Kent State did the unthinkable this previous week. After pushing LSU to the sting in Baton Rogue in a midweek matchup, the Golden Flashes took that momentum with them into Knoxville and received a street collection in opposition to Tennessee. And in consequence, the Vols took a giant slide on this week’s rankings, dropping seven spots to No. 20.
How will the Vols reply? Effectively, they’re going through the highest group within the nation in UCLA on Friday, in order that they’ll should bounce again quick. The Bruins, and the 4 groups behind them, held regular within the rankings after dominant performances, however after that there have been extra shakeups.
TCU had a tough week total. After dropping its midweek sport to UT Arlington, it acquired swept by UCLA in Los Angeles, inflicting the Horned Frogs to drop 11 spots. The week’s greatest risers have been Southern Miss and Oklahoma, which every climbed up eight spots. Louisville fell out of the rankings fully, paving the best way for Ole Miss to interrupt by way of at No. 25.
Listed here are how all the high 25 rankings look as of Feb. 23, plus our favourite performs and what we’re watching within the week to come back.
High performs
Not that LSU wants anymore energy than it already has, now it has Jake Brown launching residence runs like this.
Jake Cannon Brown All people 💣@JakeBrown_14 | SECN + pic.twitter.com/WTy1th1r6v
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) February 17, 2026
And the way about one other residence run? This one from UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky. He actually resides as much as all of the hype he had earlier than the season began.
Roch goes useless heart 🤯
📺B1G+#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/zXXISgXcrM
— UCLA Baseball (@UCLABaseball) February 22, 2026
Participant to observe
Jackson Flora, RHP, UCSB
Flora has been rising up draft boards, and for good motive. The junior, who Kiley McDaniel has at No. 4 in his MLB draft rankings, touched 100 MPH in his 2026 debut and he has saved up the warmth since then. Does he have sufficient to over take Cholowsky for the No. 1 decide? We’ll simply have to attend and see.
FLO-STATE 🌊
Again-to-back strikeouts for Flora as he escapes the bases loaded jam!
T2 | Pilots 0 – Gauchos 1
📺 ESPN+
🎧 https://t.co/TYosww6CZU#GoChos pic.twitter.com/HXE196J0xl— UC Santa Barbara Baseball (@UCSB_Baseball) February 21, 2026
Video games to observe
No. 10 Florida at No. 17 Miami
Sport 1: 7 p.m. on Friday (ACC Community Further)
Sport 2: 6 p.m. on Saturday (ACC Community Further)
Sport 3: 1 p.m. on Sunday (ACC Community Further)
We won’t get sufficient of those early top-ranked collection, and an in-state one makes this all the higher. Miami has been stable to open the season, and although the Canes are ranked behind Florida, they do sport an ideal 7-0 document for the yr, whereas the Gators have already dropped one sport. Florida should be prepared for Miami’s Alex Sosa, who has been dominant this season to this point with 5 residence runs and 17 RBIs. And if he wasn’t a tall sufficient activity, there’s Daniel Cuvet proper behind him with 5 homers himself to go together with 13 RBIs. It appears to be a high-scoring affair in Coral Gables this weekend.
Up to date high 25
Listed here are D1baseball.com’s newest rankings, plus info on every group’s subsequent sport.
All instances Japanese.
1. UCLA Bruins
Earlier rank: 1
Document: 6-1
Subsequent sport: vs. Tulane, 8 p.m. on Tuesday
2. LSU Tigers
Earlier rank: 2
Document: 8-0
Subsequent sport: vs. McNeese, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Community+)
3. Texas Longhorns
Earlier rank: 3
Document: 7-0
Subsequent sport: vs. UTRGV, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Community+)
4. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Earlier rank: 4
Document: 8-0
Subsequent sport: vs. Austin Peay, 5 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Community+)
5. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Earlier rank: 5
Document: 8-0
Subsequent sport: at Georgia State, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (ACC Community Further)
6. Arkansas Razorbacks
Earlier rank: 8
Document: 6-1
Subsequent sport: vs. Arkansas State, 4 p.m. on Monday (SEC Community+)
7. Auburn Tigers
Earlier rank: 9
Document: 6-1
Subsequent sport: vs. West Georgia, 7 p.m. on Wednesday (SEC Community+)
8. North Carolina Tar Heels
Earlier rank: 10
Document: 6-1-1
Subsequent sport: vs. NC A&T, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (ACC Community Further)
9. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Earlier rank: 6
Document: 5-2
Subsequent sport: vs. Campbell, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
10. Florida Gators
Earlier rank: 12
Document: 7-1
Subsequent sport: vs. FIU, 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
11. Georgia Bulldogs
Earlier rank: 14
Document: 6-1
Subsequent sport: vs. Troy, 3 p.m. on Wednesday (SEC Community+)
12. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Earlier rank: 20
Document: 6-1
Subsequent sport: vs. Alabama, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
13. Oklahoma Sooners
Earlier rank: 21
Document: 7-0
Subsequent sport: vs. Arizona State, 5 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Community+)
14. NC State Wolfpack
Earlier rank: 17
Document: 5-1
Subsequent sport: vs. Richmond, 3 p.m. on Tuesday
15. Clemson Tigers
Earlier rank: 19
Document: 7-0
Subsequent sport: vs. Presbyterian, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (ACCNX)
16. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Earlier rank: 22
Document: 6-1
Subsequent sport: at UNCG, 5 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
17. Miami Hurricanes
Earlier rank: 23
Document: 9-0
Subsequent sport: at FAU, 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday
18. TCU Horned Frogs
Earlier rank: 7
Document: 2-5
Subsequent sport: at Loyola Marymount, 4 p.m. on Monday
19. Oregon State Beavers
Earlier rank: 11
Document: 4-3
Subsequent sport: at Houston, 3 p.m. on Friday
20. Tennessee Volunteers
Earlier rank: 13
Document: 5-2
Subsequent sport: vs. Bellarmine, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Community+)
21. Florida State Seminoles
Earlier rank: 16
Document: 4-2
Subsequent sport: vs. North Florida, 5 p.m. on Wednesday (ESPN+)
22. Kentucky Wildcats
Earlier rank: 18
Document: 5-2
Subsequent sport: vs. Western Kentucky, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Community+)
23. Texas A&M Aggies
Earlier rank: 24
Document: 7-0
Subsequent sport: vs. Lamar, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Community+)
24. West Virginia Mountaineers
Earlier rank: 25
Document: 5-1
Subsequent sport: vs. Ohio, 1 p.m. on Wednesday (ESPN+)
25. Ole Miss Rebels
Earlier rank: NR
Document: 8-0
Subsequent sport: vs. Southeast Missouri State, 5 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Community+)
