18-1 Texas baseball holds firm at No. 2 in Coaches Poll
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos...
Texas baseball team lost its first game of the season Friday, falling to Ole Miss, 9-8 in 11 innings at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday night to open the SEC conference season. But winning the series 2-3 was enough to keep UT at No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Longhorns were a perfect 16-0 heading into the weekend and emerge 18-1. There are 11 SEC teams in the Top 25, meaning the voters will be lenient to a point with the occasional conference loss. The Rebels are No. 24 in the nation.
UCLA continues to hold onto the top spot in the ranking. The Bruins are 17-2 and are powered by the hot bat of former Longhorns outfielder Will Gasparino. Georgia Tech, Auburn and Georgia round out the top five.
Texas hosts Tarleton State on Tuesday in Austin before heading to Auburn to play a three game weekend series with the Tigers.
2026 Baseball Coaches Poll
Week 5 results: Published March 16, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA Bruins | 17-2 | 746 | 26 | 1 | – | 1/2 |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns | 18-1 | 720 | 4 | 2 | – | 2/3 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 17-3 | 687 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3/5 |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers | 17-2 | 644 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4/9 |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 17-4 | 564 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5/13 |
| 6 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 16-4 | 556 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3/6 |
| 7 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 14-6 | 540 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5/9 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners | 17-3 | 501 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8/NR |
| 9 | Florida State Seminoles | 16-3 | 455 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9/17 |
| 10 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 17-3 | 409 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6/14 |
| 11 | USC Trojans | 19-1 | 400 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11/NR |
| 12 | Virginia Cavaliers | 16-4 | 399 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12/NR |
| 13 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 16-4 | 394 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10/19 |
| 14 | Florida Gators | 18-3 | 351 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8/18 |
| 15 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 16-4 | 340 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7/20 |
| 16 | Oregon State Beavers | 14-4 | 327 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 12/18 |
| 17 | Clemson Tigers | 16-4 | 305 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9/17 |
| 18 | Kentucky Wildcats | 18-2 | 295 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Oregon Ducks | 17-3 | 187 | 0 | NR | 7 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 13-6 | 133 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 7/25 |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 16-3 | 125 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20/NR |
| 22 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 13-4 | 115 | 0 | NR | 6 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Tennessee Volunteers | 14-6 | 112 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 15/23 |
| 24 | Ole Miss Rebels | 16-5 | 89 | 0 | 24 | – | 21/NR |
| 25 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 15-5 | 87 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 12/25 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 13 LSU; No. 23 TCU;
Others Receiving Votes
LSU 70; Alabama 48; Arizona State 36; Vanderbilt 21; Louisiana 18; Louisville 13; UC Santa Barbara 12; TCU 10; Kansas State 9; Arkansas State 6; South Florida 5; Jacksonville State 5; California Baptist 5; Nebraska 3; Mercer 3; Cincinnati 2; UTSA 1; Texas Tech 1; Cal Poly 1;
List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up of 30 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. The board for the 2026 season: Mik Aoki, Richmond; Blake Beemer, Butler; Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara; Jim Chester, Gardner-Webb; Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State; Ryan Coe, Kennesaw State; Terry Davis, Western Illinois; Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb; Craig Gibson, Mercer; Justin Haire, Ohio State; Brian Hamm, Yale; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State; Randy Hood, UNC Wilmington; Todd Interdonato, Boston College; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross; Ryan Klosterman, Bryant; Geoff Loomis, Portland; Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Matt Mazurek, Canisius; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; Evan Porter, Nebraska-Omaha; Sherman Reed, Coppin State; Jake Sabol, Central Michigan; Kevin Schnall, Coastal Carolina; Dan Skirka, Murray State; Alex Sogard, Wright State; Stan Stolte, UNLV; Butch Thompson, Auburn.
Helpful Info
*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas baseball remains No. 2 in Coaches Poll despite Friday loss
More at NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos