North Carolina Tar Heels Maintain Dominance in Coaches Poll
North Carolina Tar Heels maintain the No. 2 spot in coaches poll after another series win over NC State.
The 2026 college baseball regular season concludes, and attention now turns to the postseason and a bid for the NCAA tournament. For the North Carolina Tar Heels, they secured second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) but emerged victorious over Georgia Tech. The team heads into the ACC Tournament as the No.
2 seed and looks to claim the conference title before hosting a regional. Following their series win over NC State this weekend, the Diamond Heels have boosted their confidence. In the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll released on Monday afternoon, North Carolina maintained its position at No.
2. This spot has been held for several weeks now. Below is the full poll: Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo 1 UCLA Bruins 48-6 748 2 North Carolina Tar Heels 43-10 703 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 45-9 699 4 Georgia Bulldogs 43-12 669 5 Texas Longhorns 40-12 627 6 Auburn Tigers 36-18 554 7 Oregon State Beavers 43-12 545 8 Florida State Seminoles 38-16 506 9 Texas A&M Aggies 39-13 498 10 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 40-14 471 11 West Virginia Mountaineers 37-13 452 12 Oregon Ducks 38-15 371 13 Arkansas Razorbacks 36-19 365 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs 39-16 340 15 Alabama Crimson Tide 37-18 337 16 Kansas Jayhawks 39-16 308 17 Florida Gators 37-18 303 18 Nebraska Cornhuskers 41-14 239 19 USC Trojans 42-14 235 20 Ole Miss Rebels 36-20 180 21 Oklahoma State Cowboys 36-19 148 22 Arizona State Sun Devils 36-18 94 23 Cincinnati Bearcats 37-19 88 No.
24 Boston College; No. 25 Jacksonville State; Others Receiving Votes. Jacksonville State: 43 points Wake Forest: 22 points Boston College: 18 points UC Santa Barbara: 10 points Oklahoma: 10 points Mercer: 6 points California Baptist: 5 points East Carolina: 3 points Miami (FL): 2 points Kent State: 2 points UTSA: 1 point UCF: 1 point Campbell: 1 point Tennessee Volunteers: 62 points Jacksonville State, Wake Forest, Boston College, UC Santa Barbara, Oklahoma, Mercer, California Baptist, East Carolina, Miami (FL), Kent State, UTSA, UCF, and Tennessee Volunteers all have their teams receiving votes.