Mike Rivera (l.), Kevin O'Sullivan and the Gators open the season on Feb. 19
Gators Voted No. 1 in Perfect Game Preseason Poll
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida was named No. 1 in Perfect Game's NCAA Division I Preseason Poll released on Wednesday. Head coach Kevin O'Sullivan's club had previously been tabbed No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball.
Florida headlines the top five, followed by Louisville, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and LSU. The Orange and Blue will begin the 2016 campaign on Feb. 19 at McKethan Stadium, when Florida Gulf Coast visits for the opener of a three-game series.
Last season, UF went 52-18 and ranked third in the final polls after becoming the only program in the country to earn a top-eight national seed for NCAA play for the sixth time in seven years. The Gators also swept through the Gainesville Regionals and Super Regionals held at McKethan Stadium. The incoming class has been ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball, the program's seventh consecutive time in the top eight classes in the country.
Florida joins several other SEC programs in the poll: Texas A&M, 3rd, Vanderbilt, 4th; LSU, 5th; Missouri, 15th and Mississippi State, 17th. The Gators will host the Aggies (April 1-3), Commodores (May 13-15), Mizzou (March 18-20) and the Bulldogs (April 8-10), and will wrap up the regular season on the Bayou (May 19-21).
The contest with FGCU begins the 33-game home schedule at McKethan Stadium, where the Gators boast a 231-69 (.770) mark in O'Sullivan's tenure.
2016 Perfect Game Preseason Poll
Gators' 2016 opponents in Bold Italics
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Florida headlines the top five, followed by Louisville, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and LSU. The Orange and Blue will begin the 2016 campaign on Feb. 19 at McKethan Stadium, when Florida Gulf Coast visits for the opener of a three-game series.
Last season, UF went 52-18 and ranked third in the final polls after becoming the only program in the country to earn a top-eight national seed for NCAA play for the sixth time in seven years. The Gators also swept through the Gainesville Regionals and Super Regionals held at McKethan Stadium. The incoming class has been ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball, the program's seventh consecutive time in the top eight classes in the country.
Florida joins several other SEC programs in the poll: Texas A&M, 3rd, Vanderbilt, 4th; LSU, 5th; Missouri, 15th and Mississippi State, 17th. The Gators will host the Aggies (April 1-3), Commodores (May 13-15), Mizzou (March 18-20) and the Bulldogs (April 8-10), and will wrap up the regular season on the Bayou (May 19-21).
The contest with FGCU begins the 33-game home schedule at McKethan Stadium, where the Gators boast a 231-69 (.770) mark in O'Sullivan's tenure.
2016 Perfect Game Preseason Poll
| Rank | School | 2015 Record | 2015 Final Rank |
| 1. | FLORIDA | 52-18 | 3 |
| 2. | Louisville | 47-18 | 8 |
| 3. | Texas A&M | 50-14 | 12 |
| 4. | Vanderbilt | 51-21 | 2 |
| 5. | LSU | 54-12 | 4 |
| 6. | Oregon State | 39-19-1 | 18 |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 38-20 | 20 |
| 8. | California | 36-21 | NR |
| 9. | Virginia | 44-24 | 1 |
| 10. | UL-Lafayette | 42-23 | 24 |
| 11. | Miami (FL) | 50-17 | 6 |
| 12. | Oregon | 38-25 | NR |
| 13. | NC State | 36-23 | NR |
| 14. | UCLA | 45-16 | 9 |
| 15. | Missouri | 30-28 | NR |
| 16. | Houston | 43-20 | 17 |
| 17. | Mississippi State | 24-30 | NR |
| 18. | TCU | 51-15 | 5 |
| 19. | Oklahoma | 34-27 | NR |
| 20. | Florida State | 44-21 | 13 |
| 21. | Coastal Carolina | 39-20 | NR |
| 22. | North Carolina | 34-24 | NR |
| 23. | Michigan | 39-25 | NR |
| 24. | Notre Dame | 37-23 | NR |
| 25. | Texas Tech | 31-24 | NR |
Gators' 2016 opponents in Bold Italics
Season tickets for the 2016 Gator Baseball season are on sale and can be purchased online through FloridaGators.com or by calling the Gator Ticket Office at 1-800-34-GATOR from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For all of the latest information on Florida baseball, log on to FloridaGators.com or follow the team's Twitter account @GatorsBB.
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