Tennessee baseball has a stronghold as the No. 1 team under coach Tony Vitello.
The Vols (26-2, 8-1 SEC) are the top-ranked team in the USA TODAY coaches poll for the sixth straight week. They received 29 of 30 first-place votes.
Tennessee won its first 20 games of the season to string together a 22-game winning streak dating back to last season’s College World Series. The Vols won the final two games in Omaha to clinch the program’s first national title.
UT lost to ETSU then dropped the series opener at Alabama before winning back-to-back games and then swept South Carolina. It has won 12 straight SEC series.
Where Tennessee baseball is ranked
Tennessee is ranked in the top-5 of all major polls after its 26-2 start.
- USA TODAY coaches poll: No. 1
- D1 Baseball: No. 1
- Baseball America: No. 1
- Perfect Game: No. 1
Who does Tennessee baseball play next?
UT hosts Tennessee Tech on Tuesday before it plays Texas A&M in a three-game series starting Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols beat the Aggies in the College World Series finals last season to win the first national title in program history.
Tennessee baseball schedule
Record: 26-2
- April 1: Tennessee Tech
- April 4-6: Texas A&M
- April 8: Alabama State
- April 11-13: at Ole Miss
- April 15: Bellarmine
- April 18-20: Kentucky
- April 22: Lipscomb
- April 25-27: at LSU
- April 29: Northern Kentucky
- May 2-4: Auburn
- May 6: Indiana State
- May 9-11: Vanderbilt
- May 13: Belmont
- May 15-17: at Arkansas
- May 20-25: SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama
Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @ByMikeWilson or Bluesky @bymikewilson.bsky.social. If you enjoy Mike’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it.
