re: COLLEGE BASEBALL PRESEASON: Rankings & All-America Teams [Updated 1.28.13]

A stunning reversal in the ongoing preseason battle upon the high seas!

The coaches restore The Flagship to #1, and totally disrespect the Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.

It looks like we have 8 schools that are fielding legit Top 20 teams, along with Texas A&M which might be a Top 25 caliber team, and Georgia which might be a Top 40 caliber team.

Alabama, Auburn, Missouri, & Tennessee, prepare your anuses.

Here's a breakdown of the 23 preseason All-Americans:

West
AL (0) -- N/A
AR (3) -- Ryne Stanek (RHP), Colby Suggs (Relief P), Dominic Ficociello (2B)
AU (0) -- N/A
LS (5) -- Raph Rhymes (OF), Aaron Nola (RHP), Mason Katz (1B), Ty Ross (C), JaCoby Jones (2B)
OM (1) -- Bobby Wahl (RHP)
MS (3) -- Adam Frazier (SS), Jonathan Holder (Relief P), Hunter Renfroe (OF)
TA (0) -- N/A

East
FL (1) -- Jonathon Crawford (RHP)
GA (0) -- N/A
KY (3) -- Corey Littrell (LHP), Austin Cousino (OF), A.J. Reed (UTIL)
MO (0) -- N/A
SC (4) -- Grayson Greiner (C), Jordan Montgomery (LHP), Colby Holmes (RHP), Tyler Webb (Relief P)
TN (0) -- N/A
VU (3) -- Spencer Navin (C), Conrad Gregor (1B), Tony Kemp (2B)


And by position...

10 pitchers
RHP - Stanek (AR), Wahl (OM), Crawford (FL), Nola (LS), Holmes (SC)
LHP - Littrell (KY), Montgomery (SC)
Relief P - Suggs (AR), Holder (MS), Webb (SC)

13 position players
C - Greiner (SC), Navin (VU), Ross (LS)
1B - Gregor (VU), Katz (LS)
UTIL - Reed (KY) [plays 1B & LHP]
2B - Ficociello (AR), Kemp (VU), Jones (LS)
SS - Frazier (MS)
3B - N/A
OF - Rhymes (LS), Cousino (KY), Renfroe (MS)