Florida baseball took two of three from the Kentucky Wildcats on the road in the final series of the 2023 schedule, earning them a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title and the top seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament.
As a result, the Gators find themselves ranked second once again according to the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for Week 14. 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 two weeks prior to this update before claiming the No. 2 spot.
The Orange and Blue are joined by fellow Southeastern Conference schools LSU (No. 3), Arkansas (No. 4), Vanderbilt (No. 6), Tennessee Volunteers (No. 13), South Carolina (No. 19), Kentucky Wildcats (No. 21) and Auburn (No. 25) 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 | 45-9 | 749 (29) | – |
| 2 | Florida | 42-13 | 714 (1) | – |
| 3 | LSU | 42-13 | 652 | +1 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 39-15 | 643 | -2 |
| 5 | Stanford | 37-14 | 641 | – |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 37-17 | 552 | – |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 37-17 | 526 | +1 |
| 8 | Clemson | 39-17 | 524 | +2 |
| 9 | Virginia | 44-11 | 454 | +4 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 40-13 | 432 | +1 |
| 11 | Miami | 37-18 | 409 | +1 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 41-15 | 366 | +3 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 38-18 | 335 | +6 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 39-16 | 312 | +4 |
| 15 | Campbell | 41-13 | 288 | -1 |
| 16 | Dallas Baptist | 42-13 | 279 | +1 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 39-16 | 250 | -10 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 37-16 | 223 | +4 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 38-17 | 199 | -10 |
| 20 | Boston College | 34-17 | 175 | +1 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 36-17 | 169 | -1 |
| 22 | Texas | 38-18 | 154 | +9 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 37-16 | 134 | +1 |
| 24 | Duke | 35-19 | 133 | -8 |
| 25 | Auburn | 33-19 | 111 | +4 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 23 Maryland; No. 25 Indiana State
Others Receiving Votes
Maryland 108; Indiana State 83; Alabama 73; Northeastern 24; Indiana 18; Washington 6; Texas San Antonio 5; Oral Roberts 5; North Carolina 4
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