Baseball America bumps Tennessee to No. 1 as SEC lands 13 teams in latest rankings

Baseball America dropped the updated top 25 from the organization on Monday, and the run by preseason No. 1 Texas A&M is no more. After a 1-3 week, the Aggies tumbled outside of the top 10, all the way to No. 11 in the country.

Replacing A&M at the top is none other than Tennessee, fresh off its first national title in program history. We are just 3 weeks into the defense of their national championship, and Baseball America is already describing Tony Vitello’s Vols as “clearly” the team to beat in the race to the College World Series in Omaha.

LSU, winners of the national title in 2023, check in at No. 2 nationally with Arkansas (No. 3) providing a clean sweep of the top 3 spots for the SEC. Florida, Georgia and poll newcomer Oklahoma give the league 6 of the top 10 spots nationally while the SEC placed 13 of its 16 total teams in the latest top 25 from BA.

While it’s still very early, Tennessee leads the odds to win the College World Series, coming in at +700 via DraftKings. LSU (+750), North Carolina (+850) and even Texas A&M (+950), in spite of its rocky start, lead the rest of the best odds to win it all. Be sure to use the Tennessee sports betting apps for the best odds and offers all season long.

For now, here is where every SEC team checks in on the latest BA Top 25:

No. 1 — Tennessee
No. 2 — LSU
No. 3 — Arkansas
No. 6 — Florida
No. 9 — Georgia
No. 10 — Oklahoma
No. 11 — Texas A&M
No. 12 — Texas
No. 17 — Vanderbilt
No. 19 — Ole Miss
No. 20 — Alabama
No. 22 — Mississippi State
No. 23 — Kentucky

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.