Tigers Tumble in Baseball Polls |
CLEMSON, SC - Clemson fell from the top spot after a 2-3 week, which included wins over Western Carolina and Virginia, and three losses at home to Florida State. The Tigers had been ranked for eight straight weeks #1 by at least one poll and seven straight weeks #1 by all three polls (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, ESPN/Baseball Weekly). Number-four seeded Clemson (44-12) will play #5 seed Georgia Tech (44-12) Wednesday, May 22 at Saint Petersburg, FL in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
Collegiate Baseball
1. Florida St. (51-12) 490 7
2. Wake Forest (42-9-1) 488 3
3. Rice (44-11) 487 4
4. South Carolina (44-12) 485 5
5. Texas (43-13) 480 8
6. Clemson (44-12) 478 1
7. Alabama (44-12) 475 2
8. Houston (41-14) 474 11
9. Georgia Tech. (44-12) 472 10
10. Louisiana St. (38-17) 466 19
11. North Carolina (39-17) 465 6
12. Stanford (37-16) 463 9
13. Nebraska (39-17) 461 13
14. Florida (40-15) 459 14
15. Wichita St. (42-14) 455 12
16. Cal. St. Northridge (40-15) 450 17
17. Texas Tech. (40-16) 446 22
18. Notre Dame (41-14) 442 23
19. South Alabama (38-16) 440 15
20. Richmond (48-8) 439 21
21. Cal. St. Fullerton (34-17) 430 25
22. Southern California (31-22) 426 20
23. San Jose St. (42-15) 420 27
24. Arizona St. (32-19) 417 —
25. Louisville (39-14) 415 28
26. Long Beach St. (34-19) 412 —
27. Oklahoma (33-23) 409 —
28. James Madison (41-12) 406 26
29. Baylor (34-22) 402 18
30. Minnesota (30-24) 396 —
Baseball America
1. Rice 44-11 3-1 2
2. South Carolina 44-12 5-0 4
3. Florida State 51-12 3-0 5
4. Texas 43-13 4-0 8
5. Wake Forest 42-9 3-1 3
6. Clemson 44-12 2-3 1
7. Houston 41-14 4-0 10
8. Stanford 37-16 2-2 7
9. LSU 38-17 3-0 15
10. Georgia Tech 44-12 3-1 12
11. Florida 40-15 3-0 11
12. Alabama 44-12 1-3 6
13. Nebraska 39-17 4-0 14
14. Wichita State 42-13 3-2 9
15. North Carolina 39-17 2-2 13
16. Cal State Northridge 40-15 4-0 16
17. Cal State Fullerton 34-17 1-0 17
18. Notre Dame 41-14 4-0 20
19. Richmond 48-8 2-0 21
20. South Alabama 38-16 2-2 18
21. Southern California 31-22 1-3 19
22. San Jose State 42-15 1-0 23
23. Texas Tech 40-16 3-0 NR
24. Arizona State 32-19 4-1 NR
25. Louisville 39-14 4-1 NR
USA TODAY Baseball Weekly/ESPN/ Coaches
1. FLORIDA STATE (51-12) Last poll: 2 Poll points:
1,013 (34 No. 1 votes).
2. RICE (44-11) Last poll: 3 Poll points: 978 (6).
3. SOUTH CAROLINA (44-12) Last poll: 6 Poll points: 882.
4. WAKE FOREST (42-9-1) Last poll: 4 Poll points: 863.
5. CLEMSON (44-12) Last poll: 1 Poll points: 859 (1).
6. TEXAS (43-13) Last poll: 9 Poll points: 806.
7. GEORGIA TECH (44-12) Last poll: 8 Poll points: 751.
8. STANFORD (37-16) Last poll: 7 Poll points: 698.
9. HOUSTON (41-14) Last poll: 11 Poll points: 673.
10. ALABAMA (44-12) Last poll: 5 Poll points: 649.
11. FLORIDA (40-15) Last poll: 12 Poll points: 622.
12. LSU (38-17) Last poll: 15 Poll points: 576.
13. NEBRASKA (39-17) Last poll: 13 Poll points: 559.
14. WICHITA STATE (42-14) Last poll: 10 Poll points: 518.
15. CAL STATE FULLERTON (34-17) Last poll: 16 Poll points:403.
16. NORTH CAROLINA (39-17) Last poll: 14 Poll points: 347.
17. ARIZONA STATE (32-19) Last poll: 20 Poll points: 273.
18. CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE (40-15) Last poll: 22 Poll points:272.
19. NOTRE DAME (41-14) Last poll: 24 Poll points: 253.
20. RICHMOND (48-8) Last poll: 23 Poll points: 233.
21. SOUTH ALABAMA (38-16) Last poll: 18 Poll points: 231.
22. TEXAS TECH (40-16) Last poll: NR Poll points: 195.
23. SAN JOSE STATE (42-15) Last poll: 25 Poll points: 167.
24. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (31-22) Last poll: 21 Poll points:116.
25. BAYLOR (34-22) Last poll: 17 Poll points: 78.
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