After a 1-2 series loss against the Mississippi State Bulldogs over the weekend, the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team dropped eight spots in this week’s USA TODAY Coaches Poll to No. 25 in the country. Alabama picked up a crucial 10-5 victory against the No. 15 Bulldogs in Starkville on Sunday to salvage the series and avoid a sweep.
Despite being 10-14 in conference play, Alabama still holds an overall record of 29-18 on the year. The SEC has eight members ranked in the top 25 and holds four spots in the top five, so it is hard to hold the Tide’s league record against them. The Tennessee Volunteers have overtaken the No. 1 spot in the polls from Texas A&M this week, but the national title race is wide open.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 39-9 | 750 (20) | +2 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 40-8 | 734 (7) | -1 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 40-9 | 702 (3) | -1 |
| 4 | Clemson | 36-10 | 685 | – |
| 5 | Kentucky | 35-10 | 651 (1) | +3 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 37-9 | 631 | -1 |
| 7 | Florida State | 35-10 | 585 | -1 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 35-12 | 531 | -1 |
| 9 | Duke | 32-14 | 501 | – |
| 10 | Virginia | 35-12 | 485 | – |
| 11 | North Carolina | 35-11 | 473 | +1 |
| 12 | Georgia | 35-12 | 376 | +6 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 32-16 | 367 | +2 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 32-15 | 364 | – |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 32-16 | 317 | +6 |
| 16 | UC-Irvine | 34-10 | 289 | -6 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 29-17 | 223 | +6 |
| 18 | Indiana State | 34-10 | 208 | +4 |
| 19 | Arizona | 29-17 | 188 | +5 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 32-16 | 184 | -4 |
| 21 | North Carolina State | 26-18 | 125 | -1 |
| 22 | Troy | 34-15 | 104 | +9 |
| 23 | UC Santa Barbara | 31-12 | 95 | +4 |
| 24 | Oregon | 32-15 | 94 | +2 |
| 25 | Alabama | 29-18 | 86 | -8 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 13 Vanderbilt; No. 19 Louisiana; No. 25 Dallas Baptist
Others Receiving Votes
Louisiana 83; Vanderbilt 73; Dallas Baptist 54; Texas 40; UNCW 18; Coastal Carolina 12; Utah 11; Nebraska 11; Charleston 11; Louisiana Tech 8; San Diego 2; LSU 2; St. John’s 1; Illinois 1
The Tide will take on No. 22 Troy this evening in Troy before two final series in the SEC against LSU and at Auburn.
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