College Roundup: W&J the top pick in PAC baseball poll, GCC picked to finish second | Sports

Washington & Jefferson College earned the top spot in the 2026 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) baseball coaches’ preseason poll, which was announced Monday, along with the PAC Players to Watch list. The annual preseason poll collects votes from each of the league’s 12 head coaches.

W&J collected 10 first-place votes and 120 points to secure the top spot in this year’s polling. The Presidents, who have won 16 conference titles in program history, finished in front of defending champion Grove City College, who had 111 points in the poll, including the remaining two first-place votes.

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