Florida baseball swept the previously fourth-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores at home in Condron Family Ballpark last weekend in the penultimate series of the 2023 regular season schedule. It turned out to be a big one for Kevin O’Sullivan’s squad.
Predictably, the Gators got a boost after taking three straight from their SEC rivals, moving up to No. 2 in the country — up from No. 5 last week —according to the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for Week 13, which is the highest the Orange and Blue have climbed this season. 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; it had peaked previously at No. 3 prior to this week’s update.
UF is joined by fellow Southeastern Conference schools Arkansas (No. 3), LSU (No. 4), Vanderbilt (No. 6), South Carolina (No. 9), Tennessee Volunteers (No. 19) and Kentucky Wildcats (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 | 42-8 | 774 (30) | – |
| 2 | Florida | 40-12 | 711 (1) | +3 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 38-13 | 711 | +1 |
| 4 | LSU | 39-12 | 678 | -2 |
| 5 | Stanford | 34-14 | 648 | +1 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 35-16 | 516 | -2 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 39-13 | 497 | +4 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 33-17 | 485 | +1 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 37-14 | 460 | -2 |
| 10 | Clemson | 35-17 | 427 | +11 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 38-12 | 410 | -1 |
| 12 | Miami | 34-17 | 376 | +1 |
| 13 | Virginia | 41-11 | 370 | +1 |
| 14 | Campbell | 39-11 | 367 | -3 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 38-14 | 344 | – |
| 16 | Duke | 34-16 | 341 | -8 |
| 17 | Dallas Baptist | 40-12 | 312 | +1 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 36-15 | 306 | – |
| 19 | Tennessee | 35-17 | 274 | +1 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 35-15 | 254 | -4 |
| 21 | Boston College | 32-16 | 178 | -4 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 35-15 | 136 | – |
| 23 | Maryland | 35-18 | 120 | – |
| 24 | Southern Mississippi | 35-15 | 73 | +4 |
| 25 | Indiana State | 35-14 | 67 | – |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 Texas San Antonio; No. 25 Texas Tech
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina 55; Washington 48; Alabama 44; Auburn 36; Indiana 30; Texas 8; Northeastern 7; USC 3; Texas Tech 3; Texas San Antonio 3; Oral Roberts 2; Houston 1
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