Tennessee Is College Baseball's New No. 1

Plus: Complete week 3 top 25 rankings & 15 standout pitchers from the weekend

March 03, 2025

Updated Top 25 College Baseball Rankings

There is a new No. 1 in Baseball America’s top 25 rankings, as three weeks into Tennessee’s national title defense, the Volunteers clearly remain the team to beat.

Tony Vitello’s squad ran through North Alabama, No. 16 Oklahoma State, Rice and Arizona to improve to 11-0 and reclaim the top spot in Baseball America’s Top 25. 

Ranked teams won just over 80% of their games in Week 3 with 13 programs recording perfect weeks. Former No. 1 Texas A&M went 1-3 last week and slipped all the way down to 11th in our updated rankings.

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Reigning Champion Vols Tennessee Surge Back To No. 1

Coming off a breakthrough College World Series win last year, head coach Tony Vitello has his Tennessee squad re-tooled and rolling.

Jacob Rudner writes that, led by standouts like Gavin Kilen (seven home runs) and Liam Doyle (34 strikeouts in 14.2 innings), the Volunteers are already proving that their best will be difficult for others to match in their 2025’s title defense.

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Tyler Bremner & 15 Standout Arms From This Weekend

Three weeks into the season, starting pitchers across college baseball are beginning to establish a body of work. Most healthy Friday night arms have made three appearances, and some have already eclipsed 20 innings.

Baseball America is tracking the performances of those Friday aces to keep close tabs on the nation’s top starters. Highlight’s from this weekend include:

  • A 10-K performance from LSU’s Kade Anderson

  • Tyler Bremner more than doubling his IP total for the season

  • Another strong performance by one of the top 2026 arms

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