Gamecocks Ranked No. 4 In The Nation In USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll

Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina is ranked No. 4 in the nation in the USA Today Preseason Top 25 coaches poll as announced on Thursdayafternoon.  The Gamecocks begin the 2017 season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting UNCG at Founders Park.

South Carolina is one of six SEC schools to be ranked. Also ranked is Florida (No. 2), LSU (No. 3), Vanderbilt (No. 6), Texas A&M (No. 20) and Ole Miss (No. 24)

This is South Carolina’s fifth preseason national ranking.  The Gamecocks were also ranked No. 4 in the country by Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball and No. 5 in the nation by Baseball America and Perfect Game.

RANK    TEAM (2016 Record)
1       TCU (49-18)
2       Florida (52-16)
3       LSU (45-21)
4       South Carolina (46-18)
5       Florida State (41-22)
6       Vanderbilt (43-19)
7       Oregon State (35-19)
8       Louisville (50-14)
9       Coastal Carolina (55-18)
10      East Carolina (38-23-1)
11      Cal State Fullerton (36-23)
12      Clemson (44-20)
13      North Carolina (34-21)
14      NC State (38-22)
15      Arizona (49-24)
16      Louisiana-Lafayette (43-21)
17      Miami (Fla.) (50-14)
18      Virginia (38-22)
19      Texas Tech (47-20)
20      Texas A&M (49-16)
21      Stanford (31-23)
22      Oklahoma State (43-22)
23      UC-Santa Barbara (43-20-1)
24      Ole Miss (43-19)
25      Rice (38-24)