Alabama Baseball Moves up to No. 22 in Latest Baseball America Poll
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — After its opening weekend sweep of McNeese State, Alabama baseball moved up in the latest rankings.
The Crimson Tide started the season at No. 25, but with its 3-0 record inched up three spots to No. 22 according to the latest Baseball America poll.
A total of nine SEC teams rank in the top 25, with Alabama being the lowest on the list. Along with new-No. 1 team Ole Miss, Vanderbilt landed at No. 4 while Arkansas was at No. 6. Just behind the Razorbacks was Florida at No. 7, and behind it Mississippi State at No. 8.
The final three SEC teams ranked above Alabama were No. 13 LSU, No. 16 South Carolina and No. 17 Tennessee.
Baseball America Top 25
(Ranking, team)
1. Ole Miss
2. Virginia
3. Miami
4. Vanderbilt
5. Louisville
6. Arkansas
7. Florida
8. Mississippi State
9. Florida State
10. Texas Christian
11. Duke
12. Texas Tech
13. LSU
14. UCLA
15. North Carolina State
16. South Carolina
17. Tennessee
18. Texas
19. UC Santa Barbara
20. Michigan
21. Georgia Tech
22. Alabama
23. Arizona
24. East Carolina
25. Oklahoma
Teams leaving the top 25: Central Florida
Collegiate Baseball Rankings
Rank Team (Record) Points PVS
1. Miami, Fla. (2-1) 495 6
2. Vanderbilt (0-0) 493 2
3. Florida (1-2) 491 1
4. Mississippi (2-0) 490 5
5. Arkansas (2-0) 486 22
6. Louisville (3-0) 485 11
7. Georgia (3-1) 483 12
8. U.C. Santa Barbara (2-1) 478 8
9. UCLA (1-2) 476 3
10. Texas Tech. (0-2) 473 4
11. Louisiana St. (1-1) 470 7
12. Mississippi St. (1-1 468 9
13. N.C. State (2-0) 465 13
14. Virginia (2-1) 463 14
15. Arizona St. (2-1) 460 15
16. East Carolina (3-0) 457 16
17. Oklahoma St. (1-0) 455 17
18. Michigan (0-0) 453 18
19. Texas Christian (1-1) 450 19
20. South Carolina (3-0) 448 21
21. Dallas Baptist (2-0) 446 24
22. Clemson (3-0) 445 25
23. Alabama (3-0) 444 27
24. Arizona (1-2) 442 10
25. Florida St. (2-1) 440 28
26. Auburn (3-0) 439 37
27. Tennessee (3-0) 437 35
28. Duke (2-1) 434 36
29. San Francisco (2-1) 431 —
30. Ball St. (2-1) 428 —
