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Auburn Climbs to No. 6 as Upsets Shake Top 25 Rankings

5/4/2026

Summary

Arkansas Beats OleMiss

D1Baseball released its Week 12 Top 25 poll, noting upsets.
Texas A&M (No. 7), Mississippi State (No. 10), Oklahoma (No. 15), Nebraska (No. 16), Ole Miss (No. 17) and Boston College (No. 20) all lost their series.
Auburn rose two spots to No. 6, while Texas A&M and Mississippi State slipped after their losses.
Arkansas beat Ole Miss 2-of-3, highlighted by Christian Turner (player)’s two-run walk-off homer.
Florida’s run-rule win over Oklahoma dropped the Sooners nine spots to No. 24.

Summary

UCLA Extends Streak

UCLA stayed unbeaten in conference play with a 24-0 Big Ten record, extending its streak.
Kansas went 4-0 this week, beating Wichita State 14-1 and sweeping Arizona to aim for top-ten.
Texas A&M rebounded from two losses by beating Tarleton 9-7 and clinching a 4-3 series win to sustain its SEC push.
Texas beat Sam Houston 15-14 and then defeated No. 10 Mississippi State 11-6 in the rubber, taking the series.

Summary

Georgia Crushes Troy

Georgia beat Troy 11-1, giving the Bulldogs a 4-0 start and preserving their unbeaten SEC record.
Auburn entered the A&M series without a midweek contest, leaving its SEC slate at 2-1 after the loss.
Oregon State opened its schedule with a midweek series against UTRGV, splitting 4-2 and 9-7 to stay above .500.
Missouri’s 13-3 and 14-4 defeats by Georgia illustrated how back-to-back weekend series affect SEC standings.

Summary

Texas A&M Near Host

Texas A&M sits one spot outside the top eight national seeds, leaving the Aggies on the brink of a Super Regional host slot.
The Aggies are tied with Texas for second in the SEC, trailing only Georgia.
Texas A&M will host Prairie View A&M Tuesday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+ and travel to face No. 20 Ole Miss in a three-game series beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+.

History

Historical Context

The NCAA’s 1999 expansion to a 64-team, double-elimination tournament introduced national seeds for the top 16 teams and regional seeding based on polls, reshaping how conferences chase placement. In the SEC, Texas A&M and Auburn now monitor the D1Baseball Week 12 poll—Texas A&M at No. 8, Auburn at No. 6—to secure higher seeds and potential hosting rights.

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Arkansas Beats OleMiss

D1Baseball released its Week 12 Top 25 poll, noting upsets.
Texas A&M (No. 7), Mississippi State (No. 10), Oklahoma (No. 15), Nebraska (No. 16), Ole Miss (No. 17) and Boston College (No. 20) all lost their series.
Auburn rose two spots to No. 6, while Texas A&M and Mississippi State slipped after their losses.
Arkansas beat Ole Miss 2-of-3, highlighted by Christian Turner (player)’s two-run walk-off homer.
Florida’s run-rule win over Oklahoma dropped the Sooners nine spots to No. 24.

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