University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols Picked 6th by SEC Coaches
February 14, 2008 | Baseball
The Southeastern Conference released its 2008 Preseason Baseball Coaches??? Poll Thursday, and Tennessee was picked to finish sixth in the SEC Eastern Division. The league???s skippers selected Vanderbilt to win the regular-season Eastern Division title and overall conference crown, while Ole Miss was tabbed as the top club in the Western Division.
Tennessee hosts Vanderbilt May 2-4, but Ole Miss is the lone SEC team the Vols are not slated to face during the regular season.
Points for the preseason coaches??? poll were compiled on a 6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for each division, and coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. Each coach also voted for one team as an overall conference champion. Vanderbilt received five of the 12 championship votes in the poll. Ole Mis received four votes while South Carolina received three.
Tennessee opens the season with a three-game home series against Morehead State Feb. 22-24.
The 2008 conference schedule is set to begin the weekend of March 14-16, with the Vols hosting LSU. The 2008 SEC Tournament will be held May 21-25 at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala.
| SEC Eastern Division | ||
| Team?? | Pts.?? | '07 SEC Record / Finish |
| 1. Vanderbilt (9) | 63 | 22-8 / 1st |
| 2. South Carolina (3) | 58 | 17-13 / 2nd |
| 3. Kentucky (1) | 42 | 13-16-1 / 5th |
| 4. Georgia (1) | 38 | 11-19 / 6th |
| 5. Florida | 29 | 15-15 / 3rd |
| 6. Tennessee | 18 | 13-15 / 4th |
| SEC Western Division | ||
| Team?? | Pts.?? | '07 SEC Record / Finish |
| 1. Ole Miss (10) | 65 | 16-14 / 2nd |
| 2. Miss. State | 47 | 15-13 / 3rd |
| 3. Arkansas (2) | 39 | 18-12 / 1st |
| 4. Auburn | 34 | 10-20 / 4th |
| 5. LSU | 33 | 12-17-1 / 6th |
| 6. Alabama | 29 | 15-15 / 5th |
| ( ) - First-Place Votes | ||
