Lubbock Christian University is the unanimous preseason selection to win the Sooner Athletic Conference baseball title, according to a poll of the league's coaches.

The coaches' poll has the Chaps with all 11 first-place votes. Lubbock Christian, the defending NAIA champions, was also ranked atop the NAIA Preseason Coaches Poll.

Oklahoma City was ranked second with all 11 second-place votes in the poll. Wayland Baptist was ranked third, followed by Southern Nazarene, Oklahoma Baptist, USAO, Rogers State, Northwestern, Oklahoma Christian, Mid-America Christian and St. Gregory's.

The first games of the season are scheduled for Jan. 23 when Wayland Baptist visits Texas-Brownsville.

Rank - School - (1st place votes) - total points
 
1.       Lubbock Christian (11) 11

2.       Oklahoma City 22

3.       Wayland Baptist 36

4.       Southern Nazarene 48                   

5.       Oklahoma Baptist 57

6.       Science & Arts of Oklahoma 63

7.       Rogers State 71

8.       Northwestern Oklahoma State  79

9.       Oklahoma Christian  95

10.   Mid-America Christian  107

11.   St. Gregory's  121