Diamond Hogs up to No. 4 in USA TODAY Baseball Coaches Poll

Arkansas was one of eight SEC teams in the Top 25.

A sweep of Illinois-Chicago over the weekend bolstered Arkansas’ status.

The Diamond Hogs jumped three spots to No. 4 in the USA TODAY Baseball Coaches Poll. Two of the three teams ahead of them are from the SEC. The other will be.

Ole Miss took the top spot, Vanderbilt the second and Texas was No. 3. No league has more ranked teams than the SEC, which also landed Tennessee at No. 5, LSU at No. 8, Florida at No. 9, Georgia at No. 20 and Mississippi State at No. 24.

The Razorbacks have been ranked in the poll for 65 straight weeks and have been in the top 10 for 20 straight.

Arkansas is back in action Tuesday and Wednesday against Grambling in Fayetteville. SEC play begins Friday at Baum-Walker Stadium against Kentucky.

1. Ole Miss (13-2)

2. Texas (13-4)

3. Vanderbilt (13-2)

4. Arkansas (11-3)

5. Tennessee (15-1)

6. Oregon State (11-2)

7. Notre Dame (11-1)

8. LSU (13-3)

9. Florida (13-4)

10. Georgia Tech (13-3)

11. Stanford (9-5)

12. Florida State (10-5)

13. Texas Tech (14-3)

14. Liberty (12-2)

15. Oklahoma State (9-6)

16. Arizona (12-4)

T-17. North Carolina (14-2)

T-17. Virginia (14-1)

19. Clemson (14-1)

20. Georgia (13-3)

21. TCU (11-4)

22. Maryland (12-2)

23. Texas State (14-3)

24. Mississippi State (10-7)

25. Gonzaga (11-4)

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