Defending national champion Florida is a unanimous pick at No. 1 in the CBI Preseason Composite Poll.
The Gators were first in all five national preseason polls.
Oregon State was unanimous at No. 2, placing second in all five polls.
Texas Tech took third. The Red Raiders were third in three polls and fifth in the other two.
Florida State stood in fourth. The Seminoles were third in one poll, fourth in two polls and fifth in two polls.
Arkansas check in at No. 5. The Razorbacks were third in one poll, fourth in two polls and sixth in two polls.
There are seven teams from the SEC in the CBI poll. There are five from the ACC, three from both the Big 12 and Pac 12, and single entities from the Big West and Missouri Valley.
| CBI Composite Poll (2/7/18) | BA | CB | D1 | NCBWA | US | Composite | |
| 1 | Florida (52-19) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Oregon State (56-6) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Texas Tech (45-17) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Florida State (46-23) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Arkansas (45-19) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | TCU (50-18) | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | North Carolina (49-14) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Kentucky (43-23) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| 9 | Cal State Fullerton (39-24) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 61 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt (36-25-1) | 18 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 63 |
| 11 | LSU (52-20) | 17 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 63 |
| 12 | UCLA (30-27) | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 64 |
| 13 | Texas A&M (41-23) | 10 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 73 |
| 14 | Stanford (42-16) | 9 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 75 |
| 15 | Mississippi State (40-27) | 23 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 80 |
| 16 | Louisville (53-12) | 19 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 82 |
| 17 | Dallas Baptist (42-21) | NR | 11 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 83 |
| 18 | Clemson (42-21) | 12 | 15 | NR | 19 | 21 | 84 |
| 19 | Virginia (43-16) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 86 |
| 20 | Texas (39-24) | 14 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 102 |