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LSU climbs national college baseball polls after OU sweep

Jerit Roser Twitterby: Jerit Roser04/07/25JeritRoser
Syndication: The Oklahoman
LSU's Luis Hernandez (23) celebrates a double next to Oklahoma's Dayton Tockey (16) during the college baseball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the LSU Tigers at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman, Okla., Thursday, April, 3, 2025.

Red-hot LSU climbed another few spots in the latest college baseball polls released Monday.

The Tigers (30-3, 10-2), owners of an SEC-best eight-game winning streak, are now No. 3 in the new Baseball America, D1Baseball and USA Today Coaches rankings.

A road sweep of top-10 Oklahoma (22-8, 5-7) this weekend highlighted another perfect week for Jay Johnson and company, which included also included a midweek rout of in-state Louisiana Tech last Tuesday.

Arkansas (30-3, 11-1) overtook the top spot in all three rankings with its sweep of Missouri (11-20, 0-12), while previous No. 1 Tennessee (28-4, 9-3) fell after dropping a home series vs. Texas A&M (16-15, 3-9).

Ten SEC programs represented the conference in each sets of rankings, including the top four teams for Baseball America and the Coaches Poll, top three for D1Baseball and six of the top seven on all three lists.

Baseball America

1. Arkansas (30-3, 11-1 SEC)
2. Texas (26-4, 11-1 SEC)
3. LSU (30-3, 10-2 SEC)
4. Tennessee (28-4, 9-3 SEC)
5. Clemson (30-5, 9-3 ACC)
6. Georgia (29-5, 8-4 SEC)
7. Ole Miss (24-7, 8-4 SEC)
8. North Carolina (24-8, 8-7 ACC)
9. Auburn (22-10, 6-6 SEC)
10. Oregon State (22-7, independent)
11. Louisville (24-7, 8-4 ACC)
12. Wake Forest (23-10, 9-6 ACC)
13. Florida State (25-6, 8-4 ACC)
14. Alabama (27-6, 7-5 SEC)
15. Vanderbilt (24-8, 7-5 SEC)
16. Oklahoma (23-8, 5-7 SEC)
17. UCLA (25-6, 10-2 Big Ten)
18. UC Irvine (23-7, 11-1 Big West)
19. Kansas (27-6, 9-3 Big 12)
20. Georgia Tech (26-6, 11-4 ACC)
21. Troy (24-9, 8-4 Sun Belt)
22. Arizona (22-9, 8-4 Big 12)
23. Oregon (22-9, 10-5 Big Ten)
24. TCU (25-8, 8-4 Big 12)
25. Western Kentucky (27-5, 6-3 Conference USA)

D1Baseball.com

1. Arkansas (30-3, 11-1 SEC)
2. Texas (26-4, 11-1 SEC)
3. LSU (30-3, 10-2 SEC)
4. Clemson (30-5, 9-3 ACC)
5. Tennessee (28-4, 9-3 SEC)
6. Ole Miss (24-7, 8-4 SEC)
7. Georgia (29-5, 8-4 SEC)
8. Oregon State (22-7, independent)
9. Florida State (25-6, 8-4 ACC)
10. UCLA (25-6, 10-2 Big Ten)
11. Auburn (22-10, 6-6 SEC)
12. Alabama (27-6, 7-5 SEC)
13. UC Irvine (23-7, 11-1 Big West)
14. Louisville (24-7, 8-4 ACC)
15. Oregon (22-9, 10-5 Big Ten)
16. North Carolina (24-8, 8-7 ACC)
17. Vanderbilt (24-8, 7-5 SEC)
18. Georgia Tech (26-6, 11-4 ACC)
19. Oklahoma (23-8, 5-7 SEC)
20. Troy (24-9, 8-4 Sun Belt)
21. Coastal Carolina (23-9, 8-4 Sun Belt)
22. Kansas (27-6, 9-3 Big 12)
23. Southern Miss (22-10, 8-4 Sun Belt)
24. Arizona (22-9, 8-4 Big 12)
25. Virginia Tech (22-10, 9-6 ACC)

USA Today Coaches Poll

1. Arkansas (30-3, 11-1 SEC)
2. Texas (26-4, 11-1 SEC)
3. LSU (30-3, 10-2 SEC)
4. Tennessee (28-4, 9-3 SEC)
5. Clemson (30-5, 9-3 ACC)
6. Georgia (29-5, 8-4 SEC)
7. Ole Miss (24-7, 8-4 SEC)
8. Florida State (25-6, 8-4 ACC)
9. Oregon State (22-7, independent)
10. Alabama (27-6, 7-5 SEC)
11. UCLA (25-6, 10-2 Big Ten)
12. Auburn (22-10, 6-6 SEC)
13. North Carolina (24-8, 8-7 ACC)
14. Vanderbilt (24-8, 7-5 SEC)
15. UC Irvine (23-7, 11-1 Big West)
16. Louisville (24-7, 8-4 ACC)
17. Oregon (22-9, 10-5 Big Ten)
18. Georgia Tech (26-6, 11-4 ACC)
19. Oklahoma (23-8, 5-7 SEC)
20. Wake Forest (23-10, 9-6 ACC)
21. Troy (24-9, 8-4 Sun Belt)
22. Kansas (27-6, 9-3 Big 12)
23. West Virginia (27-4, 7-3 Big 12)
24. Southern Miss (22-10, 8-4 Sun Belt)
25. Coastal Carolina (23-9, 8-4 Sun Belt)

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