Florida baseball hit a wall last weekend on the road against the Texas A&M Aggies, who took two of three from the Gators in College Station. The Orange and Blue prevailed in the opener Friday night, 6-5, before getting mercy-ruled out of the second game, 15-2, and dropping the rubber match Sunday on a walk-off balk, 3-2.
The latest update of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for Week 11 saw the Orange and Blue fall one spot from fourth to fifth with a 37-12 overall record and 635 points in the poll. The lowest Florida has been listed this season so far is No. 6, which came in Week 2 after starting in the preseason poll at No. 5, and the highest at No. 3.
UF is joined by fellow Southeastern Conference schools LSU (No. 2), Arkansas (No. 3), Vanderbilt (No. 4), South Carolina (No. 7), Kentucky Wildcats (No. 16) and Tennessee Volunteers (No. 20) in this week’s top 25.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
1 | Wake Forest | 39-7 | 771 (27) | +1 |
2 | LSU | 37-10 | 738 (4) | -1 |
3 | Arkansas | 36-12 | 683 | +3 |
4 | Vanderbilt | 34-13 | 645 | +1 |
5 | Florida | 37-12 | 635 | -2 |
6 | Stanford | 31-13 | 612 | +1 |
7 | South Carolina | 36-11 | 590 | -3 |
8 | Duke | 32-13 | 496 | +2 |
9 | Coastal Carolina | 30-16 | 470 | -1 |
10 | Connecticut | 35-11 | 453 | -1 |
11 | West Virginia | 36-12 | 391 | +3 |
11 | Campbell | 36-10 | 391 | +2 |
13 | Miami | 31-16 | 371 | -2 |
14 | Virginia | 37-11 | 354 | -2 |
15 | East Carolina | 34-14 | 323 | – |
16 | Kentucky | 33-13 | 322 | +5 |
17 | Boston College | 30-16 | 236 | – |
18 | Oregon State | 33-14 | 229 | +2 |
18 | Dallas Baptist | 36-12 | 229 | – |
20 | Tennessee | 32-16 | 193 | -4 |
21 | Clemson | 31-17 | 187 | +11 |
22 | Oklahoma State | 33-14 | 140 | +1 |
23 | Maryland | 33-16 | 125 | +4 |
24 | Texas San Antonio | 36-12 | 82 | +2 |
25 | Texas Tech | 32-16 | 64 | -1 |
25 | Indiana State | 32-13 | 64 | +6 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Oregon; No. 22 Arizona State; No. 25 Louisville
Others Receiving Votes
Oregon 60; Southern Miss 46; Arizona State 29; North Carolina State 19; North Carolina 19; Louisville 19; Alabama 17; Indiana 15; Florida Gulf Coast 14; Texas 11; Auburn 9; Texas A&M 7; Northeastern 6; Cal State Fullerton 4; Oral Roberts 3; Notre Dame 3
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