The Hornets will open the 2017 season nationally ranked.
Emporia State is in at No. 30 in the 2017 edition of the American Baseball Coaches Association Division II Preseason Poll, which was released this week.
ESU finished last season 39-19 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year and 11th time in 13 years.
Here is the entire poll:
| Rank | Team (2016 Final Record) | Points |
| 1. | Nova Southeastern (44-16) | 629 |
| 2. | Tampa (41-10) | 626 |
| 3. | Central Missouri (43-15) | 622 |
| 4. | Southern New Hampshire (50-7) | 619 |
| 5. | Millersville (53-7) | 616 |
| 6. | Cal. Poly Pomona (42-19) | 612 |
| 7. | Franklin Pierce (48-9) | 610 |
| 8. | Angelo St. (39-22) | 607 |
| 9. | Mercyhurst (43-14) | 605 |
| 10. | S.C. Aiken (40-18) | 601 |
| 11. | St. Edward’s (46-12) | 600 |
| 12. | Colorado Mesa (43-13) | 597 |
| 13. | Indianapolis (38-21) | 593 |
| 14. | California Baptist (42-13) | 590 |
| 15. | Dixie St. (40-14) | 587 |
| 16. | Minnesota St. (36-18) | 585 |
| 17. | St. Cloud St. (43-10) | 582 |
| 18. | Belmont Abbey (39-16-1) | 579 |
| 19. | West Florida (36-17) | 575 |
| 20. | Florida Southern (32-17) | 573 |
| 21. | Catawba (34-21) | 570 |
| 22. | Quincy (39-18) | 568 |
| 23. | Southern Indiana (38-21) | 565 |
| 24. | U.C. San Diego (31-21) | 562 |
| 25. | Grand Valley St. (36-18-1) | 559 |
| 26. | West Georgia (42-16) | 556 |
| 27. | North Georgia (32-20) | 552 |
| 28. | Lander (44-16) | 548 |
| 29. | Ashland (33-22) | 545 |
| 30. | Emporia St. (39-19) | 543 |
| 31. | Arkansas-Monticello (40-16) | 539 |
| 32. | West Chester (37-14) | 535 |
| 33. | Mount Olive (33-21) | 531 |
| 34. | West Alabama (36-15) | 528 |
| 35. | Missouri S&T (39-16) | 526 |
| 36. | St. Thomas Aquinas (37-17) | 524 |
| 37. | Chico St. (35-22) | 520 |
| 38. | Seton Hill (40-18) | 518 |
| 39. | Lubbock Christian (37-19) | 515 |
| 40. | Point Loma Nazarene (32-16) | 513 |
Receiving Votes: Missouri-St. Louis, Oklahoma Christian, St. Mary’s (TX), East Stroudsburg, Delta St., N.C. Pembroke, Colorado-Pueblo, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Washburn, Augustana, Alabama-Huntsville, Lynn, Valdosta St., Oklahoma Baptist, Lee, Shepherd, Southern Arkansas, Minnesota-Duluth, Lenoir-Rhyne, Azusa Pacific, Carson-Newman, Northwest Nazarene, Western Oregon, Sonoma St., Cal. St. Monterey Bay, Flagler, Rockhurst, Drury, Trevecca Nazarene, Lewis, Missouri Western St., Henderson St., Nebraska-Kearney, Florida Tech., Slippery Rock, West Virginia St., Shippensburg, California (PA), North Greenville, Erskine, Tusculum, Columbus St., Felician, Molloy, Merrimack, Bridgeport, LeMoyne, Stonehill, Pace, West Texas A&M, Colorado School of Mines.