The Georgia Bulldogs have dropped from the top-25 rankings after losing their most recent series at Mississippi State. Georgia received 45 votes in the April 8 edition of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. The Bulldogs would be ranked No. 29 based on the number of votes they received.
Georgia baseball went 1-2 over the weekend in a controversial series against Mississippi State that featured multiple ejections. Star infielder/outfielder Charlie Condon continues to shine for Georgia. Condon has 20 home runs and 42 RBIs this season.
Georgia head coach Wes Johnson is off to a solid start in his first season with the Bulldogs. Georgia is 5-7 in SEC play and 24-8 on the season.
The SEC has five of the eight top teams in the country in Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas A&M. The SEC is looking like baseball’s strongest conference.
Arkansas remains the No. 1 team in the country. Georgia baseball’s next game is against Kennesaw State at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, at 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 9. The Bulldogs play a series at home against Missouri from Thursday to Saturday.
USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 27-3 | 775 (31) | – |
| 2 | Clemson | 28-3 | 735 | – |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 28-4 | 716 | – |
| 4 | Tennessee | 26-6 | 656 | – |
| 5 | Oregon State | 26-4 | 655 | – |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 25-7 | 609 | – |
| 7 | Duke | 24-8 | 580 | +3 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 27-4 | 503 | +8 |
| 9 | Florida State | 26-5 | 498 | +3 |
| 10 | Virginia | 25-7 | 490 | +1 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 23-7 | 440 | +2 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 26-6 | 432 | -5 |
| 13 | Dallas Baptist | 25-6 | 405 | -5 |
| 14 | UC Irvine | 24-4 | 397 | +3 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 21-10 | 284 | +7 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 21-8 | 216 | -1 |
| 17 | Alabama | 22-10 | 192 | -3 |
| 18 | Florida | 17-14 | 187 | -9 |
| 19 | UCF | 21-8 | 186 | +8 |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina | 22-9 | 166 | +1 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 22-7 | 142 | +2 |
| 22 | Oregon | 22-8 | 128 | +7 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 21-12 | 114 | +3 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 24-8 | 109 | +12 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 21-11 | 94 | +7 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 18 LSU; No. 19 South Carolina; No. 20 North Carolina State; No. 24 Georgia; No. 25 TCU
Other Receiving Votes
South Carolina 67; Indiana State 59; LSU 54; Georgia 45; Texas Tech 26; Creighton 23; Northeastern 14; TCU 12; North Carolina State 11; Lamar 11; Campbell 11; West Virginia 8; St. John’s 7; Ole Miss 4; Kansas State 4; Oklahoma 3; UC Santa Barbara 2; Southern Miss 2; Louisiana Tech 2; Utah 1