#8 in ESPN/USA Today preseason coaches' poll

[oxfordrebel]

The Rebels are at #8 in the ESPN/USA Today preseason coaches' poll released just a few days ago. Their top 25 looks like this:

1 - Arizona State
2 - North Carolina
3 - South Carolina
4 - Rice
5 - Arizona
6 - Vanderbilt
7 - Texas
8 - Ole Miss
9 - San Diego
10 - Wichita State
11 - Oregon State
12 - Florida State
13 - Missouri
14 - Miami (Fl)
15 - Cal State-Fullerton
16 - Clemson
17 - UCLA
18 - Michigan
19 - Long Beach State
20 - Virginia
21 - Texas A&M
22 - UC-Irvine
23 - Mississippi State
24 - Baylor
25 - Louisville

Other SEC/Mississippi teams receiving votes (in order):

Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, Georgia, Southern Miss, Auburn, Florida, Alabama

Tennessee is the ONLY SEC school NOT to appear or receive votes in the ESPN/USA Today preseason coaches' poll.

USA TODAY/ESPN preseason baseball coaches' poll

[OMNOB]

I agree with us at #8, I also agree with Vandy at #6, but you can't convince me that SC at #3 is that much better than we are.

I guess we'll see soon enough...

[oxpatchreb]

I agree with us at #8, I also agree with Vandy at #6, but you can't convince me that SC at #3 is that much better than we are.

I guess we'll see soon enough...

We'll know by the end of Apr 18-20 for sure!! 8)

[oxfordrebel]

I think we're anywhere from 5-8 right now. Vandy is in that same mix just above us. SC is anywhere from 8-15 below us, IMO. That one surprised me.

BTW, the 2008 coaches' polls are developed from ballots filled out by:

Terry Alexander, Jacksonville
John Anderson, Minnesota
Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's
Buddy Bolding, Longwood
Roger Cador, Southern
Rob Cooper, Wright State
Sherman Corbett, Texas-San Antonio
Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt
Mike Gaski, North Carolina-Greensboro
Nino Giarratano, San Francisco
Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina
Keith Guttin, Missouri State
Danny Hall, Georgia Tech
Loren Hibbs, Charlotte
Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State
Steve Jaksa, Central Michigan
Rick Jones, Tulane
Steve Kittrell, South Alabama
Ken Knutson, Washington
Kevin Leighton, Manhattan
Gary McClure, Austin Peay
Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman
Gary Powers, Nevada
Mark Scalf, North Carolina-Wilmington
Jim Schlossnagle, TCU
Tim Sinicki, Binghamton
Steve Smith, Baylor
Joe Sottolano, Army
Joe Walsh, Harvard
Rob Walton, Oral Roberts
Mike Weathers, Long Beach State

[GtownRebel]

Corbin from Vandy is the only SEC coach voting? I am surprised...in fact shocked is more like it.

[oxfordrebel]

I know. Surprised me too.

SEC coaches are so used to training fast teams, they fill out their ballots too fast too. ESPN/USA Today can't keep up with them, so they don't try.

[drock1313]

The West is going to be tought this year.