FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas moved to No. 4 in the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll on Monday.
It was the first update to the poll since the Razorbacks were ranked fifth in the preseason.
Arkansas (6-1) swept a four-game series against Washington State to begin the season, then defeated TCU 2-1 and Michigan 8-6, and lost 3-2 to Kansas State as part of the College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, over the weekend.
TCU was ranked No. 22 in Monday’s updated poll.
The SEC occupies the top four spots in this week’s poll, with Arkansas ranked behind No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 3 LSU. Florida (7), Georgia (8), Vanderbilt (12), Texas (14), Mississippi State (16), Oklahoma (17) and Alabama (20) are also ranked to give the SEC 11 teams in the poll.
The ACC (6), Big 12 (2) and Sun Belt Conference (2) also have multiple ranked teams.
Arkansas has been ranked in the last 111 coaches polls dating to 2017, the longest active streak in the sport.
The coaches poll is the poll of record for WholeHogSports.com. The Razorbacks were also ranked fourth Monday by Baseball America and D1Baseball, and 11th by Perfect Game.
USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll, Feb. 24
1. Tennessee (7-0)
2. Texas A&M (5-1)
3. LSU (6-1)
4. Arkansas (6-1)
5. Florida State (7-0)
6. North Carolina (6-0)
7. Florida (7-0)
8. Georgia (8-1)
9. Clemson (6-1)
10. Oregon State (5-2)
11. Virginia (3-3)
12. Vanderbilt (7-1)
13. Wake Forest (7-1)
14. Texas (5-1)
15. Oregon (6-2)
16. Mississippi State (6-1)
17. Oklahoma (6-0)
18. Dallas Baptist (6-1)
19. UC Santa Barbara (6-1)
20. Alabama (8-0)
21. Duke (4-3)
22. TCU (5-2)
23. Southern Miss (7-1)
24. Troy (6-1)
25. Oklahoma State (2-3)
Dropped Out: North Carolina State (16), Arizona (20), Kentucky (24)
