The Clemson Tigers are back in the top five of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll, released Monday, May 20.
Clemson (40-13 overall, 20-10 ACC), which closed the regular season with a three-game sweep of Boston College over the weekend, checked in at No. 5 in the coaches poll.
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The Tigers climbed two spots from last week and jumped past ACC regular-season champion North Carolina (41-12, 22-8). The Tar Heels fell one spot to No. 6 despite winning two of three at Duke to close the regular season.
Tennessee (46-10) stayed at No. 1 for the third consecutive week after sweeping South Carolina to earn the top seed in the SEC Baseball Tournament. Kentucky (39-11) climbed one spot in the coaches poll to No. 2 after winning two of three against Vanderbilt. The Volunteers and Wildcats both earned a share of the SEC regular-season title.
Texas A&M (44-11) rose one spot to No. 3 after winning two of three against Arkansas (43-12), which fell two spots to No. 4.
The ACC had the most ranked teams of any conference with seven schools in the new poll, including No. 8 Florida State (39-14), No. 12 Virginia (40-14), No. 14 NC State (32-19), No. 15 Duke (35-18), and No. 19 Wake Forest (36-19).
Clemson is the No. 2 seed in this week’s ACC Tournament at Charlotte’s Truist Field and will face Miami in the Tigers’ tournament opener Thursday. First pitch is tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT.
