Clemson baseball lands in another preseason Too 25 ranking

Clemson is hovering right where most people expected heading into the new season.

The Tigers showed up at No. 17 in the latest NCBWA preseason poll, putting them solidly in the mix but not in the spotlight. LSU grabbed the top spot, with UCLA, Texas, Georgia Tech, and Arkansas filling out the rest of the top five.

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The ACC made a strong showing overall, landing nine teams in the Top 25. Clemson is part of a crowded group that includes Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, Florida State, NC State, Miami, Virginia, and Wake Forest, which says a lot about how tough the league figures to be again this year.

Last season’s results are doing plenty of the talking. Clemson went 45–18 in 2025, hosted an NCAA Regional for the third straight year, and brings back a roster that isn’t short on experience. Aidan Knaak anchors the pitching staff after back-to-back first-team All-ACC seasons, giving the Tigers a proven arm to lean on right out of the gate.

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Preseason opinions are lining up across the board, too. Clemson has consistently landed just outside the Top 15 in most major polls, suggesting there’s respect nationally, even if expectations are a little more measured than in past years.

That all turns into reality quickly. The Tigers open the 2026 season at home Friday with a three-game series against Army, their first chance to show whether this group can push beyond “solid” and turn into something more as the spring unfolds.

2026 NCBWA DIVISION I PRESEASON POLL (FEB. 9)Rk.SchoolConferenceRecordPvs.1.LSUSEC53-1512.UCLABig Ten48-1863.TexasSEC44-14174.Georgia TechACC41-19RV5.ArkansasSEC50-1536.Mississippi StateSEC36-23RV7.Coastal CarolinaSun Belt56-1328.AuburnSEC41-20139.TCUBig 1239-20RV10.LouisvilleACC42-24511.Oregon StateIndependent48-16-1412.North CarolinaACC46-151113.GeorgiaSEC43-171914.Florida StateACC42-16915.TennesseeSEC46-191016.FloridaSEC39-222417.ClemsonACC45-182218.VanderbiltSEC43-181819.NC StateACC35-21RV20.Southern MissSun Belt47-162021.KentuckySEC31-26RV22.Miami (Fla.)ACC35-271523.ArizonaBig 1244-21724.VirginiaACC32-18RV25.Wake ForestACC39-22RV26.Texas A&MSEC30-26RV27.West VirginiaBig 1244-161228.Ole MissSEC43-212329.East CarolinaAmerican35-27RV30.OregonBig Ten42-1621Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Alabama (41-18), Arizona State (36-24), Austin Peay (45-14), Cal Poly (43-19), Cal State Fullerton (29-27), Cincinnati (33-26), Columbia (30-19), Connecticut (38-21), Creighton (43-16), DBU (41-18), Duke (40-21), East Tennessee State (41-17), Hawai’i (31-21), Jacksonville State (37-25), Kansas (43-17), Kansas State (32-26), Mercer (35-25), Murray State (43-17), Nebraska (32-27), Northeastern (49-11), Oklahoma (38-22), Oklahoma (38-22); Oklahoma State (30-25), San Diego (28-30); Southern Illinois (37-20), Stanford (27-25), Stetson (41-22), Texas Tech (20-33), Troy (39-21), Tulane (33-25), UC Irvine (43-17), UC Santa Barbara (36-18), USC (37-23), USF (31-25), UTRGV (36-18), UTSA (47-15), WKU (46-14); Wright State (40-21), Xavier (32-27).Dropped out:No. 8 Murray State, No. 14 UTSA, No. 16 Duke. No. 25 Northeastern.By conference: SEC 12, ACC 9, Big 12 3, Big Ten 2, Sun Belt 2, Independent 1, American 1.Records are from the 2025 season

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