Where did Auburn baseball finish in the final USA TODAY Coaches Poll of the season?
Auburn baseball ended its magical season in the first-ever Auburn Super Regional, losing to the eventual College World Series runners-up. How did that affect their final ranking?
The final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll of the season was released Monday following last weekend's College World Series final. Auburn dipped three spots from No. 10 to No. 13 after a postseason that saw them sweep the competition at the Auburn Regional and fall in two games to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the Super Regional round.
Auburn is one of eight SEC teams to earn a spot in the final ranking, and one of seven to finish in the top 15. National champion LSU finishes No. 1, with Arkansas and Tennessee rounding out the top 10 at No. 3 and No. 10, respectively. Texas is next in line at No. 12, followed by Auburn (No. 13), Vanderbilt (No. 14), and Georgia (No. 15). Ole Miss wraps up the conference's representation at No. 18, while Florida and Alabama dropped out of the ranking after both entered the postseason ranked in the top 20.
The Tigers finished the season with a 41-20 record and a 17-13 record against SEC foes. Auburn also made the postseason for the sixth time under head coach Butch Thompson, and reached the Super Regional round for the fourth time. Auburn will return several key players, including Chase Fralick, Chris Rembert, and Christian Chatterton, and will work toward another postseason run in 2026.
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