Unlike with other national college baseball rankings, the voters of the USA TODAY Baseball Coaches Poll were not going to let a two-loss week from Florida slide.
The Gators dropped three spots to No. 7 in this week’s poll, the lowest ranking of the year for the Orange and Blue. The one loss to Miami on Saturday likely had little effect on the voters’ opinions, but Tuesday’s loss to Stetson holds more weight.
Still, Florida is one of two teams with three losses in the top 10. The Gators are one of the more talented teams in the country, but they aren’t deserving of a spot in the first-place conversation.
Wake Forest remains the team to beat, earning 28 of 31 first-place votes this week. The LSU Tigers are at the top of the SEC and No. 2 on the list, followed by Arkansas, TCU, Oregon State and Texas A&M ahead of Florida, in that order.
Checking in on the rest of the SEC, Tennessee is ranked No. 8 this week, Vanderbilt is No. 10, Alabama is No. 13, Auburn is No. 20 and South Carolina is No. 21.
Florida’s in-state rival, FSU, has entered the top 25 after starting the season 10-0, and Georgia is on the cusp of being ranked. The Bulldogs are unofficially No. 27 in the country with 27 poll points. Kentucky earned 24 points and UCF earned four.
Here is a look at the complete post-Week 3 Coaches Poll from USA TODAY Sports
Rank
Team
Overall
Points (1st)
Previous Rank
Change
1
Wake Forest
10-1
770 (28)
1
–
2
LSU
11-1
713 (3)
2
–
3
Arkansas
9-2
692
5
+2
4
TCU
12-0
688
3
-1
5
Oregon State
11-1
635
6
+1
6
Texas A&M
11-0
601
7
+1
7
Florida
8-3
584
4
-3
8
Tennessee
11-1
577
8
–
9
Clemson
9-1
502
11
+2
10
Vanderbilt
10-3
488
14
+4
11
Duke
10-1
448
10
-1
12
Virginia
10-1
438
9
-3
13
Alabama
11-1
343
15
+2
14
North Carolina
10-2
324
17
+3
15
NC State
9-2
321
18
+3
16
East Carolina
7-4
306
12
-4
17
Texas Tech
9-2
246
19
+2
18
Coastal Carolina
9-2
234
20
+2
19
Dallas Baptist
10-1
203
24
+5
20
Auburn
9-2
185
22
+2
21
South…
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Publish date : 2024-03-06 18:14:17
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