2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll Released: Ole Miss picked 15th

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Release) Texas A&M has been predicted to win the 2025 Southeastern Conference baseball championship as voted by the league’s 16 head coaches in the annual preseason poll released Wednesday. The Preseason All-SEC First and Second Teams were also announced.

Five different schools received first place votes to win the SEC championship. Texas A&M led the way with 10 votes, while Arkansas received three and Tennessee, LSU and Florida received one. Tennessee was predicted to finish second, followed by Arkansas in third, LSU fourth and Florida fifth.

Two Preseason All-SEC Teams were selected by a vote of the head coaches. Twelve schools were represented on the first team, and Tennessee and Texas A&M led the way with six selections on the two teams. The Aggies had four first team picks, and Tennessee had three.

The 2025 regular season for SEC teams begins Feb. 14 with conference play set to begin March 14. Twelve SEC teams have been ranked in the top-25 of the national preseason polls.

The 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament will take place May 20-25 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.

2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Texas A&M (10) – 228

2. Tennessee (1) – 215

3. Arkansas (3) – 214

4. LSU (1) – 204

5. Florida (1) – 183

6. Georgia – 165

7. Vanderbilt – 156

8. Texas – 146

9. Mississippi State – 112

10. Kentucky – 102

11. Oklahoma – 101

12. Auburn – 100

13. Alabama – 98

14. South Carolina – 61

15. Ole Miss – 60

16. Missouri – 31

() – First place votes

2025 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Baseball Team

First Team

C: Ike Irish, Auburn

C: Devin Burkes, Kentucky

1B: Jared Jones, LSU

1B: Hunter Hines, Mississippi State

2B: Cade Kurland, Florida

3B: Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M

SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama*

SS: Dean Curley, Tennessee*

OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M

OF: Ethan Petry, South Carolina

OF: Max Belyeu, Texas*

OF: Tre Phelps, Georgia*

DH/Util: Hayden Schott, Texas A&M

SP: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M

SP: Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas

SP: Liam Doyle, Tennessee

SP: Kade Anderson, LSU

RP: Nate Snead, Tennessee

RP: Alton Davis II, Georgia

RP: Gavin Guidry, LSU

Second Team

C: Rylan Galvan, Texas*

C: Luke Heyman, Florida*

1B: Cooper McMurray, Auburn

2B: Gavin Kilen, Tennessee

2B: Wyatt Henseler, Texas A&M

2B: Daniel Dickinson, LSU*

3B: Andrew Fischer, Tennessee

3B: Slate Alford, Georgia*

SS: Colby Shelton, Florida

OF: RJ Austin, Vanderbilt

OF: Hunter Ensley, Tennessee

OF: Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M

DH/Util: Will Hodo, Alabama

SP: Zane Adams, Alabama

SP: Landon Beidelschies, Arkansas

SP: Hunter Elliott, Ole Miss*

SP: JD Thompson, Vanderbilt*

SP: Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma*

RP: Christian Foutch, Arkansas

RP: Miller Green, Vanderbilt

RP: Robert Hogan, Kentucky

*Ties