Auburn, Arkansas fall in USA TODAY Coaches Poll before weekend matchup

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The Auburn Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks will have chips on their shoulders entering this weekend's matchup on the Plains.

Both teams were swept in their most recent SEC series, Auburn on the road at Alabama, and Arkansas at home to Florida. The recent setbacks sent both teams spiraling down in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll before the two meet at Plainsman Park for a three-game series beginning Friday night. Auburn slid six spots down to No. 11 while Arkansas fell 10 places to No. 16.

The Crimson Tide and Gators benefited from their sweeps. Alabama advanced to No. 16, tied with the Razorbacks this week, while Florida jumped eight spaces to No. 19. In all, 10 SEC teams made the cut in this week's ranking, with Ole Miss and Tennessee falling out after being swept by Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, respectively.

Before its weekend series with Arkansas, Auburn will have the chance to shake off the rust against a top-five squad. Auburn travels to Atlanta on Tuesday to face No. 3 Georgia Tech in a rematch from March 17, a game Auburn won, 9-2, at Plainsman Park.

Here is a look at this week's USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo
1UCLA Bruins25-27503011/2
2Texas Longhorns23-4717022/3
3Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets22-5672033/5
4Mississippi State Bulldogs24-4668043/6
5Georgia Bulldogs23-66190725/13
6North Carolina Tar Heels24-455101266/14
7Florida State Seminoles21-65300817/17
8USC Trojans26-349201028/NR
9Oregon State Beavers21-549001459/18
10Oregon Ducks23-5374017710/NR
11Auburn Tigers20-73670564/11
12West Virginia Mountaineers19-5354016412/NR
13Southern Miss Golden Eagles21-73320137/20
14Virginia Cavaliers22-7328011311/NR
15Oklahoma Sooners19-83190968/NR
16Arkansas Razorbacks19-1030106105/16
16Alabama Crimson Tide22-7301023716/NR
18Coastal Carolina Chanticleers20-728302027/25
19Florida Gators23-627202568/25
20Texas A&M Aggies22-5192024420/NR
21Nebraska Cornhuskers22-61440NR721/NR
22Kentucky Wildcats21-6138018418/NR
23North Carolina State Wolfpack18-10103015810/23
24Arizona State Sun Devils20-887022222/NR
25Boston College Eagles20-9700NR25/NR

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 Ole Miss; No. 21 Tennessee;

Others Receiving Votes

LSU 56; UCF 55; Vanderbilt 39; Tennessee 38; Wake Forest 33; Jacksonville State 31; Ole Miss 16; California Baptist 16; Louisville 6; Notre Dame 4; UTSA 1; South Florida 1;

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This article originally appeared on Auburn Wire: Auburn baseball's place in USA TODAY Coaches Poll after weekend sweep

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