Texas A&M drops one spot in D1Baseball rankings after series loss at Ole Miss
Texas A&M went 2-2 last week and lost its second straight series, prompting the Aggies to drop one spot in the new D1Baseball rankings Monday. A&M is now 10th, falling after pummeling Prairie View A&M, 16-7, at home last Tuesday and dropping two of its three games at Ole Miss over the weekend.
The Aggies fell to the Rebels, 5-3, in the series opener Friday before taking the first game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon, securing a 18-5 run-rule win in seven innings. In the rubber match Saturday night, A&M suffered a 6-5 loss.
At 10th, the Aggies would be two spots away from claiming an all-important top-eight national seed, putting them in position to potentially host a Regional and Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament. They now hold a 37-12 overall record and 16-10 mark in Southeastern Conference play, placing them in second behind Georgia atop the league standings.
Through 16 games vs. ranked opponents this season, A&M owns an 8-8 record. The Aggies defeated No. 22 Arizona State during non-conference play, completed a two-game sweep of No. 6 Texas and took two of three games at No. 19 Florida. They fell to No. 1 UCLA and lost two of their three games against No. 4 Georgia, No. 5 Auburn and No. 15 Ole Miss.
A&M is set to conclude its regular season with a three-game series against No. 13 Mississippi State at home this week, beginning Thursday (6 p.m. on SEC Network+), continuing Friday (6 p.m. on SEC Network+) and ending Saturday (11 a.m. on SEC Network).
D1Baseball top 25 rankings
1. UCLA (46-5)
2. North Carolina (40-9)
3. Georgia Tech (42-8)
4. Georgia (41-11)
5. Auburn (35-15)
6. Texas (37-12)
7. Oregon State (40-11)
8. Southern Miss (37-14)
9. West Virginia (35-12)
10. Texas A&M (37-12)
11. Florida State (36-15)
12. Arkansas (34-18)
13. Mississippi State (38-14)
14. Kansas (37-15)
15. Ole Miss (34-18)
16. Oregon (36-14)
17. USC (36-14)
18. Alabama (35-17)
19. Florida (34-18)
20. Coastal Carolina (34-17)
21. Oklahoma State (33-18)
22. Arizona State (34-17)
23. Boston College (36-17)
24. Nebraska (37-14)
25. Cincinnati (35-18)