Gamecocks Ranked No. 5 In Nation By D1Baseball
Jan. 19, 2015
Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina is ranked No. 5 in the nation in the D1Baseball
first-ever Top 25 released on Monday morning as part of the revamped new website
for college baseball. The Gamecocks begin the 2015 season on Friday, Feb. 13
hosting College of Charleston at Carolina Stadium in the first of a three-game
series.
South Carolina is one of eight SEC schools to be ranked in the preseason poll.
Also ranked is Vanderbilt (No. 1), Florida (No. 2), LSU (No. 9), Texas A&M (No.
17), Ole Miss (No. 18), Alabama (No. 20) and Tennessee (No. 25).
The Gamecocks return six position starters, 11 pitchers and 25 letterwinners
from last year’s Regional team. Carolina also features a solid group of
newcomers that were ranked the No. 5 recruiting class in the nation earlier this
fall by Baseball America.
The staff of D1Baseball.com determines the Top 25 rankings.
Rank Team 2014 Record Conference
1 Vanderbilt 51-21 SEC
2 Florida 40-23 SEC
3 Virginia 53-16 ACC
4 UCLA 25-30 Pac-12
5 South Carolina 44-18 SEC
6 North Carolina 35-27 ACC
7 Houston 48-18 American
8 TCU 48-18 Big 12
9 LSU 46-16 SEC
10 Texas 46-21 Big 12
11 Louisville 50-17 ACC
12 Oklahoma State 48-18 Big 12
13 Rice 42-20 C-USA
14 Maryland 40-23 Big Ten
15 Miami 44-19 ACC
16 Texas Tech 45-21 Big 12
17 Texas A&M 36-26 SEC
18 Ole Miss 48-21 SEC
19 Cal State Fullerton 34-24 Big West
20 Alabama 37-24 SEC
21 Florida State 43-17 ACC
22 Oregon 44-20 Pac-12
23 Nebraska 41-21 Big Ten
24 Arizona State 33-24 Pac-12
25 Tennessee 31-23 SEC
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South Carolina won the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in 2010 and 2011 at
the College World Series. South Carolina has 11 College World Series
appearances, including six in the last 13 years. The Gamecocks own the
second-highest win total in the nation in the last 15 years (2000 to the
present) with a 713-289 record. South Carolina is one of five schools to appear
in the NCAA Regional every season in the last 15 years, including 11 NCAA Super
Regional appearances in that span, one of only two schools to accomplish the
feat.
Jan. 19, 2015
Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina is ranked No. 5 in the nation in the D1Baseball
first-ever Top 25 released on Monday morning as part of the revamped new website
for college baseball. The Gamecocks begin the 2015 season on Friday, Feb. 13
hosting College of Charleston at Carolina Stadium in the first of a three-game
series.
South Carolina is one of eight SEC schools to be ranked in the preseason poll.
Also ranked is Vanderbilt (No. 1), Florida (No. 2), LSU (No. 9), Texas A&M (No.
17), Ole Miss (No. 18), Alabama (No. 20) and Tennessee (No. 25).
The Gamecocks return six position starters, 11 pitchers and 25 letterwinners
from last year’s Regional team. Carolina also features a solid group of
newcomers that were ranked the No. 5 recruiting class in the nation earlier this
fall by Baseball America.
The staff of D1Baseball.com determines the Top 25 rankings.
Rank Team 2014 Record Conference
1 Vanderbilt 51-21 SEC
2 Florida 40-23 SEC
3 Virginia 53-16 ACC
4 UCLA 25-30 Pac-12
5 South Carolina 44-18 SEC
6 North Carolina 35-27 ACC
7 Houston 48-18 American
8 TCU 48-18 Big 12
9 LSU 46-16 SEC
10 Texas 46-21 Big 12
11 Louisville 50-17 ACC
12 Oklahoma State 48-18 Big 12
13 Rice 42-20 C-USA
14 Maryland 40-23 Big Ten
15 Miami 44-19 ACC
16 Texas Tech 45-21 Big 12
17 Texas A&M 36-26 SEC
18 Ole Miss 48-21 SEC
19 Cal State Fullerton 34-24 Big West
20 Alabama 37-24 SEC
21 Florida State 43-17 ACC
22 Oregon 44-20 Pac-12
23 Nebraska 41-21 Big Ten
24 Arizona State 33-24 Pac-12
25 Tennessee 31-23 SEC
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South Carolina won the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in 2010 and 2011 at
the College World Series. South Carolina has 11 College World Series
appearances, including six in the last 13 years. The Gamecocks own the
second-highest win total in the nation in the last 15 years (2000 to the
present) with a 713-289 record. South Carolina is one of five schools to appear
in the NCAA Regional every season in the last 15 years, including 11 NCAA Super
Regional appearances in that span, one of only two schools to accomplish the
feat.
