Texas A&M baseball’s (28-4, 8-4 SEC) eight-game winning streak may have ended on Sunday afternoon, but winning their first SEC road series against the South Carolina Gamecocks inside the always-tough Founders Field is worth the one loss.
On the weekend, grad transfer Hayden Schott led the way offensively, with six hits and nine RBI vs. the Gamecocks, including a 3-4 showing on Sunday. Ace pitcher Ryan Prager (7-1) delivered one of his best performances of the young season, recording 12 Ks in 6.1 innings in Game 1.
Before the Aggies’ critical home series against No. 6-ranked Vanderbilt (25-7), a midweek matchup against UTSA (19-13) awaits on Tuesday night. On Monday, the newest USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll saw little change among the top programs, while the surging Kentucky Wildcats moved up eight spots to No. 8, followed by Wake Forest climbing seven spots to No. 15.
Within the SEC, five programs represent the top ten, while three more conference members round out the remainder of the Top 25.
Here are the complete Week 8 rankings.
| Rank | Team | Overall | Points (1st) | Previous Rank | Change |
| 1 | Arkansas | 27-3 | 775 (31) | 1 | – |
| 2 | Clemson | 28-3 | 735 | 2 | – |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 28-4 | 716 | 3 | – |
| 4 | Tennessee | 26-6 | 656 | 4 | – |
| 5 | Oregon State | 26-4 | 655 | 5 | – |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 25-7 | 609 | 6 | – |
| 7 | Duke | 24-8 | 580 | 10 | +3 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 27-4 | 503 | 16 | +8 |
| 9 | Florida State | 26-5 | 498 | 12 | +3 |
| 10 | Virginia | 25-7 | 490 | 11 | +1 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 23-7 | 440 | 13 | +2 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 26-6 | 432 | 7 | -5 |
| 13 | Dallas Baptist | 25-6 | 405 | 8 | -5 |
| 14 | UC Irvine | 24-4 | 397 | 17 | +3 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 21-10 | 284 | 22 | +7 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 21-8 | 216 | 15 | -1 |
| 17 | Alabama | 22-10 | 192 | 14 | -3 |
| 18 | Florida | 17-14 | 187 | 9 | -9 |
| 19 | UCF | 21-8 | 186 | NR | +8 |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina | 22-9 | 166 | 21 | +1 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 22-7 | 142 | 23 | +2 |
| 22 | Oregon | 12-8 | 128 | NR | +7 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 21-12 | 114 | NR | +3 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 24-8 | 109 | NR | +12 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 21-11 | 94 | NR | +7 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 18 LSU; No. 19 South Carolina; No. 20 North Carolina State; No. 24 Georgia; No. 25 TCU;
Others Receiving Votes
South Carolina 67; Indiana State 59; LSU 54; Georgia 45; Texas Tech 26; Creighton 23; Northeastern 14; TCU 12; North Carolina State 11; Lamar 11; Campbell 11; West Virginia 8; St. John’s 7; Ole Miss 4; Kansas State 4; Oklahoma 3; UC Santa Barbara 2; Southern Miss 2; Louisiana Tech 2; Utah 1
Texas A&M will face UTSA on Tuesday, April 9, at 6:00 p.m. CT, where the game will air on SEC Network+.
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