College Baseball Rankings After College Baseball Showdown
College Baseball Rankings After College Baseball Showdown
UCLA Baseball remains No. 1 at Baseball America, Vanderbilt takes a tumble. Here are the new college baseball rankings.
The UCLA Baseball program remained No. 1 in the recent Baseball America college baseball rankings on Feb. 16 despite an 8-7 loss to UC Davis. The Bruins won their opening series and are 2-1 on the year as they continue to eye their Amegy College Baseball Series slate next week at Globe Life Field.
D1 Baseball also kept UCLA at No. 1 in their updated rankings.
The Bruins are part of a massive third weekend at Globe Life that will also feature Baseball America’s No. 3 team, Mississippi State, which went 3-0 in its series against CAA member Hofstra. The Bulldogs are No. 4 at D1 Baseball.
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The Bulldogs won two close doubleheaders on Saturday, 6-6 and 7-5, and were led by star transfer Ace Reese, who went 5-for-12 with three doubles and a home run.
The Bruins play Tulane on Tuesday before a weekend series against TCU, which went 2-1 at the Shriners Children's College Baseball Showdown on the first weekend. TCU, despite a run-rule loss to Oklahoma on Sunday, moved up in the Baseball America rankings from No. 9 to No. 8.
TCU moved to No. 7 at D1 Baseball.
The Sooners were unranked in the D1Baseball preseason poll but were No. 19 at Baseball America. Their impressive opening weekend, which featured a run-rule win over TCU, a 9-run win over Oklahoma State and a 10-3 victory over Texas Tech, led them to the College Baseball Showdown trophy.
The Sooners entered the D1 rankings after the weekend, registering at No. 21.
The Weekend 2 slate the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series will feature No. 5 Auburn, who went 3-0 in the opening weekend series against Youngstown State. They face No. 12 Florida State on Feb. 21 in the 4 p.m. game at Globe Life.
Louisville fell out of Baseball America's rankings this weekend after going 1-2 against Michigan State. However, the Cardinals stay at No. 15 at D1 Baseball
College Baseball Rankings On Feb. 16
D1Baseball’s latest Top 25 mirrors the early national picture, with UCLA remaining No. 1 after opening weekend.
Oklahoma and West Virginia entered the rankings, while Vanderbilt and Arizona dropped out following 1-2 and 0-3 starts, respectively.
D1 Baseball Rankings After Week 1
- UCLA (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 1
- LSU (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 2
- Texas (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 3
- Mississippi State (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 4
- Georgia Tech (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 5
- Coastal Carolina (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 6
- TCU (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 10
- Arkansas (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 7
- Auburn (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 9
- North Carolina (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 11
- Oregon State (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 12
- Florida (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 13
- Tennessee (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 14
- Georgia (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 15
- Louisville (1-2, 1-2 last week), Previous Ranking: 8
- Florida State (2-0, 2-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 16
- NC State (2-0, 2-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 17
- Kentucky (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 18
- Clemson (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 19
- Southern Miss (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 20
- Oklahoma (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: NR
- Wake Forest (2-1, 2-1 last week), Previous Ranking: 21
- Miami (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 22
- Texas A&M (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: 25
- West Virginia (3-0, 3-0 last week), Previous Ranking: NR
Dropped Out
- Vanderbilt (1-2, 1-2 last week), Previous Ranking: 23
- Arizona (0-3, 0-3 last week), Previous Ranking: 24
The Baseball America College Baseball Rankings
UCLA remained No. 1 in Baseball America’s Top 25 after opening weekend, while NC State, Texas A&M and Kentucky entered the rankings following series wins. Vanderbilt, Louisville and ECU dropped out.
