NCAA.com | February 20, 2016 Every preseason favorite from all 31 conferences Top 10 Plays of the College World Series: Hoos on top Share 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 Pac-12 announces creation of Pac-12 baseball tournament in partnership with the city of Scottsdale and The Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission The Pac-12 announced Wednesday a new conference championship event in Scottsdale, Arizona for baseball. READ MORE Notable college baseball players who starred in the Little League World Series Hundreds of schools across three divisions of NCAA baseball have fielded teams for numerous years, making it difficult to pinpoint every athlete that's participated on a college program and in the 73-tournament-old LLWS. But though this compilation isn't comprehensive, we've put together a list of some of the most notable players who stepped on the collegiate and LLWS baseball diamond at some point in their careers. READ MORE Use of one-way electronic devices approved in college baseball Display boards, in-ear communication to the catcher are allowed for use in all three NCAA divisions for the 2021-22 season. READ MORE