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Auburn defeats Oklahoma, stays top-8, prepares for Texas A&M

4/28/2026

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Auburn Wins Series

Auburn Tigers baseball won a 3-1 series, beating Oklahoma 6-4 Friday, losing 2-1 Saturday, and winning 14-4 Sunday.
On April 27 2026 Baseball America kept Auburn No. 6 and Perfect Game No. 7, while D1Baseball moved the Tigers to No. 8 from No. 11.
Oklahoma dropped to No. 15 in D1Baseball after the loss, prompting Auburn to play Texas A&M, ranked eighth by both polls, at Bryan-College Station Friday-Sunday.

Summary

SEC Dominates

The Baseball America Week 12 poll featured eleven SEC programs, with five in the top ten.
Prediction markets gave UCLA a 16% chance to win the Division I title, Texas 11%, and Georgia Tech and Texas A&M each 8%.
Tennessee re-entered Baseball America at No. 24 after sweeping Alabama but remains unranked in USA TODAY Coaches, D1Baseball and Perfect Game polls.

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ACC Secures Four

The ACC now has four teams in Baseball America’s top 25: North Carolina No. 2, Georgia Tech No. 4, Boston College No. 14 and Florida State No. 17.
Boston College’s No. 14 ranking makes it the ACC’s highest-ranked newcomer.
Boston College posted a 33-14 record, four wins short of the program’s 2023 total.
Florida State fell from No. 11 to No. 17 after a sweep by Stanford, now 29-14 and facing South Florida then Pittsburgh.

History

Historical Context

The SEC’s dominance began in 1997 when LSU defeated Alabama 13-6 to win the College World Series, a season that also saw multiple SEC teams finish in the final top-ten poll. That depth resurfaced in 2024 with four SEC squads in Omaha, and the 2026 Baseball America rankings again place Auburn in the top-ten while Oklahoma drops to fifteenth, echoing the 1997 power shift.

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Auburn Wins Series

Auburn Tigers baseball won a 3-1 series, beating Oklahoma 6-4 Friday, losing 2-1 Saturday, and winning 14-4 Sunday.
On April 27 2026 Baseball America kept Auburn No. 6 and Perfect Game No. 7, while D1Baseball moved the Tigers to No. 8 from No. 11.
Oklahoma dropped to No. 15 in D1Baseball after the loss, prompting Auburn to play Texas A&M, ranked eighth by both polls, at Bryan-College Station Friday-Sunday.

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