Kollin Ritchie and the Cowboys have won nine of their last 11 games. Bryan Terry / USA Today Network via Imagn Images
Finally, for the first time in several weeks, we welcome some new teams into the ranking. Two Big 12 teams, Oklahoma State at No. 23 and Cincinnati at No. 25, make their first appearances of the season, knocking out Arizona State (which lost two of three at home to Oklahoma State) and Virginia.
There was a slight shake-up in the top five, with Texas dropping from No. 2 to No. 5 after losing a series at Tennessee. North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Georgia — which clinched the SEC regular-season title — all moved up one spot.
West Virginia was the biggest mover of the weekend, jumping from No. 17 to No. 10 after an impressive sweep at Kansas. Coastal Carolina dropped from No. 16 to No. 22 after losing a series at home to Old Dominion.
RankTeamLast WeekOverallPrev Week
1
UCLA
3-1
46-5
1
2
North Carolina
3-0
40-9-1
3
3
Georgia Tech
3-0
42-8
4
4
Georgia
3-0
41-11
5
5
Texas
2-2
37-12
2
6
Auburn
3-1
35-15
6
7
Texas A&M
2-2
37-12
7
8
Oregon State
4-0
40-11
10
9
Alabama
3-1
35-17
12
10
West Virginia
4-0
35-12
17
11
Florida
3-1
34-18
11
12
Mississippi State
2-2
38-14
9
13
Florida State
3-1
36-15
13
14
Kansas
0-4
37-15
8
15
Arkansas
2-1
34-18
15
16
Ole Miss
2-1
34-18
18
17
Southern Miss
3-0
37-14
19
18
Oklahoma
1-2
31-18
14
19
Nebraska
3-0
37-14
20
20
USC
4-0
41-12
21
21
Oregon
1-2
36-14
23
22
Coastal Carolina
1-3
34-17
16
23
Oklahoma State
2-1
33-18
NR
24
Boston College
1-1
36-17
22
25
Cincinnati
3-1
35-18
NR
May 11, 2026
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