possible five first-place votes and 23 total points. Head coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams.

Stony Brook University, the 2008 America East Champion, was selected second with two first-place votes and 21 points, and Binghamton University, last year’s regular-season and tournament champion, finished third with the final first-place vote and 19 points. University at Albany (13 points), University of Hartford (9) and UMBC (5) rounded out the six-team poll.

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2010 Preseason Patriot League Poll

Brian Foley

– February 17, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Patriot League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Center Valley, Pa. – Defending Patriot League Baseball champion Army has been selected by coaches and sports information directors to claim the crown again in 2010, as the Black Knights were picked first in the League’s preseason poll announced on Wednesday.

Army garnered 46 points and eight first-place votes to take the spot in the poll. The Black Knights were followed by Bucknell, which had 39 points and the remaining four first-place votes. Holy Cross was picked third with 35 points, and followed in order by Navy (27), Lafayette (21) and Lehigh (12). Patriot League Baseball head coaches and sports information directors voted in the poll, and were not eligible to vote for their own teams.

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2010 SEC Preseason Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 17, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

The LSU Tigers are predicted to repeat as the 2010 Southeastern Conference baseball champions, as voted by the league’s 12 baseball coaches in the 19th annual preseason SEC poll.

The Tigers, ranked No. 2 nationally in multiple preseason polls, seek to capture their league-leading 15th SEC Championship. The Tigers return eight position players with starting experience and 10 pitchers from their 2009 squad which claimed the NCAA National Championship.

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2010 Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 16, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Big 12

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Texas has been named the preseason favorite to win the 2010 Big 12 regular-season crown in a vote of the league’s head coaches. The Longhorns are ranked No. 1 in all four of the major preseason polls (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) to start the year.

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Mountain West Conference Preseason Poll and Team

Donald J. Boyles

– February 15, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Mountain West

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Coming off the most successful season in school history, TCU has once again been picked to win the regular season Mountain West Conference. Kyle Winkler and Taylor Featherston were selected to the preseason all-conference team.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Air Force, BYU, Mountain West, New Mexico, San Diego State, TCU, UNLV, Utah

Sun Belt Announces 2010 Preseason All-Conference Team and Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 12, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Sun Belt

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NEW ORLEANS – Middle Tennessee, the defending Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament champion, has been tabbed the preseason favorite to win the 2010 league title in a vote of the league’s head coaches. The Blue Raiders received eight of 11 first-place votes from the coaches.

MT is led by junior Bryce Brentz, the reigning SBC Player of the Year and the 2010 SBC Preseason Player of the Year, and Kenneth Roberts, the 2010 SBC Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Both Brentz and Roberts were first-team All-SBC selections a season ago as they led the Blue Raiders to a 44-18 and its 14th NCAA appearance.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, New Orleans, South Alabama, Sun Belt, Troy, Western Kentucky

2010 Summit League Preseason Poll

Brian Foley

– February 12, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Summit League

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ELMHURST, Ill. – After winning its record 12th straight league championship a year ago, Oral Roberts was a unanimous choice to claim its 13th consecutive Summit League crown in 2010 as voted on by the league’s eight head coaches.

The Golden Eagles collected seven first-place votes for a total of 49 points. Centenary came in second with 39 points, followed closely by South Dakota State in the third slot with 36 points and the final first-place vote. Southern Utah (30 points) and North Dakota State (27 points) were each separated by three points apiece for the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. Oakland (16 points), IPFW (14 points) and Western Illinois (13 points) rounded out the voting.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Centenary, IPFW, North Dakota State, Oakland, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, Summit League, Western Illinois

2010 Preseason Southern Conference Polls

Brian Foley

– February 11, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Southern Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The 2009 Southern Conference regular season champion, Elon, and tournament champion, Georgia Southern, have been tabbed co-favorites for the 2010 campaign in balloting of the league’s 11 baseball coaches. The media members who cover SoCon baseball have selected Elon as the top team in 2010, narrowly edging out GSU.

The Phoenix received five of 11 possible first-place votes and 91 points from the league’s head coaches while garnering 13 of 27 first-place nods on the media ballots. Coach Mike Kennedy’s team returns three starters in the field and 12 of 15 pitchers from the 2009 team which went 23-4 in the SoCon and 41-18 overall en route to winning its second consecutive league regular season title.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Appalachian State, College of Charleston, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, Samford, Southern Conference, The Citadel, UNC-Greensboro, Western Carolina, Wofford

2010 Preseason Ohio Valley Conference Poll and Team

Brian Foley

– February 10, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Ohio Valley Conference

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Fresh off the 2009 OVC Regular Season Championship, Eastern Illinois has been picked as the 2010 preseason favorite for the nine-team league in a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head baseball coaches. In additional voting, Morehead State senior shortstop Drew Lee and Eastern Kentucky junior third baseman Jayson Langfels were named OVC Preseason Co-Players of the Year while Murray State senior Chris Craycraft and Eastern Illinois junior Josh Mueller were tabbed OVC Preseason Co-Pitchers of the Year.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin

2010 NEC Preseason Poll

Brian Foley

– February 5, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, NEC

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Somerset, NJ – Wagner won a plurality of first-place votes to finish atop the 2010 Northeast Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll. The league office released the results of the annual survey as a prelude to its 24th season on the diamond.

Flying high following the program’s first ever regular season conference crown last spring, the Seahawks received four top nods to finish one spot in front of defending NEC Tournament champion Monmouth and its two first-place votes.

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, Northeast Conference, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Wagner

2010 Preseason MAAC Poll and Team

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, MAAC

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Edison, N.J. – Manhattan College has been chosen as the favorite to take the 2010 MAAC Baseball title, according to a preseason poll voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Manhattan finished with 79 points in the poll, while Marist College finished second (71). Canisius College placed third with 65 points. Rider University placed fourth (43), followed by Siena College (42), Fairfield University (40), Niagara University (29), Saint Peter’s College (20), and Iona College (16).

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Tags: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, MAAC, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter's, Siena

Atlantic Sun releases Preseason Coaches Poll and Team

Brian Foley

– February 3, 2010Posted in: 2010 Preseason Conference Poll, Atlantic Sun

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MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun conference announced its baseball preseason coaches’ poll and all-conference honors Wednesday with FGCU earning the nod as the conference favorite.

The Eagles also cleaned up in the superlative awards with first baseman Zach Maxfield earned the preseason Player of the Year honors and Chris Sale picked up the Pitcher of the Year nod by a unanimous decision.

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