This year, the SEC blogs of SB Nation will be voting in an SEC Baseball Power Poll managed by Miss St blog For Whom The Cowbell Tolls. Poseur and I are the voting representatives for ATVS and each week we will share our ballots for your compliments and criticism.
NOTE: Ballots are cast on Mondays
This Week's Results
Poseur's Ballot
- Vanderbilt. Anyone else in the SEC swept a team near the quality of Long Beach? Nope. OK, they top the ballot.
- LSU. If Aaron Nola is going to flirt with no hitters, the SEC should be very afraid.
- South Carolina. Have not allowed a run since February 15th.
- Tennessee. I'm as surprised as you are, so let's let them enjoy their brief moment of quality baseball in Knoxville.
- Florida. The Gators get credit for playing a tough schedule, but you have to win those games for full credit. Right now, Florida is a 500 team in the ACC.
- Ole Miss. Won their first six games by a combined 40 runs, so we'll spot them one slip up on the getaway game in an already-won series.
- Arkansas. No one's played that tough a schedule, aside from Florida, but the Hogs really seem to be pushing the idea of early season tune ups.
- Texas A&M. Wobbled, recovered. No big deal yet.
- Kentucky. This is a team that beat Virginia, and lost to VMI. They also dropped a game to South Carolina- Upstate, a university that I'm pretty sure is imaginary. Your guess is as good as mine.
- Alabama. Have a pair of Friday 2-1 losses to Stephen F Austin and St. Louis. At least they rallied both times to win the series.
- Mississippi State. What the hell, Bulldogs? Look, I'm no fan of yours or your coach (ok, mainly I just hate your coach), but splitting a series with Holy Cross? What is going on? Should improve once its grilling season. 4-4 won't cut it.
- Auburn. Already the front runner for the SEC West cellar.
- Mizzou. At least their losses are of a decent caliber. Well, except McNeese.
- Georgia. At least they still have the gymnastics team.
PodKATT's Ballot
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Vanderbilt. Impressive sweep of a Big West stalwart on the road is the SEC's best result.
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South Carolina. The scoreless streak is impressive. Lets see what happens when they play a team with a pulse
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LSU. Nola without a pitch count is a scary future. Needs stronger "road wins" than Hammond and Metairie
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Arkansas. Undefeated, against nobody
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Ole Miss. Stetson aint no beach holiday.
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Tennessee. Undefeated against better than average schedule fillers
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Texas A&M. Almost undefeated, against nobody
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Kentucky. Props for the road start, but then it's not they could play on the snow in Lexington
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Alabama. Drawing better crowds, but you can't lose to the St Louis COLLEGE team
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Florida. Dropping a series to DA U isnt bad. Almost losing at home to Smoke Laval's North Florida is.
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Mississippi State. YO DOGS, HOLY CROSS AINT EVEN AN IVY!
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Mizzou. At least the team isnt actively revolting against the coaches. (MCNEESE!? REALLY!?)
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Auburn. Sonny cant cut the whole team, can he?
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Georgia. Why do we keep sending the Dawgs to face top-flight ACC teams?