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College World Series 2012: Power Ranking Championship Contenders
Published by Richard Langford on June 13, 2012
Florida is the favorite to win the 2012 College World Series. Bovada has them at 5/2 to take the title, and these odds are right on the money.
The Gators are far from a sure thing, though. This is baseball after all, and the double elimination bracket leading to the best-of-three finals is a perfect environment for upsets.
There is no reason that Cinderella Stony Brook can't take this title. That said, they will not be on this list. Here are the three teams with the best chances of becoming this year's kings of college baseball.
No. 1: Florida
Last year's CWS runner-up, Florida is ready to take the next step. This team returned almost all of their starters from a season ago, and they are all focused on winning it all this time around.
Florida boasts a lineup that includes five players selected in the first nine rounds of this year's MLB Draft. They are led by Catcher Mike Zunino, a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and taken No. 3 over...
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