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DURHAM, N.C. -- The Pacific-10 Conference could be in for a banner year in 2008. Four Pac-10 teams grace the top 10 in Baseball America's preseason rankings, led by No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Arizona. The Bruins, who rebounded from an 8-14 start in 2007 to reach a super-regional, claim the preseason No. 1 spot for the first time ever. Their previous highest preseason ranking was third in 1987. Two-time defending champion Oregon State starts the year at No. 7, and fellow 2007 College World Series participant Arizona State checks in at No. 9.

Two other conferences match the Pac-10 with four teams in the top 25. The Atlantic Coast Conference's quartet is led by No. 5 North Carolina, the national runner-up the last two seasons. No. 10 Miami, No. 17 Virginia and No. 23 Clemson join the Tar Heels in the rankings.

No. 6 Missouri leads the four ranked teams from the Big 12. The others are Baylor (No. 15), Texas (16) and Texas A&M (22). The Southeastern Conference, which boasts the third- and fourth-ranked teams in Vanderbilt and Mississippi, places three teams in the top 25, as does Conference USA, led by last year's preseason No. 1, Rice. The Owls open 2008 ranked 14th.

     Team            2007 Record   Final 2007 Ranking 
 1.  UCLA                 33-28           22 
 2.  Arizona              42-17           NR 
 3.  Vanderbilt           54-13            6 
 4.  Mississippi          40-25           17 
 5.  North Carolina       57-16            2 
 6.  Missouri             42-18           24 
 7.  Oregon State         49-18            1 
 8.  Michigan             42-19           19 
 9.  Arizona State        49-15            5 
10.  Miami                37-24           NR 
11.  San Diego            43-18           18 
12.  South Carolina       46-20           10 
13.  Long Beach State     39-20           NR 
14.  Rice                 56-14            3 
15.  Baylor               35-27           NR 
16.  Texas                46-17           11 
17.  Virginia             45-16           16 
18.  Fresno State         38-29           NR 
19.  Louisiana-Lafayette  45-17           NR 
20.  Wichita State        53-22           13 
21.  Texas A&M            48-20           12 
22.  Tulane               34-26           NR 
23.  Clemson              41-23           15 
24.  East Carolina        40-23           NR 
25.  Old Dominion         35-24           NR