Tennessee baseball up two spots in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
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Tennessee enters Week 7 of the 2026 college baseball season. The Vols (17-7, 3-3 SEC) will play four games this week.
Tennessee will return to action on Tuesday versus USC Upstate. First pitch between the Vols and Spartans is slated for 6 p.m. EDT at Lindsey Nelson Stadium (SEC Network+). Tuesday’s contest will end a five-game homestand.
Vanderbilt will host Tennessee for a three-game SEC series in Week 7.
Game 1 between the Vols and Commodores is slated for 8 p.m. EDT on Friday (ESPNU), while Saturday’s Game 2 will take place at 2 p.m. EDT (SEC Network). A series finale will be contested March 29 (noon EDT, ESPN2).
On Monday ahead of Week 7 games, the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is up two spots and ranked No. 21.
2026 college baseball season Week 7 – USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA Bruins | 21-2 | 748 | 29 | 1 | – | 1/2 |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns | 20-3 | 711 | 0 | 2 | – | 2/3 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 19-5 | 650 | 0 | 3 | – | 3/5 |
| 4 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 20-4 | 629 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3/6 |
| 5 | Auburn Tigers | 19-4 | 604 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4/9 |
| 6 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 18-7 | 590 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5/9 |
| 7 | Georgia Bulldogs | 20-5 | 578 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5/13 |
| 8 | Florida State Seminoles | 19-4 | 509 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8/17 |
| 9 | Oklahoma Sooners | 19-5 | 491 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8/NR |
| 10 | USC Trojans | 24-1 | 477 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10/NR |
| 11 | Virginia Cavaliers | 20-5 | 469 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11/NR |
| 12 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 20-4 | 456 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6/14 |
| 13 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 19-5 | 367 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7/20 |
| 14 | Oregon State Beavers | 17-5 | 362 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12/18 |
| 15 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 18-6 | 312 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 10/19 |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 16-4 | 267 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks | 19-4 | 239 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Ole Miss Rebels | 19-6 | 218 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 18/NR |
| 18 | Kentucky Wildcats | 19-4 | 218 | 0 | 18 | – | 18/NR |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 16-7 | 201 | 0 | 20 | – | 7/25 |
| 21 | Tennessee Volunteers | 17-7 | 158 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 15/23 |
| 22 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 17-6 | 98 | 0 | NR | 6 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 18-7 | 73 | 0 | NR | 4 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Texas A&M Aggies | 18-5 | 71 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 20/NR |
| 25 | Florida Gators | 19-6 | 67 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 8/25 |
Schools dropped out
No. 17 Clemson; No. 25 Wake Forest
Others receiving votes
Notre Dame 36; Clemson 29; Nebraska 24; Wake Forest 18; Cincinnati 16; Jacksonville State 15; Louisville 8; California Baptist 8; South Florida 7; Missouri State 6; Mercer 5; UTSA 4; UCF 4; Oklahoma State 3; UC Santa Barbara 2; LSU 2
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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