It should come as no surprise that the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns baseball were tabbed as the favorites to win the Sun Belt Conference West Division. This is the first season that the East and West divisions will be used for college baseball.
The Cajuns received nine of the 12 first-place votes with UT Arlington receiving two and Texas State getting the remaining vote.
Louisiana’s season will start on the road against the Texas Longhorns on February 16th with first pitch set for 6:30 pm. Below is the Sun Belt Conference’s Preseason Poll.
2018 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Coaches’ Preseason Poll
first-place votes in parentheses
EAST DIVISION
1. South Alabama (12) – 72 pts
2. Coastal Carolina – 59 pts
3. Georgia Southern – 43 pts
4. Troy – 41 pts
5. Georgia State – 20 pts
6. Appalachian State – 16 pts
WEST DIVISION
1. Louisiana (9) – 68 pts
2. UTA (2) – 56 pts
3. Texas State (1) – 51 pts
4. Arkansas State – 36 pts
5. Little Rock – 27 pts
6. ULM – 11 pts
-Clint Domingue