The college baseball season is about to begin and the Pac-12 released its preseason coaches poll on Monday. Defending national champion Oregon State received just one first place vote and came in third in the voting. UCLA received eight first place votes and was picked as the favorite to win the conference title. Stanford finished just a few points ahead of OSU to place second in the poll.

The Beavers have been ranked in the top 10 nationally of every major preseason poll, but will operate this season under new head coach Pat Bailey. The former assistant coach for Oregon State took over the program after former skipper Pat Casey retired at the end of last year.

Arizona, Washington and Arizona State came in fourth, fifth and sixth in the poll, respectively. The Oregon baseball team came in seventh, followed by Cal, USC, Washington State and Utah.

The baseball season begins on Friday for the Beavers and Ducks. Oregon State begins the season in Surprise, AZ and will face New Mexico in the season opener. Oregon starts the year with a four-game series against Texas Tech in Lubbock, TX.

Rank/School (first place votes)/Points
1. UCLA (8) 97
2. Stanford (2) 90
3. Oregon State (1) 85
4. Arizona 67
5. Washington 60
6. Arizona State 59
7. Oregon 49
8. California 37
9. USC 32
10. Washington State 15
11. Utah 14