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Alabama baseball moves into top 10 in latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll

Alabama baseball continues to move up in the rankings. In the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll, the Tide are inside the Top 10.

Following an impressive series victory over Tennessee, Alabama baseball is riding high. With a surprisingly successful start to the 2024 season, the Crimson Tide now finds itself inside the Top-10 of the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

With a new head coach and high turnover on the roster, not many expected Alabama to perform as well as it has so far. While being a top-10 team is noteworthy, it’s important to put it into perspective, especially as conference play gets underway.

Though the Tide ranks No. 10, there are still six SEC teams ranked above them. Defeating Tennessee in a series 2-1 turned heads, but it will take consistent winning for Alabama to be considered a genuine contender.

Check out the Full USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll.

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Arkansas 17-2 775 (31) –
2 Oregon State 17-2 713 +1
3 Vanderbilt 18-3 671 +7
4 LSU 17-4 645 -2
5 Clemson 17-2 630 +4
6 Texas A&M 18-2 602 -2
7 Tennessee 18-3 534 -1
8 Florida 12-7 506 +3
9 Duke 15-5 491 -2
10 Alabama 17-3 471 +2
11 Virginia 16-4 434 +4
12 Florida State 18-0 428 +10
13 ECU 14-4 418 +3
14 Wake Forest 13-6 390 -9
15 Coastal Carolina 17-3 384 +2
16 DBU 16-3 324 +2
17 UNC 17-4 276 -4
18 TCU 15-5 243 -10
19 Camp 15-4 190 +4
20 Oklahoma 13-6 168 +22
21 UC-Irv 15-3 145 -1
22 UCSB 12-5 92 +5
23 Virginia Tech 14-4 86 +6
24 Auburn 13-6 79 -5
25 Kentucky 17-3 65 +17

Schools Dropped Out

No. 14 North Carolina State; No. 20 South Carolina; No. 24 Texas; No. 25 Texas Tech;

Others Receiving Votes

Mississippi State 58; South Carolina 56; North Carolina State 44; Georgia Tech 23; Texas Tech 20; Southern Miss 17; Miami (FL) 16; Ole Miss 15; UCF 12; Texas 11; Nebraska 8; Oregon 7; Indiana State 7; Georgia 7; Louisiana Tech 5; Troy 3; Oklahoma State 2; Northeastern 2; Maryland 2;

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Kentucky, UCLA biggest movers in latest USA TODAY Sports coaches poll

Kentucky climbs as UCLA plummets in this week’s college baseball coaches poll.

We are roughly 28 to 29 games into the 2023 college baseball season with the postseason picture beginning to take shape.

Once again the LSU Tigers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Florida Gators, and Vanderbilt Commodores hold their place at the top of the rankings. In all, the SEC has seven teams among the top 10 in the country.

The biggest movers this week were the [autotag]Kentucky Wildcat[/autotag]s and UCLA Bruins. Kentucky jumped to No. 10, up seven spots from last week. They are coming off a three-game sweep of Missouri and will take on the Georgia Bulldogs this coming weekend.

On the flip side, we have the [autotag]UCLA Bruins[/autotag] who plummeted in the rankings down to No. 22 dropping 10 spots. They have lost six games in a row to Washington, Cal State Fullerton, and Washington State. They look to get back on track with Long Beach State on Tuesday and a weekend series against Utah.

A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 LSU 24-4 749 (29) –
2 Wake Forest 26-3 710 (1) –
3 Florida 24-5 673 –
4 Vanderbilt 23-5 671 –
5 Arkansas 23-5 607 +1
6 South Carolina 26-3 594 +2
7 Virginia 24-4 561 -2
8 Tennessee 21-8 498 +1
9 Stanford 18-7 492 -2
10 Kentucky 25-3 467 +7
11 Boston College 20-6 430 +5
12 Louisville 21-6 361 -1
13 Oklahoma State 22-7 356 –
14 Campbell 22-4 344 +1
15 North Carolina 20-8 308 -1
16 East Carolina 20-8 292 -6
17 Florida Gulf Coast 23-5 252 +1
18 Connecticut 20-6 189 +2
19 Texas 20-9 182 –
20 Miami 19-9 163 +3
21 Coastal Carolina 18-7 158 +5
22 UCLA 16-8 153 -10
23 Texas Tech 20-9 108 -2
24 West Virginia 21-7 89 +6
25 North Carolina State 20-8 80 +3

Schools Dropped Out

No. 22 Iowa; No. 24 UC Santa Barbara; No. 25 Mississippi

Others Receiving Votes

Oregon 45; Alabama 31; Texas San Antonio 30; UC Santa Barbara 29; Old Dominion 29; Indiana 22; Texas A&M 21; Dallas Baptist 15; Auburn 9; Northeastern 8; USC 5; Missouri 5; Arizona State 5; Iowa 4; Mississippi 2; Southern Miss 1; Oral Roberts 1; Maryland 1

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D1 baseball ranks Texas’ freshman class No. 4 in NCAA

Texas has the No. 4 freshman baseball class according to D1 baseball.

Texas is going to look a lot different on the diamond this season. Several Longhorns exhausted eligibility or departed for the MLB.

Despite the losses, David Pierce brings in a strong freshman class. According to D1 baseball, it is the fourth-best freshman class in the nation. They could need the group badly.

The veteran laden 2022 squad sent multiple players to the MLB Draft. The Longhorns will be without ace pitcher Pete Hansen after carrying the pitching staff last year. Golden Spikes Award winner Ivan Melendez is gone after a historic season on the Forty Acres.

Skyler Messinger, Murphy Stehly, Trey Faltine, Douglas Hodo and Silas Ardoin add to the list of potential big-time departing contributors.

Many still believe the Longhorns will be in the mix for contention in 2023. Multiple outlets rank the blue blood baseball program in their early Preseason Top 25 rankings. One poll saw Texas as high as No. 18.

David Pierce will look to maximize contribution from younger players in 2023.

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Where is Clemson in the latest college baseball rankings?

The latest college baseball rankings were released on Monday morning. Clemson (14-1) is now ranked No. 15 by Baseball America, No. 16 by Perfect Game and No. 18 by D1Baseball. The Tigers were previously ranked No. 18 by Perfect Game, No. 19 by …

The latest college baseball rankings were released on Monday morning.

Clemson (14-1) is now ranked No. 15 by Baseball America, No. 16 by Perfect Game and No. 18 by D1Baseball.

The Tigers were previously ranked No. 18 by Perfect Game, No. 19 by D1Baseball and No. 21 by Baseball America.

Clemson saw its 15-game winning streak dating to 2021 come to an end with a 5-3 loss to Northeastern on Sunday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, but still won the series 2-1.

Clemson’s 14-0 start this season was its best start to a season since 1992, when the Tigers started 17-0. The 15-game winning streak dating to last season was tied for the sixth-longest winning streak in school history.

The Tigers continue their homestand by hosting Georgia State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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