Baseball America Places Gamecocks 18th In Preseason Poll

DURHAM, N.C. – The University of South Carolina baseball team is ranked No. 18 in Baseball America’s preseason top-25 poll, announced this morning (Monday, Jan. 25). The Gamecocks are now ranked in three preseason polls (No. 18 in D1Baseball; No. 21 in Collegiate Baseball).
 
The Gamecocks are one of nine SEC teams in the top-25 poll, which includes No. 1 Florida. The Gators are followed by No. 4 Ole Miss, No. 6 Vanderbilt, No. 8 Mississippi State, No. 10 LSU, No. 14 Arkansas, No. 19 Tennessee and No. 25 Alabama.
 
Florida is joined in the top-five by UCLA, Texas Tech, Ole Miss and Virginia.
 
Carolina is coming off a 12-4 record in a Covid-shortened 2020 season.
 
2021 Baseball America Preseason Top-25 Poll

1. Florida
2. UCLA
3. Texas Tech
4. Ole Miss
5. Virginia
6. Vanderbilt
7. Louisville
8. Mississippi State
9. Florida State
10. LSU
11. Miami
12. Texas
13. TCU
14. Arkansas
15. Arizona
16. Duke
17. N.C. State
18. South Carolina
19. Tennessee
20. Michigan
21. UC Santa Barbara
22. Georgia Tech
23. Oklahoma
24. UCF
25. Alabama