Texas A&M baseball (25-3, 6-3 SEC) continues to live up to its elite preseason billing. It has won five straight games after sweeping the visiting Auburn Tigers last weekend behind the powerful bat of superstar outfielder Braden Montgomery. Freshman Gavin Grahovic also continued his impressive hitting streak.
The Aggies earned the sweep in exciting fashion: Pitching apparently took the night off. The Tigers tied the game in the ninth, sending the game into extra innings. The Aggies won on Ted Burton’s game-winning hit up the middle in the 12th.
Montgomery logged his 16th home run, recorded his 15th multi-RBI game and doubled in the 12th.
The Aggies have the best record in the country, tied with Arkansas and Clemson with just three losses. Their impressive 6-3 SEC record has propelled the program into the No. 3 spot in USA TODAY Sports’ newest Coaches poll.
Texas A&M hits the road to face Texas State for a midweek matchup on Tuesday. The game is available on ESPN+.
Arkansas remains the top-ranked school in the SEC. Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina and Georgia are also ranked.
Here is the top 25:
| Rank | Team | Overall | Points (1st) | Previous Rank | Change |
| 1 | Arkansas | 23-3 | 775 (31) | 1 | — |
| 2 | Clemson | 24-3 | 726 | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 25-3 | 711 | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 24-5 | 659 | 5 | +1 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 21-4 | 619 | 2 | -3 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 23-6 | 588 | 9 | +3 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 25-4 | 540 | 11 | +4 |
| 8 | Dallas Baptist | 23-4 | 533 | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Florida | 16-11 | 515 | 6 | -3 |
| 10 | Duke | 20-8 | 488 | 13 | +3 |
| 11 | Virginia | 22-6 | 417 | 8 | -3 |
| 12 | Florida State | 12-4 | 392 | 17 | +5 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 20-6 | 373 | 16 | +3 |
| 14 | Alabama | 21-7 | 359 | 18 | +4 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 21-5 | 355 | 15 | – |
| 16 | Kentucky | 24-4 | 319 | 21 | +5 |
| 17 | UC Irvine | 22-3 | 307 | 19 | +2 |
| 18 | LSU | 20-9 | 229 | 7 | -11 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 21-7 | 218 | 14 | -5 |
| 20 | NC State | 18-7 | 167 | 22 | +2 |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 20-7 | 152 | 20 | -1 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 17-10 | 151 | 12 | -10 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 20-5 | 88 | NR | +7 |
| 24 | Georgia | 22-6 | 82 | 24 | – |
| 25 | TCU | 20-7 | 61 | 25 | – |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 23 Mississippi State;
Others Receiving Votes
Mississippi State 52; UCF 45; Indiana State 36; Oregon 22; Texas17; Texas Tech 11; Oklahoma State 10; Kansas State 10; Campbell 9; Lamar 8; UC Santa Barbara 6; Louisiana 6; Northeastern 5; Creighton 5; Miami (Florida) 4; St. John’s 3; Louisiana
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