The Wake Forest Baseball team hasn't won a national championship since 1955, but if preseason polls are right, that will change in 2024. 

After almost 70 years without a title, and coming off a Men's College World Series national semifinal appearance in 2023, the Demon Deacons enter 2024 as the No.1 team in the country, according to Baseball America's top-25 poll. 

This comes a few weeks after D1 Baseball also named Wake Forest No. 1.

Despite losing No. 7 pick Rhett Lowder in the 2023 MLB Draft, the Deacons return arguably the best prospect in college baseball in Nick Kurtz, plus two of the top pitchers in college baseball in Josh Hartle and Chase Burns. 

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Wake Forest went 54-12 in 2023. 

Following Wake Forest in the rankings is defending champion LSU. 

The Tigers are trying to become the first back-to-back College World Series champion since South Carolina in 2010 and 2011. 

Baseball America 2024 College Baseball Preseason Top 25 

Here is the complete rankings:

1. Wake Forest 
2. LSU 
3. Arkansas 
4. Florida 
5. Oregon State
6. TCU
7. Vanderbilt
8. Tennessee
9. Clemson 
10. Virginia 
11.  Texas A&M
12. South Carolina 
13. Texas
14. East Carolina 
15. Stanford 
16. Duke
17. North Carolina 
18. Texas Tech 
19. Coastal Carolina 
20. Iowa 
21. Oklahoma State 
22. North Carolina State 
23. Auburn 
24. Northeastern 
25. U.C. Irvine 

When Is The 2024 College Baseball Showdown?

The first weekend of competition at the Shriners Children's College Showdown is Feb. 16-18. The second second weekend is Feb. 23- 25. The final weekend is March 1-3. 

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What Teams Are Playing In the 2024 College Baseball Showdown?

Here are the teams: 

• University of Oklahoma
• Texas Tech University
• Baylor University
• University of Tennessee
• University of Nebraska
• University of Oregon
• University of Arkansas
• Oklahoma State University
• University of Michigan
• Oregon State University 
• TCU 
• Texas A&M
• University of Southern California 
• Arizona State University

2024 College Baseball Showdown Schedule: Weekend 1

All times Central

Feb. 16: 

• Nebraska vs. Baylor, Noon
• Oregon vs. Oklahoma, 4 p.m.
• Tennessee vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

Feb. 17 

• Baylor vs. Oregon, Noon 
• Texas Tech vs. Nebraska, 4 p.m. 
• Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Feb. 18 

• Nebraska vs. Oklahoma, 11:30 a.m. 
• Oregon vs. Texas Tech,  3:30 p.m. 
• Tennessee vs. Baylor, 7:30 p.m.

2024 College Baseball Showdown Schedule: Weekend 2

Feb. 23: 

• Michigan vs. Oklahoma State, 4 p.m. 
• Arkansas vs. Oregon State, 8 p.m. 

Feb. 24: 

• Oregon State vs. Michigan, 4 p.m.  
• Arkansas vs. Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. 

Feb. 25: 

• Arkansas vs. Michigan, 2 p.m. 
• Oklahoma State vs. Oregon State 6 p.m. 

2024 College Baseball Showdown Schedule: Weekend 3

March 1: 

• TCU vs. USC, 3 p.m.
• Texas A&M vs. Arizona State, 7 p.m.

March 2: 

• Texas A&M vs. USC, 3 p.m. 
• TCU vs. Arizona State, 7 p.m.

March 3: 

• Texas A&M vs. Arizona State, Noon
• TCU vs. USC, 4 p.m.

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