Perfect Game's College Top 25

Analyzing the 2013 Top NCAA Teams

by Kendall Rogers

On December 5, 2012, Baseball Prospectus and Perfect Game announced a partnership to help promote and cover the game at both the amateur and professional levels. As a result of this partnership, Baseball Prospectus subscribers will now get the opportunity to read some of the great premium content being published by Perfect Game for its members. Today, courtesy of Perfect Game, we bring you this special report by Kendall Rogers.

The Road to Omaha has officially begun with the unveiling of the PG Top 25 rankings.

North Carolina leads the way entering the 2013 campaign, but certainly has some stiff company throughout the top 25. For instance, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Stanford, ranked 2,3 and 4, respectively, also had compelling cases to be the nation's top-ranked team. Plenty of other squads also have a great chance to stake their claim this spring.

Without further ado, we take an in-depth look at teams in our rankings and make a compelling case for each.

1. NORTH CAROLINA

Head coach: Mike Fox

Conference: Atlantic Coast

2012 record: 46-16, 22-8 ACC

2012 accomplishment: Hosted Chapel Hill NCAA Regional

Top returning pitcher: LHP Kent Emanuel -- The talented left-handed pitcher had a fantastic sophomore campaign for the Heels last season, going 8-4 with a 1.96 ERA in 110 innings. He also struck out 100 and walked 23, while teams hit him at a .228 clip.

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