2017 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2017 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2017 college baseball season. The Gators competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his tenth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2016 NCAA tournament, where they finished seventh at the 2016 College World Series after losses to eventual national champion Coastal Carolina and Texas Tech. In the 2017 season, the Gators won their first baseball national championship by sweeping LSU two games to none in the championship series.^[1]

2017 Florida Gators baseball
National champions SEC regular season co-champions Gainesville Regional champions Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series champions 2–0 in CWS Finals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	52–19 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (10th year)
Assistant coach	Craig Bell (10th year) Brad Weitzel (10th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  x‍†‍‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			52	–	19	–	0		.732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			43	–	23	–	0		.652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	15	–	13	–	1		.534			36	–	25	–	1		.589
Missouri  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			36	–	23	–	0		.610
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			35	–	25	–	0		.583
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			25	–	32	–	0		.439
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	7	–	21	–	0		.250			27	–	25	–	0		.519
Western
No. 2 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			52	–	20	–	0		.722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y	18	–	11	–	0		.621			45	–	19	–	0		.703
No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			40	–	27	–	0		.597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			41	–	23	–	0		.641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			37	–	26	–	0		.587
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Alabama  ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	1		.183			19	–	34	–	1		.361
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

By player

2017 Florida Gators baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 35 LHP Andrew Baker L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Haines City, FL 32 OF Keenan Bell L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL 13 RHP Austin Bodrato L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Montgomery, NY 23 RHP Nate Brown R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hartland, WI 17 RHP Michael Byrne R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Orlando, FL 18 RHP Tyler Dyson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bradenton, FL 21 RHP Alex Faedo R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 5 INF Dalton Guthrie R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sarasota, FL 9 INF Christian Hicks L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Augustine, FL 26 LHP Nick Horvath S/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Jupiter, FL 6 INF Jonathan India R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Coral Springs, FL 28 C Mark Kolozsvary R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tavares, FL 37 RHP Jackson Kowar R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Charlotte, NC 44 OF Austin Langworthy L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Williston, FL 66 OF Ryan Larson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Orlando, FL 10 RHP David Lee R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Gainesville, FL 8 INF Deacon Liput L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Oviedo, FL 34 RHP Nick Long R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sarasota, FL 27 OF Nelson Maldonado R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tampa, FL 36 LHP Cole Maye L/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Huntersville, NC 20 RHP Bill McKay R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Plant City, FL 52 RHP Kirby McMullen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ocala, FL 3 INF Garrett Milchin L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Windermere, FL 12 INF Blake Reese S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tallahassee, FL 4 C Mike Rivera R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Venice, FL 39 RHP Frank Rubio R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Miami Shores, FL 22 C J.J. Schwarz R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Palm Beach Gardens, FL 51 RHP Brady Singer R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Eustis, FL 24 RHP Cam Weinberger R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Boca Raton, FL	Head coach 7 Kevin O'Sullivan Assistant coach(es) 33 Craig Bell 42 Brad Weitzel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

By position

2017 Florida Gators roster
Pitchers 3 – Garrett Milchin – Freshman 10 – David Lee – Junior 13 – Austin Bodrato – Freshman 17 – Michael Byrne – Sophomore 18 – Tyler Dyson – Freshman 20 – Billy McKay – Freshman 21 – Alex Faedo – Junior 23 – Nate Brown – Freshman 24 – Cam Weinberger – Freshman 26 – Nick Horvath – Junior 34 – Nick Long – Freshman 35 – Andrew Baker – Freshman 36 – Cole Maye – Freshman 37 – Jackson Kowar – Sophomore 39 – Frank Rubio – Senior 44 – Austin Langworthy – Freshman 51 – Brady Singer – Sophomore 52 – Kirby McMullen – Freshman		Catchers 4 – Mike Rivera – Junior 22 – J. J. Schwarz – Junior 28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Junior Infielders 3 – Garrett Milchin – Freshman 5 – Dalton Guthrie – Junior 6 – Jonathan India – Sophomore 8 – Deacon Liput – Sophomore 9 – Christian Hicks – Junior 12 – Blake Reese – Sophomore 18 – Tyler Dyson – Freshman 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Sophomore 32 – Keenan Bell – Freshman		Outfielders 13 – Austin Bodrato – Freshman 26 – Nick Horvath – Junior 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Sophomore 32 – Keenan Bell – Freshman 35 – Andrew Baker – Freshman 44 – Austin Langworthy – Freshman 52 – Kirby McMullen – Freshman 66 – Ryan Larson – Senior

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 10th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant coach – 10th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant coach – 10th year 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer assistant coach – 3rd year Jon Michelini – Athletic trainer – 4th year Paul Chandler – Strength & conditioning coordinator – 8th year

