Where Florida baseball lands in preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

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