March 11, 2026, 7:17 a.m. CT
The weather is getting warmer, leaves are returning to the trees, and spring is upon us. SEC baseball season is here. College baseball began nearly a month ago, but anyone familiar with the SEC knows the real fun begins when conference play starts.
The SEC is the best and deepest league in the sport. Every weekend offers a handful of blockbuster matchups that could be a preview of what we see at the College World Series in Omaha. The SEC figures to be loaded again in 2026. Several teams are hoping to contend for the SEC title and more as conference play begins.
The league is wide open. Texas, the last undefeated team left, is the favorite. But a handful of teams are talented enough to challenge the Longhorns. That includes an LSU program that’s limped through the last two weeks, yet still has the talent and championship pedigree to make a run in this conference.
Nonconference play isn’t technically over — teams will still have midweek games against non-SEC foes, but from this point forward, weekend series will be headlined by box-office SEC matchups. Here are five things we’ve learned from the early portion of the season.
The Texas Longhorns are rolling
At 16-0, Texas is the only unbeaten team left in the SEC. The Longhorns have racked up some impressive wins along the way, too, beating Coastal Carolina, Baylor, and Texas State.
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Aiden Robbins has led the offense with a .781 slugging percentage. He’s homered six times and scored 21 runs. The 6-foot-2 junior from Seton Hall has been as advertised in his first year in Austin.
On the mound, Dylan Volantis has made a seamless transition to the starting rotation, posting a 1.54 ERA across four starts.
Facing SEC opponents will present a new challenge to this Longhorns team, but this roster looks like it’s the best in the SEC right now. Texas is experienced and has future pros on the mound and at the plate. A trip to Omaha is the expectation.
LSU baseball enters SEC play with plenty of questions
Jay Johnson’s LSU squad began the year ranked No. 2 in most polls, but the last week and change has raised several questions about this LSU team.
LSU beat Creighton on Tuesday night to enter its SEC schedule on a high note. That was after LSU dropped four of five games, including a home series loss to Sacramento State.
LSU’s .291 batting average ranks near the bottom of the SEC. On defense, LSU’s .965 fielding percentage is second to last in the SEC. That comes after LSU was one of the best defensive teams in the sport last year.
Johnson has led LSU to two of the last three CWS titles, and he’s earned the benefit of the doubt. How this team gels over the next few weeks could ultimately determine LSU’s fate in 2026.
Georgia’s lineup looks ready to mash again
The Bulldogs were one of the top run-scoring teams in the country in 2025 and Georgia looks like its on the path to being in that class again. UGA already has 61 homers this season — no other team in the SEC even has 50. Georgia’s 314-foot right field probably has something to do with that, but these guys can hit.
Leading the way is Daniel Jackson, who’s already crushed 14 home runs. Jackson can run, too, with 10 stolen bases. Brennan Hudson also reached the double-digit mark, with 10 bombs.
Georgia’s pitching staff will have to prove it can hang at the SEC level, but the lineup is ready to carry the team again.
Is Mississippi State ready to make a run under a year-one coach?
Mississippi State went 36-23 last year, resulting in a head coaching change. The Bulldogs tabbed Virginia’s Brian O’Connor as their new leader. O’Connor brought a handful of his own players from UVA and remade the Mississippi State roster. It might be good enough for a trip to Omaha.
Mississippi State is 15-2. The Bulldogs have taken care of business at home with a 12-0 record in Starkville. The offense has been on fire, ranking third in the SEC with 183 runs. On defense, a .983 fielding percentage ranks No. 5 in the conference.
O’Connor’s team has wasted no time gelling and the group looks poised to compete for the SEC title.
Texas A&M might be back
After falling just short of the College World Series in 2024, Texas A&M faced adversity in 2025. The Aggies have responded in 2026 and look ready to compete on a national level again.
The Aggies are getting what they need from their returnees, along with impact transfer additions. Transfer catcher Bear Harrison has a 1.082 OPS through 13 starts while transfer outfielder Jake Duer has totaled 21 hits.
Caden Sorrell was expected to be the star of this lineup and he’s lived up to the billing so far, leading the team with 22 hits. Eight of those hits have been long balls.
A&M’s 2025 was a massive disappointment. Sometimes letdowns like that can linger into next year. That’s not the case for A&M, though.