Baseball America ranks Gamecocks 18th in preseason poll

DURHAM, N.C. – The Gamecock baseball team is ranked No. 18 in Baseball America’s preseason top-25 poll, announced Monday. 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 Top-25 Preseason 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
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