Though fluctuation within the polls could also be irritating, the Oklahoma Sooners baseball crew is trending in the precise path with two weeks left within the common season.
The Sooners benefitted from a optimistic transfer within the USA TODAY Sports activities Coaches Ballot on Monday after taking two of three video games from Ole Miss over the weekend. OU moved up 5 spots to spots to No. 16. The upward change, tied for the most important leap within the nation this week, got here after the Sooners dropped six spots the week earlier than after dropping two of three towards Georgia.
Most significantly for Oklahoma, the profitable places the crew in a greater place for the postseason.
Six of the highest 10 groups within the ballot are fellow Southeastern Convention groups. Texas held its spot at No. 1 regardless of being swept by Arkansas, the now-No. 2 crew. LSU moved down two spots to fourth, whereas Georgia ranked sixth, Auburn eighth, and Vanderbilt tenth.
But it surely is not simply the massive canine with whom the Sooners are combating for NCAA Event positioning. Tennessee, the defending nationwide champion, ranked simply outdoors of the Prime 10 at No. 12, whereas Alabama (20) and Ole Miss (22) ranked behind Oklahoma from the SEC.
Each crew has six league video games remaining. Texas leads the league by two over Arkansas, who is 2 video games forward of Georgia and LSU. Tennessee ranks fifth within the SEC standings with Vanderbilt and 4 groups slot one sport behind them in a tie for seventh: Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, and Oklahoma.
The Sooners’ injection into the Prime 16 within the nation means that NCAA Event Regional internet hosting duties stay a definite chance. The chances of seeing postseason video games performed in Norman go up with a better end within the SEC, the place the league may see as many as 10 groups host.
Oklahoma performs Kentucky in its penultimate sequence of the season and closes issues out with Texas subsequent week.
Full USA TODAY Sports activities Coaches Ballot
| Rank | College | Report | Factors | First-Place Votes | Earlier Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 38-8 | 713 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 40-9 | 669 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | Florida State | 33-10 | 666 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | LSU | 38-11 | 653 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 35-10 | 652 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Georgia | 39-11 | 625 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Oregon | 33-13 | 533 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Auburn | 33-15 | 528 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Clemson | 37-12 | 498 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 34-14 | 442 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 34-12 | 426 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 37-11 | 416 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 39-7 | 404 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 37-11 | 364 | 0 | 19 |
| 15 | UC Irvine | 34-11 | 355 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 32-14 | 241 | 0 | 21 |
| 17 | UCLA | 34-13 | 239 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Troy | 34-14 | 192 | 0 | 22 |
| 19 | NC State | 30-15 | 180 | 0 | 17 |
| 20 | Alabama | 36-12 | 166 | 0 | 16 |
| 21 | Southern Miss | 35-13 | 147 | 0 | 23 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 33-15 | 145 | 0 | 18 |
| 23 | Arizona | 33-14 | 132 | 0 | 24 |
| 24 | Louisville | 32-15 | 127 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | Dallas Baptist | 33-13 | 46 | 0 | NR |
Colleges Dropped Out
No. 25 Kansas;
Others Receiving Votes
Northeastern 32; USC 25; Georgia Tech 24; Kansas 20; Iowa 19; TCU 18; Florida 15; Duke 10; UTSA 8; Miami (FL) 8; Western Kentucky 5; Arizona State 4; Wake Forest 1; Texas A&M 1; Southeastern Louisiana 1;
Record Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports activities board of coaches is made up of 30 coaches at Division I establishments. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Affiliation. The board for the 2025 season: Mik Aoki, Richmond; Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara; Jim Chester, Gardner-Webb; Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State; Terry Davis, Western Illinois; Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb; Craig Gibson, Mercer; Justin Haire, Ohio State; Danny Corridor, Georgia Tech; Brian Hamm, Yale; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State; Randy Hood, UNC-Wilmington; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross; Ryan Klosterman, Bryant; Geoff Loomis, Portland; Sean Lyons, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; Jake McKinley, Nevada; Jim Penders, Connecticut; Evan Porter, Nebraska-Omaha; Marc Rardin, Western Kentucky; Sherman Reed, Coppin State; Jake Sabol, Central Michigan; Kevin Schnall, Coastal Carolina; Dan Skirka, Murray State; Alex Sogard, Wright State; Butch Thompson, Auburn.
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