CLEMSON — Clemson baseball rose from No. 4 to No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll released April 21.
The Tigers (35-7, 13-5 ACC) received 710 points but no first-place votes despite being ranked No. 2. They are the highest-ranked ACC team, finishing ahead of No. 7 Florida State, No. 8 North Carolina, No. 21 Louisville, No. 22 Georgia Tech and No. 25 NC State.
Clemson, which was picked to finish fourth in the ACC baseball preseason poll, defeated Louisville in its April 17-19 three-game series. It is the only ACC team to win each conference series this season and is on track to host an NCAA regional for the third consecutive season.
Clemson will host No. 9 Georgia on April 22 (8 p.m., ET, ESPNU) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium then travel to Raleigh, North Carolina, to face NC State in a three-game series starting April 24 (7 p.m. ET, ACC Network) at Dali Park.
Texas is the No. 1 team in the coaches poll, earning 748 points and 29 first-place votes. No. 4 Arkansas received one first-place vote too.
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of made up of 30 head coaches at Division I institutions.
Where Clemson baseball is ranked
Clemon is ranked No. 2 in every major poll after its 35-7 start.
- USA TODAY coaches poll: No. 2
- D1 Baseball: No. 2
- Baseball America: No. 2
- Perfect Game: No. 2
2025 USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll
1. Texas
2. Clemson
3. Oregon State
4. Arkansas
5. LSU
6. Tennessee
7. Florida State
8. North Carolina
9. Georgia
10. Vanderbilt
11. Auburn
12. UC Irvine
13. Oklahoma
14. West Virginia
15. UCLA
16. Oregon
17. Alabama
T-18. Ole Miss
T-18. Arizona
20. Coastal Carolina
21. Louisville
22. Georgia Tech
23. Troy
24. Southern Miss
25. NC State
Clemson baseball schedule
Record: 35-7
- April 22: Georgia
- April 24-26: at NC State
- May 2-4: at Florida State
- May 6: at Coastal Carolina
- May 9-11: Duke
- May 15-17: at Pitt
- May 20-25: ACC Tournament in Durham, North Carolina
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
