The Athletic college baseball Top 25: Texas A&M holds top spot after opening weekend
There wasn't much movement in The Athletic's college baseball Top 25 after the first weekend of the season. The top 10 teams remained the same, with all but No. 3 Virginia and No. 8 Clemson going 3-0.
Duke dropped from No. 11 to No. 22 after losing two of three at home to Cincinnati while Arizona and Indiana fell out of the rankings after combining to go 0-6. The Wildcats (preseason No. 15) lost to Ole Miss, Clemson and Louisville by a combined score of 31-7 at The Shriners Children's College Showdown in Arlington, Texas. Indiana (preseason No. 23) lost to UNLV, Xavier and Oregon State in Sunrise, Ariz. The Hoosiers play UNLV again on Monday afternoon.
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College baseball week in review: Fast start for Stanford slugger Rintaro Sasaki
Louisville and Stanford crashed the rankings after strong opening weekends. The Cardinals beat Texas and Arizona and lost to Oklahoma State in Arlington. Stanford, powered by freshman slugger Rintaro Sasaki, won the first three of a four-game series at Cal State Fullerton.
Dropped out: No. 15 Arizona, No. 23 Indiana
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