NC State Ranked No. 17 in D1Baseball’s 2026 Preseason Top 25

D1Baseball has released its 2026 Preseason Top-25 rankings, and NC State checks in at No. 17.

D1Baseball Preseason Top 25

1. UCLA
2. LSU
3. Texas
4. Mississippi State
5. Georgia Tech
6. Coastal Carolina
7. Arkansas
8. Louisville
9. Auburn
10. TCU
11. North Carolina
12. Oregon State
13. Florida
14. Tennessee
15. Georgia
16. Florida State
17. NC State
18. Kentucky
19. Clemson
20. Southern Miss
21. Wake Forest
22. Miami (FL)
23. Vanderbilt
24. Arizona
25. Texas A&M

Per usual, the ACC will be tough sledding once again, with eight teams represented in the Top 25:

5) Georgia Tech
8) Louisville
11) UNC
16) FSU
17) NC State
19) Clemson
21) Wake forest
22) Miami

The Wolfpack entered last season ranked 13th in D1Baseball’s preseason poll but finished the year unranked.