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We're still six weeks away from the Cubs and Dodgers launching the 2025 season in Tokyo, and Opening Day for most of MLB comes another nine days after that. If that's too long to wait for real baseball competition, the college season starts on Valentine's Day.

After winning the last five College World Series with five different teams, the Southeastern Conference claims four of the first five spots in D1Baseball's preseason Top 25: Texas A&M (No. 1), Louisiana State (No. 3), Tennessee (No. 4) and Arkansas (No. 5). Virginia (No. 2) is the only interloper.

• Top 100 Draft Prospects list

To preview the college season, I've assembled an all-prospect team for the 2025 Draft. The 11 players on last year's edition included six of the first seven picks in the 2024 Draft, three other first-rounders and another who got paid first-round money. There's no two-way talent along the lines of Jac Caglianone this time around, so I went with a straight DH (who actually is a capable outfielder):

*Draft-eligible as a sophomore.

*Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina: The best all-around catcher in the Draft, he offers solid power and receiving skills to go with plus arm strength.

*Henry Ford, 1B, Virginia: After setting a Cavaliers freshman record with 17 homers last spring, the slugger is setting his sights on Jake Gelof's school season mark of 23.

Aiva Arquette, 2B, Oregon State: The lone transfer on this squad, he spent his first two seasons at Washington and earns D.J. LeMahieu comps with his 6-foot-4 frame and hitting ability.

*Trent Caraway, 3B, Oregon State: He missed most of his freshman season with a broken finger but returned to show off his big raw power during an all-star summer in the Cape Cod League.

Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest: A high-quality defender at shortstop, he intrigued scouts by adding strength and developing more of a power mindset during fall practice.

Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson: He offers some of the best bat-to-ball skills in the Draft, not to mention plus speed and center-field defense.

Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M: The best college prospect in the 2025 class, he bashed 50 homers in his first two seasons, has as much raw power as anyone in the Draft and combines physicality with athleticism.

Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona: He could rise up Draft boards this spring with his sweet lefty swing, advanced bat-to-ball skills and upside as a 20-20 center fielder.

Max Belyeu, DH, Texas: One of the best all-around offensive players in the college crop, he hits for average and power while controlling the strike zone and showing average to solid speed.

Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State: Armed with a 93-97 mph fastball and sweeping 82-85 mph slider, he finished third in NCAA Division I with 159 strikeouts in 105 2/3 innings as a sophomore.

Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara: He might have the best changeup in the Draft, a low-80s cambio with fade and sink, and his mid-90s fastball and mid-80s slider are weapons as well.