Nebraska Baseball Earns Preseason Top-25 Ranking by D1Baseball

The Huskers open at No. 24 and are one of two Big Ten programs in the rankings.
Nebraska baseball players celebrate a home run during the 2024 Big Ten Conference Tournament in Omaha.
Nebraska baseball players celebrate a home run during the 2024 Big Ten Conference Tournament in Omaha. / Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska baseball has already started to drum up national attention prior to the start of the season.

A year after playing in the Stillwater NCAA Regional, the Huskers will begin their 2025 campaign at No. 24 in the D1Baseball preseason top 25. Nebraska and No. 12 Oregon are the only Big Ten Conference teams in the rankings.

Nebraska's 2025 schedule features three ranked opponents: No. 3 LSU, No. 7 Oregon State, and No. 16 Vanderbilt. The Huskers will face the Commodores on Feb. 15, the Tigers on March 1, and begin a weekend series with Oregon State on March 28,

Will Walsh
Nebraska pitcher Will Walsh / Nebraska Athletics

The D1Baseball top 25 has Texas A&M in the No. 1 spot after the Aggies' No. 2 finish in 2024. The Southeastern Conference is also represented by No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 5 Arkansas, No. 8 Georgia, No. 10 Florida, No. 16 Vanderbilt, No. 18 Mississippi State and No. 19 Texas.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has the No. 2 team with Virginia and shows depth with No. 6 North Carolina, No. 9 Florida State, No. 11 Duke, No. 13 NC State, No. 14 Wake Forest and No. 15 Clemson. The Big 12 Conference is represented by No. 17 Oklahoma State, No. 21 Arizona and No. 23 TCU.

Also in the rankings are No. 7 Oregon State, No. 20 Dallas Baptist, No. 22 UC Santa Barbara, and No. 25 Troy.

Nebraska is coming off a 40-22 season that saw them win the Big Ten Tournament and make their sixth NCAA Regional appearance since 2014. Last week's Perfect Game preseason top 25 did not include the Huskers, while USA Today and the NCBWA have yet to release their rankings.

Jackson Brockett was tabbed as Nebraska's starter for the Big Ten Tournament Championship game against Penn State.
Nebraska pitcher Jackson Brockett. / Amarillo Mullen

D1Baseball Preseason Top 25

  1. Texas A&M
  2. Virginia
  3. LSU
  4. Tennessee
  5. Arkansas
  6. North Carolina
  7. Oregon State
  8. Georgia
  9. Florida State
  10. Florida
  11. Duke
  12. Oregon
  13. NC State
  14. Wake Forest
  15. Clemson
  16. Vanderbilt
  17. Oklahoma State
  18. Mississippi State
  19. Texas
  20. Dallas Baptist
  21. Arizona
  22. UC Santa Barbara
  23. TCU
  24. Nebraska
  25. Troy

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Austin Jacobsen
AUSTIN JACOBSEN

Austin Jacobsen is a radio broadcaster and former Sports Director in Central Nebraska. He has seen the Cornhusker state from all corners; growing up in the Panhandle, completing his college degree in Kearney, working in the rural Sandhills, and now residing in Omaha. Austin is a statewide, regional, and national radio award winner and can usually be found at a high school football field on Friday nights and tuning in to the Huskers wherever they travel. If he is not on the road, Austin enjoys movie dates with his girlfriend and their dog, Ava.