Where LSU Baseball ranks in polls after Texas A&M series loss

LSU slipped only slightly in the national college baseball rankings Monday following its series loss at Texas A&M this weekend.

The Tigers (38-11, 15-9) landed at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6, respectively, in the D1Baseball, USA Today (Coaches) and Baseball America polls after sitting previously sitting at No. 2 on all three lists.

LSU’s 1-2 trip to College Station, Texas, came on a weekend in which five of the SEC’s 10 ranked teams lost series — four to lower-ranked opponents — including top-ranked Texas (38-8, 19-5) dropped all three at Arkansas (37-7, 17-7).

The Longhorns also saw minimum impact in polls on the weekend of parity as they held onto their No. 1 spot for D1 Baseball and USA Today and slipped only to No. 2 for Baseball America.

Georgia (39-11, 15-9) overtook the top of the Baseball America rankings after taking care of business with a road sweep of last-place Missouri (13-34, 0-24).

The SEC once again boasts five top-10 teams on both lists — five of Baseball America’s top six and of D1 Baseball’s and USA Today’s top eight — as well as at least 10 of the top 25.

Florida (33-16, 11-13) re-entered Baseball America’s top 25 for the first time since Week 7 to push the conference’s representation there to 11 schools.

Baseball America

1. Georgia (39-11, 15-9 SEC)
2. Texas (38-8, 19-5 SEC)
3. Arkansas (37-7, 17-7 SEC)
4. North Carolina (35-10, 15-9 ACC)
5. Auburn (33-15, 14-10 SEC)
6. LSU (38-11, 15-9 SEC)
7. Florida State (33-10, 14-7 ACC)
8. Coastal Carolina (37-11, 20-4 Sun Belt)
9. West Virginia (39-7, 18-4 Big 12)
10. Oregon (33-13, 16-8 Big Ten)
11. Vanderbilt (34-14, 14-10 SEC)
12. Clemson (37-12, 14-10 ACC)
13. Tennessee (37-11, 14-10 SEC)
14. Troy (34-14, 16-8 Sun Belt)
15. Oregon State (34-12, independent)
16. Oklahoma (32-14, 13-11 SEC)
17. UC Irvine (34-11, 20-4 Big West)
18. Ole Miss (33-15, 13-11 SEC)
19. Louisville (32-15, 13-11 ACC)
20. Dallas Baptist (33-13, 16-5 Conference USA)
21. North Carolina State (30-15, 15-8 ACC)
22. Florida (33-16, 11-13 SEC)
23. Arizona (33-14, 15-9 Big 12)
24. UCLA (34-13, 17-7 Big Ten)
25. Alabama (36-12, 13-11 SEC)

D1 Baseball

1. Texas (38-8, 19-5 SEC)
2. Florida State (33-10, 14-7 ACC)
3. LSU (38-11, 15-9 SEC)
4. North Carolina (35-10, 15-9 ACC)
5. Oregon (33-13, 16-8 Big Ten)
6. Georgia (39-11, 15-9 SEC)
7. Arkansas (37-7, 17-7 SEC)
8. Auburn (33-15, 14-10 SEC)
9. Clemson (37-12, 14-10 ACC)
10. Oregon State (34-12, independent)
11. Vanderbilt (34-14, 14-10 SEC)
12. West Virginia (39-7, 18-4 Big 12)
13. UC Irvine (34-11, 20-4 Big West)
14. Coastal Carolina (37-11, 20-4 Sun Belt)
15. Tennessee (37-11, 14-10 SEC)
16. North Carolina State (30-15, 15-8 ACC)
17. Oklahoma (32-14, 13-11 SEC)
18. UCLA (34-13, 17-7 Big Ten)
19. Troy (34-14, 16-8 Sun Belt)
20. Louisville (32-15, 13-11 ACC)
21. Southern Miss (35-13, 18-6 Sun Belt)
22. Arizona (33-14, 15-9 Big 12)
23. Alabama (36-12, 13-11 SEC)
24. Ole Miss (33-15, 13-11 SEC)
25. USC (32-15, 16-8 Big Ten)

USA Today Coaches

1. Texas (38-8, 19-5 SEC)
2. Arkansas (37-7, 17-7 SEC)
3. Florida State (33-10, 14-7 ACC)
4. LSU (38-11, 15-9 SEC)
5. North Carolina (35-10, 15-9 ACC)
6. Georgia (39-11, 15-9 SEC)
7. Oregon (33-13, 16-8 Big Ten)
8. Auburn (33-15, 14-10 SEC)
9. Clemson (37-12, 14-10 ACC)
10. Vanderbilt (34-14, 14-10 SEC)
11. Oregon State (34-12, independent)
12. Tennessee (37-11, 14-10 SEC)
13. West Virginia (39-7, 18-4 Big 12)
14. Coastal Carolina (37-11, 20-4 Sun Belt)
15. UC Irvine (34-11, 20-4 Big West)
16. Oklahoma (32-14, 13-11 SEC)
17. UCLA (34-13, 17-7 Big Ten)
18. Troy (34-14, 16-8 Sun Belt)
19. North Carolina State (30-15, 15-8 ACC)
20. Alabama (36-12, 13-11 SEC)
21. Southern Miss (35-13, 18-6 Sun Belt)
22. Ole Miss (33-15, 13-11 SEC)
23. Arizona (33-14, 15-9 Big 12)
24. Louisville (32-15, 13-11 ACC)
25. Dallas Baptist (33-13, 16-5 Conference USA)