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Tennessee (18-10, 3-6 SEC) enters Week 8 of the 2026 baseball season . The Vols will return to action Tuesday against Austin Peay.
First pitch between the Vols and Governors is slated for 6 p.m. EDT at Lindsey Nelson Stadium . The in-state matchup can be watched on SEC Network+.
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Tennessee will also host LSU for a three-game SEC series. Game 1 on Friday is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EDT (SEC Network), while Saturday's Game 2 will take place at 6 p.m. EDT (ESPN2). A series finale between the Vols and Tigers is slated for April 5 (1 p.m. EDT, SEC Network).
On Monday, the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is unranked and receiving 38 points.
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll top 25 baseball rankings
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
| 1 |
UCLA Bruins |
25-2 |
750 |
30 |
1 |
- |
1/2 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns |
23-4 |
717 |
0 |
2 |
- |
2/3 |
| 3 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
22-5 |
672 |
0 |
3 |
- |
3/5 |
| 4 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
24-4 |
668 |
0 |
4 |
- |
3/6 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs |
23-6 |
619 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
5/13 |
| 6 |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
24-4 |
551 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
6/14 |
| 7 |
Florida State Seminoles |
21-6 |
530 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
7/17 |
| 8 |
USC Trojans |
26-3 |
492 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
8/NR |
| 9 |
Oregon State Beavers |
21-5 |
490 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
9/18 |
| 10 |
Oregon Ducks |
23-5 |
374 |
0 |
17 |
7 |
10/NR |
| 11 |
Auburn Tigers |
20-7 |
367 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
4/11 |
| 12 |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
19-5 |
354 |
0 |
16 |
4 |
12/NR |
| 13 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
21-7 |
332 |
0 |
13 |
- |
7/20 |
| 14 |
Virginia Cavaliers |
22-7 |
328 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
11/NR |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners |
19-8 |
319 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
8/NR |
| 16 |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
19-10 |
301 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
5/16 |
| 16 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
22-7 |
301 |
0 |
23 |
7 |
16/NR |
| 18 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
20-7 |
283 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
7/25 |
| 19 |
Florida Gators |
23-6 |
272 |
0 |
25 |
6 |
8/25 |
| 20 |
Texas A&M Aggies |
22-5 |
192 |
0 |
24 |
4 |
20/NR |
| 21 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
22-6 |
144 |
0 |
NR |
7 |
21/NR |
| 22 |
Kentucky Wildcats |
21-6 |
138 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
18/NR |
| 23 |
North Carolina State Wolfpack |
18-10 |
103 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
10/23 |
| 24 |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
20-8 |
87 |
0 |
22 |
2 |
22/NR |
| 25 |
Boston College Eagles |
20-9 |
70 |
0 |
NR |
- |
25/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 18 Ole Miss; No. 21 Tennessee
Others receiving votes
LSU 56; UCF 55; Vanderbilt 39; Tennessee 38; Wake Forest 33; Jacksonville State 31; Ole Miss 16; California Baptist 16; Louisville 6; Notre Dame 4; UTSA 1; South Florida 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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