College Baseball Poll Watching Week 3: TCU Moves Up In Coaches Poll
In a battle of ranked teams, not only did TCU beat No. 20 UCLA, but they dominated, sweeping the three-game series over the weekend and ending Sunday's game in the 7th inning because of the run rule.
It was a test for the Horned Frogs, and they indeed passed. Questions from Opening Weekend about TCU's pitching staff evaporated. TCU is now just one of 16 undefeated teams in college baseball.
TCU's Karson Bowen at bat against then-No. 20 UCLA
In this week's polls, TCU is ranked between No. 3 and No. 6, depending on which poll you read. All five polls are listed below. Two other teams in the Big 12 - Texas and Texas Tech - are also ranked.
Ranked Big 12 Baseball Teams Ranked - Week 3:
- TCU - No. 3 (NCBWA and USA Today Coaches Poll), No. 5 (D1 Baseball and Perfect Game), No. 6 (Baseball America)
- Texas - No. 8 (Perfect Game), No. 13 (USA Today Coaches Poll), No. 14 (Baseball America and NCBWA), No. 15 (D1 Baseball)
- Texas Tech - No. 16 (Baseball America), No. 18 (D1 Baseball and NCBWA), No. 19 (USA Today Coaches Poll), not ranked (Perfect Game)
Here are the highlights from four of the national polls:
Baseball America Poll - Week 3
1 - Wake Forest (6-1), no change
2 - LSU (7-1), no change
3 - Arkansas (5-2), no change
4 - Oregon State (7-1), no change
5 - Florida (5-1), no change
6 - TCU (7-0), no change
7 - Tennessee (7-1), up 1
8 - Virginia (7-0), up 2
9 - Vanderbilt (5-3), down 2
10 - Clemson (6-1), down 1
11 - Texas A&M (7-0), no change
14 - Texas (6-1), no change
16 - Texas Tech (6-2), up 1
23 - Dallas Baptist (7-0), up 2
D1Baseball Poll - Week 3
1 - Wake Forest (6-1), no change
2 - Arkansas (5-2), no change
3 - LSU (7-1), no change
4 - Florida (5-1), no change
5 - TCU (7-0), no change
6 - Oregon State (7-1), up 1
7 - Texas A&M (7-0), up 1
8 - Tennessee (7-1), up 1
9 - Vanderbilt (5-3), down 3
10 - Clemson (6-1), no change
14 - Texas (6-1), up 1
18 - Texas Tech (6-2), up 1
25 - Dallas Baptist (7-0), previously not ranked
Dropped from the rankings - Iowa (#18), UCLA (#20), Kansas State (#24)
NCBWA Poll - Week 3
1 - Wake Forest (6-1), no change
2 - LSU (7-1), no change
3 - TCU (7-0), no change
4 - Oregon State (7-1), no change
5 - Arkansas (5-2), no change
6 - Florida (5-1), no change
7 - Tennessee (7-1), no change
8 - Texas A&M (7-0), up 1
9 - Duke (7-0), up 3
10 - Virginia (7-0), up 1
14 - Texas (6-1), up 1
18 - Texas Tech (6-2), up 2
23 - Dallas Baptist (7-0), up 2
Dropped from the rankings - UCLA (#19), Iowa (#21), Stanford (#23), Kentucky (#24)
Perfect Game Poll - Week 3
1 - Wake Forest (6-1), no change
2 - Arkansas (5-2), no change
3 - LSU (7-1), no change
4 - Texas A&M (7-0), no change
5 - TCU (7-0), no change
6 - Florida (5-1), no change
7 - Oregon State (7-1), up 1
8 - Texas (6-1), no change
9 - Virginia (7-0), no change
10 - Tennessee (7-1), up 1
18 - Dallas Baptist (7-0), up 6
25 - UCLA (3-3), down 9
Dropped from the rankings - Cal State Fullerton, Iowa, Kansas State, Stanford
USA Today Coaches Poll - Week 3
1 - Wake Forest (6-1), no change
2 - LSU (7-1), no change
3 - TCU (7-0), up 2
4 - Florida (5-1), down 1
5 - Arkansas (5-2), down 1
6 - Oregon State (7-1), up 1
7 - Texas A&M (7-0), up 3
8 - Tennessee (7-1), no change
9 - Virginia (7-0), up 2
10 - Duke (7-0), up 4
13 - Texas (6-1), no change
19 - Texas Tech (6-2), up 3
24 - Dallas Baptist (7-0), previously not ranked
Dropped from the rankings - UC Santa Barbara (#18), Iowa (#20), Stanford (#23), UCLA (#24), Northeastern (#25)
Bold teams = Big 12 Conference teams
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