Schedule

Legend
	Florida win
	Florida loss
	Postponement
Bold	Florida team member

2017 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 17 William & Mary No. 2 McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL 5–4 Byrne (1–0) Raquet (0–1) None 5,402 1–0 – February 18 William & Mary No. 2 McKethan Stadium 8–1 Singer (1–0) Sheehan (0–1) None 3,817 2–0 – February 19 William & Mary No. 2 McKethan Stadium 11–6 Kowar (1–0) Powers (0–1) None 4,408 3–0 – February 21 at Jacksonville No. 2 Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL 2–3 Santana (1–0) Baker (0–1) None 1,537 3–1 – February 22 Jacksonville No. 2 McKethan Stadium Postponed (rain) Makeup: May 3[2] February 24 No. 17 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 2 McKethan Stadium 1–0 Faedo (1–0) Lepore (1–1) Rubio (1) 5,385 4–1 – February 25 No. 17 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 2 McKethan Stadium 2–0 Singer (2–0) Bargfeldt (1–1) Rubio (2) 6,160 5–1 – February 26 No. 17 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 2 McKethan Stadium 6–2 Kowar (2–0) Mediavilla (0–2) None 5,262 6–1 – February 28 UCF No. 2 McKethan Stadium 4–3 Brown (1–0) Williams (0–1) Horvath (1) 3,471 7–1 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 at UCF No. 2 John Euliano Park Orlando, FL 2–11 Sheridan (2–0) Byrne (1–1) None 3,852 7–2 – March 3 Columbia No. 2 McKethan Stadium 7–0 Faedo (2–0) Abrams (0–1) None 3,378 8–2 – March 4 Columbia No. 2 McKethan Stadium 7–2 Dyson (1–0) Bahm (0–1) None 3,661 9–2 – March 5 Columbia No. 2 McKethan Stadium 8–4 Kowar (3–0) Egly (0–1) None 3,675 10–2 – March 7 at Florida Gulf Coast No. 2 JetBlue Park Fort Myers, FL 3–7 Leon (1–1) Byrne (1–2) None 2,717 10–3 – March 8 Florida Gulf Coast No. 2 McKethan Stadium 2–3 Gray (1–0) Langworthy (0–1) Koerner (4) 2,943 10–4 – March 10 Seton Hall No. 2 McKethan Stadium 8–0 Faedo (3–0) McCarthy (0–3) None 3,413 11–4 – March 11 (1) Seton Hall No. 2 McKethan Stadium 2–313 Testani (1–0) Milchin (0–1) Pacillo (1) 3,668 11–5 – March 11 (2) Seton Hall No. 2 McKethan Stadium 4–3 McMullen (1–0) Politi (0–1) Byrne (1) 3,113 12–5 – March 14 No. 3 Florida State Rivalry No. 5 McKethan Stadium 1–0 Baker (1–1) Karp (0–1) Dyson (1) 5,806 13–5 – March 17 at Auburn No. 5 Plainsman Park Auburn, AL 3–14 Thompson (4–0) Faedo (3–1) None 2,563 13–6 0–1 March 18 at Auburn No. 5 Plainsman Park 1–2 Mize (3–0) Singer (2–1) Lipscomb (3) 2,901 13–7 0–2 March 19 at Auburn No. 5 Plainsman Park 5–6 Mitchell (4–0) Rubio (0–1) None 3,302 13–8 0–3 March 21 at Stetson No. 12 Melching Field DeLand, FL 9–811 McMullen (2–0) Onyshko (1–3) None 1,727 14–8 – March 24 No. 4 LSU No. 12 McKethan Stadium 1–0 Faedo (4–1) Lange (3–2) Dyson (2) 4,485 15–8 1–3 March 25 No. 4 LSU No. 12 McKethan Stadium 8–1 Singer (3–1) Poché (5–1) None 4,751 16–8 2–3 March 26 No. 4 LSU No. 12 McKethan Stadium 6–10 Bush (1–0) Baker (1–2) Gilbert (3) 3,811 16–9 2–4 March 28 vs. No. 10 Florida State Rivalry No. 9 Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL 4–1 Milchin (1–1) Karp (0–2) Byrne (2) 8,924 17–9 – March 31 at No. 23 Missouri No. 9 Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO 4–3 Faedo (5–1) Houck (3–3) Byrne (3) 1,034 18–9 3–4
