Feb. 17, 2010
Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina was selected to finish in second place in the Eastern Division in the 2010 SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll that was released on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Carolina has finished in the upper half of the SEC Eastern Division 13 of 18 seasons since joining the league including 10 of 13 years under head coach Ray Tanner. The 2010 season begins on Friday, February 19 as the Gamecocks host a three-game series with Duquesne at Carolina Stadium.
LSU is the choice to win the 2010 SEC championship with five of 11 votes from the head coaches. Florida was selected to win the Eastern Division with nine of 12 votes. South Carolina received two first place votes for the Eastern Division. In addition to picking a preseason champion, the head coaches voted a predicted order of finish in the SEC Eastern and Western Divisions. Points were compiled on a 6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for each division. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.
Eastern DivisionTeam Points1. Florida (9) 642. South Carolina (2) 523. Georgia 424. Vanderbilt (1) 415. Kentucky 256. Tennessee 19Western DivisionTeam Points1. LSU (8) 632. Arkansas (4) 593. Ole Miss 394. Alabama 325. Auburn 286. Mississippi State 25
SEC Champion Votes - LSU (5); Florida (4); Arkansas (3)
SOUTH CAROLINA'S SEC HISTORYYEAR RECORD DIV. FINISH1992 13-11 2nd1993 15-10-1 2nd1994 11-15 4th1995 12-14 3rd1996 13-17 5thUNDER COACH Ray Tanner1997 13-17 4th1998 19-10 2nd1999 15-15 1st2000 25-5 1st2001 17-13 3rd2002 21-8 1st2003 19-11 1st2004 17-13 2nd2005 16-14 2nd2006 15-15 4th2007 17-13 2nd2008 15-15 5th2009 17-13 2nd
Overall Record: 290-229-1 (.559)Under Tanner: 226-162 (.582)
SEC EAST TITLES (4)1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2)2000, 2002
SEC TOURNAMENT TITLE (1)2004
EASTERN DIVISION FINISHES Total Tanner Years1st Place 4 42nd Place 7 53rd Place 2 14th Place 3 25th Place 2 16th Place 0 0
