UNC baseball near the top in USA TODAY Sports' re-rank

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For the third consecutive season, the North Carolina Tar Heels are hosting a Super Regional in Chapel Hill.

They are one series away from returning to Omaha with only the USC Trojans standing in their way. With how last season's Super Regional ended in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels are itching to make that return to Omaha. But it won't be easy.

The Trojans won the College Station Regional and have 47 wins on the year. They are led by a very strong pitching staff and are no pushovers. But neither are the Tar Heels as they have a strength in pitching and hitting as well.

As we get set for the upcoming Super Regional round, Kevin Skiver of USA TODAY Sports has re-ranked the remaining 16 teams left, and right near the top are the Tar Heels. They check in at No. 2 in the rankings behind on No. 1 Georgia:

When North Carolina's draw was revealed, there was a lot of hand-wringing about what looked like a regional of death. There was the big name in Tennessee, the sneaky auto-bid in East Carolina, and of course the treacherous No. 4 seed in VCU. The Tar Heels looked unfazed, dispatching VCU with ease behind normal Saturday night starter Ryan Lynch. Even with a less-than stellar outing from Jason DeCaro against ECU, the Tar Heels rallied and won. They're going to be a tough out moving forward.

The Tar Heels are one of the favorites to get to Omaha, especially after their performance in the Chapel Hill Regional, going 3-0 in impressive style. But the Tar Heels need to ensure they are on their 'A' game this upcoming weekend.

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This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC Baseball: Tar Heels near top in NCAA Baseball Tournament re-rank

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