Florida baseball nearly lost its top-25 status last week as it squeaked by against Florida A&M at home Tuesday and went winless at Missouri over the weekend. The Week 8 D1Baseball rankings update has the Gators down 18 spots to No. 24 overall.
“Along with LSU and Alabama, Florida takes a huge tumble in the rankings after getting swept at last-place Missouri,” the D1Baseball staff wrote. “The Gators, who are just 17-14 overall despite winning their first three SEC series and six straight weekend series overall before this weekend, plummet 18 spots to No. 24.”
The road doesn’t get much easier for Florida with series against several top-10 teams ahead. Taking two of three from Arkansas, Tennessee or Vanderbilt would give Florida a boost back up the rankings; winning multiple series would likely lock in the Gators’ top-25 status for the rest of the year.
Up next, Florida faces No. 10 Florida State in Tallahassee in hopes of avoiding the season series sweep. Then, it’s back at Condron Family Ballpark for a weekend set with the South Carolina Gamecocks, who recently got booted out of the D1Baseball top 25.
Week 8 D1Baseball Rankings
Here is a look at the complete Week 8 rankings from D1Baseball.
| Rank | Team | Overall | Last Week | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Arkansas | 27-3 | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson | 28-3 | 4-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 28-4 | 3-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 26-6 | 2-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 26-4 | 5-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 25-7 | 2-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Duke | 24-8 | 4-0 | 9 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 27-4 | 3-0 | 17 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 23-7 | 3-1 | 12 |
| 10 | Florida State | 26-5 | 4-1 | 14 |
| 11 | Virginia | 25-7 | 3-1 | 15 |
| 12 | UC Irvine | 24-4 | 2-1 | 16 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 26-6 | 1-2 | 10 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 21-10 | 4-0 | 21 |
| 15 | Dallas Baptist | 25-6 | 2-2 | 8 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 21-8 | 0-3 | 11 |
| 17 | UCF | 21-8 | 3-1 | 25 |
| 18 | Oregon | 22-8 | 3-1 | NR |
| 19 | Louisiana | 24-8 | 4-0 | NR |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina | 22-9 | 2-2 | 20 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 21-11 | 3-1 | NR |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 21-12 | 2-2 | 23 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 22-7 | 2-2 | 24 |
| 24 | Florida | 17-14 | 1-3 | 6 |
| 25 | Alabama | 22-10 | 1-3 | 13 |
Dropped Out
No. 18 LSU; No. 19 NC State; No. 22 South Carolina;
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