USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll ahead of 2023 NCAA Tournament
No. 1 seed Clemson (43-17, 20-10 ACC) will host a NCAA Tournament Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Tennessee (38-19, 16-14 SEC) is a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament Clemson Regional.
The Tigers will host Lipscomb on Friday to begin play in the Clemson Regional. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. EDT (ESPN+).
Tennessee and Charlotte are slated to play at 6 p.m. EDT on Friday and will be televised by ESPNU.
2023 NCAA Tournament Clemson Regional baseball schedule
Every SEC baseball team’s 2023 resume ahead of NCAA Tournament
The latest USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll was released Monday ahead of the 2023 NCAA Tournament and is listed below.
1) Wake Forest
Record: 47-10
Points: 775
First-place votes: 31
Previous ranking: 1
PHOTOS: Tennessee hosts Wake Forest in fall exhibition baseball game
2) Florida
Record: 44-14
Points: 734
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 2
For more on Florida visit Gators Wire
3) Arkansas
Record: 41-16
Points: 670
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 4
For more on Arkansas visit Razorbacks Wire
4) Vanderbilt
Record: 41-18
Points: 641
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 6
PHOTOS: Tennessee-Vanderbilt baseball series through the years
5) Clemson
Record: 43-17
Points: 630
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 8
For more on Clemson visit Clemson Wire
6) LSU
Record: 43-15
Points: 623
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 3
For more on LSU visit LSU Tigers Wire
6) Stanford
Record: 38-16
Points: 623
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 5
8) Coastal Carolina
Record: 39-19
Points: 510
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 7
Former Coastal Carolina catcher Matthew Beaird part of Tennessee’s 2022 championship team
9) Virginia
Record: 45-12
Points: 477
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 9
2021 College World Series photos: Tennessee-Virginia
10) Miami
Record: 40-19
Points: 462
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 11
11) Campbell
Record: 44-13
Points: 361
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 15
PHOTOS: Tennessee defeats Campbell in 2022 Knoxville Regional
12) East Carolina
Record: 45-17
Points: 329
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 12
13) Oklahoma State
Record: 41-18
Points: 307
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 18
14) UConn
Record: 43-15
Points: 302
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 10
15) Dallas Baptist
Record: 45-14
Points: 295
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 16
16) Tennessee
Record: 38-19
Points: 278
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 13
PHOTOS: Tony Vitello through the years
17) Oregon State
Record: 39-18
Points: 226
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 14
18) South Carolina
Record: 39-19
Points: 215
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 19
19) Southern Miss
Record: 41-17
Points: 206
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 23
20) Indiana State
Record: 42-15
Points: 190
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: NR
21) Kentucky
Record: 36-18
Points: 178
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 21
22) West Virginia
Record: 39-18
Points: 169
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 17
23) Alabama
Record: 40-19
Points: 155
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: NR
For more on Alabama visit Roll Tide Wire
24) Boston College
Record: 35-18
Points: 152
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: 20
PHOTOS: Boston College defeats Tennessee in 10 innings
25) Maryland
Record: 41-19
Points: 149
First-place votes: 0
Previous ranking: NR
