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12-05-2025
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Updated USA TODAY Sports college baseball coaches poll
Updated USA TODAY Sports college baseball coaches poll As conference races tighten up and the regular season winds down, the May 12 edition of the USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches Poll has seen many changes from this past week's action, including a major shakeup at the top of the rankings. LSU moved up three spots to the top national position as the Tigers took two out of three games against Arkansas. The Tigers replace Texas, which slipped to No. 3 after losing two out of three games against Florida. Florida State rose one spot to No. 2 following a series win over California, and Arkansas dipped three spots to No. 5. The largest jump in this week's poll belonged to the Gators, who soared 11 spots from unranked to the No. 21 position. Duke's leap in the polls was not too far behind as the Blue Devils moved nine spots to No. 24 thanks to a series win over now-No. 13 Clemson. Inversely, Oklahoma suffered the largest fall in the polls as the Sooners dropped completely out of the Top 25 after being swept by Kentucky. For the Big Ten, Oregon remained at No. 7 with a series sweep of Washington, while UCLA rose two spots to No. 15 after sweeping Illinois. Following a series loss against now-No. 10 Oregon State that included a rare tie on Sunday, Iowa baseball (37-17-1, 21-6) dropped further the receiving votes category as the Hawkeyes now only hold six votes compared to their 19 from last week. Iowa will have its best opportunity of the season to jump into the Top 25 this week as they host No. 7 Oregon for a three-game series from Duane Banks Field on Thursday. If the Hawkeyes win at least two games over the Ducks, Iowa will clinch their first conference regular-season title since 1990. Iowa is amongst 18 other programs also vying for recognition, so a series victory over Oregon coupled with a Big Ten regular-season crown could possibly be enough to vault the Hawkeyes into the Top 25. Below is how the full USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches Poll appears for the week of May 12-19: Rank Team Record Change 1 LSU 40-12 +3 2 Florida State 36-11 +1 3 Texas 40-10 -2 4 North Carolina 37-11 +1 5 Arkansas 41-11 -3 6 Auburn 36-15 +2 7 Oregon 38-13 — 8 Georgia 40-13 -2 9 Vanderbilt 36-16 +1 10 Oregon State 37-12-1 +1 11 Coastal Carolina 41-11 +3 12 UC Irvine 38-11 +3 13 Clemson 38-15 -4 14 Tennessee 39-13 -2 15 UCLA 37-14 +2 16 Alabama 39-13 +4 17 West Virginia 40-10 -4 18 NC State 32-16 +1 19 Southern Miss. 38-13 +2 20 Troy 37-16 -2 21 Florida 35-18 +11 22 Dallas Baptist 36-13 +3 23 Louisville 34-17 +1 24 Duke 35-16 +9 25 Ole Miss. 34-17 +3 Schools Dropped Out No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 23 Arizona; Others Receiving Votes Georgia Tech 59; Northeastern 54; Oklahoma 42; TCU 36; UTSA 33; Arizona State 15; Arizona 14; Miami (FL) 11; Virginia 8; Western Kentucky 6; Kansas 6; Iowa 6; Austin Peay 4; Kentucky 2; Wake Forest 1; USC 1; Lamar 1; Kansas State 1; Connecticut 1; We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews.
USA Today
04-02-2025
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Florida baseball cracks top 10 in USA TODAY Sports' top 25 coaches poll
Florida baseball cracks top 10 in USA TODAY Sports' top 25 coaches poll As the college baseball season is just around the corner, the Florida Gators find themselves opening at No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. The Gators, one of the best programs in the country, have garnered a total of 473 points from the panel of Division I head coaches. The Coaches Poll, a staple in college baseball's competitive landscape, is conducted weekly. It features input from 31 head coaches at Division I institutions across the nation. Each coach submits their top 25 rankings, with a first-place vote worth 25 points, descending to just one point for a 25th-place vote. Last season, the Gators found a way to get hot at the right time, making a run to Omaha for the College World Series. Unfortunately, their run was cut short after losing to the Texas A&M Aggies, but the team's ability to overcome adversity demonstrated the tenacity and skill that defines Florida Gators baseball. Under the guidance of head coach Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida baseball is looking to leverage its blend of seasoned players and fresh talent to climb the ranks. With the No. 10 ranking, fans are hopeful that this might be a defining season for Florida baseball. SEC teams in USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches Poll 25. Oklahoma Sooners 24. Kentucky Wildcats 19. Mississippi State Bulldogs 18. Vanderbilt Commodores 13. Texas Longhorns 10. Florida Gators 9. Georgia Bulldogs 5. Arkansas Razorbacks 3. LSU Tigers 2. Tennessee Volunteers 1. Texas A&M Aggies USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches Poll Ranking Team Points Last Year 1 Texas A&M 724 (17) 2 2 Tennessee 679 (10) 1 3 LSU 678 (1) 24 4 Virginia 649 (1) 7 5 Arkansas 620 (1) 12 6 Florida State 573 6 7 Oregon State 532 11 8 North Carolina 530 5 9 Georgia 493 10 10 Florida 473 6 11 Clemson 459 9 12 Duke 408 18 13 Texas 369 NR 14 Oregon 341 13 15 Wake Forest 294 NR 16 North Carolina State 290 8 17 Oklahoma State 266 14 18 Vanderbilt 263 NR 19 Mississippi State 186 20 20 Arizona 183 NR 21 Dallas Baptist 173 NR 22 UC Santa Barbara 133 22 23 TCU 93 NR 24 Kentucky 73 3 T-25 Oklahoma 40 15 T-25 Troy 40 NR Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
