Where Alabama sits in USA TODAY Sports' Coaches Poll entering SEC Tournament
Following a weekend series loss in Gainesville, the Alabama Crimson Tide have moved yet again in the USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches Poll.
With the latest update released Monday, Alabama has dropped a total of five spots to now rank as nation's No. 21 overall team. Florida, who defeated the Crimson Tide this past weekend in two-of-three games to that the series, rose six spots up to No. 15.
This past weekend, Alabama traveled to Florida in an important series for both programs that could end up having seeding implications for the NCAA Tournament. Alabama would drop two-of-three in Gainesville, which included a 9-3 defeat in the rubber match Game 3 on Saturday.
Now sitting at 40-15 overall this season, Alabama officially concluded the regular season at 16-14 in SEC play. The Crimson Tide will return to action Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. ET for the first round of the SEC Tournament in Hoover where No. 9 seeded Alabama will face No. 16 seed Missouri.
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