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Tennessee (7-0) is one of 16 remaining undefeated teams in college baseball to open the 2025 season. Alabama , Florida , Florida State , High Point, Kansas, Murray State, North Carolina , Oklahoma , Purdue, South Carolina, Stanford, VMI, West Virginia, Western Kentucky and Yale join the Vols as remaining undefeated teams.
Tennessee will play four games this week. The Vols will host North Alabama at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Tuesday. First pitch is slated for 4:30 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+.
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Tennessee will also compete in the 25th annual Astros Foundation College Classic , Friday-Sunday, at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas . The Vols will join Texas A&M , Arizona , Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Rice in the Astros Foundation College Classic field.
Tennessee will play Oklahoma State on Friday (4:05 p.m. EST), Rice on Saturday (12:05 p.m. EST) and Arizona on Sunday (11:05 EST).
Ahead of this week's games, the first in-season USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll was released. The Vols are ranked No. 1, up one spot from Tennessee's No. 2 preseason ranking.
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tennessee |
7-0 |
730 (18) |
| 2 |
Texas A&M |
5-1 |
711 (11) |
| 3 |
LSU |
6-1 |
653 |
| 4 |
Arkansas |
6-1 |
640 |
| 5 |
Florida State |
7-0 |
618 |
| 6 |
North Carolina |
6-0 |
597 |
| 7 |
Florida |
7-0 |
559 |
| 8 |
Georgia |
8-1 |
520 |
| 9 |
Clemson |
6-1 |
473 |
| 10 |
Oregon State |
5-2 |
448 |
| 11 |
Virginia |
3-3 |
420 |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt |
7-1 |
386 |
| 13 |
Wake Forest |
7-1 |
384 |
| 14 |
Texas |
5-1 |
359 |
| 15 |
Oregon |
6-2 |
295 |
| 16 |
Mississippi State |
6-1 |
264 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma |
6-0 |
239 |
| 18 |
Dallas Baptist |
6-1 |
225 |
| 19 |
UC Santa Barbara |
6-1 |
198 |
| 20 |
Alabama |
8-0 |
121 |
| 21 |
Duke |
4-3 |
104 |
| 22 |
TCU |
5-2 |
100 |
| 23 |
Southern Miss |
7-1 |
72 |
| 24 |
Troy |
6-1 |
67 |
| 25 |
Oklahoma State |
2-3 |
63 |
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vols ranked No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll
