MIAMI, Fla. – Florida baseball team has been selected No. 1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll preseason ranking on Thursday, the latest release said.
The Gators, who previously grabbed the No. 1 spot by D1Baseball.com, Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America and Perfect Game, received 26 of the 31 first-place votes.
Florida won the program’s first national title last season and ended with an overall 52-19 record. UF has also made six College World Series appearances in the past eight years under head coach Kevin O’Sullivan.
Oregon State picked up four first-place votes in second place, while Texas Tech had the other vote for first-place in third spot.
TCU and Florida State completed the Top 5.
Meanwhile, Arkansas in sixth place is followed by North Carolina, Kentucky, LSU and Vanderbilt in the Top 10.
Rounding out the Top 15 are Texas A&M, Cal State Fullerton, Louisville, UCLA and Mississippi State, while Stanford sits at No. 16 and is followed by Dallas Baptist, Virginia, Mississippi and Texas in the Top 20.
The next five is completed by Clemson at No. 16, Houston, South Alabama, Miami and North Carolina State.
USA Today Coaches Poll Preseason Ranking
1 Florida (26)
2 Oregon State (4)
3 Texas Tech (1)
4 TCU
5 Florida State
6 Arkansas
7 North Carolina
8 Kentucky
9 LSU
10 Vanderbilt
11 Texas A&M
11 Cal State Fullerton
13 Louisville
14 UCLA
15 Mississippi State
16 Stanford
17 Dallas Baptist
18 Virginia
19 Mississippi
20 Texas
21 Clemson
22 Houston
23 South Alabama
24 Miami
25 North Carolina State
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 55; Indiana 47; Oklahoma 46; Arizona 45; West Virginia 39; Missouri State 35; Louisiana-Lafayette 26; Duke 22; Sam Houston State 19; Southern Mississippi 19; Oklahoma State 15; Nebraska 12; Michigan 12; Auburn 12; Mercer 11; Long Beach State 7; Minnesota 4; Oral Roberts 3; Tulane 3; Stetson 2; St. John’s 2; New Mexico 2; Georgia Southern 2; Georgia Tech 2; Central Florida 2; Florida International 2; Kent State 1; Oregon 1; Marist 1; South Florida 1; San Diego 1; Southeastern Louisiana 1; Wake Forest 1
