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SEC Baseball: Vanderbilt, Tennessee rise in latest 2023 power rankings

By Matt Melton

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 1: Parker Noland #25 of the Vanderbilt Commodores celebrates against the Georgia Bulldogs at Hawkins Field on April 1, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 1: Parker Noland #25 of the Vanderbilt Commodores celebrates against the Georgia Bulldogs at Hawkins Field on April 1, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images) /
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8. Auburn Tigers

Previous Ranking: 8

Remaining at No. 8 this week is Auburn, as the Tigers concluded the regular season at 33-19-1 overall, as well as 17-13 in SEC play. Auburn simply continued to roll this past weekend, sweeping Missouri by final scores of 4-0, 7-2, and 9-7.

The hottest team in SEC baseball at the moment having won eight consecutive games dating back to May 6, Auburn is now the conference’s No. 5 seed this week, and will play Missouri on Tuesday night.

7. South Carolina Gamecocks

Previous Ranking: 5

One of the biggest teams to drop in this week’s update was South Carolina down two spots to No. 7, as the Gamecocks concluded regular season play at 38-16 overall, as well as 16-12 in SEC play. After falling to Charlotte by a final of 11-9 on Tuesday night, the Gamecocks would go on to drop games one and three against Tennessee during the weekend, 5-0 and 12-1, respectively, as well as win game two, 6-1.

The Gamecocks are now the No. 6 seed in this week’s SEC Tournament, and are set to play Georgia on Tuesday.

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