EUGENE -- Oregon is the preseason favorite to win the 2025 Big Ten baseball championship.

The Ducks are the top pick of the conference's 17 head coaches, followed by Nebraska and Indiana. All three made last year's NCAA Tournament.

UCLA, Michigan and USC round out the Big Ten's preseason poll, which only projects the top six spots.

In the preseason polls, Oregon is ranked No. 12 by d1baseball.com and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), No. 14 in the USA Today coaches poll and Perfect Game, and No. 19 by Baseball America.

The Ducks open the season at 3 p.m. Friday against Toledo for the first of 13 straight home games.