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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 34–26 (13–17 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium |
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No. 1 Vanderbilt x†‡y | 23 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .767 | 58 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Georgia y | 21 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .700 | 46 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee y | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 40 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 13 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .450 | 34 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida y | 13 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .433 | 34 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 8 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .267 | 28 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 7 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .233 | 26 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 5 Mississippi State xy | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 52 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .776 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Arkansas xy | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 46 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 LSU y | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 40 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Texas A&M y | 16 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .550 | 39 | – | 23 | – | 1 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Ole Miss y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 41 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Auburn y | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 38 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 7 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .233 | 30 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2019 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2019 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2019 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his twelfth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending conference champions, reaching the national semifinals in the 2018 College World Series before being eliminated by Arkansas.
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The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gators predicted to finish in second place in the Eastern Division. [6]
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2 | Florida | 81 (4) |
3 | Georgia | 68 (1) |
4 | South Carolina | 53 |
5 | Tennessee | 40 |
6 | Kentucky | 30 |
7 | Missouri | 26 |
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Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
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Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
ALA | 7–23 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | ALA | W7 | 1–9 | 0–4 | |
ARK | 20–10 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 3–0 | |
AUB | 14–16 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | AUB | W6 | 4–6 | 1–1 | |
FLA | 13–17 | 3–0 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | FLA | E5 | 4–6 | 2–3 | |
UGA | 21–9 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | UGA | E2 | 8–2 | 4–1 | |
KEN | 7–23 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | KEN | E7 | 1–9 | 0–4 | |
LSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | . | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 2–1 | |
MSU | 20–10 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | MSU | W2 | 8–2 | 3–1 | |
MIZZ | 13–16 | . | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E4 | 5–4 | 1–3 | |
MISS | 16–14 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | MISS | W5 | 5–5 | 2–1 | |
SCAR | 8–22 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | SCAR | E6 | 1–9 | 0–3 | |
TENN | 14–16 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | TENN | E3 | 5–5 | 1–2 | |
TAMU | 16–13 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | TAMU | W4 | 6–3 | 1–1 | |
VAN | 23–7 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | VAN | E1 | 8–2 | 5–0 | |
Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
Coaches' [11] | 3 (1) | 3 (1)* | 3 (1)* | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV* | RV* | RV* | — |
Baseball America [12] | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | —* | — |
Collegiate Baseball^ [13] | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 20 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | — |
NCBWA† [14] | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 28 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV* | RV* | RV* | RV |
D1Baseball [15] | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | — | —* | — |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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Brady McConnell | SS | 2 | 44 | Kansas City Royals |
Tyler Dyson | RHP | 5 | 153 | Washington Nationals |
Wil Dalton | OF | 8 | 257 | Boston Red Sox |
Nelson Maldonado | OF | 21 | 642 | Chicago Cubs |
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