Diamond Hogs drop five spots after sweep

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn watches during the Hogs' game with Gonzaga Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville.
Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn watches during the Hogs' game with Gonzaga Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville.

— Arkansas fell five spots in the USA Today baseball coaches' poll following a weekend sweep at the hands of South Carolina.

The Razorbacks (15-6, 0-3 SEC) are No. 18 in the latest poll. The Gamecocks jumped two spots to No. 10.

Arkansas and South Carolina are two of eight SEC schools ranked this week, alongside No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 4 Vanderbilt, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 13 LSU and No. 16 Mississippi State.

Arkansas is scheduled to host Auburn this weekend in its first home conference series. The Tigers (10-10, 1-2 SEC) upset Texas A&M before dropping two closely-contested games to the Aggies over the weekend.

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