New NCAA Tournament projections for Clemson baseball after loss to Coastal Carolina
New NCAA Tournament projections for Clemson baseball after loss to Coastal Carolina Clemson continues to drop in the experts' latest NCAA Tournament projections following a rough 2-7 stretch.
The Clemson Tigers dropped their seventh game in nine tries on Tuesday night in Conway with a 5-3 loss to Coastal Carolina in a matchup of Top 25 teams.
The Tigers played from behind all night as the offense failed to put together a big inning. With Jarren Purify out of action and in a walking boot in recent days, and Cam Cannarella having a 1-for-5 showing at the plate, no batter in the Clemson lineup was hitting over .300 for the season after Tuesday's loss.
Clemson is now 37-13 overall following losses to Coastal Carolina and ACC frontrunner Florida State in Tallahassee. The skid had dropped the Tigers to No. 9 in this week's USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, down seven spots from two weeks earlier when Erik Bakich's club came within a clutch hit or two of sweeping a top 25 Louisville Cardinals team. The Tigers are No. 9 in the RPI and 7-10 in Quad 1 games.
Wednesday saw the release of the updated field of 64 projections for the 2025 NCAA Tournament from both Baseball America and D1 Baseball. For the first time all season, Clemson is no longer considered a top eight national seed by two of the sport's most reputable outlets.
Here are the latest postseason projections for Clemson baseball.
Clemson baseball's updated NCAA Tournament projections amid late-season skid
Baseball America: No. 9 overall seed; hosting Ole Miss Rebels (33-15), Xavier Musketeers (29-21), and Fairfield Stags (34-13) in Clemson Regional.
Baseball America dropped Clemson another three spots in its projected seeding this week. The Tigers are currently one spot below projected No. 8 seed North Carolina. The Tar Heels wrap up regular season play against NC State in Chapel Hill and Florida State in Tallahassee (May 15-17).
D1 Baseball: No. 10 overall seed, hosting Alabama Crimson Tide (37-12), Cincinnati Bearcats (28-20), and Wright State Raiders (30-15) in Clemson Regional.
D1 Baseball dropped Clemson three spots in its projected seeding, as well. The Tigers are projected behind the No. 8 seed Vanderbilt Commodores and No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers.
NCAA Baseball Tournament projections, updated May 7
The Texas Longhorns (39-8) remain the No. 1 overall seed in both Baseball America and D1 Baseball projections. Baseball America has the Georgia Bulldogs as the No. 2 seed, Florida State at No. 3, Arkansas at No. 4, and the Auburn Tigers rounding out the top five seeds. D1 Baseball has Arkansas as the No. 2 seed, followed by FSU at No. 3. The LSU Tigers and Georgia round out the top five seeds.
Clemson hosts the Duke Blue Devils (33-15) beginning Friday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Game 1 is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET and can be found on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX). The Tigers visit the Pitt Panthers (25-21) to close the regular season May 15-17.
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