The tenth week of the 2024 NCAA College baseball season is in the books, one that saw several SEC powers cement their status as the class of the nation. Here’s a look at how the rankings figure after Week 10, including a look at a surging Pac-12 team.
First, here’s a look at the USA Today/Coaches Poll for April 22:
- Texas A&M
- Arkansas
- Tennessee
- Clemson (+2)
- Kentucky
- Duke (+2)
- East Carolina (+3)
- Vanderbilt (+4)
- Florida State (-2)
- Oregon State (+6)
- Wake Forest (+2)
- Virginia (-4)
- UC Irvine (+3)
- North Carolina (-3)
- Coastal Carolina (+5)
- Louisiana-Lafayette (-1)
- Georgia (+6)
- Oklahoma (JUMP)
- Alabama (-4)
- Arizona (JUMP)
- South Carolina
- Oklahoma State (-5)
- NC State (JUMP)
- Oregon (-6)
- Indiana State
No changes in the top three, as Texas A&M, Arkansas, and Tennessee all remain in the top three. Three teams, Dallas Baptist, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia, all fell out after last week.
Tennessee sticks at #3 after a series victory against #5 Kentucky, thanks in large part to infielder Christian Moore. Moore hit four home runs and recorded 22 extra-base hits over the Volunteers’ three games against Kentucky.
That run helped Moore move up to a tie for eighth in the nation in home runs (19) along Oregon State infielder Travis Bazzana.
Vanderbilt, meanwhile, moved up four spots after a series victory over the Florida Gators. However, the Commodores had a tough time stopping Jac Caglianone. Caglianone hit home runs in the first two games of the series to stretch his home run streak to nine. It ended, though, on April 20.
The Arizona Wildcats, meanwhile, jumped into the top 25 of the Coaches poll after yet another dominant weekend, this time against Washington State. Their sweep of WSU pushed the Wildcats to a 15-3 record in Pac-12 play and a 24-14 record overall.
Arizona’s received strong pitching from Jackson Kent and senior Clark Candiotti, both of whom have sub-3.50 ERA figures and are averaging over a strikeout per inning.