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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.
More: 2026 SEC baseball power rankings after Week 5
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
| 1 |
UCLA Bruins |
17-2 |
746 |
26 |
1 |
- |
1/2 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns |
18-1 |
720 |
4 |
2 |
- |
2/3 |
| 3 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
17-3 |
687 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3/5 |
| 4 |
Auburn Tigers |
17-2 |
644 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4/9 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs |
17-4 |
564 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
5/13 |
| 6 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
16-4 |
556 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3/6 |
| 7 |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
14-6 |
540 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5/9 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners |
17-3 |
501 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
8/NR |
| 9 |
Florida State Seminoles |
16-3 |
455 |
0 |
15 |
6 |
9/17 |
| 10 |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
17-3 |
409 |
0 |
14 |
4 |
6/14 |
| 11 |
USC Trojans |
19-1 |
400 |
0 |
19 |
8 |
11/NR |
| 12 |
Virginia Cavaliers |
16-4 |
399 |
0 |
16 |
4 |
12/NR |
| 13 |
North Carolina State Wolfpack |
16-4 |
394 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
10/19 |
| 14 |
Florida Gators |
18-3 |
351 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
8/18 |
| 15 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
16-4 |
340 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
7/20 |
| 16 |
Oregon State Beavers |
14-4 |
327 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
12/18 |
| 17 |
Clemson Tigers |
16-4 |
305 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
9/17 |
| 18 |
Kentucky Wildcats |
18-2 |
295 |
0 |
22 |
4 |
18/NR |
| 19 |
Oregon Ducks |
17-3 |
187 |
0 |
NR |
7 |
19/NR |
| 20 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
13-6 |
133 |
0 |
25 |
5 |
7/25 |
| 21 |
Texas A&M Aggies |
16-3 |
125 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
20/NR |
| 22 |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
13-4 |
115 |
0 |
NR |
6 |
22/NR |
| 23 |
Tennessee Volunteers |
14-6 |
112 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
15/23 |
| 24 |
Ole Miss Rebels |
16-5 |
89 |
0 |
24 |
- |
21/NR |
| 25 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
15-5 |
87 |
0 |
12 |
13 |
12/25 |
Schools 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;
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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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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vols ranked in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after Georgia series
