SEC baseball: Head coaches predict order of finish in SEC East, West
SEC baseball starts Friday, February 14, and the league is absolutely stacked (again) this year.
The USA Today’s Coaches’ Poll ranked a whopping nine SEC teams in the preseason top 25 entering 2020. That’s flat-out dominant. The league has a little bit of everything, too. Elite pitching and powerful offenses will clash throughout the season.
Naturally, the league will cannibalize itself throughout the conference schedule, too, and it’ll be interesting to see how many teams will wind up in regionals following the conference tournament.
On Thursday, the SEC released the 14 head coaches’ predicted order of finish for the season, and the reigning national champion Vanderbilt is predicted to win the SEC East and the conference championship. From the West, however, Arkansas is predicted to emerge ahead of Mississippi State.
Below is the coaches’ predicted order of finish:
SEC East
1. Vanderbilt (9) – 87
2. Florida (3) – 77
3. Georgia (2) – 76
4. Tennessee – 50
5. South Carolina – 48
6. Missouri – 32
7. Kentucky – 22
SEC West
1. Arkansas (5) – 82
2. Mississippi State (4) – 73
T3. Auburn (2) – 67
T3. LSU (3) – 67
5. Texas A&M – 44
6. Ole Miss – 38
7. Alabama – 21
() – First place votes
SEC Champion: Vanderbilt (8), Florida (2), Arkansas (1), Auburn (1), Georgia (1), Mississippi State (1)
We need to enjoy Emerson Hancock and Cole Wilcox this last season that they’re with us. Two truly special aces.
Watch where Tennessee ends up. They will surprise some people is my prediction. Tony Vitello has them on the right path.
ARKY is loaded, and I agree on the expected finishes. My Bulldogs have pitching questions to answer, from the starters to the bullpen. We have the talent, but it will be probably a slow start until things are figured out. I wish we had the extra scholly that Vandy has.