Tennessee baseball plummeted in the rankings after dropping a third straight series.
The Vols are ranked No. 12 in the USA TODAY coaches poll after losing to Auburn at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. UT was ranked No. 1 in the nation for six weeks this season, but has been sliding since. It has lost four of five weekend series and three straight at home.
UT (37-11, 13-11 SEC) hosts No. 10 Vanderbilt (34-14, 14-10) in its next series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Vols had won 12 straight SEC prior to losing to Texas A&M, starting a rough April. They won at Ole Miss before the back-to-back series losses to Kentucky and LSU.
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.
It lost back-to-back one-run games to ETSU and Alabama in mid-March before winning eight straight.
Where Tennessee baseball is ranked
Tennessee is ranked in the top 25 of all major polls after its 37-11 start.
- USA TODAY coaches poll: No. 12
- D1 Baseball: No. 15
- Baseball America: No. 13
- Perfect Game: No. 17
Who does Tennessee baseball play next?
UT hosts Indiana State on Tuesday before playing Vanderbilt in a three-game series starting Friday.
Tennessee baseball schedule
Record: 37-11
- May 6: Indiana State
- May 9-11: Vanderbilt
- May 13: Belmont
- May 15-17: at Arkansas
- May 20-25: SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama
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