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How far Alabama dropped in new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
Pitching for Alabama baseball had been fine for much of this season. Then the Crimson Tide ran into an Arkansas Razorbacks team that got hot at the plate over the weekend at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
Arkansas scored 25 runs in a three-game sweep of the Tide, snapping a string of three straight SEC series victories for Alabama. In all three games, the Razorbacks’ bats came alive late. Arkansas used a six-run eighth inning on Friday for a 7-5 win, then plated 11 runs over the final three innings Saturday in a 15-6 rout.
Alabama had a 2-0 lead in after five innings in Sunday’s series finale, but the Razorbacks scored single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to complete the sweep. The Crimson Tide had won 11 of their last 12 games entering the weekend, including SEC series victories over top 25 teams Florida, Auburn and Oklahoma.
After a 1-3 week in Week 9 of the 2026 NCAA baseball season, here’s where Alabama ranks in Monday’s new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Alabama sees modest drop in Baseball Coaches Poll after Arkansas sweep
In Monday’s new Coaches Poll, Alabama (26-11 overall, 8-7 conference) fell four spots to No. 13. The Crimson Tide are ranked one spot above the West Virginia Mountaineers and one spot below Oklahoma.
Alabama is one of five teams to drop at least four spots in this week’s top 25 rankings. Florida State had a four-spot fall to No. 10, and Mississippi State tied Nebraska for the biggest slide. The Bulldogs fell eight spots to No. 16; the Cornhuskers eight spots to No. 25.
SEC slides, ACC rises in top 5 of NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll
Both Georgia Tech and North Carolina rose in the top five of the Coaches Poll after impressive weekend series against Florida State and Clemson, respectively. Texas and Georgia dropped in the top five after series losses to Texas A&M and Florida, respectively.
Here’s a look at the full top 25 rankings in the USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll for April 13.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 33-2 | 750 | 30 | 1 | – | 1/2 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 30-5 | 719 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 30-6 | 680 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3/14 |
| 4 | Texas | 27-7 | 621 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 |
| 5 | Georgia | 29-8 | 618 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4/13 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 28-7 | 611 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/18 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 27-7 | 516 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 26-9 | 511 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7/25 |
| 9 | USC | 30-7 | 506 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8/NR |
| 10 | Florida State | 24-11 | 437 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6/17 |
| 11 | Auburn | 24-11 | 402 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4/12 |
| 12 | Virginia | 26-11 | 383 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11/NR |
| 13 | Alabama | 26-11 | 325 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9/NR |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 24-11 | 319 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8/NR |
| 15 | West Virginia | 24-8 | 306 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 12/NR |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 26-10 | 305 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3/16 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 24-13 | 272 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5/22 |
| 18 | Florida | 27-10 | 233 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 8/25 |
| 19 | Oregon | 26-10 | 216 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10/NR |
| 20 | Southern Miss | 25-11 | 176 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7/20 |
| 21 | Kansas | 26-10 | 153 | 0 | NR | 12 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Arizona State | 26-11 | 138 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21/NR |
| 23 | Ole Miss | 26-11 | 125 | 0 | NR | 3 | 18/NR |
| 24 | Boston College | 26-12 | 111 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 24/25 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 27-9 | 93 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 17/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 UCF; No. 23 North Carolina State
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina State 74; UCF 49; Jacksonville State 33; Miami (FL) 15; Tennessee 14; California Baptist 13; Missouri State 6; Wake Forest 5; Kentucky 4; UC Santa Barbara 3; Vanderbilt 2; UTSA 2; LSU 2; Liberty 1; Dallas Baptist 1
Alabama baseball 2026 schedule: When do Crimson Tide play next?
Alabama will face the UAB Blazers (23-13) at Regions Field in Birmingham on Tuesday in midweek play. First pitch for Alabama-UAB is 6 p.m. CT.
The Crimson Tide visit Austin for their next series in SEC play beginning Friday. They take on the Texas Longhorns (27-7, 9-5) at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday.
Here’s a look at Alabama’s 2026 baseball schedule. All start times Central.
- Feb. 13-15: vs. Washington State (L, 8-4; W, 8-1; W, 11-1)
- Feb. 17: at Samford (W, 3-2)
- Feb. 18: vs. Alabama State (W, 2-1)
- Feb. 20-22: vs. Rhode Island (W, 19-4; W, 8-5; W, 11-1)
- Feb. 24: at Southern Miss (L, 14-4)
- Feb. 27: vs. Iowa at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 12-2)
- Feb. 28: vs. Oregon State at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 8-7)
- March 1: vs. Houston at Frisco College Baseball Classic (L, 8-2)
- March 3: vs. Jacksonville State (W, 6-5)
- March 4: at Alabama State (W, 13-4)
- March 6-8: vs. North Florida (W, 7-2; W, 9-3; W, 12-2)
- March 10: vs. Troy (W, 7-3)
- March 13-15: at Kentucky (L, 7-4; L, 8-7; L, 6-4)
- March 17: at South Alabama (L, 6-3)
- March 20-22: vs. Florida (W, 6-0; W, 8-4; W, 14-7)
- March 24: vs. Austin Peay (W, 6-2)
- March 27-29: vs. Auburn (W, 11-1; W, 3-2; W, 3-1)
- March 31: at Jacksonville State (W, 4-3)
- April 2-5: at Oklahoma (W, 10-7; L, 4-2; W, 3-2)
- April 7: vs. Samford (W, 16-2)
- April 10-12: vs. Arkansas (L, 7-5, L, 15-6, L, 3-2)
- April 14: at UAB, 6 p.m.
- April 17-19: at Texas (6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday)
- April 21: vs. UAB, 6 p.m.
- April 23-25: at Tennessee (6 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday)
- April 30-May 2: vs. Vanderbilt (6 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday)
- May 5: at Troy, 6 p.m.
- May 8-10: at South Carolina (4:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Sunday)
- May 14-16: vs. Ole Miss (6 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday)
- May 19-24: SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama
Record: 26-11 overall, 8-7 SEC.
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