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 at No. 23 Missouri No. 9 Taylor Stadium 2–1 Singer (4–1) Plassmeyer (4–1) None 1,264 19–9 4–4 April 2 at No. 23 Missouri No. 9 Taylor Stadium 2–1 Kowar (4–0) Montes de Oca (2–1) Byrne (4) 658 20–9 5–4 April 4 Stetson No. 7 McKethan Stadium Canceled (rain)[3] April 7 Tennessee No. 7 McKethan Stadium 6–710 Linginfelter (2–3) Byrne (1–3) Lipinski (2) 3,894 20–10 5–5 April 8 Tennessee No. 7 McKethan Stadium 2–310 Lipinski (3–0) Byrne (1–4) None 5,776 20–11 5–6 April 9 Tennessee No. 7 McKethan Stadium 5–4 Kowar (5–0) Linginfelter (2–4) Byrne (5) 3,894 21–11 6–6 April 11 at No. 25 Florida State Rivalry No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 10–7 Horvath (1–0) Haney (1–2) None 5,944 22–11 – April 13 at Vanderbilt No. 10 Hawkins Field Nashville, TN 10–6 Milchin (2–1) Hayes (0–1) None 3,148 23–11 7–6 April 14 at Vanderbilt No. 10 Hawkins Field 0–2 Wright (2–4) Singer (4–2) None 3,626 23–12 7–7 April 15 at Vanderbilt No. 10 Hawkins Field 20–8 Kowar (6–0) Fellows (3–2) None 3,626 24–12 8–7 April 18 North Florida No. 10 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Rubio (1–1) Howze (2–3) Byrne (6) 2,777 25–12 – April 20 No. 18 South Carolina No. 10 McKethan Stadium 1–0 Faedo (6–1) Schmidt (4–2) Byrne (7) 3,254 26–12 9–7 April 21 No. 18 South Carolina No. 10 McKethan Stadium 2–4 Crowe (4–3) Singer (4–3) Johnson (6) 4,384 26–13 9–8 April 22 No. 18 South Carolina No. 10 McKethan Stadium 7–5 Milchin (3–1) Bowers (3–1) Byrne (8) 3,604 27–13 10–8 April 28 at Georgia No. 8 Foley Field Athens, GA 6–4 Milchin (4–1) Glover (0–2) Byrne (9) 2,126 28–13 11–8 April 29 at Georgia No. 8 Foley Field 6–3 Singer (5–3) Adkins (5–5) Byrne (10) 3,082 29–13 12–8 April 30 at Georgia No. 8 Foley Field 4–3 Kowar (7–0) Smith (2–5) Byrne (11) 1,945 30–13 13–8
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 2 Florida A&M No. 7 McKethan Stadium 8–7 McMullen (3–0) Wilson (0–4) Milchin (1) 3,238 31–13 – May 3 Jacksonville No. 7 McKethan Stadium 6–2 Horvath (2–0) Potter (2–2) None 2,760 32–13 – May 5 Ole Miss No. 7 McKethan Stadium 11–2 Faedo (7–1) McArthur (3–4) None 3,447 33–13 14–8 May 6 Ole Miss No. 7 McKethan Stadium 7–4 Horvath (3–0) Woolfolk (3–2) Byrne (12) 4,227 34–13 15–8 May 7 Ole Miss No. 7 McKethan Stadium 6–4 Kowar (8–0) Parkinson (5–3) Byrne (13) 3,747 35–13 16–8 May 9 No. 23 South Florida No. 5 McKethan Stadium 10–15 Roberts (3–0) Milchin (4–2) None 3,114 35–14 – May 12 at Alabama No. 5 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 2–1 Byrne (2–4) Suchey (2–7) None 3,143 36–14 17–8 May 13 at Alabama No. 5 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 13–6 Singer (6–3) Duarte (2–6) None 3,948 37–14 18–8 May 14 at Alabama No. 5 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 10–5 Kowar (9–0) Eicholtz (1–3) None 4,288 38–14 19–8 May 18 No. 7 Kentucky No. 5 McKethan Stadium 4–12 Hjelle (9–2) Faedo (7–2) None 3,693 38–15 19–9 May 19 No. 7 Kentucky No. 5 McKethan Stadium 14–3 Singer (7–3) Logue (6–5) None 4,153 39–15 20–9 May 20 No. 7 Kentucky No. 5 McKethan Stadium 6–4 Kowar (10–0) Lewis (6–3) None 3,938 40–15 21–9
Postseason
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 24 vs. No. 24 (8) Auburn No. 4 (1) Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 5–4 Dyson (2–0) Coker (3–3) Byrne (14) 6,890 41–15 1–0 May 26 vs. No. 19 (5) Mississippi State No. 4 (1) Metropolitan Stadium 12–3 Kowar (11–0) Self (5–1) None 6,988 42–15 2–0 May 27 vs. No. 13 (4) Arkansas No. 4 (1) Metropolitan Stadium 0–167 Murphy (5–0) Singer (7–4) None 10,793 42–16 2–1
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record June 2 (4) Marist No. 4 (1) McKethan Stadium 10–6 Kowar (12–0) Keenan (6–1) Byrne (15) 2,390 43–16 1–0 June 3 (2) South Florida No. 4 (1) McKethan Stadium 5–112 Byrne (3–4) Perez (6–3) None 2,954 44–16 2–0 June 4 (3) Bethune–Cookman No. 4 (1) McKethan Stadium 2–6 Densmore (2–1) Singer (7–5) Maldonado (1) 2,077 44–17 2–1 June 5 (3) Bethune–Cookman No. 4 (1) McKethan Stadium 6–1 Langworthy (1–1) Calamita (2–3) Byrne (16) 2,166 45–17 3–1
