Another good week for Auburn baseball is in the books as they head into the final week of the regular season. The Tigers are coming off a two-game sweep of the Alabama Crimson Tide at Plainsman Park. The final game was ruled a no-contest.
With the latest run by the team, Auburn jumped up two spots to No. 18 overall in this week’s poll update from USA TODAY Sports. In SEC news, the Tennessee Vols remained at No. 1 and the Arkansas Razorbacks fell to No. 5. The Texas A&M Aggies jumped up five spots to No. 11 and the LSU Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs round out the bottom of the rankings at No. 24 and No. 25.
A look at the full USA TODAY Sports coaches poll:
Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
1 | Tennessee | 45-7 | 774 (30) | – |
2 | Oregon State | 40-11 | 734 (1) | – |
3 | Virginia Tech | 36-11 | 683 | +3 |
4 | Stanford | 33-14 | 615 | +3 |
5 | Arkansas | 37-14 | 600 | -1 |
6 | Miami (Fl) | 37-14 | 565 | -1 |
7 | Texas Tech | 35-16 | 541 | +6 |
8 | Oklahoma State | 34-17 | 510 | -5 |
9 | Louisville | 35-15 | 453 | -1 |
10 | Virginia | 37-13 | 450 | -1 |
11 | Texas A&M | 33-16 | 431 | +5 |
12 | Gonzaga | 32-13 | 393 | – |
13 | Notre Dame | 31-11 | 386 | +1 |
14 | Maryland | 41-10 | 375 | +3 |
15 | Connecticut | 42-10 | 341 | -5 |
16 | Southern Miss | 38-14 | 303 | -5 |
17 | Texas State | 41-11 | 297 | +2 |
18 | Auburn | 35-16 | 260 | +2 |
19 | Vanderbilt | 34-16 | 246 | +2 |
20 | Texas | 35-17 | 209 | -2 |
21 | UC Santa Barbara | 37-11 | 159 | +2 |
21 | Florida State | 32-18 | 159 | +4 |
23 | UCLA | 33-18 | 117 | +1 |
24 | LSU | 33-18 | 87 | -9 |
25 | Georgia | 33-18 | 67 | -3 |
Others Receiving Votes
Texas Christian 59; Dallas Baptist 38; Arizona 37; Georgia Southern 36; Rutgers 30; Florida 27; Grand Canyon 25; Wofford 16; Georgia Tech 14; Wake Forest 12; San Diego 6; North Carolina State 5; East Carolina 5; Old Dominion 2; Oklahoma 2; Mississippi 2; Coastal Carolina 2; Southern Illinois 1; Davidson 1
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