SEC preseason baseball poll: Sooners ranked 11, Kyle Witherspoon on 2nd team all-conference

Texas A&M leads the SEC baseball preseason poll, with Tennessee and Arkansas close behind. Sooners are picked 11th in their first season of SEC play.

Wednesday, February 5th 2025, 10:54 am

By: Jeremie Poplin


Texas A&M is favored to win the 2025 Southeastern Conference baseball championship, according to the preseason poll of the league's 16 head coaches.

The Aggies received 10 first-place votes, with Arkansas getting three, and Tennessee, LSU, and Florida each earning one. Tennessee is projected to finish second, followed by Arkansas, LSU, and Florida. Oklahoma was picked to finish 11th according to the coaches.

The Preseason All-SEC Teams were also announced, with twelve schools represented. Tennessee and Texas A&M led with six total selections, including four first-team picks for the Aggies and three for Tennessee.

The SEC regular season begins on February 14, with conference play starting March 14. Twelve SEC teams are ranked in the top 25 of national preseason polls, and the SEC Baseball Tournament will be held May 20-25 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama

The preseason No. 20/25 Sooners open the 2025 season at L. Dale Mitchell Park on Feb. 14 vs. Lehigh. The first pitch is slated for 4 p.m. CT

Kyson Witherspoon, a right-handed pitcher for Oklahoma, earned a spot on the SEC preseason all-conference second team. After a strong debut season in Norman, he was named first-team all-Big 12 with a 3.71 ERA over 80 innings, an 8-3 record in 11 starts, and 90 strikeouts.

Predicted Order of Finish

1Texas A&M (10) – 228 
2Tennessee (1) – 215 
3Arkansas (3) – 214 
4LSU (1) – 204 
5Florida (1) – 183 
6Georgia – 165 
7Vanderbilt – 156 
8Texas – 146 
9Mississippi State – 112 
10Kentucky - 102
11Oklahoma – 101 
12Auburn – 100 
13Alabama – 98 
14South Carolina - 61
15Ole Miss – 60 
16Missouri – 31



Jeremie Poplin

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