2026 Season

College Baseball Editorial

47 team season previews. 3 conference breakdowns. Scouting grades on the 20-80 scale. Projection tiers from Omaha Favorite to Rebuilding. The depth this sport has always deserved.

Texas WeeklyFebruary 16, 202615 min

Texas Week 1: 27 Runs. One Hit Allowed by Volantis.

The Longhorns swept UC Davis 27-7. Volantis earned SEC honors. Now Michigan State — fresh off upsetting No. 8 Louisville — arrives for Weekend 2.

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Conference Previews

SEC

The Standard

16 teams13 ranked

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Big 12

New Blood

14 teams5 ranked

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Big Ten

Northern Rising

17 teams3 ranked

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Week 1 Recap18 min

Week 1 Recap: Three Grand Slams. One Record Book.

Opening Weekend separated contenders from pretenders across 118 games.

February 16, 2026

National10 min

National Opening Weekend Preview

118 games. 300+ programs. The college baseball season starts now.

February 13, 2026

SEC12 min

SEC Opening Weekend Preview

13 ranked teams. The deepest conference in America opens play.

February 12, 2026

ACC8 min

ACC Opening Weekend: Coast to Coast

Stanford and Cal arrive. Wake Forest reloads after the CWS finals.

February 12, 2026

Big 128 min

Big 12 Opening Weekend Preview

The new-look Big 12 features 14 baseball programs and real depth.

February 12, 2026

Weekly6 min

Week 1 Preview: What to Watch

The matchups, pitching duels, and storylines that matter most.

February 11, 2026

SEC

The Standard — 16 team previews

Full SEC Preview

Texas

Longhorns

Omaha Favorite

44-14

Texas A&M

Aggies

Omaha Favorite

53-15

LSU

Tigers

Omaha Favorite

52-17

Florida

Gators

Omaha Favorite

47-23

Tennessee

Volunteers

Contender

45-23

Arkansas

Razorbacks

Contender

46-21

Vanderbilt

Commodores

Contender

43-21

Oklahoma

Sooners

Dark Horse

40-21

Georgia

Bulldogs

Dark Horse

39-23

Kentucky

Wildcats

Dark Horse

40-22

South Carolina

Gamecocks

Dark Horse

38-22

Ole Miss

Rebels

Bubble

42-23

Alabama

Crimson Tide

Bubble

36-23

Auburn

Tigers

Bubble

32-26

Mississippi State

Bulldogs

Bubble

33-25

Missouri

Tigers

Rebuilding

28-29

Big 12

New Blood — 14 team previews

Full Big 12 Preview

TCU

Horned Frogs

Contender

44-20

Kansas

Jayhawks

Dark Horse

42-18

Oklahoma State

Cowboys

Dark Horse

38-22

Arizona

Wildcats

Dark Horse

35-24

Arizona State

Sun Devils

Dark Horse

36-22

Baylor

Bears

Bubble

30-27

Houston

Cougars

Bubble

32-26

UCF

Knights

Bubble

34-25

West Virginia

Mountaineers

Bubble

29-27

Texas Tech

Red Raiders

Rebuilding

20-33

Cincinnati

Bearcats

Rebuilding

25-30

BYU

Cougars

Rebuilding

28-28

Kansas State

Wildcats

Rebuilding

26-29

Utah

Utes

Rebuilding

22-33

Big Ten

Northern Rising — 17 team previews

Full Big Ten Preview

UCLA

Bruins

Omaha Favorite

48-18

Oregon

Ducks

Contender

42-16

USC

Trojans

Contender

37-23

Michigan

Wolverines

Dark Horse

33-23

Iowa

Hawkeyes

Dark Horse

33-22-1

Indiana

Hoosiers

Bubble

32-24

Penn State

Nittany Lions

Bubble

33-23

Nebraska

Cornhuskers

Bubble

33-29

Illinois

Fighting Illini

Bubble

30-24

Michigan State

Spartans

Bubble

28-27

Rutgers

Scarlet Knights

Bubble

29-28

Washington

Huskies

Bubble

29-28

Purdue

Boilermakers

Bubble

31-23

Ohio State

Buckeyes

Rebuilding

13-37

Maryland

Terrapins

Rebuilding

27-29

Minnesota

Golden Gophers

Rebuilding

24-28

Northwestern

Wildcats

Rebuilding

25-27

Team Previews

Conferences

20-80

Scouting Scale

Feature Articles

Data: ESPN / SportsDataIO / D1Baseball — February 2026

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