2018 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll
MOBILE, Ala. – University of South Alabama baseball will open the 2018 season ranked No. 23 in the USA Today Sports preseason coaches poll.
USA is the lone Sun Belt Conference representative in the top 25. The Jaguars return eight starters from last season's 40-21 squad that captured the SBC Tournament championship and competed in the NCAA Hattiesburg (Miss.) Regional.
Florida, the defending national champion, is ranked first in the poll, followed by Oregon State, Texas Tech, TCU and Florida State.
Two Jaguar opponents for 2018 are ranked in the poll: Texas Tech (No.