Arkansas pitcher Gabe Gaeckle allowed two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings against Mississippi State on Friday night. Brianna Paciorka / Imagn Images
March 16, 2026Updated 9:39 am EDT
There was a slight shakeup in the top 10 with Georgia Tech moving from No. 5 to No. 3 after its series win at Clemson and Arkansas jumping from No. 8 to No. 5 after taking two of three over Mississippi State in Fayetteville. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, fell from No. 3 to No. 6.
Southern Miss dropped six spots, from No. 6 to No. 12, after losing a series at Arkansas State.
Three teams fell out of the rankings: Wake Forest, all the way from No. 14, after going 0-4, including a series sweep at home to Florida State; LSU (No. 21), after losing two of three at Vanderbilt; and UTSA (No. 25), after a series loss to UT-Arlington.
They were replaced by Kentucky (No. 18), Oregon (No. 24) and Arizona State (No. 25).
RankTeamLast WeekOverallPrev Week
1
UCLA
4-0
17-2
1
2
Texas
3-1
18-1
2
3
Georgia Tech
3-1
17-3
5
4
Auburn
4-0
17-2
4
5
Arkansas
2-2
14-6
8
6
Mississippi State
2-2
16-4
3
7
Virginia
3-1
16-4
7
8
Oklahoma
3-1
17-3
9
9
North Carolina
4-0
17-3-1
10
10
Georgia
2-1
17-4
11
11
Florida State
3-1
16-3
12
12
Southern Miss
2-2
16-4
6
13
Florida
4-0
18-3
15
14
USC
4-1
19-1
17
15
Oregon State
4-0
14-4
18
16
Clemson
1-3
16-4
13
17
NC State
2-2
16-4
16
18
Kentucky
4-0
18-2
NR
19
Ole Miss
1-3
16-5
19
20
Texas A&M
2-2
16-3
20
21
West Virginia
3-1
13-4
23
22
Coastal Carolina
4-0
13-6
24
23
Tennessee
2-2
14-6
22
24
Oregon
5-0
17-3
NR
25
Arizona State
3-1
14-5
NR
Mar 16, 2026
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