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LSU baseball falls again in On3’s SEC power rankings after Florida series loss

The Tigers took another tumble in this week’s power rankings.

It’s not exactly panic time yet for the defending champion LSU baseball team, but the Tigers are certainly reeling after a pair of series losses to start SEC play.

They dropped their opener on the road against Mississippi State before falling at home to Florida this past weekend. In both series, coach Jay Johnson’s team was run-ruled in a Game 3 rubber match.

As a result, it shouldn’t be too surprising to see LSU take another tumble in this week’s SEC baseball power rankings from On3’s Jonathan Wagner.

Wagner had the Tigers third in the league last week, and now they’re falling two more spots to No. 5.

LSU started the week with a pair of victories, winning 11-1 against Louisiana Tech on Tuesday and 6-1 in Friday’s series opener against Florida. Unfortunately for the Tigers, it was the Gators that took the next two games, 6-4 on Saturday and 12-2 on Sunday, to take the series. LSU has now lost two straight series to open SEC play, and drop in our baseball power rankings as a result.

With relief pitching struggling on the weekend, the road doesn’t get any easier for LSU as it travels to face the No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks next weekend. First, however, the Tigers have what should be a tuneup in the midweek against Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night.

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Where LSU stands in SEC baseball power rankings after shakeup following opening weekend of conference play

The Tigers fell one spot this week after a series loss at Mississippi State.

One weekend of SEC baseball play is in the books, and it resulted in quite a bit of shakeup in On3’s SEC power rankings.

LSU opened the week with a pair of midweek wins over North Dakota State, but it suffered a frustrating series loss over the weekend on the road against Mississippi State.

It ranked No. 2 in On3’s SEC power rankings from Jonathan Wagner entering the weekend, but it fell one spot to No. 3 and was leapfrogged by Vanderbilt, which earned a weekend sweep over a ranked Auburn team.

The Tigers remain ahead of Florida, who they face this weekend in Baton Rouge.

LSU began last week with a pair of midweek wins over North Dakota State, winning 6-1 on Tuesday and 7-0 on Wednesday. They then hit the road for a trip to Starkville, kicking off SEC play at Mississippi State. It was the Bulldogs that took Friday’s opener 10-4, though LSU evened the series on Saturday with a 9-8 victory. In Sunday’s rubber match, LSU was run-ruled in a 15-5 loss, a surprising result to end a difficult weekend. This week won’t be any easier with Florida coming to town.

The Gators moved up two spots this week after taking two of three against previously unbeaten Texas A&M, and LSU will look to halt that success at Alex Box Stadium.

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LSU remains No. 2 in On3 SEC baseball power rankings despite Sunday loss to Xavier

The Tigers went 3-1 this week, and they’re holding serve in On3’s SEC baseball power rankings.

The Tigers baseball team couldn’t complete a perfect week, dropping Sunday’s Game 3 against Xavier after clinching the series with wins on Friday and Saturday.

A 3-1 week is not enough to jump Arkansas for the top spot in the On3 SEC baseball power rankings from Jonathan Wagner, but it’s enough to hold serve as the No. 2 team as we prepare for league play to begin this weekend.

LSU will hit the road to take on Mississippi State, but first up is a two-game midweek set as North Dakota State comes to Alex Box Stadium for games on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Here’s what Wagner had to say about the Tigers.

LSU’s week began with a tight, comeback victory over Southeastern Louisiana on the road, but the Tigers prevailed with a 4-3 win. They then hosted Xavier for a three-game weekend series, and that proved to be a close one. LSU took the first two games, winning 4-0 on Friday and 8-2 on Saturday. It was Xavier, though, that took Sunday’s finale 2-1. After a two-game midweek set with North Dakota State, LSU hits the road for a trip to Starkville to begin their SEC slate.

LSU saw some encouraging pitching over the weekend, and it will hope that trend continues as it begins SEC play against a Bulldogs team that has struggled to begin the season.

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Little change for LSU in On3’s updated SEC baseball power rankings despite 3-0 showing in Houston

The Tigers are coming off an impressive weekend, but it wasn’t enough to see some movement in the rankings this week.

The Tigers are coming off an impressive 4-0 week that featured a true road victory over Rice followed by a 3-0 showing at the Astros Foundation Classic in Minute Maid Park, which was headlined by a win over No. 14-ranked Texas.

