For the third straight week, Arkansas stayed at No. 2 in the new USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll, released Monday, April 29.
Coach Dave Van Horn’s Razorbacks (37-7 overall) are coming off a 3-1 week that included an 11-1 run rule victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in midweek play and a hard-fought series win over Florida in SEC action. The Diamond Hogs are 7-3 against current Top 25 teams.
Texas A&M (38-6) stayed at No. 1 in the coaches poll for the third straight week. The Aggies also remained No. 1 in the new Baseball America Top 25 rankings and D1Baseball poll after taking two of three from No. 18 Georgia over the weekend.
Tennessee (37-7) stayed at No. 3 while Clemson (34-9) held at No. 4. The Volunteers had a perfect 4-0 week that included a three-game sweep of Missouri in SEC play.
The only change in the top five was at No. 5, where East Carolina (35-8) jumped two spots after outscoring Memphis 36-6 over the weekend in a three-game sweep in the American Athletic Conference.
The SEC had the most schools ranked per conference with nine teams total, including No. 8 Kentucky, No. 13 Vanderbilt, No. 14 South Carolina, No. 17 Alabama, No. 18 Georgia, and No. 21 Mississippi State.
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Arkansas welcomes Missouri State to Fayetteville for two midweek games Tuesday and Wednesday. First pitch for Tuesday’s game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT. Both games against Missouri State can be seen on SEC Network+. The Razorbacks will then travel to Lexington for a three-game series against Kentucky in conference play.