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USA TODAY Sports preseason Coaches Poll rankings

Gators face Oklahoma on diamond for first time

College baseball programs across the country are preparing for the upcoming season, which is set to start Feb. 17 on baseball diamonds around the nation, including Condron Ballpark in Gainesville, Florida.

On Thursday, USA TODAY Sports released the preseason baseball coaches poll. The Florida Gators found themselves ranked No. 5 in the initial rankings behind the LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, Stanford Cardinals, Texas A&M Aggies to round out the top five. The Tigers, Vols, and defending champion Ole Miss Rebels were the only teams to receive first-place votes.

A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank Team Record Points
1 LSU 0-0 764 (23)
2 Tennessee 0-0 741 (6)
3 Stanford 0-0 687
4 Texas A&M 0-0 610
5 Florida 0-0 570
6 Arkansas 0-0 569
7 Ole Miss 0-0 546 (2)
8 Oklahoma State 0-0 509
9 Vanderbilt 0-0 501
10 Wake Forest 0-0 497
11 Louisville 0-0 393
12 North Carolina 0-0 369
13 East Carolina 0-0 355
14 Maryland 0-0 331
15 UCLA 0-0 330
16 Virginia Tech 0-0 314
17 Texas Christian 0-0 284
18 Miami 0-0 246
19 Southern Miss 0-0 242
20 Virginia 0-0 199
21 Texas Tech 0-0 137
22 North Carolina State 0-0 131
23 Oregon State 0-0 110
24 Texas 0-0 104
25 Oregon 0-0 74

Others Receiving Votes

Auburn 72; Alabama 58; Oklahoma 41; UC Santa Barbara 40; Florida State 32; South Carolina 29; Connecticut 29; Georgia Tech 24; Rutgers 22; Notre Dame 19; Clemson 15; Arizona 13; Mississippi State 12; Texas State 8; Rice 6; Gonzaga 6; Georgia 6; Duke 6; Dallas Baptist 6; Charlotte 4; Wofford 3; Georgia Southern 3; San Diego 2; Louisiana Tech 2; Coastal Carolina 2; Campbell 2

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