KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After claiming the program’s first national championship last season, Tennessee will start its title defense as a consensus top five team in 2025.
The final major preseason poll was released on Tuesday as the 2025 campaign is slated to begin in nine days when the Volunteers host Hofstra for a three-game series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium starting on Friday, Feb. 14.
UT’s preseason rankings in the five major college baseball polls can be seen below.
NCBWA: No. 2
USA Today: No. 2
Baseball America: No. 3
D1Baseball: No. 4
Perfect Game: No. 5
Tennessee returns 16 letterwinners from its 2024 National Championship team, led by a trio of preseason All-Americans in INF Dean Curley, RHP Nate Snead and RHP AJ Russell.
The Vols also added multiple highly coveted transfer portal additions to their roster, three of which have earned preseason All-America recognition in LHP Liam Doyle (Ole Miss), INF Andrew Fischer (Ole Miss) and INF Gavin Kilen (Louisville).
UT’s full 2025 schedule can be found by clicking HERE.
