Four SEC baseball teams occupy the top five spots in the latest USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll on Monday.
No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 3 Arkansas and No. 5 Kentucky were all inside the top five of the latest update, with Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi State and Alabama also occupying spots in the top 25.
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The No. 1 Vols (39-9) rose to the top spot for the first time this season, replacing Texas A&M from the last poll update. Tennessee went 2-1 against Florida last weekend, going 1-1 in a doubleheader on Friday before run-ruling the Gators 16-3 on Saturday.
Vanderbilt, formerly ranked No. 13, fell out of the rankings on Monday after being swept by now-No. 12 Georgia, which included two run-rules on Friday (10-0) and Saturday (14-4).
The Bulldogs made the highest jump in the rankings after sweeping the Commodores, moving up from No. 18 in the previous release. The six-spot increase was tied by fellow SEC program Mississippi State, who rose from No. 21 to No. 15 after going 2-1 against Alabama over the weekend, which included a 13-3 run-rule win on Friday.
Here’s the full coaches poll from the latest update:
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College baseball rankings for May 6
USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll
SEC teams in bold.
- Tennessee
- Texas A&M
- Arkansas
- Clemson
- Kentucky
- East Carolina
