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The Top 25 NCAA Division I Rankings were released on May 6 from D1 Baseball.com, with the University of Tennessee taking over the No.1 spot.
Tennessee (39-9) took the top spot, moving up two spots from No. 3. They went 2-2, taking two out of three against Florida in Gainesville and losing against Lipscomb.
Clemson (36-10) took over the No.2 spot. They went 2-1, winning two out of three against Georgia Tech in Clemson.
Texas A&M (40-8) last week’s No.1 fell two spots to No.3 after going 2-2. They beat Tarleton and lost two out of three to LSU in Baton Rouge.
The University of Kentucky (35-10) moved up four spots from No.8 to No.4. They went 2-1, taking two out of three against last week’s No.2 Arkansas (40-9) in Lexington. Arkansas dropped two three spots to No.5.
The University of Virginia (35-12) moved into the top 10 and went up one spot from No.11. They went 2-0, beating VCU and Navy.
The University of Georgia (35-12) had the most significant rise in the rankings, moving four spots from No.19 to No.15. They went 4-0, beating Kennesaw State and sweeping a three-game series against last week’s No.17 Vanderbilt in Athens.
Georgia’s first baseman, Charlie Condon, hit a home run in every game last week and has a home run in seven straight games. He leads NCAA Division I with 33 home runs.
UC Irvine (34-10) had the biggest fall, dropping nine spots from No.9 to No.16. They went 2-2, beating San Diego State and winning one out of three against Cal Poly in Irvine.
After not being ranked last week, Troy (34-15) is at No. 21, the University of Oregon (32-15) is at No. 24, and UC Santa Barbara (31-12) is at No. 25.
The three teams that dropped out of the Top 25 NCAA Division I Rankings are Vanderbilt (32-16), which was previously No.17, Alabama (29-18), which was previously No.23, and Utah (30-15), which was previously No.25.
Oregon State (36-12) is at No.7, and they beat Gonzaga 20-13 on May 6. Infielder Travis Bazzana hit two home runs against Gonzaga. He has 26 home runs on the season, the most in a single season for Oregon State.
There are five top-25 matchups this week, including a matchup with top ten teams.
No.6 East Carolina will play in Greensville against No.9 Duke.
The ACC and SEC each have two top-25 matchups.
No.2 Clemson will travel to No.12 Wake Forest in Winston-Salem for a three-game series on May 10.
No.23 NC State will travel to No. 10 Virginia in Charlottesville for a three-game set this weekend.
No. 5 Arkansas will play at home in Fayetteville against No.14 Mississippi State for a three-game series on May 10.
No. 15 Georgia will travel to No.13 South Carolina for a three-game series in Columbia beginning on May 9.
Each of these games can be found on the WatchESPN app.
| Rank | Team | Record | Last Week Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Tennessee | 39-9 | 2-2 | 3 |
| 2 | Clemson | 36-10 | 2-1 | 4 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 38-6 | 2-2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 35-10 | 2-1 | 8 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 40-9 | 3-2 | 2 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 37-9 | 2-1 | 5 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 36-12 | 2-2 | 6 |
| 8 | Florida State | 35-10 | 1-1 | 7 |
| 9 | Duke | 32-14 | 2-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Virginia | 35-12 | 2-0 | 11 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 35-11 | 2-0 | 12 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 32-16 | 5-0 | 13 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 32-15 | 3-1 | 15 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 32-16 | 3-1 | 16 |
| 15 | Georgia | 35-12 | 4-0 | 19 |
| 16 | UC Irvine | 34-10 | 2-2 | 9 |
| 17 | Arizona | 29-17 | 3-1 | 21 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 29-17 | 3-2 | 22 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 32-16 | 2-2 | 14 |
| 20 | Indiana State | 34-10 | 3-1 | 24 |
| 21 | Troy | 34-15 | 3-1 | NR |
| 22 | Louisiana | 34-15 | 1-2 | 18 |
| 23 | NC State | 26-18 | 1-2 | 20 |
| 24 | Oregon | 32-15 | 3-1 | NR |
| 25 | UC Santa Barbara | 31-12 | 3-1 | NR |