Baseball Picked to Finish Second in Ivy League Preseason Poll
2/19/2024 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
Lions open the season on Friday at No. 4 Florida
PRINCETON, N.J. — Columbia baseball has been tabbed to finish second in the 2024 Ivy League Preseason Poll, as voted on by eight sports information directors and eight media members from around the league. The poll was announced by the Ivy League on Monday afternoon.
Columbia is coming off a season where the Lions had three wins over nationally ranked opponents and held the 31st strongest non-conference schedule in the country. The Lions have had the highest ranked non-conference strength of schedule out of all Ivy League teams the last two seasons according to D1Baseball.com.
Nine of Columbia's opponents from last year made the 2023 NCAA Tournament regionals (Virginia, UNC Wilmington, Alabama, Troy, Samford, Tulane, UConn, Army West Point, and Penn). The Lions were the four seed in last year's inaugural Ivy League Baseball Tournament.
The Lions have never been picked to finish worse than third in the Ivy League Baseball Preseason Poll. Penn received all 16 first place votes this year, while Harvard and Princeton were picked to finish behind the Lions in third and fourth place, respectively.
The Lions open the 2024 season on Friday, Feb. 23 at No. 4 Florida. Columbia's home opener at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium is set for Friday, March 1 against Marist.
2024 Ivy League Baseball Preseason Poll (First Place Votes)
1. Penn – 128 (16)
2. Columbia – 101
3. Harvard – 97
4. Princeton – 87
5. Yale – 66
6. Cornell – 37
7. Brown – 35
8. Dartmouth – 25
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For the latest on Columbia baseball, follow @CULionsBaseball on Twitter and Instagram, and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
Columbia is coming off a season where the Lions had three wins over nationally ranked opponents and held the 31st strongest non-conference schedule in the country. The Lions have had the highest ranked non-conference strength of schedule out of all Ivy League teams the last two seasons according to D1Baseball.com.
Nine of Columbia's opponents from last year made the 2023 NCAA Tournament regionals (Virginia, UNC Wilmington, Alabama, Troy, Samford, Tulane, UConn, Army West Point, and Penn). The Lions were the four seed in last year's inaugural Ivy League Baseball Tournament.
The Lions have never been picked to finish worse than third in the Ivy League Baseball Preseason Poll. Penn received all 16 first place votes this year, while Harvard and Princeton were picked to finish behind the Lions in third and fourth place, respectively.
The Lions open the 2024 season on Friday, Feb. 23 at No. 4 Florida. Columbia's home opener at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium is set for Friday, March 1 against Marist.
2024 Ivy League Baseball Preseason Poll (First Place Votes)
1. Penn – 128 (16)
2. Columbia – 101
3. Harvard – 97
4. Princeton – 87
5. Yale – 66
6. Cornell – 37
7. Brown – 35
8. Dartmouth – 25
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia baseball, follow @CULionsBaseball on Twitter and Instagram, and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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