While that puts the Tigers at 11-1 to begin their national title defense campaign, it’s not enough to see movement in On3’s SEC power rankings from Jonathan Wagner this week.

He’s keeping LSU in the No. 2 spot behind Arkansas, which is coming off a 4-0 week of its own but sits at 9-2 on the season. Here’s Wagner’s rundown of where the Tigers stand in the conference picture.

LSU has been impressive early on, but this past weekend especially. After a 16-4 road win at Rice last Wednesday, the Tigers faced off against Texas, Louisiana and Texas State in the Astros Foundation Classic and picked up three quality victories along the way. LSU showed that their early success hasn’t just been a result of a light early-year schedule.

The Tigers passed their first major test of the season this past weekend, and now they’ll prepare for their final weekend before conference play. Xavier comes to town as [autotag]Justin Loer[/autotag] could face his former team, but first, the Tigers hit the road Wednesday night for a showdown against Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond.

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Where On3 ranks defending champion LSU in preseason SEC baseball power rankings

The Tigers will look to defend their national title in an SEC that’s loaded once again in 2024.

We’re now less than a week away from the start of the 2024 college baseball season.

It will be the third season at LSU under coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag], who captured his first national title last season. Now, the Tigers look to defend that championship after retooling this offseason.

They’ve lost a lot, including top two MLB draft picks [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] and [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag], but they’ve also added elite transfer and recruiting classes to supplement those losses.

LSU enters the year as a preseason top-five team, but it sits just third in On3’s preseason SEC power rankings from Jonathan Wagner, behind Arkansas and Florida.

2023 record: 54-17 (19-10)
2023 finish: National Champions
Preseason Top 25 ranking (D1Baseball): No. 4
Opening weekend: vs. VMI (Friday, Sunday), vs. Central Arkansas (Saturday, Monday)

Even after winning the College World Series last season, LSU doesn’t find itself in the top spot in our preseason SEC baseball power rankings. It’s just nearly impossible to replace Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews, the first and second overall picks in the MLB Draft, in the same offseason. Regardless, though, the Tigers have a very impressive roster. The lineup should be among the nation’s best, while the rotation has some questions. Adding Luke Holman, a transfer from Alabama, to the mix helps, but a big jump will be needed from Thatcher Hurd. Gage Jump, a UCLA transfer that missed all of last season, could be a big addition as well.

LSU will begin what should be another successful season on Friday night against VMI at Alex Box Stadium.

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SEC baseball power rankings entering final weekend of the regular season

There is a new No. 1 in the SEC power rankings as we enter the final week of the regular season.

There is a new No. 1 in the SEC power rankings as we enter the final week of the regular season. After a rough past two weeks for LSU, the Arkansas Razorbacks are now the top Hog.

Arkansas is 8-1 in its last three SEC series with their only loss coming to No. 6 South Carolina. The Razorbacks will face a struggling Vanderbilt team this weekend to end the regular season.

Florida has jumped up to No. 2 in the rankings after sweeping Vanderbilt last weekend. The Gators have been streaky as of late but they looked almost unstoppable against the Commodores.

LSU dropped their weekend series to Mississippi State last weekend and the Tigers have now fallen to No. 3 in the power rankings.

Here’s how it all breaks down with one series left in the regular season.

Tigers fall out of top spot in On3’s SEC baseball power rankings

LSU lost the top spot in On3’s power rankings for the first time this season.

There’s a new No. 1 in On3’s SEC power rankings.

Despite dropping out of the top spot in the polls after the series loss to Auburn, LSU remained in the top spot of the league rankings from On3’s Jonathan Wagner. But after dropping another series, this time to Mississippi State, the Tigers are no longer No. 1.

Or No. 2, for that matter. Coach Jay Johnson’s team comes in at No. 3 in the latest rankings from Wagner, sitting behind Arkansas and Florida, which both earned top-10 series wins over the weekend. The Gators reclaimed the lead in the SEC East with a sweep over No. 5 Vanderbilt, while the Razorbacks held on to the top spot in the West by taking two games against No. 6 South Carolina.

