From a dismal start to the 2025 season, Florida baseball has put itself in position to reach the NCAA Tournament for the 17th straight time under head coach Kevin O’Sullivan.
The Florida Gators (33-17, 11-13 SEC), coming off a sweep in its last SEC series at South Carolina, needs to continue to close the year strong with six games remaining in the regular season. After a three-game series at No. 1 Texas over the weekend, Florida will finish up regular season play with a three-game series at home against No. 16 Alabama from May 15-17.
Florida suffered a slight setback with a 7-1 home loss to USF on Tuesday but has still won 13 of its last 16 games. UF also has won 10 of its last 12 conference games after a 1-11 SEC start.
“I just want us to finish,” O’Sullivan said. “We’ve worked so hard to get back into it. Probably not a lot of people thought when we started off 1-11 that we would be in this position. So, but we have to finish. I feel good about this group.”
What is the Florida baseball RPI?
Per Warren Nolan Baseball, the Florida baseball RPI sits at No. 19 after sweeping South Carolina over the weekend and losing to USF on Tuesday night. Florida has played the No. 5 strength of schedule in the country. UF’s record is 7-14 against Quad 1 opponents, 7-2 against Quad 2 opponents, 2-1 against Quad 3 opponents and 17-0 against Quad 4 opponents.
Where Baseball America projects Florida baseball in the NCAA Tournament
Baseball America projects Florida as a No. 2 seed in the Chapel Hill, N.C., regional, with top seed North Carolina, three seed Cincinnati and four seed SIU-Edwardsville.
Where D1 Baseball projects Florida baseball in the NCAA Tournament
D1 Baseball projects Florida as a No. 3 seed in the Conway, S.C., regional, with top seed Coastal Carolina, two seed North Carolina State and four seed High Point.
Where USA Today projects Florida baseball in the NCAA Tournament
USA Today projects Florida as a No. 2 seed in the Clemson in the Clemson. S.C., regional, with top seed Clemson, three seed UConn and four seed Rhode Island.
Florida baseball 2025 schedule
Remaining opponents for the Gators
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
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