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2026 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:38 am
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:38 am
Baseball starts next week!
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 5, 2026)-----LSU has been predicted to win the 2026 Southeastern Conference baseball championship as voted by the league’s 16 head coaches in the annual preseason poll released Thursday. The Preseason All-SEC First and Second Teams were also announced.
Four schools received first place votes to win the SEC championship. LSU led the way with nine votes, while Mississippi State received four, Arkansas received two and Texas received one. The Longhorns were predicted to finish second overall, followed by Mississippi State in third, Arkansas in fourth and Auburn in fifth.
Two Preseason All-SEC Teams were selected by a vote of the head coaches. Eleven schools were represented on the first team, and LSU and Texas led the way with five selections on the two teams. The Tigers had three first team selections.
The 2026 regular season for SEC teams begins Feb. 13 with conference play set to begin March 13. Thirteen SEC teams have been ranked in the top-25 of the national preseason polls.
The 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament will take place May 19-24 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.
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Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:39 am to bigDgator
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:42 am to bigDgator
Final SEC Standings 2025
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:46 am to bigDgator
2025 SEC preseason predicted order of finish
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:55 am to bigDgator
LSU too high
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:28 pm to Lt. Columbo
LSU is pretty stacked.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:33 pm to bigDgator
According to the BR "insiders" this will be Jay Johnson's most talented team since he's been at LSU.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:36 pm to Lt. Columbo
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LSU too high
Return entire starting outfield and shortstop. Other guys who will be in the mix got a lot of playing time last year as well. Return two AA pitchers. Signed the #2 portal class and #1 recruiting class. Anything can happen obviously (see A&M last year) but on paper, no I don’t think LSU is unfairly being ranked high. LSU has a lot more returning experience than they did post 2023
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Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:38 pm to TigerLunatik
I really hope we can give you a good series on the final weekend. We have some talent, but it remains to be seen if we can come together.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:39 pm to bigDgator
Crazy that our projected #1 starter is a 2nd team all american but not even 2nd team all SEC.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:40 pm to bigDgator
So last year Texas was very underrated going from 8 to 1, this year I tbinknwe end 2-4 but still a solid finish in the deepest league.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:46 pm to WG_Dawg
Folks sleeping on Georgia, but I think you guys are going to be good this year.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:57 pm to bigDgator
The UF/LSU series is always one that I look forward to. Love that it's the final weekend. Hopefully there will be a lot riding on that one.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 1:32 pm to bigDgator
How is your team looking this season Gator?
Posted on 2/5/26 at 1:45 pm to bigDgator
UK lost a ton last offseason and brought in a lot of young talent. We added some great pieces this offseason. I feel like 35 wins overall is a reasonable expectation for this years team. We took a big step back last year after making the CWS the year before with all the talent that we lost. Gonna be a fun season.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 2:11 pm to WG_Dawg
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Crazy that our projected #1 starter is a 2nd team all american but not even 2nd team all SEC
I think Georgia has a right to feel disrespected right now. Which is good. Play with a chip on your shoulder. (But maybe button up those jerseys).
Posted on 2/5/26 at 2:21 pm to bigDgator
LSU is a Natty lock. They can’t lose!!
Posted on 2/5/26 at 3:54 pm to idlewatcher
If our pitchers continue pitching the way they have, we will have a really good 1-2 punch on Fri-Sat with Peterson and King. Sun is TBD. I like our outfield, it seems to be stacked with good, but not great players. There are plenty of options in the outfield.
Infield is a little different. We have an all time great at 2nd base in Kurland who is hurt, and a great one in Lawson who will play 3rd or SS. We have some guys needing to step up at SS and 1B. Also need to figure out the bullpen.
One freshman who will probably lock down a spot in the outfield is Jacob Kendall. He has been spraying the ball all over the place off our best pitchers. Hopefully that means he is going to be a phenom rather than our pitching sucks.
Infield is a little different. We have an all time great at 2nd base in Kurland who is hurt, and a great one in Lawson who will play 3rd or SS. We have some guys needing to step up at SS and 1B. Also need to figure out the bullpen.
One freshman who will probably lock down a spot in the outfield is Jacob Kendall. He has been spraying the ball all over the place off our best pitchers. Hopefully that means he is going to be a phenom rather than our pitching sucks.
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