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Feb. 4, 2008 BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Hoping to take home the Pac-10's third consecutive national title, Arizona State tops the Rivals.com Top 25 Rankings. The Sun Devils have some offensive contributors to replace, but welcome back All-American infielder Brett Wallace and veteran pitcher Josh Satow, among others. While Arizona State tops our rankings, defending champion Oregon State comes in at No. 11. Other Pac-10 teams in the rankings include No. 3 UCLA and No. 8 Arizona. After finishing last season unranked, Miami comes in at No. 2. Meanwhile, No. 4 Rice and No. 5 San Diego round out the top five. Five teams in the preseason rankings were not ranked at the end of last season: No. 2 Miami, No. 8 Arizona, No. 17 Long Beach State, No. 20 Baylor and No. 25 St. John's. Here are the conference breakdowns: Pac-10 (4), SEC (4), ACC (4), Big 12 (4), Big West (3), Big East (2), WCC (1), Missouri Valley (1), Conference USA (1), Big Ten (1). The Rivals.com Top 25 Baseball Rankings will be unveiled every Monday morning during the season. Also join us for a weekly rankings chat, which will take place each Monday at 2 p.m. (Central) in the Rivals.com National Clubhouse.
RIVALS.COM TOP 25 RANKINGS (PRESEASON)
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