New SEC team earns No. 1 spot in updated D1Baseball top 25 rankings

The latest top 25 rankings from D1Baseball are out as we hit April 7, and a new SEC team leads the top after Tennessee suffered its first SEC series loss of the season.

On Monday, the latest D1Baseball rankings dropped with none other than Arkansas headlining the latest poll. The Razorbacks have been in the top 5 all season long and moved to 30-3 on the season with a 4-0 week, including a dominant weekend sweep of Mizzou.

Behind Arkansas, the SEC rounded out the complete top 3 with Texas and LSU combining to go 7-1 overall last week. Clemson at No. 4 overall breaks up the run by the SEC in the top 5.

As for the defending champion Vols, Tony Vitello’s group suffered a rough weekend while losing both games of a Saturday doubleheader to Texas A&M. Though entering the year as the preseason No. 1, the Aggies have struggled until outscoring Tennessee 26-9 in winning both games of the doubleheader.

The race to the College World Series in Omaha is heating up throughout April, and the latest CWS odds at DraftKings continue to heavily feature the SEC. Tennessee (+400) and LSU (+750) lead the way while new No. 1 Arkansas checks in at +900. Track those odds all season long with the best betting apps available!

Here is the full D1Baseball poll:

1. Arkansas
2. Texas
3. LSU
4. Clemson
5. Tennessee
6. Ole Miss
7. Georgia
8. Oregon State
9. Florida State
10. UCLA
11. Auburn
12. Alabama
13. UC Irvine
14. Louisville
15. Oregon
16. UNC
17. Vanderbilt
18. Georgia Tech
19. Oklahoma
20. Troy
21. Coastal Carolina
22. Kansas
23. Southern Miss
24. Arizona
25. Virginia Tech

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.