- UCLA (2-1), Previous Ranking: 1
- LSU (3-0), Previous Ranking: 2
- Mississippi State (3-0), Previous Ranking: 3
- Georgia Tech (3-0), Previous Ranking: 4
- Auburn (3-0), Previous Ranking: 5
- North Carolina (3-0), Previous Ranking: 7
- Texas (3-0), Previous Ranking: 8
- TCU (2-1), Previous Ranking: 9
- Georgia (2-1), Previous Ranking: 6
- Arkansas (2-1), Previous Ranking: 10
- Coastal Carolina (3-0), Previous Ranking: 11
- Florida State (2-0), Previous Ranking: 12
- Tennessee (3-0), Previous Ranking: 13
- Virginia (3-0), Previous Ranking: 14
- Oklahoma (3-0), Previous Ranking: 19
- Ole Miss (3-0), Previous Ranking: 16
- Oregon State (2-1), Previous Ranking: 15
- Clemson (3-0), Previous Ranking: 20
- North Carolina State (2-0), Previous Ranking: NR
- West Virginia (3-0), Previous Ranking: 21
- Southern Miss (2-1), Previous Ranking: 23
- Texas A&M (3-0), Previous Ranking: NR
- Miami (3-0), Previous Ranking: 25
- Florida (2-1), Previous Ranking: 22
- Kentucky (3-0), Previous Ranking: NR
College Baseball Series At Globe Life Field Schedule 2026
Shriners Children's College Showdown
Feb. 13, 2026
Feb. 14, 2026
Feb. 15, 2026
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 2
Feb. 20, 2026
- 12:00 p.m. ET: Michigan vs. Florida St
- 4:00 p.m. ET: Nebraska vs. Louisville
- 8:00 p.m. ET: Auburn vs. Kansas St
Feb. 21, 2026
- 12:00 p.m. ET: Louisville vs. Michigan
- 4:00 p.m. ET: Florida St vs. Auburn
- 8:00 p.m. ET: Kansas St vs. Nebraska
Feb. 22, 2026
- 11:30 a.m. ET: Auburn vs. Louisville
- 3:30 p.m. ET: Nebraska vs. Florida St
- 7:30 p.m. ET: Michigan vs. Kansas St
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 3
Feb. 27, 2026
- 12:00 p.m. ET: Arizona St vs. Mississippi St
- 4:00 p.m. ET: UCLA vs. Tennessee
- 8:00 p.m. ET: Virginia Tech vs. Texas A&M
Feb. 28, 2026
- 12:00 p.m. ET: Tennessee vs. Arizona St
- 4:00 p.m. ET: Mississippi St vs. Virginia Tech
- 8:00 p.m. ET: Texas A&M vs. UCLA
Mar. 1, 2026
- 11:30 a.m. ET: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
- 3:30 p.m. ET: UCLA vs. Mississippi St
- 7:30 p.m. ET: Arizona St vs. Texas A&M
College Baseball Run Rule Explained
NCAA baseball generally tries to play full nine-inning games, but a run rule is sometimes used, most often in non-conference games, showcases, tournaments, the final game of a series, and doubleheaders.
When it’s in effect, a game can end in the seventh inning if one team leads by 10 or more runs. In seven-inning scheduled games, the run rule applies in the fifth, and it’s generally not used in regular-season conference play since conferences set their own rules.
College Baseball Rankings. D1Baseball Preseason Top 25
- UCLA (48-18)
- LSU (53-15)
- Texas (44-14)
- Mississippi State (36-23)
- Georgia Tech (41-19)
- Coastal Carolina (56-13)
- Arkansas (50-15)
- Louisville (42-24)
- Auburn (41-20)
- TCU (39-20)
- North Carolina (46-15)
- Oregon State (48-16-1)
- Florida (39-22)
- Tennessee (46-19)
- Georgia (43-17)
- Florida State (42-16)
- NC State (35-21)
- Kentucky (31-26)
- Clemson (45-18)
- Southern Miss (47-16)
- Wake Forest (39-22)
- Miami (35-27)
- Vanderbilt (43-18)
- Arizona (44-21)
- Texas A&M (30-26)
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