Arkansas Remains No. 1 While Florida, LSU Tumble From New Top 25

Plus, 15 takeaways from a surprisingly dramatic weekend of college baseball.

Alabama’s Hagen Smith (Photo by Eddie Kelly/ProLook Photos)

Razorbacks Remain No. 1 In New Top 25

Arkansas remains No. 1 in the Baseball America Top 25 after sweeping Ole Miss to extend its winning streak to eight games.

The Razorbacks have won their first four SEC series and are off to an 11-1 start to conference play, their best since joining the SEC in 1992. They are No. 1 in the Top 25 for the fifth straight week.

Clemson and Texas A&M remain Nos. 2 and 3, while Tennessee and Vanderbilt round out the top five.

Four new teams join the Top 25, led by Wake Forest at No. 18. UCF follows at No. 19, with Oklahoma State and Louisiana slotting in at Nos. 23 and 24, respectively. Wake and Oklahoma State are returning to the rankings, while UCF and Louisiana are making their season debuts. UCF was last ranked in 2021, while Louisiana is making its first appearance since 2017.

Florida, NC State, UC Santa Barbara and LSU dropped out of the Top 25 after losing series.

Check out the new Top 25 below.

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Oklahoma State’s Carson Benge (Photo by Eddie Kelly/ProLook Photos)

Oklahoma State, Missouri Headline Our 15 Weekend NCAA Takeaways

Ted Cahill explains why Oklahoma State is in the mix for hosting a home regional, plus why the final Bedlam weekend series is a disappointment for college baseball fans. He also examines Florida’s dreadful weekend, the drama between Mississippi State and Georgia on Saturday night, plus a new-look Eight For Omaha.

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