Friday night was a disaster for the Texas baseball team. Leading 3-1 in the bottom of the ninth at (then) No. 4 Auburn, centerfielder Aiden Robbins let a ball get by him, handing the win to the Tigers. But Texas bounced back and took the final two games in the series matching two top five teams. It was enough to keep UT at No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Longhorns still trail No. 1 UCLA in the ranking. The Bruins had a perfect week. Thanks to the series loss to Texas, Auburn dropped a spot to No. 5. Georgia Tech, who lost to the Tigers last week, remain at No. 3. Mississippi State rounds out the top five.
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There are 12 SEC teams in the Top 25, almost exactly half of the teams ranked in the weekly poll. The ACC features five ranked teams. The Big Ten has three and the Big 12 has just two.
Texas will travel on Tuesday to Houston for a one-off game with the Cougars. Then the Longhorns host Red River rival Oklahoma at UFCU Disch-Falk Field over the weekend. The Sooners are ranked No. 9 in this week’s coaches poll and will serve as another test for coach Jim Schlossnagle’s team.
USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll
Week 6 results: Published March 23, 2026
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
UCLA Bruins |
21-2 |
748 |
29 |
1 |
– |
1/2 |
|
2 |
Texas Longhorns |
20-3 |
711 |
0 |
2 |
– |
2/3 |
|
3 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
19-5 |
650 |
0 |
3 |
– |
3/5 |
|
4 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
20-4 |
629 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
3/6 |
|
5 |
Auburn Tigers |
19-4 |
604 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4/9 |
|
6 |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
18-7 |
590 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
5/9 |
|
7 |
Georgia Bulldogs |
20-5 |
578 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
5/13 |
|
8 |
Florida State Seminoles |
19-4 |
509 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
8/17 |
|
9 |
Oklahoma Sooners |
19-5 |
491 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
8/NR |
|
10 |
USC Trojans |
24-1 |
477 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
10/NR |
|
11 |
Virginia Cavaliers |
20-5 |
469 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
11/NR |
|
12 |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
20-4 |
456 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
6/14 |
|
13 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
19-5 |
367 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
7/20 |
|
14 |
Oregon State Beavers |
17-5 |
362 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
12/18 |
|
15 |
North Carolina State Wolfpack |
18-6 |
312 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
10/19 |
|
16 |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
16-4 |
267 |
0 |
22 |
6 |
16/NR |
|
17 |
Oregon Ducks |
19-4 |
239 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
17/NR |
|
18 |
Ole Miss Rebels |
19-6 |
218 |
0 |
24 |
6 |
18/NR |
|
18 |
Kentucky Wildcats |
19-4 |
218 |
0 |
18 |
– |
18/NR |
|
20 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
16-7 |
201 |
0 |
20 |
– |
7/25 |
|
21 |
Tennessee Volunteers |
17-7 |
158 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
15/23 |
|
22 |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
17-6 |
98 |
0 |
NR |
6 |
22/NR |
|
23 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
18-7 |
73 |
0 |
NR |
4 |
23/NR |
|
24 |
Texas A&M Aggies |
18-5 |
71 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
20/NR |
|
25 |
Florida Gators |
19-6 |
67 |
0 |
14 |
11 |
8/25 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 17 Clemson; No. 25 Wake Forest;
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Others Receiving Votes
Notre Dame 36; Clemson 29; Nebraska 24; Wake Forest 18; Cincinnati 16; Jacksonville State 15; Louisville 8; California Baptist 8; South Florida 7; Missouri State 6; Mercer 5; UTSA 4; UCF 4; Oklahoma State 3; UC Santa Barbara 2; LSU 2;
List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up of 30 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. The board for the 2026 season: Mik Aoki, Richmond; Blake Beemer, Butler; Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara; Jim Chester, Gardner-Webb; Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State; Ryan Coe, Kennesaw State; Terry Davis, Western Illinois; Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb; Craig Gibson, Mercer; Justin Haire, Ohio State; Brian Hamm, Yale; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State; Randy Hood, UNC Wilmington; Todd Interdonato, Boston College; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross; Ryan Klosterman, Bryant; Geoff Loomis, Portland; Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Matt Mazurek, Canisius; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; Evan Porter, Nebraska-Omaha; Sherman Reed, Coppin State; Jake Sabol, Central Michigan; Kevin Schnall, Coastal Carolina; Dan Skirka, Murray State; Alex Sogard, Wright State; Stan Stolte, UNLV; Butch Thompson, Auburn.
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*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a “NR” (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas baseball holds at No. 2 in newest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll