The start of the college baseball season is quickly approaching on Friday, Feb. 16.
ESPN will be broadcasting more than 4,000 games this season, in addition to the NCAA men's baseball tournament and Men's College World Series.
The first game on ESPN platforms will be No. 16 Texas hosting San Diego (8 p.m. ET on Longhorn Network).
In total, 20 of the preseason top 25 teams will be featured across ESPN platforms in the 2024 season. Games will start to amp up across linear networks at the end of March with several top-ranked matchups, including No 4. LSU at No. 3 Arkansas (March 28, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2).
How to watch
Everything college baseball on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big 12 Now on ESPN+, Longhorn Network, ESPN3, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX is accessible here, in addition to being available on the ESPN App.
What's the full schedule
You can check out the complete scoreboard here to stay up to date this spring.
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Preseason top 25 rankings
All top 25 teams will begin their seasons on Friday, Feb. 16. Here's the full ranking from D1baseball.com, plus information on each team's first game.
All times Eastern.
1. Wake Forest
2023 record: 54-12
First game: vs. Fordham, 5 p.m. on ACCNX
2. Florida
2023 record: 54-47
First game: vs. St. John's, 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+
3. Arkansas
2023 record: 43-18
First game: vs. James Madison, 4 p.m. on SEC Network+
4. LSU
2023 record: 54-17
First game: vs. VMI, 3 p.m. on SEC Network+
5. TCU
2023 record: 44-24
First game: vs. FGCU, 7:30 p.m.
6. Vanderbilt
2023 record: 42-20
First game: vs. Florida Atlantic, 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network+
7. Oregon State
2023 record: 41-20
First game: vs. New Mexico (College Baseball Classic), 2 p.m.
8. Texas A&M
2023 record: 38-27
First game: vs. McNeese, 7 p.m. on SEC Network+
9. Tennessee
2023 record: 44-22
First game: vs. Texas Tech (Shriners Children's College Showdown), 8 p.m.
10. Clemson
2023 record: 44-49
First game: vs. Xavier, 4 p.m.
11. East Carolina
2023 record: 47-19
First game: vs. Rider, 4 p.m. on ESPN+
12. Duke
2023 record: 39-24
First game: vs. Indiana (Baseball at the Beach), 11 a.m.
13. NC State
2023 record: 36-21
First game: vs. VCU, 3 p.m.
14. Virginia
2023 record: 50-15
First game: vs. Hofstra, 3 p.m. on ACCNX
15. North Carolina
2023 record: 36-24
First game: vs. Wagner, 4 p.m.
16. Texas
2023 record: 42-22
First game: vs. San Diego, 8 p.m. on Longhorn Network
17. UC Santa Barbara
2023 record: 35-20
First game: at Campbell, 5 p.m.
18. Coastal Carolina
2023 record: 42-21
First game: vs. George Mason (Baseball at the Beach), 4 p.m. on ESPN+
19. Alabama
2023 record: 43-21
First game: vs. Manhattan College, 5 p.m. on SEC Network+
20. Iowa
2023 record: 44-16
First game: vs. Seton Hall (Shipyard Tournament), 5 p.m.
21. Texas Tech
2023 record: 41-23
First game: vs. Tennessee (Shriners Children's College Showdown), 8 p.m.
22. UCLA
2023 record: 28-24-1
First game: vs. Gonzaga, 8 pm.
23. Northeastern
2023 record: 31-29-1
First game: at Arizona, 8 p.m.
24. Kansas State
2023 record: 35-24
First game: vs. Cal (MLB Desert Invitational), 8 p.m.
25. South Carolina
2023 record: 42-21
First game: vs. Miami (OH), 4 p.m. on SEC Network+