DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke baseball team secured its third top-15 ranking of the preseason, checking in at No. 15 on Baseball America's Preseason Top 25. The Blue Devils were also ranked No. 15 in D1Baseball's Top 25, while Perfect Game listed the Duke at No. 11 on its preseason list—the highest-ever preseason ranking in program history.
Duke is one of eight ACC teams—the most of any conference—in the Baseball America Top 25, joining second-ranked Louisville, No. 5 Miami, No. 12 Florida State, No. 17 NC State, No. 18 North Carolina, No.