Mar. 16, 2026 — Conference play opened with a bang this week, producing upsets and shakeups across the country. The SEC was hot early: Arkansas grabbed a home series from Mississippi State in Fayetteville, Texas suffered its first loss of the season, and LSU dropped two road games at Vanderbilt. In the ACC, Clemson lost a home series to Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest endured a brutal week, going 0-4 (one loss to Coastal Carolina, three to Florida State). Florida State’s sweep of Wake pushed the Seminoles up nine spots in this week’s poll.
UCLA remains the No. 1 team. The biggest climb belongs to crosstown rival USC, which jumped 12 places. Virginia continued its ascent into the top 10. New to the rankings are West Virginia (No. 20), Oregon (No. 21) and Louisiana (No. 25). Falling out: TCU, UTSA and LSU.
Top moments - Georgia vs. Tennessee finished in cinematic fashion: what looked like a go-ahead homer for Tennessee ended with a dramatic bat flip — only for Georgia freshman Cole Johnson to make a game-saving catch, turning a celebration into heartbreak for the Vols. - UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky crushed his 10th home run of the season over the weekend, continuing a big year for the Brui
