South Carolina, Clemson ranked in top 20 of final Baseball America poll
The final Baseball America poll of the season was released Friday morning, and South Carolina and Clemson are ranked in the top 20.
The Gamecocks are ranked No. 16 after finishing the season with a 37-26 record, while Clemson is ranked No. 19 after going 47-16.
USC finished the season strong, winning its final five SEC series. The Gamecocks then swept their way through the NCAA regional at East Carolina before losing Game 3 against Arkansas in a best-of-three super regional series.
The Razorbacks went on to finish as runners-up at the College World Series. Arkansas, the No. 2 ranked team in Baseball America's final poll, lost to the No. 1 team and national champion Oregon State.
Clemson had an exceptional regular season, going 22-8 and tying for the ACC regular-season title, but the Tigers lost a home regional for the third consecutive year as Vanderbilt won the Clemson Regional to advance to a super regional.
Baseball America
RANK. | RECORD |
1. Oregon State | 55-12-1 |
2. Arkansas | 48-21 |
3. Florida | 49-21 |
4. North Carolina | 44-20 |
5. Texas Tech | 45-20 |
6. Mississippi State | 39-29 |
7. Texas | 42-23 |
8. Minnesota | 44-15 |
9. Washington | 35-26 |
10. Duke | 45-18 |
11. Tennessee Tech | 53-12 |
12. Stetson | 48-13 |
13. Auburn | 43-23 |
14. Stanford | 45-12 |
15. Mississippi | 48-17 |
16. South Carolina | 37-26 |
17. Vanderbilt | 35-27 |
18. Cal State Fullerton | 36-25 |
19. Clemson | 47-16 |
20. Florida State | 43-19 |
21. Georgia | 39-21 |
22. N.C. State | 42-18 |
23. East Carolina | 44-18 |
24. Coastal Carolina | 43-19 |
25. Houston | 38-25 |
This story was originally published June 29, 2018 at 9:37 AM.