USC moves up in polls, RPI
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South Carolina (42-14, 18-11) moved up two spots to No. 15 in the Baseball America rankings released today after taking the weekend series over Vanderbilt, which fell to No. 19 in the poll.
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In the Perfect Game USA poll, the Gamecocks moved up three spots to No. 12.
Previous Gamecock opponents who are ranked in the Baseball America poll include No. 7 Florida, No. 10 Ole Miss and No. 24 Alabama.
South Carolina plays the winner of Tuesday's Mississippi State/Georgia game. USC's game will take place Wednesday after Florida plays the winner of Tuesday's Alabama/Kentucky game at 5:30 p.m.
The Gamecocks also got great news in terms of a national seed Monday. South Carolina came in at No. 8 in the RPI, which is a key component to seeding teams nationally for the NCAA Tournament.
Here is the complete Baseball America poll:
1. Oregon State (41-9)
2. Louisiana-Lafayette (49-7)
3. Virginia (43-11)
4. Florida St. (41-14)
5. Cal Poly (45-10)
6. Miami (40-15)
7. Florida (37-19)
8. Washington (38-13)
9. Indiana (38-13)
10. Ole Miss (40-16)
11. Oklahoma St. (41-14)
12. Louisville (43-13)
13. TCU (38-15)
14. LSU (40-14)
15. South Carolina (42-14)
16. Houston (41-14)
17. Rice (37-17)
18. Vanderbilt (38-14)
19. Mississippi State (35-20)
20. Nebraska (37-18)
21. Kansas (34-22)
22. Texas (36-16)
23. Texas Tech (40-16)
24. Alabama (34-21)
25. Sam Houston St. (40-15)
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