East Carolina tops the preseason poll in the American Athletic Conference.
The Pirates picked up six first-place votes and 62 points. Houston placed second with the other three first-place votes and 54 points.
2020 American Athletic Conference Baseball Preseason Poll
| 1 | ECU (6) | 62 |
| 2 | Houston (3) | 54 |
| 3 | UConn | 49 |
| 4 | Tulane | 38 |
| 5 | UCF | 37 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 33 |
| 7 | USF | 20 |
| 8 | Memphis | 19 |
| 9 | Wichita State | 12 |
First-place votes in parenthesis