Tennessee enters Week 7 of the 2026 college baseball season. The Vols (17-7, 3-3 SEC) will play four games this week.
Tennessee will return to action on Tuesday versus USC Upstate. First pitch between the Vols and Spartans is slated for 6 p.m. EDT at Lindsey Nelson Stadium (SEC Network+). Tuesday’s contest will end a five-game homestand.
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Vanderbilt will host Tennessee for a three-game SEC series in Week 7.
Game 1 between the Vols and Commodores is slated for 8 p.m. EDT on Friday (ESPNU), while Saturday’s Game 2 will take place at 2 p.m. EDT (SEC Network). A series finale will be contested March 29 (noon EDT, ESPN2).
On Monday ahead of Week 7 games, the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is up two spots and ranked No. 21.
More: 2026 SEC baseball power rankings after Week 6
2026 college baseball season Week 7 – USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
|
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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