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record June 10 No. 14 Wake Forest No. 4 (3) McKethan Stadium 2–111 Byrne (4–4) Roberts (2–5) None 3,910 46–17 1–0 June 11 No. 14 Wake Forest No. 4 (3) McKethan Stadium 6–811[a] Peluse (5–1) Byrne (4–5) None 3,381 46–18 1–1 June 12 No. 14 Wake Forest No. 4 (3) McKethan Stadium 3–0 Dyson (3–0) McCarren (5–4) Faedo (1) 3,381 47–18 2–1 ^[a] The game was suspended during the fifth inning due to rain and continued at 1:04 p.m. on June 12 prior to the start of the game scheduled for that day.[4]
College World Series Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 18 vs. No. 7 (6) TCU No. 4 (3) TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE 3–0 Faedo (8–2) Janczak (9–1) Byrne (17) 23,543 48–18 1–0 June 20 vs. No. 6 (7) Louisville No. 4 (3) TD Ameritrade Park 5–1 Singer (8–5) McClure (8–4) None 22,222 49–18 2–0 June 23 vs. No. 7 (6) TCU No. 4 (3) TD Ameritrade Park 2–9 King (1–3) Kowar (12–1) None 25,329 49–19 2–1 June 24 vs. No. 7 (6) TCU No. 4 (3) TD Ameritrade Park 3–0 Faedo (9–2) Janczak (9–2) Byrne (18) 18,093 50–19 3–1 Championship Series Record June 26 vs. No. 3 (4) LSU No. 4 (3) TD Ameritrade Park 4–3 Singer (9–5) Reynolds (1–2) Byrne (19) 25,679 51–19 1–0 June 27 vs. No. 3 (4) LSU No. 4 (3) TD Ameritrade Park 6–1 Dyson (4–0) Poché (12–4) Kowar (1) 26,607 52–19 2–0
Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2017 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2017 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	5–24		1–2	3–0	0–3	.	.	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	.	0–3	0–2	ALA	W7	1–9	1–6
ARK	18–11	2–1		1–2	.	3–0	.	1–2	3–0	2–1	1–2	.	1–1	2–1	2–1	ARK	W2	6–3	2–0
AUB	16–14	0–3	2–1		3–0	2–1	.	0–3	2–1	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	AUB	W5	7–3	1–2
FLA	21–9	3–0	.	0–3		3–0	2–1	2–1	.	3–0	3–0	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	FLA	E1	8–2	4–1
UGA	11–19	.	0–3	1–2	0–3		2–1	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	.	1–2	UGA	E6	4–6	0–3
KEN	19–11	.	.	.	1–2	1–2		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	KEN	E2	7–3	2–0
LSU	21–9	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–2		3–0	.	2–1	2–1	.	1–2	.	LSU	W1	7–3	4–0
MSU	17–13	3–0	0–3	1–2	.	1–2	2–1	0–3		.	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	.	MSU	W3	6–4	3–2
MIZZ	14–16	3–0	1–2	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	3–0	0–3	1–2	MIZZ	E4	4–6	2–2
MISS	14–16	3–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1		.	.	2–1	2–1	MISS	W6	5–5	1–2
SCAR	13–17	2–1	.	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	.		3–0	.	1–2	SCAR	E5	2–8	1–0
TENN	7–21	.	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	.	0–3		1–2	1–1	TENN	E7	1–7	0–4
TAMU	16–14	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–2	.	2–1		1–2	TAMU	W4	5–5	2–1
VAN	15–13	2–0	1–2	.	1–2	2–1	1–2	.	.	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	2–1		VAN	E3	5–4	0–0
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. Alabama and Vanderbilt had one tie game.

Rankings

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[5]	2 (4)	2 (4)*	2 (4)*	2 (1)	5 (1)	12	9	7	10	10	8	7	5	5	4	4	4*	4*	1 (27)
Baseball America[6]	3	3	3	3	5	13	8	8	16	15	11	11	7	5	4	5	5*	5*	1
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	3	3	2	2	8	17	11	10	18	16	13	10	7	4	2	3	3	3	1
NCBWA†[8]	2	2	2	2	5	11	9	7	12	13	11	10	6	5	3	4	4	4*	1

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.