Tennessee baseball remains ranked after opening SEC play
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Tennessee (14-6, 1-2 SEC) will return to action on Tuesday for a nonconference baseball game. The Vols will host Eastern Kentucky at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+).
Tennessee will also host Missouri at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for a three-game series in Week 6.
The Vols opened SEC baseball play in Week 5, losing a three-game series, 2-1, at Georgia. Tennessee also defeated Tennessee Tech, 20-2, in seven innings last week.
On Monday following Week 5, the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is down two spots and ranked No. 23.
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
| 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.
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