Where does Florida baseball rank in national polls following its SEC series win over Texas?
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This week, it applies to Florida baseball and its return to the national polls.
The Gators ranked in all four of the top national polls this week after a stunning series win at No. 1 Texas.
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Last week, Florida came in at No. 22 in the Baseball America poll, but this week, it appeared in all four polls for the first time since March 17 following a sweep to Tennessee. A sweep the next weekend vs. Georgia knocked UF out for good.
Florida fully reached rock bottom on April 6 after a disastrous home sweep to Vanderbilt. That dropped its SEC record to 1-11.
Since then, coach Kevin O'Sullivan's squad has looked possessed. It has won five consecutive SEC series. Two were sweeps (vs. Missouri and at South Carolina), and the other three were two of three (at Mississippi State and Texas and vs. Arkansas).
A narrative flip began with the series win over Arkansas and completed with the Longhorns win. A few weeks ago, pundits doubted if Florida would make the NCAA Tournament. Now, the question is whether UF can host a regional.
Where does Florida baseball rank after Texas series win?
USA TODAY Coaches Poll: No. 21 (NR)
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Perfect Game: No. 20 (NR)
Baseball America: No. 13 (+9)
D1 Baseball: No. 23 (NR)
Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at Nram@gannett.com and follow him @Noah_ram1 on X/Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida baseball: Where do the Gators rank after Texas series win?
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