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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