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The Ducks failed in all facets on Friday
Oregon infielder outfielder Jax Gimenez celebrates a run as he’s welcomed back to the dugout as the Oregon Ducks host the Youngstown State Penguins on Feb. 19, 2026, at PK Park in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images NCAA baseball rankings are, for the most part, meaningless.
Oregon’s rankings earlier in the week is a case in point: 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 Two weeks to go in the regular season and heading to face No. 1 UCLA this weekend. #GoDucks pic.
twitter. com/Uuce6lTkYe — Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 5, 2026 The more meaningful ranking heading into this weekend’s series with the UCLA Bruins was RPI. UCLA’s RPI is the same as their national ranking – #1.
Ducks baseball? Well, their RPI is 27. That’s why Oregon’s run-rule drubbing at the hands (and bats) of UCLA should not have come as a surprise.