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 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.