The 2015 Pac-12 Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll has was released Monday and Oregon is predicted to finish second. Oregon finished with 84 points, two first place votes behind UCLA, who finished with 96 points and six first place votes.
Oregon finished fourth last season in the Pac-12 with a 44-20 record (18-12 Pac-12). The Ducks’ season ended in the regional stage of the NCAA Tournament against eventual national champion Vanderbilt.
The Oregon State Beavers, who won the conference last season, was picked to finish fifth.
Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team.
Oregon was also one of four teams in the Pac-12 ranked in the top 25 of the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll. Oregon was also ranked as the No. 15 team in the country by Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game.
Here are the rankings according to the coaches of the Pac-12: (first place votes)
2.Oregon (2) 84
3.Arizona State (2) 82
4.Stanford (1) 77
5.Oregon State 58
6. USC 48
7. Arizona 44
8. California 40
9. Washington 37
10. Washington State 26
11. Utah 13
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