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.
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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
RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo1UCLA Bruins17-2746261-1/22Texas Longhorns18-172042-2/33Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets17-36870413/54Auburn Tigers17-26440514/95Georgia Bulldogs17-45640835/136Mississippi State Bulldogs16-45560333/67Arkansas Razorbacks14-65400615/98Oklahoma Sooners17-350101138/NR9Florida State Seminoles16-345501569/1710North Carolina Tar Heels17-340901446/1411USC Trojans19-1400019811/NR12Virginia Cavaliers16-4399016412/NR13North Carolina State Wolfpack16-4394010310/1914Florida Gators18-335101848/1815Southern Miss Golden Eagles16-43400787/2016Oregon State Beavers14-4327017112/1817Clemson Tigers16-43050989/1718Kentucky Wildcats18-2295022418/NR19Oregon Ducks17-31870NR719/NR20Coastal Carolina Chanticleers13-613302557/2521Texas A&M Aggies16-3125020120/NR22West Virginia Mountaineers13-41150NR622/NR23Tennessee Volunteers14-6112021215/2324Ole Miss Rebels16-589024-21/NR25Wake Forest Demon Deacons15-5870121312/25Schools 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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