Full Breakdown
Week 11–12 College Baseball Rankings: Poll Shifts and Series Outcomes
4/28/2026, 7:40:03 AM
Core Rankings & Series Impact
UCLA stayed No. 1 across D1Baseball, USA TODAY Coaches, and Baseball America. North Carolina held No. 2. Georgia Tech moved to No. 3 in the Coaches poll after a first-place vote; D1Baseball kept it at No. 3 and Baseball America placed it at No. 4. Texas was No. 4 in D1Baseball and the Coaches poll and rose to No. 3 in Baseball America. Georgia remained No. 5. Auburn entered the D1Baseball top ten at No. 8 after a 2-1 series win over No. 14 Oklahoma; Baseball America kept Auburn at No. 6 and Perfect Game at No. 7.
Only three matchups featured two top-25 teams: Auburn vs Oklahoma, Ole Miss vs Georgia, and Florida vs Texas A&M. Each produced an upset, contributing to seven ranked teams losing their weekend series, including two top-ten sweeps. Notable results also included UCLA’s 12-7 win over Hawaii, North Carolina’s 22-5 finale at Duke, and Georgia Tech’s 14-4 win over No. 5 Georgia.
Baseball America’s Week 12 poll listed 11 SEC programs, five in the top ten, and placed Texas at No. 3 behind UCLA and North Carolina. Florida State dropped from No. 11 in D1Baseball to No. 17 in Baseball America after a sweep at Stanford.
Official Statements & Responses
> “Georgia Tech received one first-place vote, ending a four-week streak of UCLA being the unanimous No. 1 team in the Coaches Poll.” — USA TODAY Coaches Poll release
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
The USA TODAY article noted the D1Baseball poll was not yet released, creating a data gap. Texas appears at No. 4 in D1Baseball and Coaches but at No. 3 in Baseball America. Auburn is No. 8 (D1Baseball), No. 6 (Baseball America), and No. 7 (Perfect Game). Florida State’s placement varies by six spots. With only three top-25 matchups, polls had limited recent data.
Verbatim Quotes
> “They then took the opener against Georgia 10-8 on Saturday before losing a heartbreaker 9-7 in 14 innings in the nightcap of the doubleheader.” — Baseball America coverage of Ole Miss
> “First baseman Will Furniss homered in the first game against Georgia and then added a pair of home runs in the nightcap. He went 6-for-14 overall this week.” — Baseball America coverage of Ole Miss
What’s Next
Auburn hosts Texas A&M, Ole Miss meets No. 10 Mississippi State, Tennessee opens at Kentucky before ending against No. 3 Texas, and Texas prepares for Sam Houston and a road series at Mississippi State. Conference tournaments start in early May, and final rankings will set NCAA seeding.
