Michigan baseball is ranked No. 1 nationally after the opening weekend, the first time in the 40-year history of the Baseball America poll that a team from the Big Ten occupies that spot, but excuse coach Erik Bakich if he’s not exactly giddy.
The Wolverines were No. 8 in the preseason rankings, but upsets of defending national champion Vanderbilt, the team that beat Michigan for the World Series title, and a shutout of highly regarded Arizona State pushed them to the top ranking revealed Monday. Michigan went 3-1 on the weekend, with a loss to Connecticut.