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Week 11 College Baseball Rankings Shake Up Top 25 as Season Nears Finale
4/28/2026, 3:55:05 AM
Week 11 Rankings Update
D1Baseball released its Week 11 top-25 on April 27, keeping UCLA No. 1 and UNC No. 2. Seven ranked programs—two in the top ten—lost their weekend series, prompting movement throughout the list.
Background & Context
With three weeks left before conference tournaments, the regular season’s final stretch determines NCAA regional seeding and at-large bids, especially in the SEC and ACC where many teams sit in the top 25.
Data & Statistics
- Kansas rose from No. 16 to No. 11 after scoring 46 runs in two wins.
- Alabama fell from No. 13 to No. 24 following losses to Tennessee and UAB.
- Auburn reclaimed a top-ten spot by beating No. 14 Oklahoma in a three-game series.
- Georgia Tech improved to 19-5 in ACC play and posted a 25-2 home record, the league’s best.
- Baseball America’s Week 12 rankings listed 11 SEC teams, placing Texas at No. 3 behind UCLA and North Carolina.
Why It Matters / Impact
The reshuffle tightens the SEC race and cements Georgia Tech’s ACC lead, influencing tournament seeding and at-large NCAA bids as the regular season ends. The SEC’s top eight now includes Texas, Auburn, Georgia, and Texas A&M, making seeding battles more competitive.
Official Statements & Responses
D1Baseball noted seven ranked teams lost series, including two top-ten programs, and that no new teams entered the top 25, underscoring the elite tier’s stability.
Criticism & Opposition
Analysts criticize Alabama’s slide as evidence of inconsistent pitching and view Kansas’s surge as a volatile, possibly unsustainable offensive outburst.
On-the-Ground Reports
Georgia Tech completed a three-game sweep of Wake Forest, highlighted by Vahn Lackey’s bases-loaded walk; Auburn beat Oklahoma twice, including a 14-4 rubber match; Texas split with Vanderbilt, winning the final game 4-3. Mississippi State also swept LSU, winning the series finale 13-8, while D1Baseball confirmed no new entrants in the top 25.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
D1Baseball ranks Georgia Tech No. 3, while Baseball America places Texas at No. 3 and lists Georgia Tech lower, showing divergent SEC ordering despite agreement on UCLA’s No. 1 spot.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Anytime you sweep in our league, our guys deserve a lot of credit for competing for three straight days. The margin is so small in our league,” — James Ramsey, Georgia Tech head coach
- “Wake Forest has got a great team.” — James Ramsey
- “Yeah, that’s where we always want to be,” — James Ramsey
- “I think we want to set the stage of having really good players and playing really good baseball.” — James Ramsey
What’s Next
The final weekend features Georgia Tech at Kennesaw State, Texas’s SEC tournament seeding, and Auburn’s concluding series. Monday’s updated rankings will set the stage for conference tournaments and the NCAA regional bracket.
