Oklahoma State University Athletics
Baseball Ranked No. 19 in Preseason Poll
April 09, 2003 | Cowboy Baseball
The Cowboys return five position starters from last year's squad which finished 40-21 and made the NCAA tournament for the 18th straight year.
Six Big 12 teams are ranked with Texas Tech topping the list at No. 13 followed by No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 19 Oklahoma State, No. 22 Baylor, No. 31 Texas and No. 32 Oklahoma.
In addition to the Big 12 teams, Oklahoma State will play four non-conference opponents ranked in the poll which includes No. 26 Arizona, No. 34 Loyola Marymount, No. 35 Oral Roberts and No. 38 Ohio State.
Wichita State was the preseason No. 1 after going 56-7 last season.
1999 Collegiate Baseball Preseason Top 40
1. Wichita State (56-7) 26. Arizona (33-23) 2. Georgia Tech (41-22) 27. Arizona State (41-23) 3. USC (49-17) 28. Tennessee (36-20) 4. Rice (46-17) 29. Minnesota (45-15) 5. Long Beach State (42-23-1) 30. Illinois (42-21) 6. Miami (51-12) 31. Texas (23-32-1) 7. LSU (48-19) 32. Oklahoma (42-20) 8. Stanford (42-14-1) 33. Houston (34-25) 9. Florida State (53-20) 34. Loyola Marymount (34-23-1) 10. Alabama (46-18) 35. Oral Roberts (45-20) 11. Cal-State Fullerton (47-17) 36. Florida International (41-24) 12. Auburn (46-18) 37. Northeast Louisiana (33-22) 13. Texas Tech (44-20) 38. Ohio State (37-16) 14. Florida (46-18) 39. Mississippi State (42-23) 15. South Carolina (44-18) 40. Notre Dame (41-17) 16. UCLA (24-33) 17. Texas A&M (46-20) 18. Arkansas (38-21) 19. Oklahoma State (40-21) 20. Clemson (43-16) 21. Wake Forest (43-23) 22. Baylor (41-20-1) 23. North Carolina (42-23) 24. Washington (41-17) 25. Tulane (48-15)
