The first pitch of the 2016 college baseball season is set for Friday Feb. 19. Below are the teams selected to win their respective conferences based on the preseason polls.

Keep an eye on these teams throughout the season and follow the Road to Omaha right here.

Conference 2016 Preseason Favorite 2015 Tournament Champion
AAC Houston East Carolina
America East Stony Brook Stony Brook
Atlantic 10 Saint Louis VCU
ACC Louisville Florida State
Atlantic Sun North Florida Lipscomb
Big 12 TCU Texas
BIg East St. John's St. John's
Big South Coastal Carolina Radford
Big Ten Michigan Michigan
Big West Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton
Colonial UNCW UNCW
Conference USA Rice FIU
Horizon Wright State Wright State
Ivy League TBA Columbia
Metro Atlantic Canisius Canisius
Mid-American Kent State Ohio
Mid-Eastern Norfolk State (northern)
Florida A&M (southern)		 Florida A&M
Missouri Valley Missouri State Missouri State
Mountain West San Diego State
New Mexico		 San Diego State
Northeast Bryant Sacred Heart
OVC Southeast Missouri Morehead State
Pac-12 Oregon State UCLA
Patriot Navy Lehigh
SEC Florida Florida
Southern Mercer and Samford Mercer
Southland Southeastern Louisiana Houston Baptist
SWAC Alabama State and Texas Southern Texas Southern
Summit League Oral Roberts Oral Roberts
Sun Belt UL Lafayette Louisiana-Lafayette
West Coast San Diego Pepperdine
WAC Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield