Despite a 4-0 week, the South Carolina baseball team stayed at No. 2 in the Baseball America Top 25 poll released Monday.
The Gamecocks (35-8) defeated Liberty in a midweek game and swept Auburn over the weekend while playing without All-American center fielder Jackie Bradley, who had surgery to repair an injured tendon in his left wrist.
Virginia (42-5), despite losing one game to Boston College, remained atop the Baseball America poll. Rounding out the Top 5 are Oregon State (32-9), Vanderbilt (38-5) and Florida (34-10). USC remains tied with Florida and Vanderbilt for the SEC lead with a 17-4 record.
The Gamecocks moved up to No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball poll and remained No. 1 ranking in the Perfect Game Top 25.
- Neil White
Baseball America Top 25
| Record | Pvs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Virginia | 42-5 | 1 |
| 2. South Carolina | 35-8 | 2 |
| 3. Oregon State | 32-9 | 3 |
| 4. Vanderbilt | 38-5 | 4 |
| 5. Florida | 34-10 | 5 |
| 6. Texas | 33-11 | 7 |
| 7. Arizona State | 31-10 | 8 |
| 8. Florida State | 33-11 | 9 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 30-14 | 6 |
| 10. Cal State Fullerton | 30-13 | 10 |
| 11. Texas Christian | 31-13 | 11 |
| 12. Southern Mississippi | 32-11 | 15 |
| 13. Georgia Tech | 31-14 | 12 |
| 14. Oklahoma | 31-13 | 14 |
| 15. Stetson | 34-10 | 17 |
| 16. Oklahoma State | 30-13 | 19 |
| 17. Miami | 29-15 | 16 |
| 18. North Carolina | 33-10 | 18 |
| 19. Fresno State | 29-9 | 13 |
| 20. Connecticut | 31-13 | 23 |
| 21. California | 26-14 | 20 |
| 22. Clemson | 29-15 | NR |
| 23. Gonzaga | 25-13 | NR |
| 24. Rice | 28-16 | 25 |
| 25. Texas State | 28-16 | NR |
Collegiate Baseball rankings
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Carolina | 35-8 | 496 | 2 |
| 2. Virginia | 42-5 | 495 | 1 |
| 3. Vanderbilt | 38-5 | 494 | 3 |
| 4. Oregon St. | 32-9 | 493 | 6 |
| 5. Florida | 34-10 | 492 | 5 |
| 6. Texas | 33-11 | 489 | 4 |
| 7. Arizona St. | 31-10 | 485 | 10 |
| 8. Texas Christian | 31-13 | 479 | 7 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 30-14 | 478 | 8 |
| 10. Georgia Tech | 31-14 | 476 | 9 |
| 11. Florida St. | 33-11 | 475 | 12 |
| 12. Cal St. Fullerton | 30-13 | 472 | 11 |
| 13. UCLA | 23-16 | 465 | 13 |
| 14. Miami, Fla. | 29-15 | 462 | 14 |
| 15. Oklahoma | 31-13 | 460 | 15 |
| 16. Connecticut | 31-13-1 | 459 | 18 |
| 17. North Carolina | 33-10 | 458 | 17 |
| 18. Fresno St. | 29-9 | 454 | 16 |
| 19. Oklahoma St. | 30-13 | 450 | 21 |
| 20. Southern Miss. | 32-11 | 448 | 19 |
| 21. Clemson | 29-15 | 447 | 25 |
| 22. Stetson | 34-10 | 446 | 23 |
| 23. U.C. Irvine | 28-12 | 443 | 20 |
| 24. California | 26-14 | 440 | 24 |
| 25. Charlotte | 34-10 | 439 | 26 |
| 26. Arizona | 27-16 | 437 | — |
| 27. Arkansas | 29-13 | 435 | 22 |
| 28. Kent St. | 30-12 | 434 | 29 |
| 29. Rice | 28-16 | 433 | 28 |
| 30. Coastal Carolina | 30-15 | 430 | — |
Gamecocks drop in latest baseball Top 25