Weekly record: 2-2 (1-2)

Overall record: 39-12 (17-9)

Previous ranking: No. 1 (-2)

LSU’s loss at Auburn last weekend was surprising, but this week’s series loss at home against Mississippi State was even more unexpected. The Tigers started the week by beating Northwestern State 14-4 on Tuesday, and then beat Mississippi State 12-1 on Friday. But the Bulldogs then won 9-4 on Saturday and 14-13 in extra innings on Sunday, taking the series and stunning everyone across college baseball.

LSU is no longer the top-ranked team in the country, or even in the SEC. They’ll look to finish on a high note this week, starting at home against McNeese on Tuesday before heading to Athens to take on Georgia starting on Thursday.

Despite beginning the week with a pair of run-rule wins, things quickly turned sour for LSU, which really needs to get a sweep in the final series of the regular season on the road against Georgia.

Division and conference titles are still in the realm of possibility, but the Tigers are fighting an uphill battle as they limp to the finish line.

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SEC Baseball Week 7 Power Rankings: Auburn shocks the conference with series win at South Carolina

The SEC remains a chaotic logjam behind LSU.

The Auburn Tigers shocked the conference and the country as they took a trip to Columbia, South Carolina, and took two out of three games from the No. 2 Gamecocks. Can they beat the No. 2 and No. 1 team in back-to-back weeks as they host LSU?

Speaking of the No. 1 team, the Tigers swept the Alabama Crimson Tide in Baton Rouge in three close games as the Tigers’ pitching injuries pile up. Ole Miss also won its first conference series of the season as it took down the Georgia Bulldogs.

The best conference series this weekend will likely be Florida traveling to take on Texas A&M in College Station.

Without further ado, here’s how things stack up in our power rankings this week.

SEC baseball power rankings after Week 6: How did chaotic weekend impact league pecking order?

Last weekend was probably the wildest of SEC baseball so far. We had a few surprises as well as some teams flexing their muscles.

Last weekend was probably the wildest for SEC baseball so far this season. We had a few surprises as well as some teams flexing their muscles.

As far as surprises go, how about Georgia sweeping Arkansas and Tennessee sweeping Vanderbilt? UGA has flipped the script of their whole season lately as they took a series against Kentucky a couple of weeks ago and now have swept a good Razorbacks team.

The Volunteers looked to have their back against the wall after getting swept by the Hogs and then losing their midweek game to Tennessee Tech. They came out swinging against the Commodores, though, as they outscored Vandy 31-9 in three games.

LSU flexed its muscles as it got its first conference sweep of the season, and South Carolina proved it is nearly unbeatable at home as it swept the Florida Gators.

Here’s how everything stands in our power ranking of league teams after Week 6.

LSU remains atop On3’s SEC power rankings after other top teams struggled this weekend

The Tigers took care of business on the road in Oxford with a sweep over Ole Miss.

It was not a good week for many of the top teams in the SEC.

Florida and Vanderbilt suffered weekend sweeps on the road against South Carolina and Tennessee, respectively. It was an especially tough week for the Commodores, who also suffered a midweek loss to Indiana State before a tough weekend against an unranked Vols team.

Arkansas was also swept over the weekend in a stunning loss to Georgia, which suddenly finds itself squarely in the postseason conversation.

It looked like LSU could be setting up for a similar disappointing weekend after the Tigers lost their first midweek game of the year to Louisiana on Tuesday. But despite some shaky pitching, where injuries are straining the depth, LSU earned a road sweep over Ole Miss and remains atop the latest baseball power rankings from On3.

Weekly record: 3-1 (3-0 in SEC play)

Overall record: 32-7 (12-5)

Previous ranking: No. 1

The week didn’t start off how the top-ranked Tigers wanted it to, losing 8-5 at home against Louisiana on Tuesday. LSU then hit the road for a trip to Ole Miss over the weekend. The series was closer than many truly thought it would be, with LSU sweeping but not winning any game by more than four runs. The Tigers won 7-3 on Friday, 8-4 on Saturday and 7-6 on Sunday to secure the sweep.

LSU returns home on Tuesday for a date with Nicholls, and the Tigers then host Alabama over the weekend in a series beginning on Friday.

The Tigers are in a good position heading down the stretch as they don’t have any remaining conference series against ranked opponents. LSU should remain in the mix to win the conference regular season title until the very end, though it’s clear that the South Carolina team it split with a couple of weeks ago is also a contender.

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