CLEMSON BASEBALL

Tigers Tumble in Baseball Polls


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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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