For the second straight week we have a new number one. After a rough weekend at Georgia for newly minted number one Arkansas, the University of Texas took two of three from Kentucky. Auburn had the most impressive week, taking a mid week game from Georgia Tech before sweeping LSU over the weekend, and they bump up three spots. Meanwhile, Cal Poly makes their rankings debut. The Mustangs dropped their first Big West game of the year to Hawaii on Friday, but took the next two to take the weekend and push their conference record to 14-1.
Here’s this week’s NCAA Top 25 as ranked by Prospects1500 writers Shaun Kernahan, Kurt Moody and Michael Kelley.
Rank
Last Week
Change
Team
Record
1
2
1
Texas
29-5
2
3
1
Tennessee
31-5
3
5
2
Clemson
33-6
4
6
2
Georgia
32-6
5
1
-4
Arkansas
32-5
6
9
3
Auburn
26-10
7
10
3
Florida State
28-7
8
8
0
Oregon State
26-7
9
4
-5
LSU
31-6
10
11
1
North Carolina
28-8
11
13
2
UCLA
28-7
12
7
-5
Ole Miss
27-9
13
17
4
Georgia Tech
29-7
14
20
6
UC Irvine
25-8
15
15
0
Louisville
26-9
16
14
-2
Oklahoma
25-10
17
12
-5
Alabama
29-8
18
16
-2
Vanderbilt
26-10
19
18
-1
Oregon
24-10
20
NR
N/A
TCU
28-9
21
25
4
West Virginia
30-4
22
21
-1
Arizona
25-10
23
NR
N/A
Coastal Carolina
27-9
24
24
0
Western Kentucky
31-5
25
NR
N/A
Cal Poly
25-9
Others receiving votes: Troy (26-11), UTSA (28-9) Falling out of the ranks: Wake Forest (24-13), Kansas (27-10)
Shaun Kernahan is the MLB Draft correspondent for Prospects1500. When not at a game, chances are the TV and/or tablet has a game on and he has a notepad out taking notes. When not scouting draft prospects, he is the Director of Baseball Operations for the Mile High Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate wood bat league in Colorado. Shaun can be found on Twitter at @ShaunKernahan.
Based deep in the heart of Texas, I am surrounded by the absolute best of college baseball year after year. From midweeks at The Dish to weekends watching Olsen Magic, I love the energy of D1 college baseball. For the past five years, I have been covering the Detroit Tigers organization for Prospects1500 while also ranking MLB Draft eligible players as they join the FYPD and Dynasty world.
Being able to learn from the game’s best coaches and watch the student athletes passionately compete is a blessing I do not take lightly. While rooted in SEC country, I am a B1G Ten truther to my core. I will always stop for a prospect discussion or for random baseball trivia. You can usually find me throughout the baseball season walking the baselines and concourses. Remember friends, “Every game is someone’s first game!”
Born in Arizona. Raised in the Midwest, and with lots of baseball. When I’m not writing about baseball or purchasing my next baseball card, I can be seen coasting down the highway to yet another travel baseball tournament with my wife and son. I love the Braves, bat flips and outfield assists.