ATHENS-----For the third time this season, the Georgia baseball team is ranked No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll released Monday. Arizona State is No. 2 followed by LSU, Rice and North Carolina to round out the top five. The Bulldogs garnered 17 of the 33 first place votes.

Georgia (29-6, 11-4 SEC) swept Kentucky last weekend to gain sole possession of first place in the SEC. The Bulldogs, who lead Florida by two games in the SEC East, are ranked No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 8 by Baseball America.

Georgia plays host to No. 10 Georgia Tech Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Foley Field, and fifth-ranked Arkansas visits Athens for a three-game series beginning Friday. The Razorbacks trail Georgia by a half game in the SEC standings.