{"id":655133,"date":"2026-03-31T20:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/655133\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:28:16","slug":"the-athletic-college-baseball-top-25-florida-vaults-to-no-16-after-sweeping-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/655133\/","title":{"rendered":"The Athletic college baseball top 25: Florida vaults to No. 16 after sweeping Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Kyle Jones scores a run for Florida.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28234764-1024x711.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" class=\"image-next-root\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Article_ImageCaptionCredit__wtmKL article-image-caption-credit Typography_body1__O2cez inherit Typography_base__T6j8f\">Kyle Jones and the Gators became the first team to sweep Arkansas in Fayetteville since 2016. Cyndi Chambers \/ USA Today Network via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>There was significant movement in the ranking this week due to some surprising outcomes. Arkansas dropped 12 spots from No. 5 to No. 17 after getting swept at home by Florida. That might seem a bit harsh, but Florida was unranked after getting swept the previous week at Alabama. The Gators are back in at No. 16, one spot ahead of the Hogs.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Alabama, the Tide jumped from No. 23 to No. 12 after sweeping then-No. 3 Auburn in Tuscaloosa. Auburn is now No. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Two teams dropped out: NC State (swept at Georgia Tech to fall to 3-6 in the ACC) and Tennessee (swept at Vanderbilt). They are replaced by Florida (No. 16) and Boston College (No. 24).<\/p>\n<p>                    RankTeamLast WeekOverallPrev Week<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>UCLA<\/p>\n<p>4-0<\/p>\n<p>25-2<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Texas<\/p>\n<p>3-1<\/p>\n<p>23-4<\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Tech<\/p>\n<p>3-0<\/p>\n<p>22-5<\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi State<\/p>\n<p>4-0<\/p>\n<p>24-4<\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>4-0<\/p>\n<p>24-4-1<\/p>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Georgia<\/p>\n<p>3-1<\/p>\n<p>23-6<\/p>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State<\/p>\n<p>4-0<\/p>\n<p>21-5<\/p>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>Florida State<\/p>\n<p>2-2<\/p>\n<p>21-6<\/p>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<p>USC<\/p>\n<p>2-2<\/p>\n<p>26-3<\/p>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<p>Virginia<\/p>\n<p>2-2<\/p>\n<p>22-7<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<p>West 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