Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll
1 Murray State, 74 (7)
2 Southern Illinois, 61
3 UIC, 59 (1)
4 Illinois State, 57 (1)
5 Indiana State, 53
2026 MVC Baseball Players to Watch List
| Institution | Name | Yr. | Pos. | Hometown (Previous School) |
| Belmont | Charlie Davis | Senior | Infielder | Paris, Tenn. (Columbia State CC) |
| Belmont | Landon Godsey | Graduate | Infielder | Indianapolis, Ind. (Volunteer State CC) |
| Belmont | Michael Lareau | Graduate | Outfielder | Allen Park, Mich. (Wabash Valley CC) |
| Belmont | Andrew Perry | Sophomore | LHP | Jackson, Tenn. (Trinity Christian Academy) |
| Belmont | Mike Sprockett | Redshirt Senior | Catcher | Liberty Township, Ohio (Akron) |
| Bradley | Mack Brousseau | Senior | Catcher | Frisco, Texas (McNeese) |
| Bradley | AJ Garcia | Junior | Outfielder | Chicago, Ill. (Michigan) |
| Bradley | Hayden Miller | Senior | Utility | Sandy Hook, Conn. (Middle Tennessee) |
| Bradley | William Soignier | Senior | RHP | Shreveport, La. (Paris Junior College) |
| Bradley | Josh Vaughn | Sophomore | RHP | Mapleton, Ill. (Illini Bluffs HS) |
| Evansville | Kenton Deverman | Junior | LHP | Dardenne Prairie, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West HS) |
| Evansville | Max Hansmann | Senior | RHP | Elmhurst, Ill. (York HS) |
| Evansville | Charlie Longmeier | Redshirt Sophomore | Outfielder | Seymour, Ind. (Seymour HS) |
| Evansville | Reagan Reeder | Redshirt Sophomore | Infielder | Ramsey, Minn. (Illinois) |
| Evansville | Harrison Taubert | Senior | Outfielder | Casper, Wyo. (Northeast CC) |
| UIC | Brandon Bak | Senior | LHP | Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North HS) |
| UIC | Mason Buss | Senior | RHP | Hartland, Wis. (Kansas State) |
| UIC | Thomas Curry | Junior | Utility | Hartland, Wis. (Missouri) |
| UIC | Jared Lessman | Graduate | LHP | Cumberland, Wis. (Louisville/Iowa Western CC) |
| UIC | Will Smoot | Senior | Utility | Newport, Minn. (East Tennessee/Iowa Central CC) |
| Illinois State | Brayden Bakes | Redshirt Sophomore | Outfielder | Algonquin, Ill. (Indiana) |
| Illinois State | Reece Clapp | Graduate | RHP | Columbia, Mo. (Bradley) |
| Illinois State | Matthew Donnison | Junior | RHP | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (St. Paul Catholic HS) |
| Illinois State | Thomas Harper | Senior | RHP | Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa East HS) |
| Illinois State | Graham Mastros | Junior | Utility | Northfield, Ill. (Saint Louis) |
| Illinois State | Luke Stulga | Junior | Outfielder | Tinley Park, Ill. (St. Laurence HS) |
| Indiana State | Carter Beck | Junior | Outfielder | Carnduff, Sasketchewan, Canada (University of Mary) |
| Indiana State | Ty Brooks | Sophomore | RHP | Milford, Ind. (Wawasee HS) |
| Indiana State | Jeremy Martinez | Sophomore | Catcher | Caguas, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy) |
| Indiana State | Max McEwen | Redshirt Junior | RHP | Sellersburg, Ind. (Jeffersonville HS) |
| Indiana State | Grant Parson | Junior | RHP | Owensboro, Ky. (Southern Indiana) |
| Murray State | Conner Cunningham | Sophomore | Infielder | Batesville, Ark. (Batesville HS) |
| Murray State | Kane Elmy | Graduate | RHP | Canton, Mich. (Kellogg CC) |
| Murray State | Kristofer Hokenson | Senior | Utility | St. Louis Park, Minn. (Minnesota) |
| Murray State | Jacob Hustedde | Junior | RHP | Breese, Ill. (Mater Dei HS) |
| Murray State | Kainen Jorge | Senior | Outfielder | Miami, Fla. (Old Dominion) |
| Murray State | Graham Kelham | Senior | RHP | LaOtto, Ind. (St. Francis) |
| Murray State | Luke Mistone | Senior | Infielder | Upland, Calif. (Cal State Fullerton) |
| Murray State | Nic Schutte | Senior | RHP | Louisville, Ky. (Motlow CC) |
| Murray State | Dylan Zentko | Senior | LHP | Brazil, Ind. (Olney Central CC) |
| Southern Illinois | Kaleb Hall | Senior | Utility | Dyersburg, Tenn. (North Greenville HS) |
| Southern Illinois | Meade Johnson | Graduate | RHP | Mattoon, Ill. (Heartland CC/Maryland) |
| Southern Illinois | Cecil Lofton | Graduate | Infielder | Resaca, Ga. (Bryan College) |
| Southern Illinois | Dylan Petrey | Redshirt Senior | RHP | Pingree Grove, Ill. (McHenry County CC) |
| Southern Illinois | Gabe Petrucelli | Senior | Infielder | Rocklin, Calif. (Sacramento City College) |
| Southern Illinois | Tim Simay | Redshirt Senior | Infielder | Atlanta, Ga. (Ole Miss/Calhoun CC) |
| Valparaiso | Spencer Boynton | Redshirt Senior | RHP | Tampa, Fla. (Seffner Christian HS) |
| Valparaiso | Adam Guazzo | Redshirt Junior | RHP | Huntley, Ill. (Huntley HS) |
| Valparaiso | Connor Lockwood | Redshirt Senior | RHP | Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville HS) |
| Valparaiso | Eli Riley | Redshirt Senior | Catcher | Zanesville, Ind. (Norwell HS) |
| Valparaiso | Case Sullivan | Redshirt Sophomore | Infielder | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) |