State Baseball Ranked #21 by USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll

Polk's team is ranked #21 by the preseason USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.

A month away from first pitch, the other SEC teams ranked are Tennessee at #12, South Carolina at #17, LSU at #19 and Mississippi at #22.

This has to be the first time in a very long time that no SEC team is ranked in the top ten.

The Dogs have also been ranked #13 preseason by Baseball America. Baseball America had this to say about the Dogs, "Added four vital JC transfers to one of Ron Polk's most experienced rosters." No more "we're young" excuses for Polk.

State begins its season with a three-game home series Feb. 24-26 against Marist College, one of 11 MSU opponents that advanced to competition in the 2005 NCAA Tournament.