Where Alabama baseball stands in polls before 2026 SEC Tournament

Alabama baseball rose in the rankings once again with the Crimson Tide 's series win over Ole Miss. In the USA Today Coaches Poll on Monday, May 18, Alabama (37-18, 18-12 SEC) moved to No. 15 in the nation.

The Crimson Tide was previously ranked 16th. REQUIRED READING: Alabama baseball's faith in Jason Torres pays off with 'emotional' moment Other polls like D1Baseball and Baseball America also have Alabama listed at No. 15.

Here's a complete look at how the Crimson Tide shakes out among other squads in the Coaches Poll. Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo 1 UCLA Bruins 48-6 748 28 1 - 1/2 2 North Carolina Tar Heels 43-10 703 0 2 - 2/14 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 45-9 699 1 3 - 2/5 4 Georgia Bulldogs 43-12 669 1 4 - 4/13 5 Texas Longhorns 40-12 627 0 5 - 2/5 6 Auburn Tigers 36-18 554 0 6 - 4/12 7 Oregon State Beavers 43-12 545 0 7 - 6/18 8 Florida State Seminoles 38-16 506 0 8 - 6/17 9 Texas A&M Aggies 39-13 498 0 10 1 7/NR 10 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 40-14 471 0 9 1 7/20 11 West Virginia Mountaineers 37-13 452 0 11 - 11/NR 12 Oregon Ducks 38-15 371 0 15 3 10/NR 13 Arkansas Razorbacks 36-19 365 0 14 1 5/24 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs 39-16 340 0 12 2 3/16 15 Alabama Crimson Tide 37-18 337 0 16 1 9/NR 16 Kansas Jayhawks 39-16 308 0 17 1 9/NR 17 Florida Gators 37-18 303 0 20 3 8/25 18 Nebraska Cornhuskers 41-14 239 0 21 3 16/NR 19 USC Trojans 42-14 235 0 13 6 8/NR 20 Ole Miss Rebels 36-20 180 0 19 1 18/NR 21 Oklahoma State Cowboys 36-19 148 0 23 2 21/NR 22 Arizona State Sun Devils 36-18 94 0 22 - 17/NR 23 Cincinnati Bearcats 37-19 88 0 NR 4 23/NR 24 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 36-19 84 0 18 6 7/25 25 Tennessee Volunteers 37-19 62 0 NR 4 15/NR Schools Dropped Out No. 24 Boston College; No.

25 Jacksonville State; Others Receiving Votes Jacksonville State 43; Wake Forest 22; Boston College 18; UC Santa Barbara 10; Oklahoma 10; Mercer 6; California Baptist 5; East Carolina 3; Miami (FL) 2; Kent State 2; UTSA 1; UCF 1; Campbell 1; Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for The Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@usatodayco. com.